Effective stacks

Me bb-$500

Utg- $600 (been there about 30 mins, had limped in a lot, never out of line)

Utg +1-$700 (been playing very aggro crazy)


Utg limps for 5, utg +1 limps for 5 and 3 other ppl limp. I check Qs8d in bb.

Flop Qh 8c Jc i lead out for $25 and utg and utg +1 causually call, everyone else folds.

Turn 3s - I pause for a bit and lead out for $80. Utg pauses for like a second then doesnt hesitate to call. utg +1 folds.

River 6c - I didnt like this card obv, i pause for a while and then check. He pauses for like 4 seconds and counts out a stack of $160 and slides it in.

I immediately put him on Ac10c, Qc10c, QJ had crossed my mind but i think he raises me on the turn to protect his hand with a player behind him still to act on this draw heavy board.

I flip up my Q8 and fold. Pretty confident in my decision, the guy across from me was looking at me and i was like what would you have done. He said he would have called, cuz he thought he was bluffing. I highly doubt that he was bluffing there.

well you dont beat much that flats 2 streets

well played

1. great timing to put your opponent on a hand! i guess what his range is never crosses your mind before the river.

2. have you ever played live before? there will always be 3+ guys on each table who are incapable of folding.

3. laydown good - showing cards obv not.

^^ is good.

Laydown is good, but showing cards is really bad. You tell live players that you're allowed to fold 2pair sometime, and many of them just consider that inconceivable (you don't want the idea to enter their head). And if there are any thinking players at the table, you're basically telling them your betsizing and play with 2pair. Really no good reason to give away the information.

This hand was ok until op showed his hand really..

i would never show a big laydown. unless i want to become a callingstation after. other than that i like your laydown. assuming the villain is decent and not just a ****** then it's probably correct.

I don't like showing these cards here. Why show anyone at the table you will fold 2pr when a FD hits?

Let 'em think you were bluffing.