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Originally Posted by citizenfish  lesse, we have 900 to start.
flop 100 we have 875 left, we bet 100
turn pot is 300 we have 775 left, we bet 200
river pot is 700 and we have 575 left we bet 200 and fold for 375?
after his shove pot is 700+200+375=1275.
2 things
1. why dont we just shove this river. we have like a perfect amount left.
2. i wouldnt ever fold here like, ever. of course, i would be jamming the river every single time, so this spot wouldnt exist.
why did you bet the 200 if you were going to fold for 400 more in a 1300 pot?
edit - also lol @ the guy that posted "I'm sure he had quad 10s" |
My logic was simple on the $200 river bet.
If I'm good, I still get more money in the pot. He practically has to call $200 more with even three tens there.
On the other hand, $200 was also enough that if he did have a strong hand I'd truly be able to gauge it by his reraise or shove. If I check and he bets/shoves, I have no way to tell what's happening.
Mathematically, I was pricing myself in. But this also makes a bluff less likely as he would have to think I'm going to call with only ~$400 left.
Again, my gut was telling me to fold, but my mind was trying to talk me into calling simply because of the odds.
Most of the time, I'm going to be forced to make the call here. But this time, everything just felt wrong. I guess sometimes we should just use the numbers as a guide when we don't have a solid feeling or a good line to follow.
It's definitely interesting though. We all agree that the numbers say call. That's what I fighting myself over. It's amazing how I could still feel so sick over a good fold. It still drives me nuts to think about
And I was mildly shocked that it was QT. I thought it might have actually been QQ. Either way, it amounted to the same situation.
On a side note, I just picked up
The Tao of Poker and they even have a section dedicated to trusting your instincts.