$1.10 NLHE MTT Turbo Rebuy: $$1.10 NLHE MTT Turbo Rebuy: $$1.10 NLHE MTT Turbo Rebuy:

$1.10 NLHE MTT Turbo Rebuy: $$1.10 NLHE MTT Turbo Rebuy: $$1.10 NLHE MTT Turbo Rebuy:

I was running decently well in this $1.10 satellite rebuy turbo until I lost a big pot during this hand. Not sure if I did anything wrong, though.

I had never bluffed in this tournament, I kept getting dealt big pocket pairs and showing them down. This is the first hand of the tournament that I tried to bluff, and I thought it would work because of my great table image - it didn't.

BB had been playing very tight throughout the tournament. I've never played with him before, but he's the one username that I recognize because he actually won a big $1.10 tournament a few weeks ago. In combination with his tight play in this game, I thought it safe to assume that he was a very sharp player that would notice my great image.

When MP enters a hand, he usually/always limps in like this. He's a little bit looser and very well could limp with anything better than A8, K9, JT, 5s...

Hero: 5,400
BB: 2,700
MP: 4,500
Blinds are 150/300 with an ante of 30.


Hero posted Small Blind 150
BB posted Big Blind 300
You Were Dealt (7d,5s) [POT = 720]
UTG folds
UTG+1 folds
MP calls 300
LP folds
HJ folds
CU folds
BU folds
Hero calls 300
BB checks
Dealing Flop (7h,5h,4h) [POT = 1170]
Hero checks
BB bets 600
MP folds
Hero calls 600
Dealing Turn (3h) [POT = 2370]
Hero checks
BB checks
Dealing River (6d) [POT = 2370]
Hero bets 900
BB is All In for 1,800
Hero folds


My thought process throughout;
Pre flop. I know MP is rarely limping in with a 5 or 7 in his hand, so there's a good chance that my cards are live. BB plays super tight, so I also know that it's unlikely that he'll raise on me. I figured I had odds to call.

Flop. I flopped top two pair, but the board was so draw heavy that I thought it was best to check, out of position. My plan at this point was to hope for a turn card that doesn't help the draws and then steal the pot there. I didn't want to make the pot big with the draws out there and I also didn't want to face a re-raise. BB bets, MP folds, I call knowing that I'm probably beating most of the hands that BB is leading with.

Turn. All draws are completed. BB probably has a piece of one. I deliberately take a long time to check even though I'm never considering betting. I want it to seem like I considered betting. BB checks behind.

River. I'm either winning none or half of this big pot. I decide to make a bet of 900 that is small and looks like it wants a call. BB shoves and he probably has a heart.

Anything wrong with my thinking in this hand?

Thanks

I'm just a noob here man so don't take what I say as gospel.

If the guy had been paying attention to your image, and you had been 3 betting or raising with your big pairs, he can probably assume that's not what you have this time.

If for some reason you did have a big pair and were trying to get tricky, and it contained a heart, he may assume that if it was AA you would have check-raised the flop as a semi-bluff repping the flush, or led out to see where your big pair stood against their possible hands. So because none of this happened he can probably assume the majority of the time you don't have the Ah or even the Kh. And because you didn't check-raise you probably don't have a made Q high or lower flush on the flop, as you probably should have raised to protect against the Ah or Kh drawing to a 4th heart on the board.

Checking on the turn may indicate you're trying to trap him, but if he has already decided you don't have a good flush he may be checking back to trap you.

So on the river, he either has the 6h or the Ah, or he has bluffed you thinking that most times in this spot you aren't showing up with any better than a Q high flush.

I'd just go with he had you beat on the turn, and you were able to see a free river to try and hit your boat.

Anyone that actually knows what they are talking about, please feel free to shoot down my reasoning, as I'm just learning too.

heads up flopping top 2 pair you are a heavy favourite and want to see as many chips in the middle as possible.
Running vs a flush the odds are 11/47 *10/46 or about 5 %.
Checking is fine if you get some action. Once this happened I would reraise all in. If your opponent has a nut or 2nd nut flush draw he may count 9 outs for the flush and 6 outs for 2 overcards and therfor wrongly pays your all in.
Giving a free card or a cheap card (600 as happened) for a possible flush is a big mistake as you give him good pot odds.

I think with pot size and stack sizes behind we should lead this flop multiway, last thing we want is it to check through and a heart roll off 3 or a 6.

As played, when the BB leads the flop and MP folds the easy thing and provably correct play here is to just shove. There is 2k in the pot nearly we have 5.4k and BB has like pot size bet left on the turn. Why give him the free equity? Sure, he's unlikely to fold, but that's fine we likely are getting our hand in good. Chances are, he isn't bluffing or has a hand which has decent equity vs us but more times than not in this spot we're ahead.

Villian has less than 10bb when he bets the flop. Calling is horrible. You literally have one of the worse cards in the deck roll off on the turn..given way he has played and the way you played the flop and given it's likely one of the worse cards in the deck to hit the turn we need to check/fold.

Leading this river is AWFUL. There is now 3k in the middle, he has 900 behind so you need to call we're getting to good a price, to bet/fold vs this stack side is beyond bad.

If you are going to defend your BB with 75o then you have to lead out when you get this flop. Sure MP might have two hearts and we have absolutely nothing on BB as they have been given a free flop. By leading out you get some information as they are being charged for their draws. As played agree that a shove is probably the right play after BB bets and MP fold. BB only has 1800 back so make him decide if his draw (which is the most likely situation) is worth his tournament life.

Turn - worst card in the deck so just give up here and now and hope you can check through to showdown. As it happens villain checks back so you get a free card for your boat.

River - you haven't hit and you are now playing the straight on the board. Leading out here makes no sense and to bet/fold for an extra 900 is crazy.

Thanks for the responses! I should have bet the flop there.