Interesting laydown

[michael1123]

I don't have the exact hand history, since my computer froze soon after this, but here's how it went down.

10 cents BB NL table on Full Tilt. I have about $11 at the table, as does the SB in this case, who has also shown herself to be possibly the one other good player at the table besides myself (but of course! ). At least she's the only other player that uses any aggression at all (betting more than the minimum), and I haven't seen her lose any hand of consequence.

Anyway, I was cleaning up here (only sat down with $4), as everyone else seemed to be calling stations, and they'd only bet small if they bet. Then this hand happens.

About 4 people limp to me on the button. I call with 32s. The small blind completes, and the BB checks.

The flop is 922 rainbow.

SB checks, BB bets 30 cents. Everyone else folds, and I call.

Then the SB raises to $1.80. BB folds.

I think about it, and then fold because my kicker is horrible, if they have the 2. And I have very little invested at this point, and if I'm beat, I could end up losing my stack.

But, why wouldn't she slowplay here if she had a 2 and high kicker? She surely would slowplay 99 here ... wouldn't she? Maybe she had a high pocket pair that she was slowplaying preflop, and therefore I made a bad laydown? And it was a damn big bet. Seemed to be overbetting ... but again, I didn't see a reason to risk it.

It was a tough call, and sadly she wouldn't show or tell me what she had (told me I have to pay to see), because I was very interested. What would you have done? (And don't give me shit about calling with 32s on the button, damnit.)

[johnnyawe]

You just gotta love the No Limit game, don't you?

I have done the same before but I'm not sure if it is wise or not. I've played a lot of hands and I can't ever recall being outkicked with trips.

Your reasoning is solid. A lot of people play anything from the SB, and it's just gutwrenching to lose your entire tall stack in one hand. She was probably bluffing, but why take the risk? Even if she only had an overpair or paired the 9, she could hit a full house..

Does anyone know if the "you have to pay to see" comment is a tell? For example, people will tell you if they had a monster, but will not divulge anything if they bluffed, or vice versa..

[johnnyawe]

oops.

[michael1123]

Actually, I often hide the fact that I have the monster in a ring game, because I want them to call me next time I have a monster and bet big. Although I don't really do this at penny tables ...

Also, I've been outkicked with trips multiple times before in cases like that. Actually, very ironically, I joined a $5 MTT there just after this, and like the 4th hand in on the SB I get knocked out by the BB with two 9s on the flop, and getting outkicked with the trip 9s.