Day 2 888 Aspers – Find a reason to fold rather than a reason to call and you’ll be a better player don’t be a POW Pay Off Wizard
I have 167K the average stack and I raise 11K from the CO with K9o blinds 2,500/5,000 500 ante the big stack calls on the button, the SB folds and the BB goes all in for his last 22K.
Mistake 1 – I allowed the BB to re-open the action I should have either bet bigger to 16K to cap the betting. I noticed the Button was aware of this and was concerned it had been factored into his call.
Mistake 2 – I go to isolate but instead throw in one 25K chip and it is taken as a call. The Button obviously completes and we go 3 way to a flop of 649 two clubs with 72K in the middle.
Mistake 3 – I raise 25K which is too small. I want protection for my top pair but the bet is too small even into an empty pot. Button calls which sets off alarm bells as I am never bluffing in this spot. I check the turn and the Button bets 50K into the pot of 122K and I make a crying call with top pair. The river is a blank and the Button makes it 50K and I should fold but as the flush draw didn’t get there I call and he shows me a turned straight with 75 which oddly the BB also has. His 50K bet into the 220K pot ensures he gets paid I’m getting over 5-1
As for the flush he is never betting 50K for the flush draw with one card to come into a side pot. He is always checking back as either way he has to show down and beat the BB so why risk 50K to win 50K?
What did the bets. mean?
My bet says “I have hit this flop and want to take this pot down”
The Button’s call says “I too have hit this flop”.
My turn check says “I’m unsure where I am at let’s not bloat this pot”
The Button’s 50K turn bet says “I have really hit this flop and am not on a flush draw I can also beat top pair, I am rarely bluffing as I still have to beat the BB”
The Button’s river bet says “The flush didn’t get there but you have something, I have the nuts please pay me off is this small enough for you donkey boy?”