How to bluff with a pair on flop *********** # 134 **************
PokerStars Game #1203942909: Tournament #5121822, Hold'em No Limit -
Level VIII (200/400) - 2005/02/12 - 01:30:15 (ET)
Table '5121822 130' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: Mtn Boar (15335 in chips)
Seat 2: Bone2523 (2715 in chips)
Seat 3: RBC* (4990 in chips)
Seat 4: abu rami (18072 in chips)
Seat 5: DallasMike (4720 in chips)
Seat 6: ILikeEggs (8614 in chips)
Seat 7: jammm2005 (5190 in chips)
Seat 8: biggsblind01 (9260 in chips)
Seat 9: Bonkers_9 (8770 in chips)
Mtn Boar: posts the ante 25
Bone2523: posts the ante 25
RBC*: posts the ante 25
abu rami: posts the ante 25
DallasMike: posts the ante 25
ILikeEggs: posts the ante 25
jammm2005: posts the ante 25
biggsblind01: posts the ante 25
Bonkers_9: posts the ante 25
biggsblind01: posts small blind 200
Bonkers_9: posts big blind 400
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to biggsblind01 [Ad Js]
Mtn Boar: folds
Bone2523: folds
RBC*: folds
abu rami: calls 400
DallasMike: folds
ILikeEggs: folds
jammm2005: folds
biggsblind01: raises 1200 to 1600
Bonkers_9: calls 1200
abu rami: calls 1200
*** FLOP *** [Kh 7s 7c]
HERE I TOOK MY TIME, making them belief that I had to think about how I wanted to play this....set
biggsblind01: checks
Bonkers_9: checks
abu rami: checks
*** TURN *** [Kh 7s 7c] [2c]
HERE I ATTACK VERY QUICKLY, betting the minimum bet. This sets up the idea that I'm slow playing them.
biggsblind01: bets 400
Bonkers_9: calls 400
abu rami: calls 400
*** RIVER *** [Kh 7s 7c 2c] [5c]
I CAN'T LET UP NOW. I have to exucute the bluff. I could confidently push here because I knew I set up the bluff well.
biggsblind01: bets 7235 and is all-in
Bonkers_9: folds
abu rami: folds
biggsblind01 collected 6225 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6225 | Rake 0
Board [Kh 7s 7c 2c 5c]
Seat 1: Mtn Boar folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Bone2523 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: RBC* folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: abu rami folded on the River
Seat 5: DallasMike folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ILikeEggs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: jammm2005 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: biggsblind01 (small blind) collected (6225)
Seat 9: Bonkers_9 (big blind) folded on the River
Try it out. It tends to work for me. Sometimes they'll even fold to the minimum bet, thinking that they're saving themselves bigger losses later. ~ Biggs |