C’Mon Now
Villain is clearly bluffing on the river- his line makes no sense with any strong hand except 44, and even that may not call a river shove (it’s a lot more plausible for me to check a set on the river than for him to do so, given that I could be going for a check-raise whereas he is closing the action.) The problem is that so am I, and I am pretty sure he’s bluffing with a pair. That doesn’t mean I have to let him get away with it, though:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $6.00 BB (6 handed) – PokerStars Converter Tool from PokerSavvyPlus.com
SB ($1959.40)
BB ($628)
UTG ($1069.20)
MP ($1539.40)
Hero (CO) ($1464.60)
Button ($1522.80)
Preflop: Hero is CO with K
, A
2 folds, Hero bets $18, Button calls $18, 2 folds
Flop: ($52.20) 2, 5, J
(2 players)
Hero bets $33, Button calls $33
Turn: ($118.20) 10 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button checks
River: ($118.20) 4
(2 players)
Hero bets $99, Button raises to $360, Hero raises to $1412.40 (All-In), 1 fold
Total pot: $838.20 | Rake: $3
Results:
Hero didn’t show K, A (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $835.20
Villain floats a lot, so I was actually planning to check-raise the turn expecting him to bet a lot of draws and such. When he doesn’t bet, he announces that he has showdown value, almost surely a pair. Thus, I bet the river to rep a whiffed check-raise or a one-pair hand playing pot control. Apparently I convinced him, because he turned his middle pair into a bluff. Would be pretty sick if he had tanked and called me with like 33 turned into a bluff and then a bluff-catcher!