Just finished playing a ($o.5/1nl) heads up cash game on Betfair. This hand caused my opponent to ask "do you even know how to play?".

We had both started with $40 and after about 10 minutes thanks to the rake he still had about $40 and I had about $30. My opponent folds a lot of hands pre-flop. Check/calls or check/raises on the flop and bets hard on the turn.

I have caught him with his fingers in the till twice in recent hands. But have had to fold several times after betting the flop. He also tends to stay in with small pocket pairs no matter how many overcards hit.

Dealt to me in the small blind 9d7d. I raise to 2. Opponent calls. Pot 4.

Flop Kd, 8d, 10s. Opponent checks. I bet 2. Opponent raises to 4. I call. Pot 12.

Turn 3s. Opponent checks. I bet 10. Opponent re-raises to put me all in (Pot $46). I call $14.

River Jh.

I win $59 (oh the rake!) with a straight 8 to J. Opponent shows 8s 4s (a pair of eights and a busted flush draw).

And the odds:

• Pre-flop me 63.06% opponent 36.93%
• After the flop me 61.01% opponent 36.93%
• After the turn me 34.09% opponent 65.90%

I reckon I was priced in for the call. Plus I didn't put him on the spade flush draw (I thought from previous hands that he had a pair of eights, pocket sevens or sixes, or possibly a pair of Kings).

So was this good or bad play?

Anyway, in response to opponent's original question, I said "yes and I also know when to leave".

And left.