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I think its pretty hard to analyze theses hands out of context.
Statistics: Posted by iceman5 — Sat Dec 18, 2004 9:14 am
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My opponent, who has been playing very loose-aggressive, has me outchipped at 1880-1120. He is the button, and I'm the BB. Blinds are 10/20. He raises to 60. I call with
![[3d]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/3d.gif "The Three of Diamonds")
[3h].FLOP:
![[Tc]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Tc.gif "The Ten of Clubs")
[7d][4c] (Pot: t120)I lead out for 60. He calls.
TURN:
![[2c]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/2c.gif "The Two of Clubs")
(Pot: t240)I check. He bets 160. I call.
RIVER:
![[4s]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/4s.gif "The Four of Spades")
(Pot: t560)I check. He puts me all-in for my last 860. I call immediately. He shows
![[Ac]](http://livepokerforum.com/images/smilies/Ac.gif "The Ace of Clubs")
[6h] and I double up.With his chiplead, villian had frequently been bullying me out of hands. When he smooth called my bet on the flop, I was almost positive that it had missed him. If he had any pp or any pair, he would have raised, being a LAG. When the third club comes off, I check. He makes a strong bet, one that I'm confident that he would not make with the flush. He would either push his monsters VERY hard or slowroll them. The river is again a blank, and it's pretty clear that both turn and river have missed him. Now, if he makes a value bet of about 400, I feel comfortable laying down my hand. But I've showed so much weakness, so why would he go all-in? He wasn't sophisticated enough to trap me this way with TT, and he sure as hell wasn't putting me allin if he wanted a call. I was confident he had Ax, although I didn't know that he picked up the nut flush draw on the turn.
I think this hand is a good example of how you have to adjust your strategy completely when playing headsup. Last night, I got involved in a series of $200 HU matches against this Italian fellow, and eventually we ended up playing 14 and tying at 7-7. What made him so tough to play, initially, was that he would put me to the test on every big hand. He never gave up on raised pots easily and would throw out big bets on the river whenever he sensed weakness. I don't play the role of the aggressor as well, but I think if you follow the betting patterns of your opponent carefully and such, it should eventually become fairly easy to spot what is a bluff and what isn't. In this particular hand, the river allin wouldn't have been made by anything other than a monster or a pure bluff - I rarely see any players making big river bets with an average showdown hand (say, top pair).
Comments/Thoughts on this hand would be appreciated. Also, I'd love to hear general strategy on how else to attack LAG players Headsup.
Statistics: Posted by Mad Genius — Sat Dec 18, 2004 1:14 am
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