A Limit Hand
Feb. 4th, 2006 07:26 pm$2/$4 Texas Hold'em
Seat 1: enheda ( $78 )
Seat 2: yoshiness ( $89.50 )
Seat 3: mcg_tech08 ( $85 )
Seat 4: wally1222 ( $32 )
Seat 5: fireloon ( $152.50 )
Seat 6: (Posts) Birks ( $150 )
Seat 7: (Button) cmissile ( $153.75 )
Seat 8: (Small Blind) ranger1414 ( $185.75 )
Seat 9: (Big Blind) VinVance7 ( $149 )
Seat 10: Salmon483 ( $101.50 )
Dealt to Birks [ 9♣ K♣ ]
Salmon483 raises [$4].
all fold to
Birks calls [$2].
all others fold.
I already have a plan. Salmon483 is a tight player (13.38%, 8.5% raises) but, like most $2-$4 players, has this weakness when it comes to a poster behind. However, for the sake of argument, we are going to put him on AK, AQ, AJs or a pair from 10s up to Aces. This makes it about 50:50 that he has a big pair or Ace-Picture.
Dealing Flop [ 7♦, 5♠, 5♥, ]
When I said that I had a plan, in fact I had four plans, depending on the flop. Only one of those plans entailed immediately folding to any bet from Salmon, This flop, however, brings in plan three.
Salmon483 bets [$2].
Birks calls [$2].
The key play, given the complexion of the flop. Salmon is good enough to be thinking to himself “What’s this guy calling with?”
Dealing Turn [ 7♥, ]
Salmon483 checks.
Birks bets [$4].
Salmon483 calls [$4].
Not sure what Salmon has here, but I suspect Ace-Picture.
Dealing River [ T♥ ]
Salmon483 checks.
Birks bets [$4].
Salmon483 folds.
Birks does not show cards.
Birks wins $26
Perhaps my King kicker is actually good here, but I’d still rather bet and get him to fold a losing hand than check it down and have to show mine. It’s hard to imagine Salmon folding an Ace with two pair on the board, but some players do (at this level).
What the hand shows is the power that the poster has. If I had cold-called a raise, my range of hands is narrowed. But, because I just put in an extra $2, I could well have something like 78, 56, TJ, 68 of hearts, 68, or whatever.
Salmon should not check-call the turn and then fold the river. Either he gets out on the turn, or he comes all the way. But many tight players at this level will fold the river having called the turn, convinced that no-one would put in a river bluff at $2-$4, because you “always” get called. But, as you can see, this is far from the case.
Seat 1: enheda ( $78 )
Seat 2: yoshiness ( $89.50 )
Seat 3: mcg_tech08 ( $85 )
Seat 4: wally1222 ( $32 )
Seat 5: fireloon ( $152.50 )
Seat 6: (Posts) Birks ( $150 )
Seat 7: (Button) cmissile ( $153.75 )
Seat 8: (Small Blind) ranger1414 ( $185.75 )
Seat 9: (Big Blind) VinVance7 ( $149 )
Seat 10: Salmon483 ( $101.50 )
Dealt to Birks [ 9♣ K♣ ]
Salmon483 raises [$4].
all fold to
Birks calls [$2].
all others fold.
I already have a plan. Salmon483 is a tight player (13.38%, 8.5% raises) but, like most $2-$4 players, has this weakness when it comes to a poster behind. However, for the sake of argument, we are going to put him on AK, AQ, AJs or a pair from 10s up to Aces. This makes it about 50:50 that he has a big pair or Ace-Picture.
Dealing Flop [ 7♦, 5♠, 5♥, ]
When I said that I had a plan, in fact I had four plans, depending on the flop. Only one of those plans entailed immediately folding to any bet from Salmon, This flop, however, brings in plan three.
Salmon483 bets [$2].
Birks calls [$2].
The key play, given the complexion of the flop. Salmon is good enough to be thinking to himself “What’s this guy calling with?”
Dealing Turn [ 7♥, ]
Salmon483 checks.
Birks bets [$4].
Salmon483 calls [$4].
Not sure what Salmon has here, but I suspect Ace-Picture.
Dealing River [ T♥ ]
Salmon483 checks.
Birks bets [$4].
Salmon483 folds.
Birks does not show cards.
Birks wins $26
Perhaps my King kicker is actually good here, but I’d still rather bet and get him to fold a losing hand than check it down and have to show mine. It’s hard to imagine Salmon folding an Ace with two pair on the board, but some players do (at this level).
What the hand shows is the power that the poster has. If I had cold-called a raise, my range of hands is narrowed. But, because I just put in an extra $2, I could well have something like 78, 56, TJ, 68 of hearts, 68, or whatever.
Salmon should not check-call the turn and then fold the river. Either he gets out on the turn, or he comes all the way. But many tight players at this level will fold the river having called the turn, convinced that no-one would put in a river bluff at $2-$4, because you “always” get called. But, as you can see, this is far from the case.