comments on a river bluff

[Extremophile]

Villian is loose-passive. called 3-bet on the button with K6o. Comments?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

CO ($4.49)
Button ($1.44)
Hero (SB) ($2.80)
BB ($11.32)
UTG ($5.68)
MP ($1.31)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A, J
2 folds, CO calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero bets $0.10, 1 fold, CO calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.22) 9, 3, 2 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10

Turn: ($0.42) K (2 players)
Hero bets $0.20, CO calls $0.20

River: ($0.82) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.50, Hero raises to $2.40 (All-In), 1 fold

Total pot: $1.82 | Rake: $0.05

Results:
Hero didn't show A, J (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $1.77

[Carroters]

what the actual hell are you doing on the flop? B/f is probably fine since he's limp calling trash and will fold tons of spadeless unpaired hands. Failing that, just c/f ffs.

No street makes any sense here. Please explain your thought process at least.

[Stacks]

Pre-flop is played well.

[LawDude]

what the actual hell are you doing on the flop? B/f is probably fine since he's limp calling trash and will fold tons of spadeless unpaired hands. Failing that, just c/f ffs.

No street makes any sense here. Please explain your thought process at least.

You know, "no street makes any sense here" can be a great line to take if one plays at the level of Phil Ivey or Chris Furgeson. Precisely because one can induce an opponent with a made hand to fold on the river to ace high.

But since OP is playing 2NL, may I recommend that he play ABC poker instead?

[Carroters]

Pre-flop is played well.

Yah didn't mean to mislead you OP, preflop is awesome.

Law Dude - It's not a case of playing ABC poker or not playing ABC poker, it's a case of not making horrible -EV plays.

[Extremophile]

I just wanted to take the pot down somehow. this guy was calling everything, I was missing flop and maybe a little bit on tilt. I know a bluff was the only to take it down.

[Stacks]

I wouldn't make it a habit to bluff individuals that don't frequently fold.

And regardless, if you are going to make a play what are you doing on the flop? If you want to make a play just bet/fold the flop, or even c/raise would be better than c/call. Then leading the turn for half pot against a villain who doesn't care to fold doesn't make much sense.

super terrible
watch him tank and call with the 8s or something
you're just lucky he had no spades

[LawDude]

I'll say one thing about this. IF you get to the river AND you think Villain's line indicates that they do not have the flush, THEN you can try a river bluff, even at 2NL. But the real question here is what the heck are you doing in this hand on the river in the first place?

[Extremophile]

I wouldn't make it a habit to bluff individuals that don't frequently fold.

Yes, especially at the level I played.


I had been waiting for some real hands and when they came I missed the flops and this guy flatted c-bets. need more patience.

But the real question here is what the heck are you doing in this hand on the river in the first place?.

1) Flop: I have two over cards and I might still have good odds (I exclude As,Js).

2)Turn: I wanted to pretend like I have AK, Kx and decided to lead.

3)River: My last and possibly the only chance to take the pot down is going all in.

[Micro2Macro]

Win money not pots.

[surviva316]

could we like at least have the 2 of spades to c/float this flop?

also, why are you floating a friggin' "loose passive" player. for starters, a float is a bluff play and you shouldn't be making too many of those against people who call too much. second off, it relies on someone to be betting with a weak range, and this guy's passive, so why do we think that he's making a play at this pot very often.

just flop top pair, make money against said opponent. yadda yadda yadda i couldn't catch a flop this session yadda yadda yadda. that's no excuse to make -EV plays, and it certainly doesn't make rebluffing a friggin calling station any more EV. just swallow your pride and wait to get a hand with which you can value pwn the villain

[Ordalium]

... this guy was calling everything, ...

Not a good idea to bluff a calling station. You better make him pay when you have a hand.

About this hand, it's a fold flop for me, cause you miss it and can't really improve. You where really lucky here.