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We Played heads up on six max table for about 120 hands. The game was pretty Agro. Allot of pre flop 3betting. I don't think I played this hand particularly well. Especially the flop. My plan was to float him and if the board got scary take it away on the turn or river.

When the river paired the board I figured villain was not representing much of anything. Unfortunately I was not mind full of stacks and gave him a great price almost 6:1.

Villain insta snapped this with ace High. I think it is a great call by the villain given the price. although i don't know that most people at 50 nl make this call.

thoughts on his call and my bluff?


can some one convert this hand for me?










PartyGaming - $0.50 NL - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com

BB: $71.91
Hero (SB): $106.31

Hero posts SB $0.25, BB posts BB $0.50

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero has As 9s

Hero raises to $1.50, BB raises to $4.50, Hero calls $3.00

Flop: ($9.00, 2 players) Th 7h 3s
BB bets $4.50, Hero calls $4.50

Turn: ($18.00, 2 players) Qs
BB bets $12.00, Hero calls $12.00

River: ($42.00, 2 players) Qh
BB bets $30.00, Hero raises to $85.31 and is all-in, BB calls $20.91 and is all-in

not deep enough to call call bluff raise river in a 3b pot.

if you're going to bluff if you miss anyway why not just bluff the turn when you have equity?

His thought process probably went something like this. "I has aces i call".

This bluff is horrible, what were you even thinking

You would be so much better bluffing, pre, OTF and OTT. You can be really results orientated here and see that if he isn't folding A high then its not a good bluff.

You would be so much better bluffing, pre, OTF and OTT. You can be really results orientated here and see that if he isn't folding A high then its not a good bluff.

Can't bluff this hand preflop HU it's too strong.

A-LX why is this bluff horiable. Where is the value in that statment. Villain sizing on the flop looks pretty weak half pot stap on a wet board.

By the river I can have allot of hands boats and flushs. This bluff only has to work about 65% of the time.

The more I think about it his call is proabley bad and he just snapped it out of frustration.

I do think I could bluff this hand pre. But this guy was 3betting allot. I like making him play out op.

I do think I could bluff this hand pre. But this guy was 3betting allot. I like making him play out op.

A9s against someone who's 3betting a lot is a good hand to call with HU. You are ahead of most of his bluffs and have decent equity against value range. If you 4b and he shoves it sucks to fold. IMO.

A-LX why is this bluff horiable. Where is the value in that statment. Villain sizing on the flop looks pretty weak half pot stap on a wet board.

By the river I can have allot of hands boats and flushs. This bluff only has to work about 65% of the time.

The more I think about it his call is proabley bad and he just snapped it out of frustration.

How do you get 65%

I push $85 to win $72 is my math way wrong?

I push $85 to win $72 is my math way wrong?

He only has 21 left, hence it being a less than optimal spot to bluff.

Your shove is for 51

A-LX why is this bluff horiable. Where is the value in that statment. Villain sizing on the flop looks pretty weak half pot stap on a wet board.

By the river I can have allot of hands boats and flushs. This bluff only has to work about 65% of the time.

The more I think about it his call is proabley bad and he just snapped it out of frustration.

Its bad because in general he will never fold any of his value hands here, reason being that he thinks he's priced in. The only hands you will make him fold is air.

Also saying flop bet is weak makes no sense, betting 1/2pot in 3bet pots is standard.

Another reason why your river bluff is bad is that most people will usually never bluff at all on this board run out, because they will expect most Tx hands to call here, sometimes even 7x+.

You say you can rep a lot of flushes and boats which I dont agree with, most people will raise flushdraws on the flop or turn, and probably raise their sets on the turn for protection because of the 2 flushdraws out there.

Even if you dont raise your sets you cant have many boats either, only 3 combos of 77 maybe TT if you dont 4bet that (sometimes 33), and 2 to 6 combos of TQo. Flushes is debatable but probalby not as wide as you expect kind of depends on how wide you actually double float with

BUt lets say he is capable of folding 1pair hands on the river, I doubt you will even get the 65% you say you will need to make your bluff +EV

You are right it's only a shouve of $51. $51 to win $72. So it only needs to work a third of the time to show a profit.

The other poster is right at river villian only has 51 left in his stack. $51 to win $72. I need him to fold less then a third of the time to show a profit.