is this actually a genius play?

[bruinblue]

this player had done this two other times in the tourney, calling PF raises OOP and then betting min on the flop. the more i was thinking about it, this seems like an almost brilliant play.

in this guys case, the other two PF raisers had, instead of raising an amount appropraite to the pot, had raised in relation to the min bet - aka, he would bet t30 into a pot of t210 and the other guy would only raise to t90... when a PSB seemed much appropriate regardless of cards.

sorry for the long post, but does this strategy seem like it might actually have some merit?

if you can confuse opps who dont understand correct odds when betting... it might be a big advantage when chasing and you dont want to face a full PSB

tell me if this just sounds insane ''


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

CO (t1285)
Hero (t1515)
SB (t1170)
BB (t2330)
UTG (t1080)
MP (t1620)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, Q.
1 fold, MP calls t30, 1 fold, Hero raises to t120, 2 folds, MP calls t90.

Flop: (t285) 8, Q, 4 (2 players)
MP bets t30

this player had done this two other times in the tourney, calling PF raises OOP and then betting min on the flop. the more i was thinking about it, this seems like an almost brilliant play

[IowaSkinsFan]

The bets are probably blocking, raise him up, just pretend it is a check.

[bruinblue]

yeah thats what i did... i was more wondering if blocking with such a small bet sounds like a viable strategy at low limits

[taipan168]

I immediately put a note on any player who open minbets postflop with a strong assumption that they are a donk.