maandag, november 19, 2007

Strange HU hand

This hand I played against a very agressive and crazy swede.
He's not a donk, but takes some very weird lines all the time and is capable of big bluffs and calls. He also likes to take down every (big) pot, especially HU.
For example, he will always bluff the river when he has no showdown value.

EverestPoker Game #2372955075: Table Nassau-6 - $3.00/$6.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:54:49 - 2007/11/15
Seat 5: BldZwtTrn ($661.90)
Seat 6: Cheeseman87 ($600.00)
BldZwtTrn posts the small blind of $3.00
Cheeseman87 posts the big blind of $6.00
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BldZwtTrn[Ks Jh]
BldZwtTrn raises to $18.00
Cheeseman87 raises to $60.00
BldZwtTrn calls $42.00

He is very agressive pre-flop (close to 55/46/3 or something, HU offcourse), so folding KJo with position is not really an option. He re-raises worse kings/jacks here.

*** FLOP *** [4d 5c Jc]
Cheeseman87 checks
BldZwtTrn checks

His check on this flop suprised me a little, because he likes to c-bet a lot of flops. I've seen him do this before with a mediocre hand, so I'm checking behind, he bets a draw/strong hand/air almost always here.

*** TURN *** [4d 5c Jc] [9c]
Cheeseman87 bets $90.00
BldZwtTrn calls $90.00

Im not sure if I played this turn correct here. Because raising is a good option as well here, especially since he is capable of calling a raise with worse then my hand.

*** RIVER *** [4d 5c Jc 9c] [As]
Cheeseman87 bets $145.00
BldZwtTrn raises to $511.90 and is all-in
Cheeseman87 calls $305.00 and is all-in

It didn't suprise me that he was betting this river. But it looked like a bluff or value bet with an ace to me, so I decided to push him off his one pair hand.
I was pretty sure he didn't have a flush/trips, but something like AT at best.

*** SHOW DOWN ***
BldZwtTrn shows [Ks Jh]
Cheeseman87 shows [Tc Ts]

Offcourse I was kind of suprised by his call here, but in retrospect, he probably thinks/knows that I never have a flush/trips here and that I'm probaly calling with my TP/2pair hands and not turn them into a bluff on the river, so then it must be a bluff to him (KcQx for example).

*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [4d 5c Jc 9c As]
BldZwtTrn collects $1,199.00

I know some other players played against this guy as well and like to hear some opinions on turn/river play.

4 opmerkingen:

Anoniem zei

Ik begrijp je play op de river toch nog niet helemaal, denk je echt dat hij Ax hier zou gaan folden? Komt voor mijn gevoel niet helemaal overeen met hoe je hem eerder in het stukje beschrijft.

Merwin

Anoniem zei

excellent line, prima manier om je ranges te balancen

Maurice zei

@ merwin

Waarschijnlijk heb je gelijk in. Enige punt is dat hij op deze river zo'n beetje heel zijn range bet, hem kennende, maar Ax zag ik hem hier niet folden eigenlijk, dus vond mijn move achteraf dus ook niet zo sterk op de river.

Anoniem zei

Wow, tegen cheeseman call ik hier echt 95% gewoon de river. Hij fold daar helemaal niks meer, dus het enige waar je hem vanaf drukt is een pure bluff.

Hangt beetje van de sfeer van de sessie af of de move goed was, zoals alles in HU. Als je vaker blufs hebt laten zien is zijn call hier nog wel te begrijpen ook, maar rekening houdend met hoe ik me jouw speelstijl herinner maakt jij hier een spewmove en hij een vreselijke spewcall.

Ivanhoe