Pretty famous hand played between TexasLimitKing (accused superuser, he is SB/BU in this hand) and eastsideslim/neverwin. If you really nut it out here you definitely can reason a call:
Full Tilt Limit Hold'em, $1000.00 BB (2 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Preflop:
SB raises, BB calls
Flop: (4 SB) Q
, 2
, 6
(2 players)
BB checks, SB bets, BB raises, SB calls
Turn: (4 BB) Q
(2 players)
BB bets, SB calls
River: (6 BB) 6 (2 players)
BB bets, SB calls
Total pot: $8000 (8 BB) | Rake: $0.50
Results below:
SB had 4, 4 (two pair, Queens and sixes).
BB had 3, 3 (two pair, Queens and sixes).
Outcome: SB won $7999.50
From Phil Galfond (i can't find the raw HH. it was posted somewhere on 2p2 but I cbf finding it):
I don't have the HHs on this comp, but it was HU v Benyamine. I open to 3k, he calls.
Flop A74r, he c/c 4200
Turn K, ck ck
River Q, he bet 12k, I call with 96o and win v 65o.
From NimanKenkre:
I logged a very big win yesterday. I had my best session of the year at NLHE and my best session of the year at PLO in one day. Now, I have to caution you that the following hand is nothing but a (very) thinly veiled brag: one of the best calls of my life! So be forewarned:
With about 170BB stacks, I raised preflop from UTG+1 with x-x. I was called by the player immediately to my left, and everyone else folded. The flop comes down 9-7-2 rainbow. I bet the flop and he called. The turn was a nine, completing the rainbow. I checked and he checked behind. The river was a 7. I checked. He bet close to the pot. I called - and was good. Now before I reveal my hand, let's get to the logic.
This particular player was a little exploitable, because he (making the same mistake that a majority of players make) almost always played the same situations the same way. So I had a pretty good read on his patterns. He would have three bet JJ-AA 100% of the time preflop. I think he would have three bet TT also, but if he did not, he would definitely have raised my flop bet. A nine might not have raised my flop bet, but (especially with the slightly deeper stacks and the opportunity to build a pot), he is never checking back the turn. He might have floated (for value) my flop bet with ace high - but he would certainly take the free showdown on the double paired board on the river and would not have bet himself. K/Q/J high would never call the flop (especially considering that there was no flush draw. T8 and 86 are unlikely to be in his preflop range, but even if they were there, he would have bet the turn when I showed weakness in that spot most of the time. A2 suited takes the showdown at the river. 88 is possible, but it is more likely that he would have bet the turn. A seven is possible - in my estimation, a seven was the only hand he could realistically have that does beat me. (88 also but it is discounted).
So what else does that leave him? 55, 44, 33, 32s, 42s are all in his range and would be played exactly like this (since they are all counterfeited on the river). So basically, doing the analysis, I figured that I win against all of those, and lose only to a seven (discounted mathematically) and 88 (discounted because he is more likely to bet the turn). Thus, getting 2-1, I decided to call with ....
6-6!! For six high! SHIP IT!!!!!!! (he had 44)
