My stack would have been around $314 on the turn. Yes, I believe the
raise should have been more. I was trying to sell this idea of "I know
you have an ace and no flush draw, Dan, so I'm going to raise just a
little to tempt you to call." It's precisely because I thought Dan was
playing well that he could make this laydown. As new player, he often
leans a bit to tight-weak when playing well.
The existence of delayed steals are of course NL HE 101, but executing
them properly is at least a 200-level course. I've just been
experimenting recently against players I know well, but maybe this one
shouldn't have left the lab. That's what I'm trying to figure out.
I agree with you about confidence. If I had been a bit more confident
and willing to risk my whole stack on this bluff, I could have came out
really nicely for it, as Dan confirmed he was ready to fold. I just got
scared that it wasn't a certainty and the fear of misplaying away an
entire buy-in like that frightened me into folding. I presume the only
way to get better at this is make more plays and be willing to risk some
of my bankroll on the learning process.
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Date: 2006-02-23 19:33 (UTC)My stack would have been around $314 on the turn. Yes, I believe the raise should have been more. I was trying to sell this idea of "I know you have an ace and no flush draw, Dan, so I'm going to raise just a little to tempt you to call." It's precisely because I thought Dan was playing well that he could make this laydown. As new player, he often leans a bit to tight-weak when playing well.
The existence of delayed steals are of course NL HE 101, but executing them properly is at least a 200-level course. I've just been experimenting recently against players I know well, but maybe this one shouldn't have left the lab. That's what I'm trying to figure out.
I agree with you about confidence. If I had been a bit more confident and willing to risk my whole stack on this bluff, I could have came out really nicely for it, as Dan confirmed he was ready to fold. I just got scared that it wasn't a certainty and the fear of misplaying away an entire buy-in like that frightened me into folding. I presume the only way to get better at this is make more plays and be willing to risk some of my bankroll on the learning process.