I have caught myself often in this 'Show Me' mode. Now sometimes i
catch a string where the guy was bluffing and I take the pot down but more often than not I am slammed by a big
pair or something that clobbers me, thinking villian is bluffing.
I'
m having a hard time though right now with telling if I am
ahead or not... even when
ahead and know it I seem to be getting burned... I am at work so I
don't have the
history, but last night is a good example...
playing .02/.05 on Stars, on the
button I am dealth
TT. I see one
limp ahead,
raise to 5xBB, SB/BB both
fold, get called by
UTG limper. Now I put him on a
pair, possibly
suited Ace to
call, so i think his
range is ATs+, any
pair, KQ possibly. I believe he is thinking I'
m stealing, so he is calling.
Flop comes 7 4 and I think 3
rainbow. He checks it, I bet 1/2 pot and he pauses then calls. So... here I'
m a little lost.
Turn comes as a 9 and we now have two hearts on the board... so I figure the
flush draw is a possibility now...
I bet 1/2 pot and he insta-calls. What? What could he have... was he slow playing a big
pair? I grow very hesitant at that point...
river comes and is a Jack of clubs. So no
flush... He bets pot. What? Was he slow playing something big? I think he is trying to
shove me off it and I
call... of course... he was sitting on a A-J of diamonds... making his jacks good.
Sorry for the long
post that might not apply too much, but I'
m trying to learn from these posts and I think they are valuable... my point was that 'show me' is not the attitude to have. When you are fairly sure you are beat, you have to get out of the hand. I struggle with this and have lost at least 4 buy ins this week to it.
Re: Thoughts on beating micros #5
Originally Posted by Monty3038
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