Quads!

[Misty]

I really like how I played this hand...would anyone play it differently? I purposely bet $400 (low) on river to make my opponent think I didn't catch...it worked.


PokerStars Game #31383809088: Tournament #185594466, $3.00+$0.40 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/08/08 9:06:30 ET
Table '185594466 1' 10-max Seat #10 is the button
Seat 4: Gold555664 (4941 in chips)
Seat 5: Mi§T¥ ߣuë (3120 in chips)
Seat 6: JulianKay (1175 in chips)
Seat 7: pop billy (3734 in chips)
Seat 10: DVLDL (2030 in chips)
Gold555664: posts small blind 100
Mi§T¥ ߣuë: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Mi§T¥ ߣuë [8h 9c]
JulianKay: folds
pop billy: calls 200
DVLDL: folds
Gold555664: calls 100
Mi§T¥ ߣuë: checks
*** FLOP *** [8c 5s 7h]
Gold555664: checks
Mi§T¥ ߣuë: bets 600
pop billy: calls 600
Gold555664: folds
*** TURN *** [8c 5s 7h] [8s]
Mi§T¥ ߣuë: bets 1000
pop billy: calls 1000
*** RIVER *** [8c 5s 7h 8s] [8d]
Mi§T¥ ߣuë: bets 400
pop billy: raises 1534 to 1934 and is all-in
Mi§T¥ ߣuë: calls 920 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (614) returned to pop billy
*** SHOW DOWN ***
pop billy: shows [6c Ah] (three of a kind, Eights)
Mi§T¥ ߣuë: shows [8h 9c] (four of a kind, Eights)
Mi§T¥ ߣuë collected 6440 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6440 | Rake 0
Board [8c 5s 7h 8s 8d]
Seat 4: Gold555664 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Mi§T¥ ߣuë (big blind) showed [8h 9c] and won (6440) with four of a kind, Eights
Seat 6: JulianKay folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: pop billy showed [6c Ah] and lost with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 10: DVLDL (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[VirtualXtrem]

You played that perfect. Wish Could make moves like that.

VX

[Adaon]

I wouldn't bet the flop. It's basically a semi bluff move that will likely commit you to calling behind when facing a raise. However if you check and let someone behind bet a draw or bluff, maybe even just over cards I think you would see a bit more value from the pair.

No problem with the rest of it, gradual movement of the chpis that builds the pot and makes it look like you can be bluffed is always nice. :)

[omahakid]

Id say it was played perfectly, i dont see how betting flop is a semi bluff, when you logicaly have best hand there with a gutshot draw, id say you bet that flop for value so I disagree with adaon...but you got max value and you induced a bluff raise on river...well played imho