Why So Much?

Posted by wynn on Dec 14, 2009 in Great Reads, Table Talk | 0 comments

I have been running incredibly well lately. I am blessed.

My reads have been unbelievably accurate. Case in point.

I have 10-10 in the big blind. I make it $20 to go and get three callers.

The flop comes Js-8s-7d.

I bet out $40 and get two callers.

The turn is 6h.

I bet $100.

The next player to act says, “Why so much?”

The truth is, at this point, I know I am beat.

I also know that catching a 10 makes my hand worse.

Catching a Q or 9 for a straight is probably second best.

I do know this: the two players in the hand look scared and won’t call off the rest of their chips.

Speculating in a hand in three-way action or more is against the rules.

It is a fine line here, but I say, “One of you is looking for a third spade. The other has a Jack. I don’t want either of you drawing out on me. The bet is $100, Sir.”

Both players fold.

Sure enough, the first player was on a spade draw.

The second player shows K-J.

My aggressive play against players that thought they were weak won the pot.