$1/$2 Hand from MGM - Play Each Street

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whatever he has here, you certainly could have gotten a bet out of him on the turn ......

Perhaps you could explain the reasoning behind the turn check? would he simply not draw to the bare ace on a paired board?

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Would a solid TAG call a real turn beat with a naked Ace? His river bet screamed naked ace and he actually thought that his 88 would be good.

WRONG! SHIP IT HOLLA!

Here are my thoughts as I played:

Pre-flop -- No reason to give him any additional information. By calling I am 90% sure we will be heads up. My plan was to bet/raise any non A or K flop.

Flop - Well, he didn't look happy so I knew it was a WA/WA situation. Calling helps me sell a flush draw or a weak Q or lower PP.

Turn - Now only one hand beats me and if he doesn't have a spade I am not getting another dime. I checked very quickly.

River - I was betting pot all the way, but he beat me to it. I also thought I was going to see a naked A or a slow-played flush.

Results oriented thinking ---- Obviously I played the hand optimally and got very lucky based upon his holding. I knew he would not stack off with an over pair or a small flush. I was willing to take a few chances to play for stacks.

Against a bad player, I am definitely getting another bet in somewhere.

FYI - The table idiot immediately shouts "Bad Beat" when villain flipped his cards [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I'll post the hand I stacked him with in Saturday TR. That one was ABC TAG poker as everyone except the donkey knew what I had [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]