Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

back to this game once again: which one(s) of these did i win?


Hand 1: villian is forum HU king EM2. for a little while he used to play way over aggressive against me, but the last couple weeks, we have played a decent amount and he has been showing me a good amount of respect. He has paid me off less than most regulars probably would in similar spots. I feel like he reraises AK most of the time pf, but might not always i guess. I feel like AT will have a tough time calling and not sure about AQ.



Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop

Button ($3703.22)
SB ($3141.64)
BB ($2714)
Hero ($2946.48)
MP ($1823.75)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $10.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $70</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB calls $50.

Flop: ($150) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $130</font>, BB calls $130.

Turn: ($410) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $340</font>, BB calls $340.

River: ($1090) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $955</font>




Hand 2: villian is boooostedJ. he 3 bets a [censored] ton, always. i have recently begun calling his pf 3 bets with a pretty huge range, which he knows. we played tons of pots together that day, with me probably getting the best of it, but he has also ran into a couple big hands of mine.
he hesitated maybe 10-12 secs on the turn and checked the river after about 5 secs. I wasnt sure if i was done with the hand when he called the turn, but that river pretty much forced me to bluff again i think.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop
SB ($1980)
BB ($9865)
UTG ($2006)
MP ($5204)
Hero ($5453)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $10.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $70</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $235</font>, Hero calls $185.

Flop: ($520) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $355</font>, Hero calls $355.

Turn: ($1230) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $800</font>, BB calls $800.

River: ($2830) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1200</font>


pfr here is unknown but has a taggish screename and samo is the in-between caller.

I had been fairly quiet on the table thus far.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|
UTG ($3490.73)
MP ($3775.18)
Hero ($6063.31)
Button ($4620.25)
SB ($91.24)
BB ($904.14)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $10.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $94.77</font>, MP calls $94.77, Hero calls $94.77, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>.

Flop: ($314.31) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $127.17</font>, MP calls $127.17, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $645</font>, UTG calls $517.83, MP folds.

Turn: ($1731.48) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: ($1731.48) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1250</font>


any comments appreciated.


fsuplayer

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

I would say you likely won hand 2, though I am not sure it's a bluff. I could see you winning hand 1, but it just kinda seems like a bluff, so I would tend to think it gets picked off by an A. Hand 3, I can't see you winning.

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

1- i think you got called

2-i think worked, basically b/c the board texture is so ugly for most of his range

3-i think you got called or c/red, but it's also possible he folded, although im leaning towards thinking this one didn't work

i love these posts, btw

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

i think only 2 worked

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

edited to say that i [censored] up when making the OP and in the 3rd hand, obviously i was against the pfr. i got messed up when posting the hand and hence my hand range for him is retarded.

ill delete it out.

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

okay and krantz- if u dont mind, id still love to hear comments about hand #3 with the new edit.

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

I think 2 might have worked (although I would have bet more)

I think #3 was your worst bluff. I always get called when I check behind on the turn and then fire the river.

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

Cool post.

Hand 1: I really think he has AQ (maybe AK) or better and you are getting called. You raised UTG and he's been giving you respect, I think he's pitching most weaker aces from OOP.

Hand 2: He 3-bets a lot and ya'll are deep but I just give this one up preflop. Boring I know. I'd probably just check the river but I think if I bet I'd bet a lot more.

Hand 3: I like this one.

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

You won #2, if any.

Re: Which Bluff(s) Worked?
 

Hand 1 - I think you got called. Board is drawless - yeah, the 4 got there, but not much else is out there. How often would you say you three-barrel? If not often, maybe you forced a fold of AQ.

Hand 2 - how is that a good card for you to bet? Your hand has some showdown value - are you trying to fold out better nines and any tens? It's a pretty thin bluff. I can't imagine you're folding out an overpair for that little - I dunno how much metagame you have w/ Booosted or if you intentionally sized your bet to look like an overpair should pay it off - but booosted's range here is enormous, no? He's calling w/ any J, any 8, any KQ.

Hand 3 worked.