-Phil Ivey27
Visionary
Silver Level
I don't feel like going back into my hand history to find this hand, it would be very hard because I played many hands in this rush session so i'll just tell you how it played out. (I played this hand terribly by the way)
Pre-flop: Villain calls $.10 in the cutoff, everyone folds to the BB which is me holding JJ, the villain has a full stack. I raise it up to $.40 and he quickly re-raises me to $2.30, I think for a bit and just call.
Thought process: Obvious raise with JJ here, when he re-raised me I was very confused, the amount was huge, almost 6X my raise, a very odd play to make. I assumed he had AA, AK, or was a complete donkey trying to make a play because he thought I was trying to make a play. I thought about re-raising him all-in, I also thought about mucking, but I decided to hit the flop and re-evaluate after that.
Flop: Qd 4s Js
I check, he checks.
Thought process: Yes! I hit a set of jacks! Now my range for him is pretty much AA, KK, AK here so in any case he should be c-betting this flop, although AK would understandingly make a check. I don't dislike my check here, but it wouldn't have been a bad move to bet into him here. If he has AA or KK he obviously shoves, and if he has AK maybe he calls out of donkeyness. There is also a possibility he was just pulling a move here, although unlikely, and therefore he should have bet in that spot too.
Turn board: Qd 4s Js 3c
I check. He checks.
Thought process: I don't like my check here, tooooo much slowplaying. Although, it makes a little bit of sense. If he has AK I really want him to hit a K or an A on the river so I can bet big and take a lot of his chips therefore making the check make sense. But at the same time, if he has AK he is drawing to a 10, for which he has 4 outs, and 6 outs for an A or a K. I should have probably stopped slow playing here, if anything I wanted to give him a shot at that bluff.
River board: Qd 4s Js 3c 10h
I bet $2 and he re-raises to $5.50
Thought process: Ok well I HAVE to bet something! I just got $0 off of a set of Jacks! He could very well have hit his straight here but maybe he'll call with... something else! I don't exactly like my bet here and this is why. If he has AK he bets I call and I lose the same amount of money. But, if he wants to bluff, or maybe hit a set of 10's or maybe has been playing AA extremely donkish, I want to call his bet and take the pot down. When I bet, I am opening myself up to getting a fold or getting a raise, neither which I want! Now on the real decision, because that is what this hand is about.. I go into deep thinking mode and chat a little as you can see in the screenshot. I hate throwing this away, it really makes me sick, but I had to do it. I mucked and he scooped the pot.
Thoughts on the hand?
Pre-flop: Villain calls $.10 in the cutoff, everyone folds to the BB which is me holding JJ, the villain has a full stack. I raise it up to $.40 and he quickly re-raises me to $2.30, I think for a bit and just call.
Thought process: Obvious raise with JJ here, when he re-raised me I was very confused, the amount was huge, almost 6X my raise, a very odd play to make. I assumed he had AA, AK, or was a complete donkey trying to make a play because he thought I was trying to make a play. I thought about re-raising him all-in, I also thought about mucking, but I decided to hit the flop and re-evaluate after that.
Flop: Qd 4s Js
I check, he checks.
Thought process: Yes! I hit a set of jacks! Now my range for him is pretty much AA, KK, AK here so in any case he should be c-betting this flop, although AK would understandingly make a check. I don't dislike my check here, but it wouldn't have been a bad move to bet into him here. If he has AA or KK he obviously shoves, and if he has AK maybe he calls out of donkeyness. There is also a possibility he was just pulling a move here, although unlikely, and therefore he should have bet in that spot too.
Turn board: Qd 4s Js 3c
I check. He checks.
Thought process: I don't like my check here, tooooo much slowplaying. Although, it makes a little bit of sense. If he has AK I really want him to hit a K or an A on the river so I can bet big and take a lot of his chips therefore making the check make sense. But at the same time, if he has AK he is drawing to a 10, for which he has 4 outs, and 6 outs for an A or a K. I should have probably stopped slow playing here, if anything I wanted to give him a shot at that bluff.
River board: Qd 4s Js 3c 10h
I bet $2 and he re-raises to $5.50
Thought process: Ok well I HAVE to bet something! I just got $0 off of a set of Jacks! He could very well have hit his straight here but maybe he'll call with... something else! I don't exactly like my bet here and this is why. If he has AK he bets I call and I lose the same amount of money. But, if he wants to bluff, or maybe hit a set of 10's or maybe has been playing AA extremely donkish, I want to call his bet and take the pot down. When I bet, I am opening myself up to getting a fold or getting a raise, neither which I want! Now on the real decision, because that is what this hand is about.. I go into deep thinking mode and chat a little as you can see in the screenshot. I hate throwing this away, it really makes me sick, but I had to do it. I mucked and he scooped the pot.
Thoughts on the hand?
