Josem's Lesson #1: How to Value Bet

[Josem]

Live, $1/$2 NL game at Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia, around midday Sunday.

I have about $450, villain has about $130. Buyin for the game is a fixed $60.


3 limps to me on button, I have T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], I raise to $10.

Blinds fold, donkey calls, one fold, and other player calls.


Pot - $35

Flop - Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 10 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2s [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Donkey + other player checks, I bet $25, donkey calls, other player folds.


Pot - $85

Turn - 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 10 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2s [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] )

Donkey checks, I bet $40, donkey calls.


River - 5 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 10 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2s [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] )


Donkey checks, I bet $50, donkey calls.


<font color="red"> MHIG</font>



Donkey shows K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

[Poisoned]

implied misread odds, standard bet

[ShipitFMA]

Look at for me at Crown in a few months, I'll be the one with the school jersey with 'knife' on the back of it

[Shadowrun]

why not bet more at the river?

3 limps to me on button, I have T 7 , I raise to $10.

[jmill2511]

This whole hand would make alot more sense if I was drunk.