Sunday noon 2/5 full game at MD Live.
Many of the stacks are $200/$300 and I haven't seen anyone doing anything crazy. Very passive game thus far with lots of limps.
Hero: Mid 30's white dude. Been sitting for about 30 minutes and only played one hand were I raised to $15 in mid position with AQs, got two callers in the blinds who both folded to a continuation bet. Stack $510.
Villain: Mid 30's black dude with headphones in. Haven't seen him play a hand yet and haven't played with him before. Stack $300.
Villain limps UTG+1
Hero in CO with J
T
raises to $20.
-- I want the button and position, and with the dead money passive blinds, a little fold equity, and a good hand, a raise is a little better than limping along. I'm fine here.
Blinds fold.
Villain calls. His range should be very wide (little pairs, suited connectors, 1 gapers, 2 gapers, suited cards...). I'm also thinking that he's capable of doing funky stuff and probably not great, since limp/calling out of position against 1 opponent is pretty funky.
Minus the rake, lets call it $40 for in-game math sake.
Flop K
J
4
Villain checks. Hero bets $25.
-- I'm continuation betting against 1 funky opponent in position just about 100% of the time. It's nice that I flopped middle pair.
Villain calls.
-- Hmmmm. My first thoughts were villain is on a club draw. Maybe QT (feels like a limp/call pre-hand), possibly a stubborn 45, 43. Maybe JT, J9, QJ. I'm discounting a king since limp/calling AK, KQ, KJ, KT from early is just weird/bad. Still possible though, especially because I don't know the villain.
$90 pot. Turn 9
Villain checks.
Hero checks.
-- QT and J9 just got there. Also, I have show down value and a new gut-shot draw. Betting seems a bit spewy here vs. an unknown.
$90 pot. River K
Villain bets $100 pretty quickly and sits there motionless, staring forward.
-- Some of the thoughts that push me towards a call are:
(a) that's such a good bluff card for villain after I check the turn.
(b) clubs didn't get there
-- Some thoughts pushing me toward a fold:
(a) damn, that's a big bet....and I'm confused.
-- Raising is spewy for obvious reasons that we don't get better hands to fold and we don't get called by worse.
I'll wait to post results, but interested on the line and your thoughts....