It seems like the crazy people never cease to exist. I had a quick session today and broke even, but I ran across this interesting hand that reiterates the concept I made in my previous post.

SB ($716)
BB ($635)
UTG ($2)
Hero ($609)
Button ($133.20)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 5h, 4c.
1 fold, Hero raises to $24, 1 fold, SB calls $21, 1 fold.

Flop: ($54) 5s, 7h, 5c (2 players)
SB bets $66, Hero calls $66.

Turn: ($186) Tc (2 players)
SB bets $166, Hero calls $166.

River: ($518) 8c (2 players)
SB calls $460 (All-In), Hero calls $353 (All-In).

Final Pot: $1222

Results below:
SB has Jd Ts (two pair, tens and fives).
Hero has 5h 4c (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: Hero wins $1222.

Now on the outset my line looks terrible. Against any normal opponent I would be raising at some point and not playing it so passively. But this particular villain was crazy, so I figured I would just let him put the money in the middle for me. Once again, on the river, he pushes the rest of his stack in with a hand that does have showdown value, but is never going to get called by worse. He has turned his hand into a bluff, especially since the flush card came on the river. If you are new to the game, you should always be asking yourself “what worse hands are going to call my bet?” You will save yourself a lot of money if you ask that question before each and every bet you make.

Tags: cash game, hold em, no limit, poker, Poker Strategy, poker theory

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