Bluffing river at .25/.50

chuckleslovakian · #1 05-23-2007, 05:19 AM

These are all hands that came up with a session I played yesterday. I considered bluffing at all of these spots, and wondering if any of them were good or not. Even though I did bluff at 2 of these 3 pots, is this something that I should seldom to at this level?

Hand #1
PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (5 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

SB ($48.75)
BB ($50)
UTG ($58.85)
MP ($58.55)
Hero ($45.05)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.50, MP raises to $1, Hero calls $1, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.50.

Flop: ($3.75) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
UTG checks, MP bets $3.6, Hero calls $3.60, UTG folds.

Turn: ($10.95) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP bets $10.45, Hero calls $10.45.

River: ($31.85) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP bets $11

Hand #2
PokerStars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (6 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Button ($49.75)
SB ($147.85)
BB ($45.60)
UTG ($59.35)
MP ($46.90)
Hero ($46.25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP raises to $1, Hero calls $1, 1 fold, SB calls $0.75, BB calls $0.50.

Flop: ($4) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, BB checks, MP checks, Hero bets $3, SB folds, BB calls $3, MP folds.

Turn: ($10) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $7, Hero calls $7.

River: ($24) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $17.5

Hand #3
poker stars Pot-Limit Omaha High, $0.50 BB (6 handed) pokerhand.org hand converter

Hero ($56)
SB ($50)
BB ($46.20)
UTG ($78.45)
MP ($165.45)
CO ($66.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
2 folds, CO calls $0.50, Hero raises to $2.25, SB calls $2, 1 fold, CO calls $1.75.

Flop: ($7.25) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, CO bets $2.5, Hero calls $2.50, SB calls $2.50.

Turn: ($14.75) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, CO bets $8, Hero calls $8, SB folds.

River: ($30.75) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO bets $8

Hands 1,2 the villian seemed like the low stakes 2+2 type while I was readless on hand 3. Also, feel free to berate any other decisions in these hands I made.