2/5
I've been pretty active and talkative (both unusual as normally I'm a quiet nit)
Btn is an okay but tightish tag MAWG
4 limps (including btn) to hero who checks his option with 7
8
Flop ($25) Q
K
4
All check. As dealer is burning hero says "6 of spades!"
Dealer turns....the 5
Hero says "that's close enough" and leads $25. All fold to btn who thinks 10 secs and calls.
Again hero says "6 of spades!" (People that do this are so tilting)
River ($75)...7
Hero thinks for a second and bets $150
Why this bluff is good: when btn checks flop and calls turn, I think he's most often capped at Qx. Perhaps sometimes he has a random 55/54 and he hates value, but at the time I thought 100% Qx. Some draw combos maybe, like 67/JT/spades
Also, I'm tired of being hero'd / stationed. There is a big elastic difference between pot and 2x pot I've noticed. Like the difference from 80% pot to 100% pot is a calling frequency +/- a few % points. But from pot to 200% pot is much larger (which of course it needs to be to be profitable)
I also want to talk about the $ here. Bc at first you see $75 to be won and it's like "um ok, sick bluff bro" But just a few of these a night will substantially add to your wr (as well as help balance your over bet value range)
Why this bluff is bad: I have literally told villain I am on a draw. I rep very little, and I have been talkative and active (recipe for getting hero'd). I also have showdown value, as many draws missed (spades, JT, and I beat 67) as this villain plays more on the ABC tighter side, he will often let me realize my sdv.
Also, while I'd contend it's very important to win small pots no one is interested in (folks don't do this enough!), caution should be exercised in limped pots.