Guy in the BB is very loose (VIP70%, PR 30%) and is not afraid to throw some chips around on a bluff. His very small flop bet enticed me to take one off for the gut shot and the back door flush draw. I get lucky and hit my gutter shot. Do you guys take one off here with a loosy goosy player making that smallish flop bet?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $10 BB (8 handed)

UTG+1 ($417.50)
MP1 ($933)
MP2 ($1683)
CO ($1000)
Button ($235.75)
Hero ($990)
BB ($1173.05)
UTG ($309.05)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , . CO posts a blind of $10.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $10, 2 folds, CO (poster) checks, 1 fold, Hero completes, BB raises to $30, UTG+1 folds, CO calls $20, Hero calls $20.

Flop: ($100) , , (3 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $30, CO folds, Hero calls $30.

Turn: ($160) (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $180, Hero raises to $430, BB raises to $1113.05, Hero calls $500 (All-In).

River: ($2203.05) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $2203.05

Results in white below:
BB has 9c 5c (two pair, nines and fives).
Hero has 8h 6h (straight, nine high).
Outcome: Hero wins $2020. BB wins $183.05.

Definitely, your hand is so well hidden that he will probably push with a set or worse if you hit. I love gutshots versus bad players b/c they always pay off with their whole stack. I read your journal every now and then, since when did you move up to 5/10 NL? Very Nice Hand.

I jump around quite a bit in a variety of games. I don't play the 510 NL game very often but joined because there were some soft spots and short stacks with only a couple of solid players in the line up.

If you wouldn't have hit on the turn, would you call another bet on the turn? I kind of like your line here, especially b/c you got paid off big time; however, I think I'd like your line a lot more if I knew your plan for the whole hand. What different situations COULD you be in and how would you handle them?

Andy

No I don't call an additional turn bet unless it was miniscule. I wouldn't have considered calling the flop bet if he had bet even about 50.