PercyTheIII
Member
A while ago I got absolutely wrecked when some guy called me down with Ace high. It stung, not gonna lie. But I took your advice—yep, all of you who told me to cut back on the bluffing—and I went back to the drawing board.
The plan? Run the same line but with actual value. C-bet the flop in position, check the turn for deception, and blast the river if the board stays clean, banking on a hero call. And wouldn’t you know it, the poker gods were on my side last night.
Game was 1/2, $500 effective stacks. I’m in the cutoff with AQo and open to $10. The villain, sitting in the small blind (my new favorite buddy), 3-bets to $40. Folds around, and I call.
Flop comes A95 rainbow. Villain checks, I lead out for $50, and he calls. Turn brings the Q, giving me top two. Villain checks again, and I decide to check back—gotta set the trap, right?
River comes the 2. Villain checks for the third time, and I think for maybe five seconds before staring him down and ripping it for a 2X pot-sized bet. He snap-calls me like he’s got the nuts. I table my AQ for two pair, and he flips over KK for one measly pair.
The pot slides my way, and I’m grinning ear to ear while my "villain friend" starts going off about how I’m the worst poker player ever.
Nothing like value betting the guy who never folds and watching him tilt off the planet.
Lesson of the day: if they can’t fold, make them pay. Thanks for the advice, folks—this one’s going into the highlight reel. Preach.
The plan? Run the same line but with actual value. C-bet the flop in position, check the turn for deception, and blast the river if the board stays clean, banking on a hero call. And wouldn’t you know it, the poker gods were on my side last night.
Game was 1/2, $500 effective stacks. I’m in the cutoff with AQo and open to $10. The villain, sitting in the small blind (my new favorite buddy), 3-bets to $40. Folds around, and I call.
Flop comes A95 rainbow. Villain checks, I lead out for $50, and he calls. Turn brings the Q, giving me top two. Villain checks again, and I decide to check back—gotta set the trap, right?
River comes the 2. Villain checks for the third time, and I think for maybe five seconds before staring him down and ripping it for a 2X pot-sized bet. He snap-calls me like he’s got the nuts. I table my AQ for two pair, and he flips over KK for one measly pair.
The pot slides my way, and I’m grinning ear to ear while my "villain friend" starts going off about how I’m the worst poker player ever.
Nothing like value betting the guy who never folds and watching him tilt off the planet.Lesson of the day: if they can’t fold, make them pay. Thanks for the advice, folks—this one’s going into the highlight reel. Preach.
