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the bluff-call reveals itself to be +EV

home game. $30 with rebuys, 30 people. starting stack- $30.00

pretty early, blinds .25/.5 . folds to middle position who raises to $2. cutoff calls, I fold, blinds fold. flop K84 two spades. mp checks, co bets $2, mp calls. turn Q not a spade. mp checks, co bets $2, mp raises to $7, co calls. river 2, not a spade. mp bets $5, co calls.

mp says 'nice hand' and throws his cards in the muck. co cluelessly shows T6o, and mp starts flipping out. he grabbed his hand, A3 spades, from the muck and showed, but since he threw it away co won a nice pot.

a while later, ten six guy limps while I'm dealer. I raise about 5x bb with AA, folds to him and he calls. flop 478 rainbow, both check. turn 5. he checks, I bet about half the pot, he folds, showing QQ, because 'if I had the 6 he was beat.'

later I asked him what was going through his mind with the T6 and many other hands. he said 'yeah, I was bluffing a lot and was real good at it.'

I eventually managed to bust him, but after the 2nd time this guy showed a flush and said 'FIVE OF A KIND BABY!', I realized I hate poker.