NL5 - Knocking off a better hand

[rjacobs003]

Thoughts on this hand. Not much of a read on opponent but I've seen him raise only big hands :AK, AQ.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) internettexasholdem.com

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

<font color="#C00000">SB ($10.31)</font>
BB ($3.98)
UTG ($10.93)
MP ($5.07)
CO ($4.10)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($5.28)</font>

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO calls $0.02, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.1</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $0.2</font>, Ok I've only seen him raise with AK and AQ so far so this coule be trouble.....<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO folds, Hero calls $0.10.

Flop: ($0.44) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $0.2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.64</font>, SB calls $0.44. Ok I've got him on AK - any chance I can knock him off it? I think he puts me on AA, KK

Turn: ($1.72) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $0.65</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.3</font>, SB calls $0.65. He's very reluctantly calling but maybe its time to give up?

River: ($4.32) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $0.2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, Thoughts?

[Bad Beat Maker]

I'm not trying to be rude but is this a joke? What kind of hands are you thinking you are ahead of? You're saying yourself you've only seen him raise with AK, AQ, and better yet you are trying to bluff him off it here?

This is just one of those hands where you have to slap yourself and say, "WTF WAS I THINKING?" Happens to everyone from time to time.

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[rjacobs003]

*looks glum*

Ya that's kinda what I was thinking in retrospect [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[woohoo88]

Don't fret. Everyone goes through the 'bluffmaster' phase. Just realize that at these micro stakes you earn money by betting while they call you down with worse hands (which they will do very often). Which should show you why ellaborate bluffs just aren't a great idea 99% of the time.

Check out the essential section at the top of the forum and continue to post hands. You'll be fine. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]