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25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
First hand posted here... so be gentle.
I've seen several threads and read a lot of references to pot control bets and blocking bets. Didn't have a good understanding of what they were until reading NLTAP recently. This situation came up, and I saw the opportunity. I'll step through my thoughts on the hand and I would invite comments. Was I on to something or on something? I sat down to start the session with $5 minimum buy-in, and I've been working on playing short-stacked. So, I'm usually shoving pre-flop or river. UTG was 22/22 over 45 hands (!!!) Table is generally tight. Poker Stars No Limit Hold'em Cash Game $0.10/$0.25 Blinds Poker Stars No Limit Hold'em Cash Game $0.10/$0.25 Blinds 6 Players Lego Poker Hand Converter <font color="black">Stack Sizes</font> SB: $25.85 BB: $63.35 <font color="black">UTG: $29.25</font> MP: $13.35 <font color="green">Hero (CO): $11.15</font> BTN: $40.30 <font color="black">Preflop:</font> 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($0.35, 6 Players) <font color="red">UTG raises to $1</font>, MP folds, Hero calls $1, 3 folds Pre-Flop: Up to this point in the game I would have folded. When UTG raised, this seemed like a decent chance to see the flop, especially since I had position. I called, ready to toss if I missed the flop. <font color="black">Flop:</font> 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($2.35, 2 Players) <font color="red">UTG bets $1</font>, Hero calls $1 Flop: With this board, the $1 seemed like a c-bet. With his PF range, it also seemed likely he could have missed the flop. I also had in my mind that he could be slow-playing TP, because this was the point where i would have either shoved or folded. <font color="black">Turn:</font> 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($4.35, 2 Players) UTG checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $1</font>, UTG calls $1 Turn: If UTG comes over the top I fold and still have 9 behind. His call at that point showed me weakness. <font color="black">River:</font> 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($6.35, 2 Players) UTG checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $4.75</font>, UTG folds The blank on the river, combined with the check, convinced me to make the large river bet. Pot Size: $6.35 ($0.30 Rake) Notes: I'd watched UTG raise literally every time he entered the pot. I also knew that my short-stack play up to that point would have convinced him that I had at least an A, and the river bet sold the story. Re-reading this post, I also think UTG misplayed his hand badly, giving me the chance to steal the pot. |
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
YUCK
fold preflop, fold flop (or raise less often), either check or bet turn bigger , river is ok as bluff. |
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
That is a steal. A blocking bet is when you bet a relatively small amount compared to the pot to see a showdown for cheap from OOP.
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
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That is a steal. A blocking bet is when you bet a relatively small amount compared to the pot to see a showdown for cheap from OOP. [/ QUOTE ] The blocking bet was on the turn, after UTG checked. I thought my A could be good on the turn, but I wanted to see the river cheaply. I thought $1 into a $4 pot was a good way to do two things 1) Win the pot right there, on the cheap 2) Find out what UTG had -- I was expecting him to come over the top with a made hand. If UTG was slow-playing, I got to the river cheaply and I could have folded had he bet. |
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
Hate the entire hand until the river bluff..
Learn how to play FULL stack poker!!!! |
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
i think what happened here was u had the best hand. you gave villain a real cheap price to draw to a flush and he check folded to you on the river. the turn bet sucks because when you have a hand youre not gonna bet this weak so it just shows that ur bluffing. if you do decide to bet, which i wouldnt, i htink the hand ends for me preflop, bet a normal bet as if you had a set, TP, 2 pair, anything. if he had a flush draw you gave him proper odds to draw and in turn he had more outs then just the flush given that you had no pair, so even though u won the hand e profited long run there
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
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Learn how to play FULL stack poker!!!! [/ QUOTE ] I'm trying to... that's why I've been reading these forums daily for about three months. The thing is, I'm *way* too loose pre-flop. I never think I am when I'm playing, but guess what? I'm at about 38% over about 3000 hands. I read about short-stacking, and about how played correctly it forces you to play tighter pre-flop. So I thought I would try it. Thanks for the comments. I can tell you put a thought into both of them. |
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
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i think what happened here was u had the best hand. you gave villain a real cheap price to draw to a flush and he check folded to you on the river. the turn bet sucks because when you have a hand youre not gonna bet this weak so it just shows that ur bluffing. if you do decide to bet, which i wouldnt, i htink the hand ends for me preflop, bet a normal bet as if you had a set, TP, 2 pair, anything. if he had a flush draw you gave him proper odds to draw and in turn he had more outs then just the flush given that you had no pair, so even though u won the hand e profited long run there [/ QUOTE ] I never thought about the price for the flush draw. When I started watching villain play during the session his numbers were 22/22 -- he was entering every pot with a raise. That said high cards to me, i never thought about suited cards... I'll think about what you've said.. thank you I like your take on the hand.. |
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
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I read about short-stacking, and about how played correctly it forces you to play tighter pre-flop. So I thought I would try it. [/ QUOTE ] The thing is calling A8o to a raise here isn't playing tight preflop. |
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Re: 25NL: Blocking bet worked!!! Whoo Hoo!!!
I agree -- during the session (several sessions over the past two days) i rarely called, let alone with that.
Probably the loosest call I'd made. And i would have folded, except that villain was raising literally every pot he entered ( his numbers over 45 hands were 22/22 ) He raised UTG on a table that was fairly tight. I'd already doubled up, and thought $1 in position was worth a look at the flop. I agree it wasn't a great call, but I knew why I was calling. I was ready to fold, but the hand played out differently. (Maybe it was wishful thinking on my part and it worked out?) |
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