GL, btw.....where are you going to school?
University of MN - Duluth. Nothing to do in this town except party and play poker.

I don't think you can make that call in the second hand. You basically have a bluff catcher and that's it....
I know this hand only stands to beat a bluff, but i think that is what villan has.

*** FLOP *** [Jd 7h Th]
Villan: checks
Hero: bets $4.60
Villan: calls $4.60
I figure villan is either holding a strong hand (set, top two, 9-8), or is drawing. I figure with a hand like TP he is most likely going to c/r the flop if he doesn't lead. He could be holding 10-x.

*** TURN *** [Jd 7h Th] [8c]
Villan: checks
Hero: checks
The turn action makes it much more likely that he is holding a drawing hand. Only a few hands have a nine in the hole that play this way (10-9, J-9, 7-9), and even then they would usually want to build a pot. He might also be holding middle pair at this point.

*** RIVER *** [Jd 7h Th 8c] [3s]
Villan: bets $10
Hero: calls $10
I don't think he is holding a ten or a jack anymore. I don't think he is holding a set or 9-8 anymore since i would expect him to usually put a bet in on the turn. He might be holding a straight, but i would think he would usually put in a bet there also. So, i figured he was holding 2 hearts or K-Q. Considering the size of the pot, i only had to be right 1/3 of the time for the call to be good. I figured that his range consisted of missed drawing hands at least that often and so i made the call.

***SHOWDOWN***
Villan: shows Kd-Qd (King Queen High)
Hero: shows As-Qc (Ace Queen High)
Hero wins pot $33.75 with Ace Queen High.

I might be a donkey, but i think i might also just be good at reading bluff lines at 100NL.


As for the first hand, i hadn't considered that villan might have just floated a PP to see if i actually had the Ace i was repping. All i figured he could be holding was A-10+, a set, or a flush draw. Makes my fold a little less clear cut in my mind...

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