July 30, 2010

hand I played today

Turns out reading scripts while 2-3 tabling NL6max is a new hobby of mine.  Here's a hand I won today:

Full Tilt Poker $10/$20 No Limit Hold'em $3 Ante - 6 players - View hand 830553

The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $2190.00
BB: $11115.50
UTG: $4004.00
MP: $2295.00
CO: $2207.00
Hero (BTN): $3111.00

Pre Flop: ($48.00) Hero is BTN with J of spades J of diamonds
3 folds, Hero raises to $60, 1 fold, BB raises to $220, Hero calls $160

Flop: ($468.00) 5 of hearts Q of clubs 4 of diamonds(2 players)
BB bets $280, Hero calls $280

Turn: ($1028.00) 8 of hearts(2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($1028.00) 2 of diamonds(2 players)
BB bets $720, Hero calls $720

Final Pot: $2468.00
BB shows T of diamonds T of spades (a pair of Tens)
Hero shows J of spades J of diamonds (a pair of Jacks)
Hero wins $2465.00
(Rake: $3.00)

BB is noluck17, who plays pretty loose preflop but much tighter from this position.  Haven't played enough with him lately to know for sure whether calling or 4-betting is better preflop, I'd say calling is likely better with these stacks while 4-betting is better the closer we get to 100bb.  

Anyhow, on the river he bet pretty quickly.  For those of you watching Where the Buffalo Roam, here's a quick breakdown.  My range for him at this point is Qx+ and AK/AJ with 99-JJ and 8x severely, severely discounted.  Against that range the river might even be a fold (it's really close as he should theoretically have a few more combos of bluffs outside AK/AJ), so the only way I can call is if I give more weight to his quick timing (is he significantly more likely to be bluffing here with a snap bet than he is to be value-betting?).  I thought the timing gave something away (as an aside, it might have, just not the kind of information I read it for) and made the right call for the wrong reasons.  In actuality, I was caught by surprise in a spot I shouldn't have been caught - of course he thinks I'm a calling station and unlikely to fold the river.  In his eyes (correctly or incorrectly, can't give that away) my range is weak so he can v-bet really wide and expect to be a favorite when called.

Key reason I'm even posting this hand - don't be caught by surprise.  When you're weighting ranges as you're playing, accept and account for the idea that you may be off.  Constantly questioning your logic is the best way to improve.

Posted By KRANTZ at 09:17 PM

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1 Comments:

yeahthatsme posted on July 31, 2010 at 02:33 AM

Hotfuzz

Good post, last paragraph sums it up nicely.

Oh, and sometimes they just have A5.


 

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