Did I set this up, or is it just a bad opponent?

[keilan303]

Interesting heads up SNG. I play the first hand so bad he must clock me as a right sucker, obviously thinks I just bet/raise draws, then give up. The right cards then start falling and he is too aggressive back and gets stung. Just wondering if you think the first hand got him making these decisions, or I'm just lucky to be up against a bad player? guy kept hanging out in table after this game and I was tempted to carry on playing against him but I don't know what I could do different next time, should I have just hammered on? I played generally passive and let him push me around only so much. See what you think....

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Game #7294688273: Heads Up £30 (ID9229829) £30+£1.50 - Hold'em NL (7/15) - 2009/02/20 - 02:48:43 (UK)
Table "9229829 - 1" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: Villain (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1500 in chips)
Villain: posts small blind 7
Hero: posts big blind 15
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Hero [ ]
Villain: raises to 45
Hero: calls 30
----- FLOP ----- [ ]
Hero: checks
Villain: bets 65
Hero: calls 65
----- TURN ----- [ ][]
Hero: bets 180
Villain: raises to 360
Hero: calls 180
----- RIVER ----- [ ][]
Hero: checks
Villain: bets 1030 and is all-in
Hero: folds
Returned uncalled bets 1,030 to Villain
Villain: doesn't show hand
Villain collected 940 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 940 Main pot 940 Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: Villain (small blind) collected 940
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) folded on the River
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Game #7294772653: Heads Up £30 (ID9229829) £30+£1.50 - Hold'em NL (7/15) - 2009/02/20 - 02:52:13 (UK)
Table "9229829 - 1" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Villain (1919 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1081 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 7
Villain: posts big blind 15
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Hero [ ]
Hero: calls 8
Villain: raises to 45
Hero: raises to 100
Villain: calls 55
----- FLOP ----- [ ]
Villain: checks
Hero: checks
----- TURN ----- [ ][]
Villain: checks
Hero: bets 981 and is all-in
Villain: calls 981
----- RIVER ----- [ ][]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Hero: shows [ ] (A Pair of Aces, Nine high)
Villain: shows [ ] (A Pair of Sixes, Nine high)
Hero collected 2162 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2162 Main pot 2162 Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: Villain (big blind) showed [ ] and lost with A Pair of Sixes, Nine high
Seat 2: Hero (small blind) showed [Ah ] and won (2162) with A Pair of Aces, Nine high
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Game #7294773633: Heads Up £30 (ID9229829) £30+£1.50 - Hold'em NL (25/50) - 2009/02/20 - 02:59:13 (UK)
Table "9229829 - 1" Seat 2 is the button.
Seat 1: Villain (1360 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1640 in chips)
Hero: posts small blind 25
Villain: posts big blind 50
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Hero [ ]
Hero: raises to 150
Villain: calls 100
----- FLOP ----- [ ]
Villain: checks
Hero: checks
----- TURN ----- [ ][]
Villain: checks
Hero: bets 300
Villain: calls 300
----- RIVER ----- [ ][]
Villain: checks
Hero: checks
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Villain: shows [ ] (Two Pairs, Queens and Jacks, King high)
Hero: mucks hand  [ ]
Villain collected 900 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 900 Main pot 900 Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: Villain (big blind) showed [ ] and won (900) with Two Pairs, Queens and Jacks, King high
Seat 2: Hero (small blind) mucked  [ ]
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Game #7294773693: Heads Up £30 (ID9229829) £30+£1.50 - Hold'em NL (25/50) - 2009/02/20 - 02:59:49 (UK)
Table "9229829 - 1" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: Villain (1810 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1190 in chips)
Villain: posts small blind 25
Hero: posts big blind 50
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Hero [ ]
Villain: calls 25
Hero: checks
----- FLOP ----- [ ]
Hero: bets 100
Villain: calls 100
----- TURN ----- [ ][]
Hero: checks
Villain: checks
----- RIVER ----- [ ][]
Hero: checks
Villain: bets 1660 and is all-in
Hero: is all-in 1040
Returned uncalled bets 620 to Villain
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Villain: shows [ ] (High Card King)
Hero: shows [ ] (A Straight, Seven high)
Hero collected 2380 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 2380 Main pot 2380 Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: Villain (small blind) showed [ ] and lost with High Card King
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed [ ] and won (2380) with A Straight, Seven high

[kukushkin88]

Hand one is comedy, giving up this many chips to create an image(was this the plan?) is hugely -ev, fold the flop. Hand two with the AA, raise much more pre, checking the flop is OK if the pot was around 400 as it should be. Hand three, bet the flop and the turn. Hand four is OK when the villain is this bad, most of the time just bet biggish on the end and expect to get called by second/third pair type hands.

There's no real evidence you have influenced his play, he just plays really bad.

[gatso]

biggest mistake here is not playing villain again and again and again. you haven't played this too well but he is truly awful.

hand 3 please bet the flop. you have top pair on a draw heavy board and are probably good at this point but choose not to put any money in the pot until one of the draws gets there

[keilan303]

Yeah I wasn't happy with hand 3....heres another where I could have scored a bit more....what would be the approach here? This one was right before the aces so i guess when I shipped on that hand he thought it was tilt...

Game #7294772613: Heads Up £30 (ID9229829) £30+£1.50 - Hold'em NL (7/15) - 2009/02/20 - 02:51:47 (UK)
Table "9229829 - 1" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: Villain (2044 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (956 in chips)
Villain: posts small blind 7
Hero: posts big blind 15
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to Hero [ ]
Villain: calls 8
Hero: checks
----- FLOP ----- [ ]
Hero: checks
Villain: checks
----- TURN ----- [ ][]
Hero: checks
Villain: bets 30
Hero: calls 30
----- RIVER ----- [ ][]
Hero: bets 80
Villain: calls 80      <---- THINK I WAS HOPING FOR A RERAISE HERE, SHOULD I HAVE CHECKED THE RIVER?...
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Hero: shows [ ] (A Full House, Nines full of Sixes)
Villain: mucks hand  [ ]
Hero collected 250 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot 250 Main pot 250 Rake 0
Board [ ]
Seat 1: Villain (small blind) mucked  [ ]
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed [ ] and won (250) with A Full House, Nines full of Sixes

[MC]

Hand 1, either raise or fold the flop. No need to mess around with calls like this with the blinds at 7/15.

Hand 2, raise more preflop, most ppl call in position, something like 120-150. I bet the flop, otherwise your c-bets when you have nothing will get no respect in the long run. I really dislike your overbet on the turn. I guess it worked this time, but just cos you're playing a donkey doesn't mean you should mirror his kind of play...

Hand 3, you must, must bet the flop. For similar reasons as above.

Hand 4, you played well. Though I probably lead the river incase he checks a weak hand behind. But if he was prone to shoves like this, the check is worth the risk.

Xtra hand...Based on this guys play you should probably check the river incase he bluff bets a 5 which got counterfeited. Your general line is fine here though...

[keilan303]

Hand 4, you played well. Though I probably lead the river incase he checks a weak hand behind. But if he was prone to shoves like this, the check is worth the risk.

This is where I wonder if what he saw in hand one comes into play...betting at the flush draw then weak passive when I miss it...he shoved last time, but there was a lot more in the pot to justify the bet size...I don't get his shove at all this time....but very welcome!

[jakally]

Hand 4, you played well. Though I probably lead the river incase he checks a weak hand behind. But if he was prone to shoves like this, the check is worth the risk.

This is where I wonder if what he saw in hand one comes into play...betting at the flush draw then weak passive when I miss it...he shoved last time, but there was a lot more in the pot to justify the bet size...I don't get his shove at all this time....but very welcome!

How does he know what you had in hand 1?