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Bluffing with Ace King

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mporter123:
Irritatingly, this hand is still continue to bug me today.

Is it not better to take the aggressive route and raise the flop in this spot? If I get re-raised then I can hate it and fold without too much trouble. If I get called then there is a good chance I get checked to and can take a free card to make my draw. I agree that if the suits were the other way round then would be more than happy to stack off in this spot.

Once I just call the flop, I think raising the turn when the 8 comes down probably has more chance of getting through than my bluff on the river. At least if I raise this turn I am genuinely repping hitting something (a straight). If I do get re-shoved on I can fold. If I get called then I can shut down.

I can see why my river bet is going to be called by most good players. If I work it through, I cant ever have a made flush in this spot as I would have raised the flop/turn almost every time (even with the nut flush). I can't have a straight or I would have definitely raised the turn with all the danger cards that would kill me on the river. A full house looks unlikely as I would have played a set more aggressively. All I can have in this spot is 2 pair/ bluff hands and with most two pairs I would be checking.

The most annoying thing is I made almost an identical move in the SCOOP earlier with AK and a river bluff that didn't work.

deanp27:
Fold the turn

Swinebag:
the call/call/bluff line is good because it gives the impression that you are letting the villain hang himself, but no way is Paul the fish folding the river ;D ;D so I would fold turn with your line.


My prefered line is to raise the flop. The reason for this is that you have position and a great chance to get a free card on the turn to complete your draw. If Villain calls the flop raise, he will probably check to you on the turn.

If you get 3bet on the flop then you can fold

noble1:

--- Quote ---the call/call/bluff line is good because it gives the impression that you are letting the villain hang himself
--- End quote ---


not sure with this texture flop that we are repping much that fits Rob?

villain meh limp with SC"s, suited rag ace diamond, broadways for 2pair or a str8 on the turn, met be a set, not much air after turn bet, villains checks to induce river...

LongshanksED:
Villian has J8 diamonds (lol)
But even KJ has flopped the straight

turn card bring all kinds of straights out also if he had AJ (possibly A diamonds)

After re reading I agree with my earlier post of letting it go now but you were right to call flop and turn IMO

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