What does he have?

[DoubleA]

Just played this hand online in a sit'n'go.

I get dealt pair of black 8's, Ill just run you through how I played it.
Blinds at 15/30

Pre-flop: Raise to 120, 1 caller, I have position
Flop: J-10-Q of Diamonds. He bets 30, I re-raise to 90, he calls.
Turn: Blank. He checks, I bet out 90 again, he calls.
River: King of Diamonds. Now there is straight flush possibilities (which I have none of), he checks. A sign of weakness to me, I go all in.

He calls.

What does he have?

Never in my wildest dreams did I put him on this hand.

Edit: Its not that outrageous of a hand, but I just finished this hand and probably am steaming a lil'.

 

[grimlock]

He probably paired up on the flop. So T/J/Q - rag.

 

[Falchoon]

I don't know about the pre flop call

but 285 pot

he tests the water with the 30 bet
you raise to 90 indicating a weakness, he gets 60 into a 400 pot

next he gets 90 into a 490 pot.

and then we don't know you're relative stack sizes, or how the play has gone previously so can't comment on the all in bet but the 2 90 bets were relatively week.

My guess A3 or 89.

always a tough one with so many ways to beat you on the flop but I would have been either conservative (most likely) or ultra aggressive if I'd shown conservatism previously.

 

[DoubleA]

Well, unfortuanetly for me he showed pocket 6's, one being a diamond, so he got the flush.

 

[Falchoon]

he's mad

 

[DoubleA]

he's mad

Thats what I thought

 

[Ricketts]

Thats what I thought

After the flop you both had pocket-pair with all 3 being overcards. (yes you had a gutshot) but both similar hands.

 

[DoubleA]

After the flop you both had pocket-pair with all 3 being overcards. (yes you had a gutshot) but both similar hands.

The whole point at betting out to a pot is to make your opponent believe that you have a good hand, the fact that he was behind the entire way till the river made it just that little bit extra bitter, but I guess he hit the flush and won the hand, winners are grinner.

The way I played it made it seem as though I had a big hand the entire way, the raise pre-flop, re-raise on the flop and continually betting at the pot, I guess some people just like their hand no matter the deck.

 

[Ricketts]

yeah fair enough then

 

[sante]

Well, unfortuanetly for me he showed pocket 6's, one being a diamond, so he got the flush.

Before reading this post I was going to say he had "pocket 2's" so I was close

 

[Daytripper]

I don't know about the pre flop call

but 285 pot

he tests the water with the 30 bet
you raise to 90 indicating a weakness, he gets 60 into a 400 pot

next he gets 90 into a 490 pot.

and then we don't know you're relative stack sizes, or how the play has gone previously so can't comment on the all in bet but the 2 90 bets were relatively week.

My guess A3 or 89.

always a tough one with so many ways to beat you on the flop but I would have been either conservative (most likely) or ultra aggressive if I'd shown conservatism previously.

I agree with Falchoon.
Always bet at a minimum at least half the pot size.

Otherwise its just an open invitation to keep calling.

 

[Crosby87]

I agree with Falchoon.
Always bet at a minimum at least half the pot size.

Otherwise its just an open invitation to keep calling.

Definitely.

Pre-flop: Raise to 120, 1 caller, I have position
Flop: J-10-Q of Diamonds. He bets 30, I re-raise to 90, he calls.
Turn: Blank. He checks, I bet out 90 again, he calls.

The mistake here is in the betting. You raised pre-flop to 120 - your raise or bet in the next betting round should be that amount or more. Always make them pay to play. If he's inexperienced enough to bet 30, you should still raise to around 300 or 400.

By only raising a third of his bet, with already 285 in the pot, he's going to call either way. I strong raise will either knock him out of the pot if he doesn't have any piece of the flop, at least.

Of course, by raising here, you're bluffing - but if you're going to bluff you MUST indicate strength. But raising to just 90 in a 285 pot, sophisticated players would smell a rat and come back over the top.