Thanks guys, I enjoy reading all of your responses. Fadeville hit the strongest point, it was the pot odds that got me to call and also something that no one hit, the fact that it was online. Does anyone ever feel you have to loosen up your play to deal with some of the unthinkable things you see online? Well i do, i know for sure that in a live game, i woulda been out of there against most opponents, I know my strengths and I dont tilt and i feel that i am a strong enough player that i feel on a level playing feild, i can easily come back. But i dont consider online that, idk what it is but i feel the amplifications of the streaks online are way to big and it doesnt have the randomness of actually shuffling a deck. For example, i know when i run bad on fulltilt, i run BAD, im not gonna bore you all with bad beat stories, but also because you play more hands it probably has a stronger effect.
When i was thinking about my call, by no means was it an instant call by me. At first, my natural instinct was CALL, but then i sat there and thought, what can i beat? I had been at the table for about 15 minutes or so, and i really hadnt been watching this guy, so he was essentially an unknown to me. For this reason i had to go to the very basics. I used my gut and put him on 2 hands, aq or 44, i feel that he wouldnt have bet out with a pure flush draw, especially the nuts, what would be the point? It also would disguise his hand if he checks because checking is a neutral play in poker, i never see a check as a weak play, against some players, because it gives away no information. It is the best play in poker at times, think about it, how many of you would have expected me to have kings after i checked that flop after the reraise, perhaps some but i bet most would not say they would check behind me. That would just be a bad play, many players get attacked to their big ace and it is definitly worth it to bet against those type of players when you hit a flop after a reraise pre. So once i had narrowed it down to a hand range, i had to go to pot odds because i really thought he could have had either of those two hands. At this point in the hand, the pot had reached about 240 something and i only had to call 74 more, thats something like 3.5-1 pot odds and i had an overpair to the board, and the guy had no read on me, im sure he was just playing his hand.
Also something that has been bothering me, with q94 board, he couldnt have possibly had a pair and a straight draw, unless you mean backdoor, sorry texascapper.
One more thing, the reason that i so strongly felt he either had aq or 44 is because in my opinion, youd have to think more about a hand like 99 or qq. There would be more of a pause so that you could think, am i ahead? Do i want to reraise now? Is it worth the call? However with 44 or aq, facing a reraise you can pretty mindlessly call and fold if you miss, bet/raise if you hit.
So now the big moment, well, it looks like we all got outplayed because he had AA. Honestly, i was shocked, it was the last hand i put him on. After playing at the table for another hour or so, yes i stayed there with my like $6, and even built it up to about 66, it did turn out the guy i was in the hand with is a tight solid player. I remember very few hands he played, and very few hands that he lost after taht big hand between him and I.
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