11-05-2001, 04:29 PM
Hand 1. This is why hold-em is not my best game.
Tournament pro calls after the gun, fold, I raise, everybody folds, big blind calls. Flop 7c8d9d. Check, check, I bet. Big blind folds, pro check raises, I raise, he calls. Turn 7c8d9d6s. He checks, I bet, he raises, I reraise, he caps. River 7c8d9d6sQd. He checks, I check. He's got 8hTh. I've got JhJd.
Recap: Totally lost it on this hand. Should have checked the turn and made a crying call on the river. Some positives followed but not enough to offset 3 BIG bets.
Hand 2. Pot odds must not be his strength (neither is mine).
New table. I'm running a little low and looking to raise the blinds. My image is very tight. I pick up AKs two of the button (hell any ace at this point would have done). I raise. Everybody folds to Chris Bigler who is in the big blind. He calls. Flop comes out A J 5 two suited. He checks. I bet. He calls. I think he puts me on ace. Turn is a rag. Same action. River is a king which also happens to give me two pair. He comes out betting for my last half a bet. I smell a straight. Straight it is. (no backdoor flush possible and I definetely thought he put me on an ace)
Recap: He definetely had a better than average stack but it seems like he was just trying to piss some chips off on this hand. While I can come up with a few strategy reasons for his play the most obvious one is he was just putting in chips on a gut shot against what looked like a small stack, just like most would do.
Comments on hand 2? or hand 1 if you like.
Tournament pro calls after the gun, fold, I raise, everybody folds, big blind calls. Flop 7c8d9d. Check, check, I bet. Big blind folds, pro check raises, I raise, he calls. Turn 7c8d9d6s. He checks, I bet, he raises, I reraise, he caps. River 7c8d9d6sQd. He checks, I check. He's got 8hTh. I've got JhJd.
Recap: Totally lost it on this hand. Should have checked the turn and made a crying call on the river. Some positives followed but not enough to offset 3 BIG bets.
Hand 2. Pot odds must not be his strength (neither is mine).
New table. I'm running a little low and looking to raise the blinds. My image is very tight. I pick up AKs two of the button (hell any ace at this point would have done). I raise. Everybody folds to Chris Bigler who is in the big blind. He calls. Flop comes out A J 5 two suited. He checks. I bet. He calls. I think he puts me on ace. Turn is a rag. Same action. River is a king which also happens to give me two pair. He comes out betting for my last half a bet. I smell a straight. Straight it is. (no backdoor flush possible and I definetely thought he put me on an ace)
Recap: He definetely had a better than average stack but it seems like he was just trying to piss some chips off on this hand. While I can come up with a few strategy reasons for his play the most obvious one is he was just putting in chips on a gut shot against what looked like a small stack, just like most would do.
Comments on hand 2? or hand 1 if you like.