Typically play 2/5 but decided to take a shot at 5/10NL.
I don't recognize any of the players
MP raises to $40.
I call with K
J
in the cutoff. The button and small blind both call.
Flop ($170) A
9
4
Checks around
Turn ($170) Q
Small blind bets $85, MP calls, I call, button folds.
River ($425) A
SB checks, MP checks, Hero ?
Small blind looks like a young Internet kid. MP is middle aged.
MP has $400 behind, I have $1K, SB has me covered.
Is this a good spot to bluff? If so, what sized bet?
If I bet small, I could get called by a Q.
If I bet big, it looks a lot like a bluff. Both flushes missed, the straight missed.
Would I play an ace this way? If I had A9,AT,AJ,AQ I would probably have bet the flop and if I had a weak ace I probably would have folded preflop but they don't know that. I guess I could have a suited wheel ace sometimes: A2s,A3s,A5s (not A4s because I would have bet the flop).
Would I play a set this way? If I had 99 or 44 and decided to check back the flop, I almost certainly would have raised the turn.
So in conclusion, I don't have a lot of value hands here. But who knows if my opponents realize that.
Even though I can't really represent a hand, a bluff could still work if both villains have weak hands themselves. If they were straightforward players then I would assume that they would bet an ace on the river.
What are the chances that one of them has a strong hand (ace or better) and is checking at the end to try to induce a bet?
I will post the results tomorrow.