Crazy call in a HU match on stars

[shaf]

PokerStars Game #3629195867: Tournament #18016514, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2006/01/13 - 23:29:01 (ET)
Table '18016514 2' One on One Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: schundler05 (920 in chips)
Seat 2: Cactus Tim (2080 in chips)
schundler05: posts small blind 10
Cactus Tim: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to schundler05 [7d 6h]
schundler05: calls 10
Cactus Tim: checks
*** FLOP *** [2c Qh Ks]
Cactus Tim: checks
schundler05: checks
*** TURN *** [2c Qh Ks] [Qd]
Cactus Tim: checks
schundler05: checks
*** RIVER *** [2c Qh Ks Qd] [4h]
Cactus Tim: checks
schundler05: bets 40
Cactus Tim: calls 40
*** SHOW DOWN ***
schundler05: shows [7d 6h] (a pair of Queens)
Cactus Tim: shows [9d 5h] (a pair of Queens - Nine kicker)
Cactus Tim collected 120 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 120 | Rake 0
Board [2c Qh Ks Qd 4h]
Seat 1: schundler05 (button) (small blind) showed [7d 6h] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 2: Cactus Tim (big blind) showed [9d 5h] and won (120) with a pair of Queens

[shaf]

i just could not figure this one out. guy claimed he was just making good reads today.

[AHiltz]

I'd look you up on that one too. First level of a heads up. Want to see if opp is slowplaying me, or being a donk and trying to buy the pot on the river.

Look at the hand. You called and didn't raise preflop. For most people that means you don't have an A or K. You don't raise the flop for value. You don't raise the turn when the Q's pair, and then you bet the river for only 40.

[Rondavu]

I'd look you up on that one too. First level of a heads up. Want to see if opp is slowplaying me, or being a donk and trying to buy the pot on the river.

Yup, he's definately buying information in this spot. Good players do it when you price them in heads up. Think about it. When you're at a full ring you can see people showdown all day when you're not in the pot, and make reads. You don't have that luxury heads up. You take what you can get.

[Rondavu]

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