Right now bluffing is a very small part of my game and I'm trying to figure out the spots where I can push a big bluff through and where there simply isn't enough fold equity to make it profitable to fire another shell.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($25)
UTG ($14.20)
MP ($76.75)
Button ($24.50)
SB ($24.95)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, K.
2 folds, Button raises to $0.75, SB calls $0.65, Hero raises to $4, Button calls $3.25, SB folds.

Flop: ($8.75) 4, 8, 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $6, Button calls $6.

Turn: ($20.75) 8 (2 players)

Final Pot: $20.75



Villain had been somewhat tight/weak and hadn't shown a propensity to call with suited connectors which leads me to doubt that his hand was terribly strong once the board paired 88. Playing the hand strong pre and on the flop is another bet +ev?

nope. if you bet here again shame on you.

You re-raised way too much pre flop. Now you don't have enough of a chip ceiling to bluff under. Besides that, the villain called a 12x BB raise PF. He ain't goin nowhere.

I usually shove into his TT here.

Check/folding is probably better.

Since he's never folding and you're never winning, this would be what they call, "a leak" in the business.

c/f the turn.

Preflop reraise is too big also.

I should say "I USED to shove" in this spot. I've actually learned some kind of discipline lately, and only usually do that now when I do expect some fold equity. ish.

If you raised all-in preflop, then you wouldn't have this problem. You know you're going to miss the flop most of the time. This shouldn't be a surprise.

Epic.

Joke account?

Probably not.

The formula I usually use for a raise is 3xbet plus the pot. Too much usually?

Just a tad.

Usually a pot sized raise plus a couple of bb is good.

Well, what do you want to happen? Do you want him to fold AJ or AQ? He's going to call that with pockets.

This way you end up bluffing your whole stack after you missed.

The thing about Acid's replies is that the information makes me feel much smarter, but the delivery somehow make me feel really stupid.
You are of course correct sir.

Thank you for this. I laughed hard.

This might be the best assessment of my posting style ever.

Well done.

In fact, welcome to my sig!

Acid_Knight sucks ass.

Sig that, bitch.

Done

I wasn't expecting that. Hmm.

I keep people on their toes.

Funny thing about this is I had a friend of mine feed me this exact line almost verbatim with no sarcasm what so ever when we discussed why he moved all in for 10 dollars in a .05-.10 game with no raise from middle position.

Making it into Acid's sig may be my single greatest poker moment....I'm gonna go kill myself.

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