A Good Bluff
$10/$20 Omaha Hi/Lo – Sunday, June 19
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: ( $460.95 )
Seat 2: ( $270.5 ) Our Hero
Seat 3: ( $415 ) Villain
Seat 4: ( $516.75 )
Seat 5: ( $538.6 )
Seat 6: ( $659 )
Seat 8: ( $664.5 )
Seat 10: ( $390.11 )
Seat 9: ( $0 )
Seat 7: BigBlind ( $480 )
Seat 5 posts small blind [$5].
Seat 7 posts big blind [$10].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ 3
3
A 5 ]
4 folds
Hero raises [$20].
Villain calls [$20].
All fold
Hero raises first in from CO+1 for a standard raise with a decent hand.
** Dealing Flop ** [ J
, 6, K ]
Hero checks.
Villain bets [$10].
Hero raises [$20].
Villain folds folds.
Hero has 3 real choices here:
- Give up and check-fold, or
- Continuation bet,
- Check-Raise
Let’s look at the options:
- Giving up is reasonably option – after all, Hero has nothing here. But there is some money in there to be won and its not likely Villain has much either.
- Continuing to bet as a bluff is reasonable, but lots of players will continue betting here so Hero may not get any credit for having a hand and may get bluff-raised. Check-raising is reasonable, as it conveys more strength and lets Villain put some more money in before folding.
Hero’s bluff works here because
- Hero can have the hand he is representing – its reasonably and and logical for Hero to have it here.
- Villain can reasonably be expected to fold here: the pot is not so large he feels he must continue to the showdown.