* this is part of my BSS lession 5 homework *
The below hand is kind of an example to show that I could not bluff on the river without set-up in the previous streets, especially in the micro level. I think I have played very poorly in every street.
IPoker Network $2.00 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 1689445
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UTG: $2.00
UTG+1: $0.80
UTG+2: $1.82
MP1: $2.10
MP2: $2.07
CO: $5.67
Hero (BTN): $2.00
SB: $0.98
BB: $1.13
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with T
J
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.06, 2 folds, MP2 raises to $0.10, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.10, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.04
UTG+1 had 10/9, but MP2 had 40/19. I should have folded as UTG+1 should have some AT+ or 88+ hands, and MP2 might be the same. JTo is especially bad hand when I am against ATx or AJx. The only thing I got is the position, but it was not enough.
Flop: ($0.33) 5
9
8
(3 players)
UTG+1 checks, MP2 bets $0.06, Hero raises to $0.25, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls $0.19
I had a decent OESD and back-door J-high flush draw. UTG+1 had AF 3.7 and checked, and I suspect he missed with Ax. MP2 had AF 1.4, and betting really small. I think he had a piece or draw. I wanted to take the pot with semi-bluff here, so I raised. MP2 called, not bad. I represented either flush draw or straight draw, so my hand is not easy to put to one way.
Turn: ($0.83) 3
(2 players)
MP2 bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20
3 of heart could not help anyone. But MP2 is betting again. He might have a pair or a decent flush draw.
River: ($1.23) 8
(2 players)
MP2 bets $0.22, Hero raises to $0.86, MP2 calls $0.64
I missed my straight draw, and board paired. MP2 had WTSD 31%, W$SD 88%, and he bet really small - a quarter pot. His stat made me to consider river bluff, as I miss-read it as he would only call when he thinks he could win in most cases. When I reviewed it, I could not represent anything but 8-set, and it is really hard to convince anyone to fold even a pair.
What I thought was that there was a chance that he missed nut-flush draw and donk-cbet hoping I missed mine. So I bluff-raised here.