From an online $1/$2 NLHE game, the BB seems like a weak player, the cut-off is new to the table, as is the UTG player who posted to be dealt in immediately.
UTG checked his option, I limped from MP with pocket deuces, the cut-off limps, SB completes, and then the BB spoils the party by raising to $10. UTG folds, I call, the cut-off calls, and the SB folds. $34 in the pot.
Flop: 6 4 3 rainbow
The BB bet out $10, which screamed weak, scared bet to me. I decided to just call, see what the cut-off did, and take the pot away on the turn. Then the cut-off went all-in for $11.05. I’d made a mistake by not noticing until that point that the cut-off was very short stacked. Not much I could do at this point, and both I and the BB called the $1.05 extra. ~$65 in the pot
Turn: K
The turn was a card that could have improved a lot of the big blind’s hands. I needn’t have worried, however, as he checked. While I couldn’t take the pot without a showdown, I could at least increase my chances of winning by knocking out the BB, and I confidently bet $35 into the $65 pot; the BB confirmed my read by folding promptly. Then up went the cards, and I discovered I was in better shape than I imagined.
The cut-off was holding Ace-five offsuit for an OESD and one overcard. Better yet, I was holding two of his outs, and while a five would improve his hand, it would give me a straight.
The river was a 5, and I scooped the pot with a 6 high straight.
Posted by Beck in Poker