| Pulled off an outrageous bluff during the cash
game this week. In retrospect it was a bit insane, but it worked because of
a really good read. I play tight aggressive in these games and have
established a reputation as tight player. I was in a pot with a guy whom I
knew was very tight. I was dealt AT suited on the button, and raised 4 times
the big blind before the flop after a couple of limpers. The big blind
called, and the other 2 folded. At this stage I put him on AK, or a high
pair. The flop didn`t help me at all, he checked, but I made a probe bet
of about 1/3 of the pot. He called. On this basis I eliminated the over pair
(knowing him he would have raised if he held the over pair or if he hit a
set), and figured he put me on AX, with a face card. The turn was a low
card, and the board was a full rainbow. I decided to bet half the pot after
he checked, as I was convinced it didn`t help him. He just called and I
figured him for AQ or AJ. The river was an A, and I decided to check to see
what he was going to do. He bet the full pot, but by now I figured he had
AJ. Mistake, I should have bet it, but I was so convinced of the AJ that I
decided to bluff him into thinking I held AQ / AK. I raised three times his
bet and he folded, but showed his AJ! Crazy move, but I felt I read him so
well, and knew how tight he plays and that he wouldn`t call with that hand. |
