I understand the flop play (although it's a pretty light call) but what is the reasoning on the turn? How can Ahab be so certain that his opponent is on a semibluff?

On another note, does anybody know who the Dutchman Beerenburg is? Is it Rolf? He does play a shortstack strategy there... Since I suspect that Rolf periodically browses this site to see if his name pops up, maybe he can tell us. We only need to attract his search engine's attention. Rolf? Slotboom? Rolf Slotboom? Rolf Ace Slotboom?


Beerenburg is at seat 0 with $1850.
robopok is at seat 1 with $9035.
spadetp is at seat 2 with $14538.
Captain Ahab is at seat 3 with $12941.
XplicitAction is at seat 4 with $13444.
LA Woman is at seat 5 with $2497.
WeToddDid is at seat 6 with $9747.
the_pharao is at seat 7 with $17549.
waddello is at seat 8 with $45037.
KOMIJENDO is at seat 9 with $7541.
The button is at seat 3.

XplicitAction posts the small blind of $50.
LA Woman posts the big blind of $100.

Beerenburg: -- -- -- --
robopok: -- -- -- --
spadetp: -- -- -- --
Captain Ahab: -- -- -- --
XplicitAction: -- -- -- --
LA Woman: -- -- -- --
WeToddDid: -- -- -- --
the_pharao: -- -- -- --
waddello: -- -- -- --
KOMIJENDO: -- -- -- --

Pre-flop:

WeToddDid folds. the_pharao folds. waddello folds.
KOMIJENDO raises to $350. Beerenburg folds.
robopok folds. spadetp folds. Captain Ahab calls.
XplicitAction folds. LA Woman folds.

Flop (board: Qs 2s Kd):

KOMIJENDO bets $850. Captain Ahab calls.

Turn (board: Qs 2s Kd 7d):

KOMIJENDO checks. Captain Ahab bets $2550.
KOMIJENDO goes all-in for $6341. Captain Ahab calls.


River (board: Qs 2s Kd 7d Qc):

(no action in this round)


Showdown:

KOMIJENDO shows Jh Ks 9d 6s.
KOMIJENDO has Jh Ks Qs Kd Qc: two pair, kings and queens.
Captain Ahab shows 5c 9h Kh Ah.
Captain Ahab has Kh Ah Qs Kd Qc: two pair, kings and queens, ace kicker.

Nothing to add on the hand itself. My read on those "BIG" games is that it's a small club and those guys get caught up in out-doing each other with heroic calls and audacious bluffs. Plus they have long books on each other that yield some "He knows that I know that he knows I would play this hand that way when the flop is that so I'll trick him by doing this" type thinking. Totally different ball game at that level. Plus, I think players at that level are very talented, but make the lion's share of their living chopping up donks the same as us.