TenJack
Rock Star
Silver Level
½ live cash game, private table with all regulars.
Villain is a rather loose aggressive player. He plays strong post and preflop, and is capable of running some tricky bluffs. I generally try to stay out of hands with him, but with the hand I had folding pre was never an option.
Hero is big stack at the table, has been running well, and stacked at around $750 Villain is 2nd biggest. In this spot I decided I was going to try to represent a buff with my aces, unless something crazy happened on the flop. (Quads, or a really horrible board like 9-T-J diamonds.)
Most people around the table are Lag type players, so we have a lot of 3,4, and the occasional 5 betting light pre. I decided to four bet because I feel like the standard play is to just call when you are this strong, and the table dynm. Made it seem like I was probably doing this pretty light as a bluff. If he jams to try to pick off a bluff, I have the goods and will get super value from my aces. (He could fold, which would suck, but no risk= no reward)
Action folds around to mp3
Mp3 open limps,
Mp4 limps, action folded around to hero in cutoff,
Hero raises to 8 with Ac As
Button 3-bets to 18
Blinds fold, limpers fold.
Hero 4-bets $45
Pot: $97
Flop comes: 2c 5h 9s
Hero bets $20
Button calls.
Pot: $137
Turn is Jd.
Hero checks.
Villain bets $60
Hero raises to $150
Villain calls.
Pot: $437
River is Js
Hero bets $250,
Villain raises to All in
Hero calls.
Villain shows Qh Qd
Hero wins $1276
I am never really afraid of a lone jack here. AJs and AJo jam pre to pick of a light 4 bet, JKo and JQs would probably have to honor a 4-bet, but if they didn’t I think he folds on the flop. J2 and J5 are really not really possibilities, and I don’t think he can flat this pre with J9. (He is way behind to a normal four bet, and still behind the upper side of my light range. He either 5 bets or folds this.) JJ is a possibility. He could have quads. I think if we fold because we are afraid of quads, we just need to quit poker altogether. 99 isn’t out, and he could play a set this way, but there are only six 99 combos out of a ton of other hands he could have. Again, I think folding for this reason is just searching for monsters under the bed. 55? I think this goes out the window pre. All that leaves us with is over pairs and maybe TT. TT+ could probably flat pre and expect to be ahead most of the time.
So, here is the question. Did I rep the bluff well? Would this work and get value against AK or a low pocket pair? Is this play worth trying again, or did I just get lucky here with him having an over pair? Will it get value against 2 or 3 other players?
Thanks in advance!
Villain is a rather loose aggressive player. He plays strong post and preflop, and is capable of running some tricky bluffs. I generally try to stay out of hands with him, but with the hand I had folding pre was never an option.
Hero is big stack at the table, has been running well, and stacked at around $750 Villain is 2nd biggest. In this spot I decided I was going to try to represent a buff with my aces, unless something crazy happened on the flop. (Quads, or a really horrible board like 9-T-J diamonds.)
Most people around the table are Lag type players, so we have a lot of 3,4, and the occasional 5 betting light pre. I decided to four bet because I feel like the standard play is to just call when you are this strong, and the table dynm. Made it seem like I was probably doing this pretty light as a bluff. If he jams to try to pick off a bluff, I have the goods and will get super value from my aces. (He could fold, which would suck, but no risk= no reward)
Action folds around to mp3
Mp3 open limps,
Mp4 limps, action folded around to hero in cutoff,
Hero raises to 8 with Ac As
Button 3-bets to 18
Blinds fold, limpers fold.
Hero 4-bets $45
Pot: $97
Flop comes: 2c 5h 9s
Hero bets $20
Button calls.
Pot: $137
Turn is Jd.
Hero checks.
Villain bets $60
Hero raises to $150
Villain calls.
Pot: $437
River is Js
Hero bets $250,
Villain raises to All in
Hero calls.
Villain shows Qh Qd
Hero wins $1276
I am never really afraid of a lone jack here. AJs and AJo jam pre to pick of a light 4 bet, JKo and JQs would probably have to honor a 4-bet, but if they didn’t I think he folds on the flop. J2 and J5 are really not really possibilities, and I don’t think he can flat this pre with J9. (He is way behind to a normal four bet, and still behind the upper side of my light range. He either 5 bets or folds this.) JJ is a possibility. He could have quads. I think if we fold because we are afraid of quads, we just need to quit poker altogether. 99 isn’t out, and he could play a set this way, but there are only six 99 combos out of a ton of other hands he could have. Again, I think folding for this reason is just searching for monsters under the bed. 55? I think this goes out the window pre. All that leaves us with is over pairs and maybe TT. TT+ could probably flat pre and expect to be ahead most of the time.
So, here is the question. Did I rep the bluff well? Would this work and get value against AK or a low pocket pair? Is this play worth trying again, or did I just get lucky here with him having an over pair? Will it get value against 2 or 3 other players?
Thanks in advance!