Interesting hand.

This hand was pretty interesting.

As far as the postflop play is concerned, I slowed down once the ace hit since this was a likely card for him to have, and then the jack on the turn seemed likely at the time given that he checked the ace (I suspected a hand like Q-J when he checked the flop), but I'm not so sure about this anymore. I probably should've bet on the turn. The only reason I bet the river was to avoid a showdown. I'd been stealing a fair amount of pots and didn't want the table to see the kinds of hands I'd been raising with.

When I bet the river, his huge raise seemed like an attempted rebluff, so I called. I couldn't understand him making this raise with any legitimate hand, and his long "contemplative" pause seemed suspicious as well.


PokerStars Game #1611435239: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2005/04/30 - 06:32:02 (ET)
Table 'Franzia' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Spader3000 ($13.90 in chips)
Seat 2: RiyadhRoyal ($37.60 in chips)
Seat 3: thrgal ($21.75 in chips)
Seat 4: dsaxton ($28 in chips)
Seat 5: Ur$isNOWmy$ ($78.70 in chips)
Seat 6: fabrizio1967 ($18.30 in chips)
Seat 7: beerpongace ($89.80 in chips)
Seat 8: Winnerbäck ($71.60 in chips)
Seat 9: jkippoli ($39 in chips)
Spader3000: posts small blind $0.25
RiyadhRoyal: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dsaxton [8d 5d]
thrgal: folds
dsaxton: raises $1.50 to $2
Ur$isNOWmy$: calls $2
fabrizio1967: folds
beerpongace: folds
Winnerbäck: folds
jkippoli: folds
Spader3000: folds
RiyadhRoyal: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ad 7h 5s]
dsaxton: checks
Ur$isNOWmy$: checks
*** TURN *** [Ad 7h 5s] [Jc]
dsaxton: checks
Ur$isNOWmy$: checks
*** RIVER *** [Ad 7h 5s Jc] [Js]
dsaxton: bets $5
Ur$isNOWmy$: raises $20 to $25
dsaxton: calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Ur$isNOWmy$: shows [Qc Ks] (a pair of Jacks)
dsaxton: shows [8d 5d] (two pair, Jacks and Fives)
dsaxton collected $52.05 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $54.75 | Rake $2.70
Board [Ad 7h 5s Jc Js]
Seat 1: Spader3000 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: RiyadhRoyal (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: thrgal folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: dsaxton showed [8d 5d] and won ($52.05) with two pair, Jacks and Fives
Seat 5: Ur$isNOWmy$ showed [Qc Ks] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 6: fabrizio1967 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: beerpongace folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: Winnerbäck folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: jkippoli (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Im not much of a caller with junk hands - id rather be betting. If your read was that strong then good job, but make sure you're not trying too hard to pick off bluffs because it will hurt you bad.

I rarely make calls like this, but in this particular situation, his raise seemed pretty illegitimate. I knew my bet on the river would probably be interpreted as a bluff, and that an opponent probably wouldn't see any value in coming way over the top with a real hand. He would probably either call or make a small raise if he had a hand.

Also, his pause seemed suspicious to me. What's the decision if he actually has a hand here? The only situation that makes much sense is if he is thinking about a bluff.

BALLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SUCH BALLS

very very good read saxton, i'm impressed. I'm sure he gave you some lip for calling that.

I am weary of people that 'take there time' when it's there turn to bet. A lot of the time it's an act to show weakness when they have strength. however checking that all the way to the river it looked very illegitamate to me too.

I still think 5's is so low that any pp could of beat u plus the entire board lol. good read once again. a call i would not of made...