Ouch My Balls Hurt

[g29w]

Villian is 30/15 seems to be pretty sensible. I haven't been involved in any giant pots until this hand.

No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $2/$4
4 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: $800
Button: $318.90
SB: $333.20
BB: $1275.90

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is UTG with 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $16</font>, 2 folds, BB calls.

Flop: 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($34, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $28</font>, BB calls.

Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($90, 2 players)
BB checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $66</font>, BB calls.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($222, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets $120</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $400</font>, BB calls.

Results:
Final pot: $1022

[ArturiusX]

Min-raise bluff the river is better then making it 400 IMO.

I usually check behind the turn.

[luckychewy]

i can't think of a worse spot to min-raise bluff really. maybe against a guy with a lot of history but often people will just convince themselves to manufacture a hand they beat since they are getting a sick price.

i also think the turn play is great because this is a particular turn i will often 2nd barrel with 88-jj and esp hidden draws and big hands since he will be hard pressed to call a 2nd barrel with a 6 or 7, as well as a straight or flush draw, while it is unlikely, although possible, he himself has a monster due to the flop action. also, it's nice to give opponents the fear of 3rd barrels although if he calls the turn and checks a blank river i'm often checking back if i miss since he will usually have a queen.

Check behind on the turn, but occasionally betting it is fine. I don't like pushing over his river donkbet though since there are like 100 draws that didn't get there, and you can't feasibly represent a 6 given your turn bet. Also, I find this river donk is often the 6, in which case, he isn't folding.