2008-08-04 - Shown cards

y can't show y cards at any wpt- tournament. so y can do what y want. the guy lose by showing his cards

[tonypoker23]

checking is the worst possible thing you could in that situation.

Ya cant let him off the hook with a check. At least the value bet. He might call. Jim

[nightmoves44]

Oh ya baby,it is time to gamble..!!.I went allin here and hope for the best!!!...if this isint an allin situation,nothing is.

There is no doubt that u go all in...the guy is raising and raising...uve got him

[Bevtrackcoach]

This is interesting. I said raise 1.5 million as a value bet. I'm thinking that if I go all in, he must suspect I have the Ace or a high pocket pair. Why else would I stay in the hand? If he raised pre-flop, post flop and on the turn, he must have to think I have something otherwise I would have folded a long time ago. If I go all-in he would have to assume I have the high pocket pair or the Ace and he would fold. Why would he think I would bluff in that situation? If I was bluffing and he called me, the chip situation would flip flop and I would be the short stack and he in the drivers seat. He would have to know this and suspect that a bluff would be highly unlikely in this situation. Even though checking is a sign of weakness hoping he will bet to get me to fold may not happen. He might just check it down thinking he would not get any more money out of me because he knows he has me beat and if he raised, I would fold any way. So checking is not an option. Betting would accomplish the same thing as your hope if you check. By betting he would have to make a decision. He has to fold call or re-raise. He knows if he gets called or re-raised he's in the same situation as before, fold or go all in. He would put himself in a major quandry. We both know what he has. It's a win win for me no matter what. If he folds, I have a huge chip lead. If he calls, I have a larger chip lead, if he re-raises I win. If I were him, an all-in bet to me seems as a warning that I should fold and try again. After all, a chip and a chair is better than going home. I vote and still say a value bet is the best move.

[dooman]

i wake up in whos cloths?????????? doo ya just pick names out of the blue why not someone famous like buttmutt or thegame

I would go all in. There was a lot of money in the pot. Plus, I would win if he called. I knew I had the best hand. Why in the world would he show his hands? I don't understand him.

Me TOO ..his bluffing ..maybe ...i would waite 3-5 hands and than go all in

[Bones65]

Originally Posted by 20dragons

Very interesting quiz question...I would say it's a very close call between the two bets...is the smaller bet more likely to be interpreted as a suck bet and get called? Or would the all-in be more likely to be interpreted as a bluff and get the call? In reality, you'd really have to think about your history with this particular opponent. I'm not familiar with either player enough for that to be a factor for me--was this an actual hand? If so, what did Hennigan actually do?

But certainly you're going to bet! Why on earth would you check when you KNOW WITHOUT A DOUBT you have the best hand?????? If any of the people who answered check would care to enlighten me on their thought process, I'd love to hear it!

i say check.... if you bet he knows he's beat, afterall his cards are showing ( )

give him the chance to hang himself its the only way to get more money !