Feb 13,2004, 01:59 AM
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| Hand: Check-raise re-bluff the flop, then check it down
I figured that the turn was one of those situations where he is not going to call me with a worse hand, but (more importantly) I also didn't think he would fold a hand which was better than mine.
When he calls my check-raise for 300 more on the flop, I now can't put him on a bluff with as much confidence. He may call with just a two pair, or 2 high cards, most likely with an Ace in the latter case. So if he really was betting Ace high on the flop, I don't mind letting him chase that thin of a draw. It's also possible that he has a K and is either trapping or has a bad kicker, but I didn't really have the feeeling that he had that big of a hand.
The turn card coming down 8 isn't to scary of a card to me *if* I was winning on the flop, and again, I can only put my opponent on a better hand he would call me with, or a worse hand he would fold. [The 8 is also not scary to my opponent if he is actually ahead.] The important thing was I don't really mind giving a worse hand a free card.
If he bets small on the turn or river I just call. If he moves all-in, I would probably fold it. Depending on the player (but not in this case), I would sometimes even call a big bet here. But the player type I put him on (bet the minimum as a bluff) doesn't tend to make large bluffs. It is true that I get exposed to being bluffed out myself by checking, and against many (better) players, I'd most likely fire again on the turn.
This just goes to show that while it is often correct to bet the turn after you bluff on the flop, this is by no means automatic. You have to realize that the opponent calling your bluff gives you some new information.
ScottyZ
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