This is probably the only guy that I try and avoid on Poker4ever. It was the only table on the go though so I decided to get involved.
Reads: Brader seems to be one of the best players on the site. Always seems to have 4 or 5 stacks (and multi-tables) often at higher stakes. Can be very aggressive, can be tricky and can make bluffs (as well as well sized value bets).
5 handed 20NL
Brader 100.00
MP1 12.00
Phillberto (button) 16.00
SB 8.00
BB 60.00
Dealt to Phillberto (9dTd)
Brader bets 0.80
MP1 calls
Phillberto calls
SB folds
BB folds
Flop Qc Js 8h
(Pot 2.70)
Brader checks
MP1 Checks
Phillberto bets 1.80
Brader checks
MP1 folds
Turn Kh
(Pot 6.30)
Brader checks
Phillberto bets 2.40
Brader calls
River: 6 hearts
(Pot 11.10)
Brader checks
Phillberto bets 7.00
Brader reraises allin (for my last 4.00)
Phillberto calls
Advice on bet sizes and his likely hand range. Lets hear it.
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You clearly should have bet a lot more on each street. Is your bet pot button broken?
Lawd knows what he has - I shouldn't think he has hearts. I should think maybe a set a best. Either way you have to call here.
Yes - I think that much is obvious. My small turn bet I was actually hoping/expecting to be raised. He is normally pretty aggressive so I took his flat call to be either a very good hand (trips or top two) or a draw. With the flush draw and straight draw there I was actually expecting him to reraise me to protect his hand. He of course just flat called.
By doing so I've priced in the following hands:
AQs (11 outs)
QJs (11 outs)
AKs (11 outs)
QTs (9 outs - 2 split)
Q9s (9 outs - 2 split)
KK, QQ, JJ, 88 (9 outs)
I also just give implied odds to a range of 4 out hands such as KQ so a bad underbet.
So in retrospect it needed a bet of at least 8.00 if I am stacking off whatever hits.
If the board pairs or a flush draw hits am I capable of folding to an allin? If so I can get away with a lesser bet. I doubt I can though.
I think he put me on trips and realised he had the odds to call and try and hit. When he did he knew he was likely to get paid off.
I called and he showed Q9s - his combo draw got there. I think a bet of 8.75 on the turn was required and push allin on the river whatever comes was the right play.
What did he have? Q 9 hearts?
Yeah Q hearts 9 hearts. He played it perfecly and I was punished for my trippy-trappy play.
He is a big winner. He had already taken 8 bucks of me in an earlier pot. Same positions and stack sizes as before. He raised and I called with 44.
Flop QQ7 rainbow
(pot 1.70)
He checks and I bet 1.20
Turn: 2
(pot 4.10)
He checks
I bet 2.10
He calls
River 9
Check
Check
He show 67o and took the pot.
Against a bad player that would usually have been Ax or a couple of broadway cards.
I've decided to avoid him in future!
Even though you might think you're in bad shape on the 2nd hand by betting so little on the flop and turn you are once again allowing him to call cheaply. Lets say you bet pot or over on the flop - if he calls you check it down from there and aren't forced to make another cb on the turn.
Alternatively if you check - he doesn't know where he is and you might be able to take it away with a nice raise on the turn. or just get out cheaply.
If you aren't sure - or just like to gamble - a pot size bet on the turn and I can't see him calling...can you?
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