Good Value Bet

This week’s cash game was another success down at the Loose Cannon, as I registered a £300 win. I won a whole series of small pots to get my £100 stack up to £700 by one point. In fact, the only pot I played where one of us was all in was when I held the nut heart flush draw against the Baron’s King draw, and I paired my six on the river to win (obv Ace high was good before that anyhow).

Unfortunately I lost a big pot to Hass to halve my stack close to the end of the night, which my opponent played nicely. I raise UTG with 8♣10♣ to £3 (we are 5 handed and it is a pretty loose deep stacked game by now). Hass makes it £15 next to act, one other caller. I call with my speculative hand.

Flop is Ts6d4s

I lead for £32, and Hass calls.

Turn is 5c. Now Hass is a man who is partial to chasing a draw, so I am worried he’s still on the spade draw here. I bet £75 and Hass calls - hmmm.

River is Qh, leaving me with second pair.

I check, and Hass bets £200 into the £260 pot. Hmmm - the spade draw missed, and Hass hasn’t shown strength on either the flop or turn. I really feel my ten is good here as people rarely bet their medium strength hands on the river, as the patterns become more polarised.

I make the call and Hass has JJ. Wow - great value bet there indeed, even with the Queen coming down on the river. Well played. Unfortunately that halves my winnings, but an interesting hand even if I played it poorly. My mistake was playing a hand aiming to flop a disguised monster, but then continuing with it when I only hit top pair. I don’t mind playing it pre-flop, but the turn in particular was spew.