Feign weakness with smooth call

[twosevoff]

I find that the best way to pretend to be weak with a monster is by leading out and then just smooth calling a raise. I put him on Ax here, but turns out he was drawing completely dead and bit on the turn when I pulled the old fake bluff.

***** Hand History for Game 2578782521 *****
$50 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, August 22, 15:28:24 EDT 2005
Table Table 36847 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: est_05 ( $64 )
Seat 2: torychad ( $52.10 )
Seat 3: paronsaft ( $48.50 )
Seat 4: Aussie21 ( $102.61 )
Seat 5: AllInWit27 ( $50.25 )
Seat 6: YosemiteSam9 ( $76.15 )
torychad posts small blind [$0.25].
paronsaft posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to AllInWit27 [ Ks As ]
Aussie21 calls [$0.50].
AllInWit27 raises [$2].
YosemiteSam9 folds.
est_05 folds.
torychad folds.
paronsaft folds.
Aussie21 calls [$1.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ah, Ac, 7h ]
Aussie21 checks.
AllInWit27 bets [$3].
Aussie21 raises [$6].
AllInWit27 calls [$3].
>You have options at Table 36861 (6 max) Table!.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 4s ]
Aussie21 bets [$5].
AllInWit27 raises [$20].
Aussie21 calls [$15].
** Dealing River ** [ 3s ]
Aussie21 checks.
AllInWit27 is all-In [$22.25]
Aussie21 calls [$22.25].
Aussie21 shows [ 7c, Kh ] two pairs, aces and sevens.
AllInWit27 shows [ Ks, As ] three of a kind, aces.
AllInWit27 wins $99.25 from the main pot with three of a kind, aces.

[andr3w321]

I've found playing passively postflop when out of position can be very profitable. Here is a similar play. Largest pot to date!

FullTiltPoker Game #191124642: Table Folsom (6 max) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:42:43 ET - 2005/08/20
Seat 1: chipdynamite ($655.30)
Seat 2: carp6773 ($559.65), is sitting out
Seat 4: JRSVC ($392)
Seat 6: andr3w321 ($463.20)
andr3w321 posts the small blind of $2
chipdynamite posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to andr3w321 [:Kc: :Ah:]
chipdynamite: c ya, nice playin wit ya
carp6773 stands up
swag sits down
JRSVC has 15 seconds left to act
swag adds $97.50
JRSVC folds
andr3w321 raises to $10
chipdynamite calls $6
*** FLOP *** [ :Ad:]
andr3w321 bets $14
chipdynamite raises to $62
andr3w321 calls $48
*** TURN *** [5s 3c Ad] []
andr3w321 checks
chipdynamite bets $144
andr3w321 has 15 seconds left to act
andr3w321 calls $144
*** RIVER *** [5s 3c Ad 7c] [:Kd:]
andr3w321 checks
chipdynamite bets $248
andr3w321 calls $247.20, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $0.80 returned to chipdynamite
*** SHOW DOWN ***
chipdynamite shows [3d 8h] (a pair of Threes)
andr3w321 shows [Kc Ah] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
andr3w321 wins the pot ($925.40) with two pair, Aces and Kings
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $926.40 | Rake $1
Board: [5s 3c Ad 7c Kd]
Seat 1: chipdynamite (big blind) showed [3d 8h] and lost with a pair of Threes
Seat 2: carp6773 is sitting out
Seat 4: JRSVC (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: andr3w321 (small blind) showed [Kc Ah] and won ($925.40) with two pair, Aces and Kings

[The_Dude]

I think it's a good play against really aggressive players, who try to bet you out of a pot. Nice to see them do all the betting, huh? Against a conservative player this can look really stupid, though.... so depends on the read on the opponent.

[PokerPatNEU]

Nh on that one andrew. Did you have a really strong read on villain in that one? If he's making this kind of play with 83, you must have seen him do some serious crap before too. Otherwise his flop raise looks really strong. You whoooped him though