$5-$10 NL game. 2000max. We often to bomb pots to start the down. Winner pays time. $50 blind. Play starts on the flop.
This happened yesterday, and I lost a big pot. LMK your thoughts.
$50x9 = $450 in pot dead on flop.
Flop comes Q
6
2
UTG +1 bets $300
CO raises all in to $1000
Button Hero re-raises all in for $2200.
UTG+1 calls
Runout of 9
7
UTG+1 shows AQ, wins side pot
CO shows Q2, wins main pot
Button folds A
4
I know that some of you guys might not like the variance that bomb pots bring, but they are opportunities to play big pots too.
I shove bc against anything but a set I have ~35% equity, and I was trying to get the button HU bc I also knew that he would run it 2x for almost exactly 2-1 odds as an underdog (with maybe my A pair draw being good <which it wasn't>, and also small chance of backdoor straight.) I was trying to give the UTG1 player negative equity, which I did, but he still called and he didn't want to run it 2x.
Anyway, thanks in advance,