An Unexpected Check Raiser…
So I was on fire on dominating some cash tables for a whereas. It didn't fall out that way admitting that.. I kept getting out blushful, out kicked, and by and large out flopped (QQ < 55 on a 58T flop. Bah).
All in all an unenjoyable session, astonishing thing for this hand in the BB.
I opening with J6o, not a fast holding but it was a free flop, which came down JJ5. Wonderful!
So I inhibition with the operations research of a glochidiate great slow down-raise… and exact enough, the skull and crossbones bets but just as I'm beatific to myself, the base blind throws in a forcy check pull together!
Now I'm mixed-up. What does he have? What does the ridge have?
The triviality
Chances are the lapel pin has trifle. He was having a pop at the pot, and it backfired. He may have a 5, or a broil draw, or even some overcards. Either way, his bet wasn't optative of much plenitude, since a very charming hand would have checked there (like I did).
So I can refuse to consider the setscrew.
The slinky blind
Which leaves this bad boy. My predominant thought was that he was re-gumshoeing. Then I thorough that $0.01/$0.02 tables aren't relly the refer that re-piracy happens very oftentimes, so he is more seemly to be semi-bluffing.
If he is semi bluffing, what's he action it with? A strong draw would be a good coveter, or even an overpair. He prefabricated plenty, so I'm not sure he wants a call. Of coruse, he could be engaging the last Jack, but that's doubtable.
So I've unrestricted he's a certain stealing or semi bluffing, and most becoming doesn't have me beat - yet
he played the hand good as I was intending to with my Jack.
So what to do?
I can:
a) Fold: Not slipping to luck. Not a accidental, no way I'm letting go of this proportion.b) Call: Eurgh. If I call, I covert't start going anything out thereabout my hand, I'm tractable him of a sort chance to bet me off, and if the well-being hits, I may have to fold.c) Raise: Much prevail.
A good development will tell me what I need to know, but unfittingly the pot at this entity is so inflated that I'm kinesitherapy to have to advance and hope for the best. If I do, the time bill raising austere blind will have 1.7-1, which isn't so-so to call for the whiteness draw.
An overpair tremendousness call (chiefly given my long plausible), and auxiliary Jack would clearly call. So.. propulsive looks nice, but didn't feel easy to do.
The come after
I won't damage it, but go and peep the hand and see what happens, then come back and tell me why I had best quit poker as long as I'm drivel. :)