Three KCL hands

Three hands from last weekend's 25c/50c KCL games on Full Tilt.

Hand 1
I don't really see the point of bluffing with a medium-strength hand like a 9-7. Maybe he didn't think he was bluffing; he didn't strike me as being a particularly good player.

Full Tilt Poker Game #25504228475: Table Farnsworth (6 max, ante) - $0.25/$0.50 Ante $0.10 - No Limit 2-7 Single Draw - 21:15:08 ET - 2010/11/12
Seat 1: wapitihunter ($35)
Seat 2: edooo123456 ($26.80)
Seat 3: ACompleteMuppet ($100.75)
Seat 4: jjkrueger ($41.85)
Seat 5: plutoman20 ($29.55)
Seat 6: 1dsmII ($20)
jjkrueger antes $0.10
ACompleteMuppet antes $0.10
edooo123456 antes $0.10
plutoman20 antes $0.10
5 seconds left to act
jjkrueger posts the small blind of $0.25
plutoman20 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 4c 8d 5d As]
edooo123456 raises to $3.50
ACompleteMuppet folds
jjkrueger calls $3.25
plutoman20 calls $3
*** DRAW *** (Pot: $10.90)
jjkrueger discards 1 card
plutoman20 discards 1 card [As]
edooo123456 has 15 seconds left to act
edooo123456 discards 1 card
jjkrueger is dealt 1 card
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 4c 8d 5d] [3h]
edooo123456 is dealt 1 card
jjkrueger checks
plutoman20 bets $6.50
edooo123456 folds
jjkrueger raises to $38.25, and is all in
plutoman20 calls $19.45, and is all in
Uncalled bet of $12.30 returned to jjkrueger
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jjkrueger shows [9d 7s 6s 4s 3c] 9,7,6,4,3
plutoman20 shows [8d 5d 4c 3h 2c] 8,5,4,3,2
plutoman20 wins the pot ($60.80) with 8,5,4,3,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $62.80 Rake $2
Seat 1: wapitihunter is sitting out
Seat 2: edooo123456 folded after the Draw
Seat 3: ACompleteMuppet (button) folded before the Draw
Seat 4: jjkrueger (small blind) showed [9d 7s 6s 4s 3c] and lost with 9,7,6,4,3
Seat 5: plutoman20 (big blind) showed [8d 5d 4c 3h 2c] and won ($60.80) with 8,5,4,3,2
Seat 6: 1dsmII is sitting out

Hand 2
This was a strange one. I don't know why Mr2jt patted a queen with such a smooth draw available. Maybe he thought that patting would make me break a better hand (in that case he thought right) but isn't the aim of the game, if possible, to take your opponent's stack?

Full Tilt Poker Game #25539031955: Table Farnsworth (6 max, ante) - $0.25/$0.50 Ante $0.10 - No Limit 2-7 Single Draw - 03:43:28 ET - 2010/11/14
Seat 1: Mr2jt ($65.05)
Seat 4: hatchi_ak ($38.60)
Seat 5: Sheepishlion ($29.25)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($31.95)
Mr2jt antes $0.10
Sheepishlion antes $0.10
hatchi_ak antes $0.10
plutoman20 antes $0.10
Sheepishlion posts the small blind of $0.25
plutoman20 posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [Js 3h 8h 5c 9c]
Mr2jt raises to $1.50
hatchi_ak folds
Sheepishlion folds
plutoman20 calls $1
*** DRAW *** (Pot: $3.65)
plutoman20 discards 1 card [Js]
Mr2jt stands pat
Dealt to plutoman20 [3h 8h 5c 9c] [Ad]
plutoman20 checks
Mr2jt checks
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Mr2jt shows [Qd 8c 4d 3d 2d] Q,8,4,3,2
plutoman20 mucks
Mr2jt wins the pot ($3.50) with Q,8,4,3,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3.65 Rake $0.15
Seat 1: Mr2jt showed [Qd 8c 4d 3d 2d] and won ($3.50) with Q,8,4,3,2
Seat 4: hatchi_ak (button) folded before the Draw
Seat 5: Sheepishlion (small blind) folded before the Draw
Seat 6: plutoman20 (big blind) mucked [Ad 9c 8h 5c 3h] - A,9,8,5,3

Hand 3
In an earlier post I mentioned something about post-draw bet sizing. I said that anything less than 60% of the pot leaves you open to potential bluff raises. Well here Mr2jt makes a half-pot bet to induce a bluff-raise from someone drawing two, and it works a treat. How would you balance this play? For every pat seven you get umpteen rough nines and tens. It's something I'll have to think about.

Full Tilt Poker Game #25538989824: Table Farnsworth (6 max, ante) - $0.25/$0.50 Ante $0.10 - No Limit 2-7 Single Draw - 03:39:57 ET - 2010/11/14
Seat 1: Mr2jt ($39.35)
Seat 4: hatchi_ak ($31.70)
Seat 5: Sheepishlion ($30.70)
Seat 6: plutoman20 ($31.30)
Mr2jt antes $0.10
Sheepishlion antes $0.10
hatchi_ak antes $0.10
plutoman20 antes $0.10
plutoman20 posts the small blind of $0.25
Mr2jt posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #5
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to plutoman20 [2c 9h Qh Qd 9c]
hatchi_ak folds
Sheepishlion raises to $2.15
plutoman20 folds
Mr2jt raises to $5.50
Sheepishlion calls $3.35
*** DRAW *** (Pot: $11.65)
Mr2jt stands pat
Sheepishlion discards 2 cards
Sheepishlion is dealt 2 cards
Mr2jt bets $6
Sheepishlion has 15 seconds left to act
Sheepishlion raises to $25.10, and is all in
Mr2jt calls $19.10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sheepishlion shows [Ad 8d 5h 4h 3d] A,8,5,4,3
Mr2jt shows [7h 6h 5d 3h 2d] 7,6,5,3,2
Mr2jt wins the pot ($59.85) with 7,6,5,3,2
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $61.85 Rake $2
Seat 1: Mr2jt (big blind) showed [7h 6h 5d 3h 2d] and won ($59.85) with 7,6,5,3,2
Seat 4: hatchi_ak folded before the Draw
Seat 5: Sheepishlion (button) showed [Ad 8d 5h 4h 3d] and lost with A,8,5,4,3
Seat 6: plutoman20 (small blind) folded before the Draw