Comments on: Bluffing at the Inaugural Twitter Poker Tour Event

By: Olivia Newton

Olivia Newton — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:54:49 +0000

Hello,

The key here is that Zonetrap has a very bad seat as he seats to the right of the big stack who is aggressive, so he is guaranteed to be put to the test anytime he makes a move, EXCEPT when he has position which is ONLY once per orbit when he is the button.

Waiting 3 more hands only costs 75 in ante and the next hand he is the button.

I probably wait a bit, I find Q2o is not one of my friends. You can wait 10 more hands and will hopefully get a better spot.

By: Josh Bauguss

Josh Bauguss — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:20:01 +0000

i know i told you to make a move. I didn’t necessarily mean on the very next hand

By: Street 3

Street 3 — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 20:03:16 +0000

I would have folded with such a weak kicker. I don’t like playing a 2 unless it’s A2 suited, 22 or K2 suited. But, then again, i’m not the smartest player in the world…lol

By: admin

admin — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:56:25 +0000

Actually, we both had queens, so a two was my only out. I was way behind in this particular hand.

PS-I blame you for telling me I need to make a move. lol.

By: Josh Bauguss

Josh Bauguss — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:45:54 +0000

I personally would have waited for a better hand than Q2. Of course I’m the one who told you that you should think about making a move.

Now, if I was on the other end of this, I probably would have folded QJ. But only because I have lost a ton of chips with it many times.

That said, I’m at a final table yesterday, 3 players left. I get AQ. I move all in, guy calls with Q7. 7 hits on river and I’m left fuming. If a 2 or q2 and come out on the board, you would have been golden. Its all gambling in the end and it all comes down to luck. I hate moving all in preflop but when you are short stacked, its the only way to make a strong raise sometimes. I’m beginning to think though that many times you will get called by a big stack just for the chance to knock another player out.

In my case, I am wondering now if a simple call would have been better with my AQ, and move all in on flop. Perhaps it would have been a stronger move. Especially with the knowledge that I had gotten the same player to fold an earlier hand when I had pocket 8s, and bet him off his hand on the flop. I gambled that he didn’t hit it and he did indeed fold.