Just finished a short session which ended me getting it all in vs a donkey shortstacker and me sucking out on him 
Which was nice.
Here are some key hands:
http://www.pokerhand.org/?2706766
delamotta76 was limping nearly every hand and maiku23 was very weak passive too, hence my healthy raise preflop. My strong c-bet was for value and to build a pot – I had 4 outs to the nut straight and nine outs to the nut flush. I was happy to take the free card on the turn and there was little point in betting the river.
I think the above hand put the villain on tilt because from this point on I felt he was playing back at people more and becoming generally more aggro.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?2706846
This hand vs same villain came up a while later and I’d like some opinions please. – Good laydown ? Or do you think I folded the best hand ? For info villain was very loose passive (37/3.5/0.3) I think I was only beating a bluff on the end.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?2706897
This was the hand vs the shortstacker scum !! In fact I was getting 2.2 – 1 pot odds to call here so I only needed > 31% equity to make this call profitable, so I think the call is ok. But even if it isn’t, you know what ? I really don’t care because they’re shortstacking parasites who don’t know how to play poker
GL at the tables !
4 responses so far ↓
LuckyStraights // June 4, 2008 at 2:56 pm |
On the laydown hand, I think folding to the river is fine. Though I would have probably bet the turn, why give a free card here? Personally I think its more likely you have him in serious trouble or he’s drawing on this turn, so I wouldn’t give a free card.
brooklyn bum // June 8, 2008 at 12:20 am |
I think it was a good laydown. The villain could have the straight or backdoored a flush. Or he could even have a better two pair. I don’t think he’s on A/Q otherwise he’d probably raise pre-flop. Most likely hit backdoored his flush or hit a K/10 two pair combo something like that.
The only thing I would do differently is raise pre-flop. Raising pre-flop can narrow down opponent hands. You were in position to dictate the action so that’s the only thing I might have done differently.
But anyway nice post. Looking forward to reading more.
doublemeup // June 8, 2008 at 12:34 pm |
Thanks to both of you for your comments.
I like checking behind on this turn for pot control. My hand is good but can’t take a raise.
My biggest problem was deciphering what the villain’s PSB meant on the river. Was that a value bet amount (trying also to make up for lost value on the flop and turn) or a bluff from him.
His low aggro factor stats made me think he was value betting only, but our previous history (see hand 1) meant a bluff was a possibility too.
brooklyn bum // June 9, 2008 at 7:33 am |
I still would’ve bet the turn anyway. Even a little bet could be useful in terms of information. In this case I feel that you lose pot control by checking, especially when you’re in position. The flop bet looks like a standard C-bet, but if you bet the turn you’re representing strength and forcing the bandit to make a call for his draw. If he’s got anything he’s going to push anyway given the board on the turn.
In any event that’s my take on it. There’s really no right or wrong way to play poker, it’s all opinion anyway.
Catch you on your next post and happy hunting!