I have got to stop this crazy bluffing

[mervhage]

***** Hand History for Game 5092415985 *****
$25 NL Texas Hold'em - Sunday, September 03, 11:50:43 ET 2006
Table Table 107993 (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: NickyDe ( $23.39 )
Seat 2: Eckgi ( $32.18 )
Seat 3: BabinePaulie ( $16.14 )
Seat 5: Deepwall ( $27.80 )
Seat 6: maaikes ( $18.60 )
Seat 4: mervhage ( $22.25 )
BabinePaulie posts small blind [$0.10].
mervhage posts big blind [$0.25].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to mervhage [ ]
Deepwall folds.
maaikes calls [$0.25].
NickyDe raises [$0.50].
Eckgi raises [$0.75].
BabinePaulie folds.
mervhage raises [$1.25].
maaikes folds.
NickyDe calls [$1].
Eckgi calls [$0.75].
** Dealing Flop ** [ , , ]
mervhage bets [$5].
NickyDe calls [$5].
Eckgi folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ ]
mervhage is all-In.
NickyDe calls [$15.75].
** Dealing River ** [ ]

Even though I sat down a few hands ago, Eckgi has already established himself as one of those junk minraisers. I figured rather than call preflop and have no idea where I stand, I'd define my hand preflop.

So, I figure I'll just go to the felt with this bluff.

One question, just to make sure I'm not crazy insane. Do you ever pick a spot like this and establish that you're going to follow through with the bluff? I know it should be more read dependent...

[biggle10]

$25 NL

There's your problem.

[scottie_g]

$25 NL

There's your problem.

Move up to $2000 NL where people will respect ur raises.

[kedoran]

$25 NL

There's your problem.

Move up to $200 NL where people will respect ur raises.

You gotta move higher then that

[tdostie@nc]

$25 NL

There's your problem.

Move up to $200 NL where people will respect ur raises.

You gotta move higher then that

[mewsiclovr]

Screw that, people play even worse up there...just glance through BBV on 2p2. They're still fish just with a bigger br.

[scottie_g]

Screw that, people play even worse up there...just glance through BBV on 2p2. They're still fish just with a bigger br.

Cool, $2000 NL here I come.

[Linuxrocks]

$25 NL

There's your problem.

Move up to $2000 NL where people will respect ur raises and also take your money

FYP

[Linuxrocks]

So, I figure I'll just go to the felt with this bluff.

One question, just to make sure I'm not crazy insane. Do you ever pick a spot like this and establish that you're going to follow through with the bluff? I know it should be more read dependent...

Other than making the sin of bluffing at 25NL, this board is horrendous to bluff at. You have to think about what you are representing here. Did he call you with a pair ?

Also, you should be re-raising a lot more PF or just call in position.

[scottie_g]

So, I figure I'll just go to the felt with this bluff.

One question, just to make sure I'm not crazy insane. Do you ever pick a spot like this and establish that you're going to follow through with the bluff? I know it should be more read dependent...

Other than making the sin of bluffing at 25NL, this board is horrendous to bluff at. You have to think about what you are representing here. Did he call you with a pair ?

Also, you should be re-raising a lot more PF or just call in position.

IMO, bluffing isnt that much different at $25 NL than it is at $100 NL.

[scottie_g]

Also, what is up with the flop overbet?

[mervhage]

Also, what is up with the flop overbet?

I don't know, I'm a freaking donkey.

Anyways, the other dude showed :Jc:, and I take it down! I couldn't believe it. Really though, it was not one of my proudest moments.

Just so y'all know, the wife was not impressed.

[neverthink]

Wow, I cannot believe you won that. A call, a raise, and a reraise preflop and I don't like your hand that much, not for pair value anyway. I call last raise and check fold flop, nothing doing. I must be way to passive for the NL25 game, Jesus.

[mewsiclovr]

Is it still called a bluff if you have the best hand the entire way?

[mervhage]

Is it still called a bluff if you have the best hand the entire way?

hahahhaahha, good question! He does have 12 outs to beat me, so I'm barely the favorite.

Also, two things, 1st, I don't keep a real online BR to play anything higher than $25 NL. That's just the facts. We struggle big time for money, so I usually take out everything but enough to keep on grinding and building. It's a vicious cycle, but a man such as myself doesn't bullshit around when it comes to taking care of his family. Shit is hard enough for us, I don't see the point of struggling (worse than we are now) and having like an $8000+ BR.

Second thing, I'm in business right now thanks in part to a real ass hombre who shall remain nameless looking out for me. No brokeback bullshit, but this forum... I can't even begin to describe how much this place has changed my life (for the better.. yay online gambling!!). See for every 10 horror stories, you get one like mine.