Checking it down...the whys and wherefores of a tacit understanding

[boldie]

When i played the apat tournament in newcastle there was a guy all in then me and another guy was also in the hand. I had every intention of just checking it down as you do then made the nut flush on river was thinking whether there was any point in betting as i would obviously only bet with the nuts i bet a small amount to which i was shocked when the other guy re raised me all in and he showed two pair couldn't understand his play (the bloke is a really good player as well) when he didnt even have the flush.So many times see players bluffing when a guys all in in donkaments so annoying.

why is that annoying? I just fail to see that. If the situation is right for me you can be pretty damn sure I'll bluff you off a pot when someone else is all-in.

[I KNOW IT]

When i played the apat tournament in newcastle there was a guy all in then me and another guy was also in the hand. I had every intention of just checking it down as you do then made the nut flush on river was thinking whether there was any point in betting as i would obviously only bet with the nuts i bet a small amount to which i was shocked when the other guy re raised me all in and he showed two pair couldn't understand his play (the bloke is a really good player as well) when he didnt even have the flush.So many times see players bluffing when a guys all in in donkaments so annoying.

why is that annoying? I just fail to see that. If the situation is right for me you can be pretty damn sure I'll bluff you off a pot when someone else is all-in.

With no hand? Into a dry sidepot?

[boldie]

When i played the apat tournament in newcastle there was a guy all in then me and another guy was also in the hand. I had every intention of just checking it down as you do then made the nut flush on river was thinking whether there was any point in betting as i would obviously only bet with the nuts i bet a small amount to which i was shocked when the other guy re raised me all in and he showed two pair couldn't understand his play (the bloke is a really good player as well) when he didnt even have the flush.So many times see players bluffing when a guys all in in donkaments so annoying.

why is that annoying? I just fail to see that. If the situation is right for me you can be pretty damn sure I'll bluff you off a pot when someone else is all-in.

With no hand? Into a dry sidepot?

If I even remotely think it will do me good then yes. If for instance I find myself with AQ or AJ on a 467 flop and think I might still be ahead of all-in boy? I get my chips in when I think you'll fold because` "he needs a big hand to bet". If I think it's best for me to check it down then I do that.

[I KNOW IT]

When i played the apat tournament in newcastle there was a guy all in then me and another guy was also in the hand. I had every intention of just checking it down as you do then made the nut flush on river was thinking whether there was any point in betting as i would obviously only bet with the nuts i bet a small amount to which i was shocked when the other guy re raised me all in and he showed two pair couldn't understand his play (the bloke is a really good player as well) when he didnt even have the flush.So many times see players bluffing when a guys all in in donkaments so annoying.

why is that annoying? I just fail to see that. If the situation is right for me you can be pretty damn sure I'll bluff you off a pot when someone else is all-in.

With no hand? Into a dry sidepot?

If I even remotely think it will do me good then yes. If for instance I find myself with AQ or AJ on a 467 flop and think I might still be ahead of all-in boy? I get my chips in when I think you'll fold because` "he needs a big hand to bet". If I think it's best for me to check it down then I do that.

In that case why not re-raise preflop to isolate and prevent the 3rd player even entering the pot with a chance to catch up?

[LeKnave]

When i played the apat tournament in newcastle there was a guy all in then me and another guy was also in the hand. I had every intention of just checking it down as you do then made the nut flush on river was thinking whether there was any point in betting as i would obviously only bet with the nuts i bet a small amount to which i was shocked when the other guy re raised me all in and he showed two pair couldn't understand his play (the bloke is a really good player as well) when he didnt even have the flush.So many times see players bluffing when a guys all in in donkaments so annoying.

why is that annoying? I just fail to see that. If the situation is right for me you can be pretty damn sure I'll bluff you off a pot when someone else is all-in.

With no hand? Into a dry sidepot?

To prolong the bubble id bet with 3 high into a dry pot.  If i have a decent stack size and the table is easy to mow over.

[I KNOW IT]

When i played the apat tournament in newcastle there was a guy all in then me and another guy was also in the hand. I had every intention of just checking it down as you do then made the nut flush on river was thinking whether there was any point in betting as i would obviously only bet with the nuts i bet a small amount to which i was shocked when the other guy re raised me all in and he showed two pair couldn't understand his play (the bloke is a really good player as well) when he didnt even have the flush.So many times see players bluffing when a guys all in in donkaments so annoying.

why is that annoying? I just fail to see that. If the situation is right for me you can be pretty damn sure I'll bluff you off a pot when someone else is all-in.

With no hand? Into a dry sidepot?

To prolong the bubble id bet with 3 high into a dry pot.  If i have a decent stack size and the table is easy to mow over.

But if you kept calling players all in with 3 high to prolong the bubble ,you wouldnt have a big stack very long

[M3boy]

I have bet into a dry pot before to push out another player.

I dont care much if the short stack survives, what I care about is where the chips are going.

I would prefer them to go to a weak short stack player than I would a strong  opponent

[Royal Flush]

I remember a comical time 3 handed in an MTT about 4 years ago.

I had about 70% of the chips with 1 guy having about 25% and the shortie on 5%. I kept passing in the BB when the SB shoved even though i was getting 2-1 with hands like AK! The other guy was folding both his BB and SB when i jammed. The shortie was folding as he knew he could get my BB every round as he was fairly decent and had clocked what was going on.

After about 15 minutes of play i had 90% of the chips in play!


Obv i still came 3rd and the original short stack won the comp, lol

[Ironside]

pmsl

[LeKnave]

I remember a comical time 3 handed in an MTT about 4 years ago.

I had about 70% of the chips with 1 guy having about 25% and the shortie on 5%. I kept passing in the BB when the SB shoved even though i was getting 2-1 with hands like AK! The other guy was folding both his BB and SB when i jammed. The shortie was folding as he knew he could get my BB every round as he was fairly decent and had clocked what was going on.

After about 15 minutes of play i had 90% of the chips in play!


Obv i still came 3rd and the original short stack won the comp, lol

lol@still coming 3rd.

I heard something similar in the $200r on stars with 10 left. I cnt remember who it was but they folded QQ to a shorties shove coz he was pwning the bubble so hard.  He ran 100K into 250K without a showdown.