I had another feeling

10/20 as usual

I had red 88 on the cut-off behind two limpers. I limped in and 5 took the flop of Ah Kh J.

Not good, they checked to me so I bet. Ill advised? everyone except the last limper, folded. This guy was a young aggressive player so I put him on a flush or pair-+str8 draw. He would have definitely bet an ace.

Turn was the 5c. check, I bet and he called.

River was the 9s and suprisingly he led out. I didn't think that he could have anything other than a busted draw here so I called.

he said "you got it" and turned over Qh-9h. I said, 'no, you've got it' and mucked my 8s without showing. Everyone thought I was crazy.

Maybe I was, that flop bet didn't look good against 4 people even though they checked and I had a reasonable heart.

We Had a Feeling

10/20 limit hold'em. Try to guess the hands.

I 3-bet and early position raiser. I didn't know him other than he was aggressive.

The flop came Jd 6c 2d and was check, bet, call. The turn got hot as the Qd hit. He c/r me and I 3-bet for a free showdown. He 4-bet and I 5-bet for a free showdown, no matter how much it costs.

The river was the blankish 5c. He checked. I decided to pay another bet for my free howdown and he called.

Jd 6c 2d Qd 5c. And we went to 5-bets on the turn

DMW: JJ for a set.
Villain: AhQd, for top pair with nut flush draw.

The table of regulars dropped their jaws and asked if we were crazy. Each of us had the same answer; "I had a feeling that he didn't have a flush."

You Tell Me Their Ranges

It's not fashionable to put your opponent on a hand anymore, you put him on a range of hands and then see how your hand fares against that range. But this is subjective and nonspecific. Unless you have pokerstove in your lap, your action is usually the same as if you just picked the hand that you wanted him to have.

I was playing 8/16 limit hold'em at the Bellagio. The table was tight, boring, but pretty dumb at times.

I raised one limper, an experienced gal from Canada and the button cold called. I had 99. Everone else folded as this was Vegas.

Flop came K Jc 3c. She checked, I bet and they both called. My hand does not look very good against their calling range, which may include bigger pairs which have me crushed, and draws which beat me 44% to 55% of the time.

Turn is a J. Doesn't change much for me. She checks and I check and the button checks.

River is the Qc. Completing a lot of their 'range' She led out, I folded and the button called.

Canadian Gal: Ace 7 offsuit

Button, Ace-4 offsuit. And they chop it up

I forget which one had the Ace of clubs. The problem with putting them on a range of hands is that the range I give them often doesn't include the cards they actually have.

I get lucky too, one outer!

Need to remind myself about this stuff once in a while.

10-20 Limit hold'em. 3:00am on a Tuesday.

I limp 66 utg+1 limp, button raises, blinds fold.
I really thought I was getting great set odds but the 10/20 is so schizophrenic. We had 6+ pots all night. Too make it worse, the button was very tight player.

Flop A 8 6 all clubs. I check, limper checks, button bets, I raise, fold, button 3-bets! I 4-bet, he calls.

While this may appear standard, I was not pleased with the button's 3-bet. I would definitely 3-bet with AKc there but I think he's too tight even for that.

Turn 3d. Bet, called instantly. no new information

River 6. Helloooo. He check and started his check-raise before my bet even hit the felt, confirming that he had pocket aces. I reraised, he 4-bet. I reraised as quickly as possible to make it look like I was not with it. But he just called with his aces full.

5 bets with quads verses AAA full? He was tight. I might have gotten a few more if I had a loose image but I was pretty tight in that game, only turning over str8s and quads the first 4 hours. Heh, after getting quads twice in 4 hours my image was very tight indeed.