My buddy Simms just FINAL TABLED the COLOSSUS!
Gonna b hard to make money tomorrow because I plan to show my support railing my buddy on the feature table. Mayb I'll get up extra early and grind before the start of it.
I have
another crazy hand. This one was really puzzling for me.
2/5nl at the Rio.
Me: $900 bb
Utg+1: tourist fish $400 stack
Villain: $1k stack in Sb, 30yr old Asian on the list for 5/10nl game. Great thinking professional poker player. Haven't seen many hands from him. Cool/Calm demeanor.
Utg+1 limps $5, V in sb completes, I check in bb w K
5
3 players to the flop and pot is $15.
Flop: 5
Q
K
rainbow.
V in Sb over bet leads the pot to $20, I smooth call w my 2 pair, utg+1 folds.
HU. Pot $55
Turn: 2
V leads $30, I raise to $95, v calls.
Pot $245
River: 2
V checks, I bet $160, V grabs for some blacks and check/raises me to $460!
What?!!!
Damn another dilemma!
They making it very tough on Rayz in Vegas!!! Putting me to the test every single day!
But u know what?
This is why I love this game! It's the ultimate test of wits! #thinkinggame #skillgame
So let's think about it...I'm only beating bluffs at this point.
So to call, or not to call?
I tank for awhile, and start talking out the hand. I tell V I don't think u hv KQ, so u either have pocket 5s or K2 or bluff. I don't think u raise w a dry K. So which one is it is the question?????
...he sits stoically like a true professional.
I tank some more...
Let's think about this on a deeper level...
The only bluff hands with his line wd b:
-Villain w sm sort of straight draw like J10. That makes sense w his betting line of leading otf and ott, and then calling my raise ott w a straight draw, and ch/raise bluffing river.
-Maybe pair otf and picked up flush draw ott. ??? That also makes sense w his betting line of leading otf & ott, and then calling my raise on turn w flush draw, and ch/raise bluffing river.
I really can't think of any other type hands I'm beating that V takes this line w.
*It's never AA,KK,AK,QQ w limp action from him in small blind preflop.
so possible made hands he cd have:
-55 makes sense w his line.
-K2 makes sense w his line.
-KQ makes sense w his line...I guess.
What other made hands can it be w his line of action???? Oh yeah, maybe same hand K5, but does he ch/raise me otr w that hand. ???? Wow this is getting tricky.
Mayb he is trying to get me out of a chop and thinks I just have a K.
I know V being a thinking player doesn't put me on AK, KK, QQ, AA since I too didn't raise in the blind preflop. Thus, may b raising to get me to fold to a chop KK22...Q on board knowing I don't have the Ace w my King.
BUT if V knows I don't have those hands mentioned, then he must think I have KQ, K5, K2, or 55 w my betting line.
So w him raising me otr has my mind boggled. Now I'm thinking his raise instead says that he can beat my K5.
Mayb he is just stone cold bluffing...
My head hurts!!!!
What's the play folks???
I'll let u know after I take some aspirin and get some feedback. Thanks