POKER HAND #79

LITTLE BLUFFING: Let's take you through my thought process on this hand.

***** Hand History for Game 1401155385 *****
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Fri Jan 07 00:41:44 EST 2005
Table Table 11217 (Real Money) -- Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: TPeezy1 ( $5.5)
Seat 2: chris6800 ( $33.52)
Seat 3: nellyaces ( $56.3)
Seat 4: akiy0003 ( $23.5)
Seat 5: aaronly ( $40.76)
Seat 6: SAINTCHRIS22 ( $20.77)
Seat 7: dshelle ( $85.4)
Seat 8: Sevush ( $20)
Seat 9: snowman415 ( $17.8)
Seat 10: jimcrocefan1 ( $25)
snowman415 posts small blind (0.25)
jimcrocefan1 posts big blind (0.5)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to snowman415 [ Qh, Js ]
TPeezy1 folds.
chris6800 folds.
nellyaces folds.
akiy0003 folds.
dshelle raises (1) to 1
Sevush folds.
snowman415 calls (0.75)
jimcrocefan1 folds.

OK, I pick up QJ. Definitely not a hand I like, but I was in the small blind and feeling frustrated. Did I want to tango with the chip leader? Not like it mattered.

** Dealing Flop ** : [ 5s, Ad, 3c ]
snowman415 bets (2)
dshelle calls (2)

I immediately bet the flop, as you can see. When he doesn't raise, it sets up the continuation of the bluff on the next round.

** Dealing Turn ** : [ 2s ]
snowman415 bets (5)
dshelle calls (5)

At this point I'm pretty much shitting myself, but I've now become pot-committed.

** Dealing River ** : [ 3h ]
snowman415 bets (9.8)
snowman415 is all-In.
dshelle folds.

Seeing as that had to look like a scare card (PLEASE???) I just bet it all. I'd been playing tight so there was no reason to think I was bluffing. He told me he laid down K-K. Yikes!

Creating Main Pot with $25.5 with snowman415
** Summary **
Main Pot: $25.5 | Rake: $0.8
Board: [ 5s Ad 3c 2s 3h ]
TPeezy1 balance $5.5, didn't bet (folded)
chris6800 balance $33.52, didn't bet (folded)
nellyaces balance $56.3, didn't bet (folded)
akiy0003 balance $23.5, didn't bet (folded)
aaronly balance $40.76, sits out
SAINTCHRIS22 balance $20.77, sits out
dshelle balance $77.4, lost $8 (folded)
Sevush balance $20, didn't bet (folded)
snowman415 balance $25.5, bet $17.8, collected $25.5, net +$7.7
jimcrocefan1 balance $24.5, lost $0.5 (folded)