Playing 5 handed $1/$2 NL. We have been playing for about 6 hours and there is about $1,500 on the table. I have $300 behind.
I am in the small blind, there is a straddle to $4. All 3 players in front of me call, I raise to $15 - everyone calls(uncommon, this game plays fairly tight). Flop comes:
Ah 7h 4d
It gets checked to the big blind who bets $4 - Everyone calls without hesitation. Turn comes:
Ac
Small blind checks, I bet $40 - it's folded to the cutoff who calls, button and small blind fold. River comes:
8s
I check, and the cutoffs bets $80. I instantly call.
Who wins?
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I quickly turn over KK. I really think that this hand is interesting because calling $80 on the river with only a pair of kings would be very difficult to do online but because I was able to pick up a live tell, I had absolutly no problem calling a big bet on the river.
The other player shook my hand and mucked his, I don't believe he had anything at any point in this hand. I feel like he picked up that there was no way I had an ace and decided that he was going to take me off my hand on the river which in my opinion is great play unfortunetly he gave something away on the turn and there was no way I was folding.
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2 comments:
You have kings and opponent missed a flush draw?
Checking the river with the intention to call, up to a pot-sized bet, is one of my favorite and most profitable plays.
Basically if the river is the type of card that your opponent might bluff, but doesn't fit with the hands you put him on, then checking, very often induces all sorts of bluffs.
I generally do this if:
A) I think my opponent won't call my bet if I bet.
B) I don't have a strong enough hand that I would call a reraise.
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