Tuesday, January 16, 2007
RE: Runner, Runner...Thanks for the kick in the teeth
The post below was posted pretty much straight after the hand. I have been thinking about some of my play over the last week and where I need to improve. This is one example. While yes I was unlucky for the villain to hit their river I really should have bet a lot more on the flop to win the hand there and then. I am a big fan of winning the hand on the flop if you are in front. Win the hand when you can.
I read an article in Bluff Magazine or Bluff Australasia which is still under construction, that you need to force your opponents into making difficult decisions. This is something that I didn't do on this occasion.
The $2 bet into a $3.50 pot was an easy call for him to make with only the K pair and weak kicker, a larger $5-$7 bet here would have made it a much more difficult decision. I am still very surprised by his re-raise when yet to complete his straight, I suppose he was trying to make it a difficult decision for me, I knew he had Kx with his call so correctly thought he still need to complete and thought an all-in would have forced a fold. Hence my stunned face when the 2 hit and my insta-post on the blog. I think the comment in chat from him was "opps". Opps indeed.
I'd be interested to hear how some other more advanced bloggers would have played this hand, bet, etc. The only thing that I think I could have done differently besides the larger flop bet would be to call his re-raise. I then can check at the turn and make a decision to get out if need be. ¶ Tuesday, January 16, 2007
I read an article in Bluff Magazine or Bluff Australasia which is still under construction, that you need to force your opponents into making difficult decisions. This is something that I didn't do on this occasion.
The $2 bet into a $3.50 pot was an easy call for him to make with only the K pair and weak kicker, a larger $5-$7 bet here would have made it a much more difficult decision. I am still very surprised by his re-raise when yet to complete his straight, I suppose he was trying to make it a difficult decision for me, I knew he had Kx with his call so correctly thought he still need to complete and thought an all-in would have forced a fold. Hence my stunned face when the 2 hit and my insta-post on the blog. I think the comment in chat from him was "opps". Opps indeed.
I'd be interested to hear how some other more advanced bloggers would have played this hand, bet, etc. The only thing that I think I could have done differently besides the larger flop bet would be to call his re-raise. I then can check at the turn and make a decision to get out if need be. ¶ Tuesday, January 16, 2007
