[TriptreysNJ]

This is a hand history from a couple weeks ago. At first glance I didnt see it as bad, but I do now....actually, theres alot wrong with this play IMO, but I'll share it for critique.



Full Tilt Poker Game #425536413: Table Lake Isle - $0.25/$0.50 - Limit
Hold'em - 13:10:00 ET - 2006/02/07
crusser posts the small blind of $0.10
GutNutFlopDraw posts the big blind of $0.25
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GutNutFlopDraw [6c Jc]
crusser raises to $0.50
GutNutFlopDraw calls $0.25
*** FLOP *** [7s 4h 5d]
GutNutFlopDraw checks
crusser bets $0.25
GutNutFlopDraw calls $0.25
*** TURN *** [7s 4h 5d] [Ah]
GutNutFlopDraw checks
crusser bets $0.50
GutNutFlopDraw calls $0.50
*** RIVER *** [7s 4h 5d Ah] [Qs]
GutNutFlopDraw checks
crusser checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
crusser shows [Tc 2c] (Ace Queen high)
GutNutFlopDraw shows [6c Jc] (Ace Queen high)
GutNutFlopDraw wins the pot ($2.50) with Ace Queen high
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.50 | Rake $0
Board: [7s 4h 5d Ah Qs]
Seat 4: GutNutFlopDraw (big blind) showed [6c Jc] and won ($2.50) with Ace
Queen high
Seat 5: crusser (small blind) showed [Tc 2c] and lost with Ace Queen high

[vman360]

Lots of opportunities for you to either bluff or for him to get a good read on your draw. What would you have done had he raised, say, a dollar on the river?

[TriptreysNJ]

Originally Posted by vman360

Lots of opportunities for you to either bluff or for him to get a good read on your draw. What would you have done had he raised, say, a dollar on the river?

Well seeing as this is limit, the most he could've bet was .50 cents on the river. And if he did bet that, I would have folded b/c I had nothing. He raised it pre-flop indicating strength (obviously, we now know he was bluffing). Did I think he was bluffing/??? No, I didn't, but I flopped an open-ended straight draw, so I decided to check-call to see more cards. And when none came for me, I wouldnt have definately folded to a river bet. I just lucked out that he was bluffing.

[TriptreysNJ]

I should have never been involved with this hand. I should've folded to his raise pre-flop. Donkish move IMO.

[Yearbookpoker]

I can see you calling the small bets with a 2 way str8 draw, but as you say what is he doing with that hand. I can see him making a bet to bluff you the first time, but then he should just let it go. I for one though will not even bluff at pots that I have no back door outs or anything at all. His only out was basically a 10 and that would have been 2nd pair on board. HORRIBLE