The thing that makes this work, is people's tendency to examine their own play, draw a connection between their likely action and your current action. Which is a natural human thing to do that is incorrect at the poker table. Each opponent should be guaged on their own actions as information is slowly being given up. If you can exploit one player in this manner with strong hands, it makes it easier to snag pots against others with a wide variety of holdings when you read them for top pair top kicker and able to lay down a solid hand to a threatening board. They have seen the results of your over bets and are more likely to respect them.
I generally don't open up my game like this until I am well ahead of the buy in and have money to gamble with being wrong. But I see this as one of the fundamentals on where to begin to start playing poker and quit playing cards.
Statistics: Posted by rdale — Wed Dec 22, 2004 2:08 pm
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I used to have people from UPF come watch me play and then after a while they started joining my tables and playing with me. I had given away alot of my tendencies on the forum so then I had to start playing one way if a UPFer was in the hand and another way if they werent. Now, I DID get away with some big bluffs against UPFers because they knew (thought) I rarely made big bluffs, but it was still ratherr annoying to have to constantly be changing up my play.
Ive never seen this particular guy before, so he had no read on me Im sure.
I do play as "iceman5" at Full Tilt if anyone wants to come by and say hi. I usually keep my higher stakes play at Stars though. At FTP, you'll find me at $100NL or maybe $400NL every now and then.
Statistics: Posted by iceman5 — Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:58 pm
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Of course, I will still ut this guy in a tricky book because I think he knows how to play you well...because you have stated time and again that you will not pay off the flush chasers which this guy tried to make himself look like, and I also think he knows you don't chase flushes and this move might work against you...but you saw through his bet which was his downfall.
Iceman, you are the Scooby Doo gang rolled into one...
"I would have gotten away with it too if it hadn't of been for those meddling kids!"
Statistics: Posted by Danhdan — Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:37 pm
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I absolutely hate TPTK when I am getting called on every street for the correct sized bets.
One question.
TPTK to me is a very weak holding when someone appears to be playing a draw. Why not bet the pot to try and take it down earlier?
Statistics: Posted by odogg — Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:54 pm
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Does anyone have this as a definte fold or definite call in this situation? If so, why?
Statistics: Posted by kennyg — Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:51 pm
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Question:
If betting the pot looks like a bluff because you aren't trying to bet a small amount looking for a call but a smaller bet gets called because you are willing to pay them off to see a cheap showdown, how exactly do you bluff someone on the river?
Statistics: Posted by Bob314 — Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:40 pm
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UTG+1 ($1065)
MP1 ($1891.50)
MP2 ($479)
MP3 ($1237.35)
CO ($1000)
Hero ($824.50)
SB ($868.50)
BB ($1147.55)
UTG ($3771.10)
Preflop: Hero is Button with
![[As]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/As.gif "The Ace of Spades")
, ![[Kc]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Kc.gif "The King of Clubs")
. UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Hero raises to $30, SB folds, BB calls $20.
Flop: ($65)
![[Ac]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ac.gif "The Ace of Clubs")
, ![[6s]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/6s.gif "The Six of Spades")
, ![[Qc]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Qc.gif "The Queen of Clubs")
(2 players)BB checks, Hero bets $40, BB calls $40.
Turn: ($145)
![[7d]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/7d.gif "The Seven of Diamonds")
(2 players)BB checks, Hero bets $80, BB calls $80.
River: ($305)
![[3c]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3c.gif "The Three of Clubs")
(2 players)BB bets $300, Hero calls $300.
The full pot sized bet looked like a bluff to me so I called. Tough decision though. What is he calling with if he doesnt have the flush draw?
Final Pot: $905
Results in white below:
BB has Ks 6c (one pair, sixes).
Hero has As Kc (one pair, aces).
Outcome: Hero wins $905.
Statistics: Posted by iceman5 — Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:13 pm
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