Floating

floating is when you whiff the flop, but call anyway. at first glance it seems like a really amateur play. but when you break it down there is a lot of reading and math involved.

this is a good example of when a good time to float is.

this player has been very aggressive before the flop recently, but he did one thing very suspicious this hand


FullTiltPoker Game #4244731035: Table Hand (heads up) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:25:48 ET - 2007/11/20
Seat 1: Kadabra ($1,222.90)
Seat 2: Playing2Learn ($669.50)
Playing2Learn posts the small blind of $2
Kadabra posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [9h 8h]
Playing2Learn raises to $12
Kadabra raises to $36
Playing2Learn has 15 seconds left to act
Playing2Learn raises to $108
Kadabra has 15 seconds left to act
Kadabra has requested TIME
Kadabra calls $72
*** FLOP *** [3s 3d 6h]
Kadabra checks
Playing2Learn has 15 seconds left to act
Playing2Learn bets $140
Kadabra has 15 seconds left to act
Kadabra has requested TIME
Kadabra calls $140
*** TURN *** [3s 3d 6h] [Jc]
Kadabra has 15 seconds left to act
Kadabra bets $135
Playing2Learn: boo
Playing2Learn has 15 seconds left to act
Playing2Learn: why did i make a play with A4o
Playing2Learn: =D
Playing2Learn folds
Uncalled bet of $135 returned to Kadabra
Kadabra mucks
Kadabra wins the pot ($495.50)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $496 | Rake $0.50
Board: [3s 3d 6h Jc]
Seat 1: Kadabra (big blind) collected ($495.50), mucked
Seat 2: Playing2Learn (small blind) folded on the Turn



pre flop, when he 4 bet me, he did something out of the norm for him, he 3xed, generally when he has been 3 and 4 betting me, he has been making it a little bit more than 3x. for example id make it 12, hed make it 42. and surely if he had a huge hand AA KK, he wouldnt go out of that rythym, that enticed me to call.


flop was not great 336. but it was perfect for a float, i have a backdoor heart draw, backdoor strait draw, and 2 overcards to the board.

he bets the flop. i float here for 2 reasons, 1 i believe hes weak from my preflop read. and 2 because im trying to peel a winner if he decides to double barrel. basically, if i turn a 5 7 8 9 10 or any heart thats not a 3, and he double barrels, assuming he has fold equity, im going to put him all in.

the turn was a jack and to my delight, he did not fire another shell, id pretty much have to give up here if he did.

i bet $135, its a small bet, but enough to push out 2 weak cards, and most low pocket pairs, as it looks like im betting for value, the only way he can play back at me is if he peeled a jack or was check raising a huge hand, either way, my 135 bet was much safer than a 240 dollar bet, because when he is check raising i save a hundred bucks.