Getting it Wrong
Played this villain last night. Second game in, he was adapting to my play and therefore I tagged him thinking player. In this pot, I get pwned. First the hand:
Firstly, what hands is he likely to be doing this with? I just didnt think that two pair or a set would play the hand this quickly. An overbet shove at these stakes usually wants a fold. So with this in mind I thought flush draw, combo draw or straight draws would make up a huge part of his range. Id expect the monsters to raise smaller or flat for deception. So he basically figured me for a jack and assumed that Id call thinking him likely to have a draw. So I was beaten, fair and square.
Getting it Right
Similar sort of situation. Another large overbet shove. But this time I didnt think my opponent was very good. Ive taken a weak looking line and I dont think villain would ever play a made hand this way (hed previously showndown with a turned flush trying to slow play and missed two streets value). So I correctly interpreted this as an effort to blow me out of the pot with a weak hand.
This is the part of the game that I love, but Im still a rank beginner. But its fun getting involved and I love being right. Just a shame there are better thinkers out there... I must work on outthinking the thinkers :) GL
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