I was shocked to find out I only played 40 hands, so 20 per person. It was amazing that I was able to stack the full buy-in guy twice within 20 hands! I had three decent hands against him.
Very Nice
I was looking back on this hand, and the more I study it, the more I like it. Preflop 3 bet calling ranges are much larger heads up, so this was a good flop for me. When he smooth called I was pretty sure he didn't have a ten, as he would have to raise since so many scare cards can come, so that basically left a smaller pair, a draw, or a complete float with overcards. I really felt it was a float with an AJ/AQ type of hand because there is so much floating on these types of boards. The turn was a perfect blank, and I checked to induce, and he obliged. I shoved the turn with no fold equity because I was pretty sure my hand was best, and I got it in as a 90% favorite.
Baby Flush
I love betting my flush draws in HU pots as it really disguises your hand and allows you to get value on the next street as well, rather than trying to trap. Once again, the smooth call showed me he didn't have a king, but the ten was a great card to complete straight draws and maybe some two pairs. When he raised me, it was a no brainer shove because I can't afford to let another spade fall and kill my action or crush my hand.
Setting up a check call
This is a good example of the check call principle. After his turn check, I knew my Ace was good and his hand was weak. Any hand of strength would have to try and extract value from the many draws the turn made viable, so knowing this, I knew there was no value in betting the river because there aren't any hands that are going to call me that I have beat. He had to bet if he wanted to win the hand, and I was there to pick it off.
Hopefully I can keep it going well with these heads up matches. I'm going to really try to practice good game selection because it really makes a world of a difference...
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