Blind war

[bigred]

Op is 13.5/5/1.61 over 626 hands. I don't recall much of a history with op. I'm playing 16/7 with obv steals on button, sb, etc.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($111.40)
BB ($199.21)
UTG ($37.47)
UTG+1 ($70.93)
MP1 ($72.40)
MP2 ($51.58)
CO ($96.50)
Button ($95)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, K. Hero posts a blind of $0.50.
6 folds, Hero (poster) raises to $3.5, BB calls $3.

Flop: ($8) 5, Q, T (2 players)
Hero bets $7, BB calls $7.

Turn: ($22) 8 (2 players)
Hero bets $12, BB calls $188.21 (All-In), Hero ???

I'm asking for advice because this isn't your normal postflop hand. Would anyone ever find a reason to call this?

[r8ed]

He's trying to make a strange bet so you call his J9. No way I call this.

[TerryToma]

good fold.

just make a little note of it and call him a name in your note. if he does it a few more times then it might be ok to call.. his stats make it an easy fold.

[Fnord]

13.5/5/1.61 is almost always a multi-tabler.

Raising this to only $3 with a wide range will get him to fold a lot in relative peace (he's got bigger fish to fry on other tables.) It also builds a smaller pot when he does defend. There is a good reason in real heads-up poker the button is on the small blind. By acting last on every betting round you're at a huge disadvantage that's hard to make up. Raising bigger than you need to get him to fold trash just makes your life harder.

[bigred]

Well here's why I posted it. Something didn't feel right about his all in. I know a 75/40/10 will do something like this when he turns his flush/str8, etc because I see them do it a lot. I thought for awhile, said my gut says he's got nothing, and actually for once decided to call instead of taking the safe route. The river is a 2 and he flips over a missed AJ and I take it down.

While I'm glad I trusted my read, I think this might not be a usual call to make and will probably make me lose in the long run by players who overbet.

[BobbySalami]

Nice, gutsy call. It definitely looks suspicious like he just wants the pot now and telling you to get the hell out, and I would need a pretty damn solid read to make that call.