$1-$2 NL
Here is a hand from last night in which my play drew a lot of shock.
I felt the river decision was obvious. But there were lots of vocal people who said I was clearly wrong.
I wonder what you guys think.
Maniac on the button was straddling for $5. So far, she had raised all four times she had straddled her button.
Relevant stacks = $300
BB calls $5, UTG calls $5, HJ calls $5
Hero has Q
Q
and calls $5
Button raises to $15, BB calls $15, UTG calls $15, HJ calls $15
Hero raises to $125
Button folds, BB calls $125, UTG folds, HJ folds
Heads up. Pot = $296
Reads
First my usual disclaimer:
I believe reads are the key to the game. If you know how an opponent plays, you can own him. When you have a solid read, almost all decisions are easy. And consequently, there is no need to post those hands here.
Unfortunately, the Villain in this hand is an unknown. She is a 60 year old Asian woman who just sat down.
Flop: K
9
3
BB pushes all in for $175
Hero ???
This seems like it's a simple pot odds question.
$175 to win $471 on a bad board.
What do we do?
Please advise.
--CM