Quote Originally Posted by JeffreyGB
Molerino,
Actually, in your first example I don't like the play. I understand that you figured with a bet of $50, it would be going to heads up, but with a $90 pot already, a smooth call is going to make better odds for others to call (exactly as happened). Your read told you that you could get this heads up. I like reraising to $100 here, or pushing, because you already expect to get your caller. You don't want to get very many more.
Agreed, to a point. As it turned out, he was in there with a drawing hand (K9) -- and a pretty weak one at that. Not to mention his K was dominated in a BAD way. If he flops two pair, I don't like the play nearly as much...nor would I if he sucked out his 4-outer. But he had no odds to call preflop; it was a $40 or so pot BEFORE the $50 bet...my smooth call had him calling a $50 bet in a $150 pot. The only 3-to-1 draw he had was to an ass-whoopin'.