(6.50) Did I execute this blocking bet correctly?

ALReturnsLOL · #1 06-10-2006, 12:30 PM

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t10/t20
10 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t2000
UTG+1: t1500
UTG+2: t1590
MP1: t1500
MP2: t1500
MP3: t1060
CO: t1380
Button: t1510
SB: t1460
Hero: t1500

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is BB with 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t20 (pot was t30), UTG+2 calls t20 (pot was t50), 2 folds, MP3 calls t20 (pot was t70), CO calls t20 (pot was t90), Button folds, SB calls t10 (pot was t110), Hero checks.

Flop: A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t120, 6 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, MP3 checks, CO checks.

Turn: 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t120, 6 players)
SB checks, Hero bets t120, 3 folds, CO calls t120 (pot was t240), SB folds.

River: 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t360, 2 players)
Hero bets t150, CO raises to t420, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: t270 returned to CO.

Results:
Final pot: t660

Sykes · #2 06-10-2006, 12:33 PM

I like it as long as you can trust your read that he won't raise with less than 2 pair.

Green Kool Aid · #3 06-10-2006, 12:36 PM

chips are too valuable to be betting 150 right here. i prefer a check/fold here, or if he bets 150-200 or less you could look him up.

ALReturnsLOL · #4 06-10-2006, 12:37 PM

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chips are too valuable to be betting 150 right here. i prefer a check/fold here, or if he bets 150-200 or less you could look him up.

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O Rly? Personally I thought this was perfecto.

Green Kool Aid · #5 06-10-2006, 12:41 PM

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chips are too valuable to be betting 150 right here. i prefer a check/fold here, or if he bets 150-200 or less you could look him up.

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O Rly? Personally I thought this was perfecto.

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If you check, how much is he going to bet? the pot is 360, and i doubt hes betting more than 200 here. why not try to induce a bluff or get a cheap showdown?

DeuceSeven · #6 06-10-2006, 12:43 PM

I probably check/call the river. You might be up against a weak A at this level. I think the hand was played well. However you're probably up against JXs and got rivered because some donk called and hit on the river.

ALReturnsLOL · #7 06-10-2006, 12:45 PM

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chips are too valuable to be betting 150 right here. i prefer a check/fold here, or if he bets 150-200 or less you could look him up.

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O Rly? Personally I thought this was perfecto.

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If you check, how much is he going to bet? the pot is 360, and i doubt hes betting more than 200 here. why not try to induce a bluff or get a cheap showdown?

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So your reasoning is this.

1. I bet 150 and he won't call with anything I beat.

2. If I check, I get a showdown for the same price (normally) and I can induce a bluff.

Is that right?

wiggs73 · #8 06-10-2006, 12:46 PM

I think it's fine.

Flight_Risk · #9 06-10-2006, 12:53 PM

I'm assuming you are pointing to your bet on the river as the blocking bet. With a pot on the river of 360 and you're betting 150, that doesn't look like a blocking bet because you're betting close to half the pot and that doesn't seem out of the ordinary. I would think a blocking bet by you would be a bet of 90 to 100 on the river. So, I would say no.

Flight_Risk

FeNeF · #10 06-10-2006, 01:02 PM

You guys realise that Hero has 2 pair? And its a 6.50? What's all this talk of check-folding?

I'm bet-calling, you think people wont raise a naked ace?