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 Originally Posted by ChrisBCritter
I'm more worried that he's scared to bet when he has a monster, because he doesn't want his villians to fold. Something is wrong with this mentality: i.e. When I'm bluffing I bet a lot, but when I have a monster I don't bet much. This seems to be Slevins line of thought, and we REALLY need to reverse this somehow.
Hard and fast rules for something as fluid as poker. What to do when flopping a monster depends on the monster. If it's a monster you are not likely to have, bet away. If it's something that could be expected, slow play it. Here's a hand from a session I am currently taking a break from.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (8 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
UTG ($3.39)
UTG+1 ($2.97)
MP1 ($1.33)
MP2 ($1.72)
CO ($0.53)
Button ($3.43)
Hero (SB) ($1.47)
BB ($2.39)
Preflop: Hero is SB with A , K
5 folds, Button calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.12, 1 fold, Button calls $0.10
Flop: ($0.26) A, A , 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.10, Hero calls $0.10
Turn: ($0.46) A (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $0.46, Hero raises to $0.92, Button raises to $1.38, Hero calls $0.33 (All-In)
River: ($2.96) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: $2.96 | Rake: $0.10
Now my pfr from the SB screamed big pocket pair or big slick. My flop and turn checks made it seem like I was unsure of my hand strength relative to the board. The slow play made opponent wonder (he had a pocket pair) if I was weak. The turn ace made him extremely confident. If I fired bets out confidently from out of position I doubt i double up. Now if I had say pocket 8's and flopped top set a c-bet would be the right thing to to. It all depends. There's no wrong answer at the 2nl tables for this situation. No hard and fast rule here, in my most humble opinion.
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