FCP 5/10 LHE (5-handed)

ANTES/BLINDS
sinisam posts blind ($2.50), bolloxagain posts blind ($5).

PRE-FLOP
Hodo10 folds, hoangdde folds, BlueCobalt bets $10, sinisam folds, bolloxagain calls $5.

FLOP [board cards 8D,3D,5S ]
bolloxagain checks, BlueCobalt bets $5, bolloxagain calls $5.

TURN [board cards 8D,3D,5S,5H ]
bolloxagain checks, BlueCobalt checks.

RIVER [board cards 8D,3D,5S,5H,AC ]
bolloxagain checks, BlueCobalt bets $10, bolloxagain calls $10.

SHOWDOWN
BlueCobalt shows [ 9H,KD ]
bolloxagain mucks cards [ QD,9S ]
BlueCobalt wins $50.50.


Not a lot of content, but critiques are welcome. Not a move I make a lot, but I figured the ace was representable and I was trying to fold out a better king or a small pair on the river. Little did I know that I was value-betting.

You might be able to bet the turn if he's passivish or if he peels flop folds turn a lot. As long as he doesn't check/raise a lot.

Given how you played it, a river bet is good. You've been checked to twice, a pretty big scare card has come, and you have good odds to bluff (value bet?)

river bet is not good as a bluff, since the only hands that beat you that might fold are KT-KQ.



possible value bet if villain is a showdown monkey like me. although even i don't pay off with Q-high too often.

To be honest I think it's an awesome call from the villain, although he probably should have raised. He made the correct read but the incorrect play.

Don't think 22/44 or some sort of rag 3 might fold? I felt there was a 33% chance of that. If I were holding KQ or KJ, I would've been much more likely to check. K9 is starting to get down the scale with showdown value though.

As for not betting the river as opposed to the turn in this spot, I think it's normally pretty transparent...so it's a super rare line for me.

I am trying to learn LHE now. lol.



Just reading the HH, I felt like that regardless of what I had, if I were your villain I would had automatically bet on the river no matter what card came on the river because of your check on the turn.



Was this a good bet?



Would you have called?

Oh, I don't disagree. It would've been very +EV for villain to bet this on the river. I would've had a hard time calling. Like I said, I'm usually betting the turn in this situation in order to get a free showdown if I choose. If I'm in villain's shoes on this river, I think I'd have to bet/fold or check/fold.

This hand actually makes reference to something that seems to be pretty different in LHE versus NLHE. In LHE, it seems more often correct to fire the second bullet (on the turn). In NLHE, there are plenty of times where it's appropriate, but the risk/reward ratio isn't nearly the same.

I really hate this river bet. Not too many hands will fold that beat you and I think even the biggest donks will call you with a better hand more often then not.

...which is why I almost never put myself in a situation to make this bet.

no way a better hand gets folded on the river 1/3rd of the time after you check the turn

What are 44 & 22 calling the flop for?
They should have either raised somewhere or folded by now.






Agreed.
Bluffing here seems pointless since almost all better hands call.
And obviously value betting isn't practical.

Check it down and be happy to take the pot.

--cm