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vasoline73 United States. Mar 25 2009 08:47. Posts 810

So I was playing heads up against a friend today for a couple hours. I am a college student without very much cash, and I only had 3 bucks on me anyways, so we decided to play with 100 chips, 1/2 blinds, winner takes 3 bucks. So, I won 3 dollars, went out with another friend, came back and decided to play the original friend HU again for another 2 dollars, but in a cash game format instead of winner takes all.

Point is, I was doing very well most of the night, and walked away with a profit (lol), but there was a hand that bugged me alot and I just want some opinions.

The hand played out something like this....

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HERO in dealer position dealt AcKd raises 5 cents to 6 cents
Villain calls 4 cents
POT: 12 cents

Flop: 5h3sQs

Villain checks
Hero bets 10 cents
Villain calls 10 cents
POT: 32 cents

Turn: 8c

Villain checks
Hero bets 25 cents
Villain calls 25 cents
POT: 82 cents

River: 7d

Villain bets 80 cents
Hero: ?????????? Folds
Villain shows JhTh (Jack high)
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Granted, the hand could have been a bit different than that, but that was pretty much the gist of it. During the hand I felt like he was calling me out of tilt, but I still began to get scared that he had something, anything on the board (as I only had AK high) and out of tilt would call any reraise on the river, even with bottom pair. Villian was pretty tight and seemed to bet pot sized when he had a made hand.

I felt like a pocket pair was possible, and since he had called down 2 streets that maybe he had a set or something, but at the same time, I felt like he could just be holding air. I guess my greatest fear was that he just happened to hit a pair on flop or turn and decided to stick with it regardless of my aggression.

Am I ever good calling river here? Should I ever raise river here? Is this just read dependent, do I need to grow some balls and call? Or is that a leak/spew 95% of the time? I had an aggressive, probably looseish image. I just want to continue improving my game, and this hand really made me wonder if I could have played it better.

In the back of my head, I was thinking call? raise? call? raise? call? raise? and I ended up deciding that both were too risky even though I felt strongly about having the best hand.

So like I said, am I ever good here with Ace King kicker when called down two streets and bet into on river? Are there people here who would have called against someone they are trying hard to prove their ability to? (ie not some random ass player online who you'll never see again.) This guy is kind of older and kicked my butt when I first started playing poker, so I'm looking to play a great game and stomp him, so I don't want to turn over AK high and have him be like "LOL SPEW WTF?"

I know this is probably a dumb thing to post because it is probably situation dependent and read dependent, but that's why I put it in a blog :D. Thanks for any advice guys

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Fayth

Canada. Mar 25 2009 12:44. Posts 10085

calling river is pretty retarded

Im not sure what to do tomorrow when I see her, should I shake her hand?? -Floofy

Fayth

Canada. Mar 25 2009 12:45. Posts 10085

especially vs someone who's clueless and might turn some random bottom pair into a bluff here

Im not sure what to do tomorrow when I see her, should I shake her hand?? -Floofy

rS.Wisdom[9] United States. Mar 25 2009 12:54. Posts 1288

On March 25 2009 07:47 vasoline73 wrote:
Are there people here who would have called against someone they are trying hard to prove their ability to? (ie not some random ass player online who you'll never see again.) This guy is kind of older and kicked my butt when I first started playing poker, so I'm looking to play a great game and stomp him, so I don't want to turn over AK high and have him be like "LOL SPEW WTF?"

never play to try to play in such a way that you'll be 'accepted' and perceived to be good. do what they don't expect and will maximize your edge. i prefer to be perceived as an idiot when i play, it helps.