This Saturday's session was a great session. I played well for majority of the session, I was patient and took advantage of my image at the table. The hands I will share with you will demonstrate that a bit although there are many levels of taking advantage of your image and creating metagame between you and your opponents. We will just scratch the surface here. The first hand was a hand that I caught 99 in the hole. I decided to raise with this as it is a pretty good hand to raise with to slim the field down. Prior to getting this hand I had been raising several times in late position with nothing just taking the blinds or winning the pot with a continuation bet (AKA c-bet this is auto betting on the flop after raising pre-flop). The player to my left is a very good player so he decided to call. He had been looking at me every time I raised in late position because he knew I did not have a hand every time I was raising to steal the limpers money etc. So he took a stand. I had 99 and raised pre-flop to $15. There were two callers and $45 in the pot...the flop came:
9 in the hole. I decided to raise with this as it is a pretty good hand to raise with to slim the field down. Prior to getting this hand I had been raising several times in late position with nothing just taking the blinds or winning the pot with a continuation bet (AKA c-bet this is auto betting on the flop after raising pre-flop). The player to my left is a very good player so he decided to call. He had been looking at me every time I raised in late position because he knew I did not have a hand every time I was raising to steal the limpers money etc. So he took a stand. I had 99 and raised pre-flop to $15. There were two callers and $45 in the pot...the flop came:The last hand I want to discuss is a hand that I took advantage of my table image on. After the hands above I decided to calm down a bit with my raising in late position because I could tell my opponents were starting to get curious and were starting to call me lighter (with a larger range of hands). I played VERY tight for the next hour and then I started to get bored so I wanted to switch gears and start stealing pots again. I raised in middle position with 78 to $20. I got 4 callers and the flop came:
8 to $20. I got 4 callers and the flop came:I c-bet $50 and 3 players folded and the lady on my right called. I immediately put her on a range of hands. 45, KQ, AQ, QJ, QT, 77-JJ, and maybe some gut shot straight draws. Most of this range beats the crap out of my 78 so I knew the only way to win was bet her off her hand. She was a decent tight player and was relatively new to the table. She was there a few minutes prior to me switching gears and playing extremely tight. Based on this I knew she would be thinking I am tight and I don't bet or raise without a GOOD hand. My plan for the hand was bet the turn, and if she called the turn bet the river all-in and make her fold her top pair which I knew she was capable of doing. So when the turn came:
8 so I knew the only way to win was bet her off her hand. She was a decent tight player and was relatively new to the table. She was there a few minutes prior to me switching gears and playing extremely tight. Based on this I knew she would be thinking I am tight and I don't bet or raise without a GOOD hand. My plan for the hand was bet the turn, and if she called the turn bet the river all-in and make her fold her top pair which I knew she was capable of doing. So when the turn came:
