The BLUFF Thread

[Mars]

This thread is for all those wonderful bluffs you pull off.  Post the HH, and your reasoning behind the play.

[Mars]

One of the first hands in a 1R1A PLO tourney on PokerStars, so no real reads.  My logic was 1) Worst case scenario, I have a rebuy available; 2) Not only is the As out there, I hold the Ks - so this guy couldn't hold too strong of a flush, even if it was held.  With enough pressure, I figured I could force a fold.  My guess is that he held a hand similar to me (wrap draw) or one that's extremely vulnerable on this board - AQxx, QQxx, etc.

PokerStars Game #27720237552: Tournament #158091302, $10+$1 Omaha Pot Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2009/05/01 23:22:35 ET
Table '158091302 9' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: ray918273 (5980 in chips)
Seat 2: trackerm16 (5980 in chips)
Seat 3: ELnino1217 (2440 in chips)
Seat 4: ablurt (3000 in chips)
Seat 5: rut2424 (3140 in chips)
Seat 6: k06mars (3000 in chips)
Seat 7: ROYALRUMP (2820 in chips)
Seat 8: LASTILLTHEND (3960 in chips)
Seat 9: tuffball (5580 in chips)
rut2424: posts small blind 10
k06mars: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to k06mars [9h Jd Ks Th]
ROYALRUMP: folds
LASTILLTHEND: folds
tuffball: folds
ray918273: raises 40 to 60
trackerm16: folds
ELnino1217: calls 60
ablurt: folds
rut2424: calls 50
k06mars: calls 40
*** FLOP *** [As Qs 5s]
rut2424: checks
k06mars: bets 120
ray918273: calls 120
ELnino1217: folds
rut2424: folds
*** TURN *** [As Qs 5s] [2s]
k06mars: bets 240
ray918273: calls 240
*** RIVER *** [As Qs 5s 2s] [7s]
k06mars: bets 500
ray918273: folds
Uncalled bet (500) returned to k06mars
k06mars collected 960 from pot
k06mars: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 960 | Rake 0
Board [As Qs 5s 2s 7s]
Seat 1: ray918273 folded on the River
Seat 2: trackerm16 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: ELnino1217 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: ablurt (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: rut2424 (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 6: k06mars (big blind) collected (960)
Seat 7: ROYALRUMP folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: LASTILLTHEND folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: tuffball folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Mars]

Pay attention to your opponents!  This player had stolen my blinds a few times already, I figured this was as good a time as ever to push back and take a couple chips from him..

PokerStars Game #39154058970: Tournament #239013702, $20+$2 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2010/02/03 0:59:05 ET
Table '239013702 1' 9-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: tech417 (2002 in chips)
Seat 2: PinkoPanther (2740 in chips)
Seat 3: 86dank (860 in chips)
Seat 4: GREYGREYGREY (1995 in chips)
Seat 6: Bong2eho (1788 in chips)
Seat 7: k06mars (1345 in chips)
Seat 8: LUM1NATER (1595 in chips)
Seat 9: Sobie62 (1175 in chips)
Bong2eho: posts small blind 50
k06mars: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to k06mars [6d 2h]
LUM1NATER: folds
Sobie62: folds
tech417: folds
PinkoPanther: folds
86dank: folds
GREYGREYGREY: raises 100 to 200
Bong2eho: folds
k06mars: raises 300 to 500
GREYGREYGREY: folds
Uncalled bet (300) returned to k06mars
k06mars collected 450 from pot
k06mars: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 450 | Rake 0
Seat 1: tech417 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: PinkoPanther folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 86dank folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: GREYGREYGREY (button) folded before Flop
Seat 6: Bong2eho (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: k06mars (big blind) collected (450)
Seat 8: LUM1NATER folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Sobie62 folded before Flop (didn't bet)