Vince Lepore
10-18-2002, 02:58 PM
I did not get the permission of either David or Abdul to post this hand but I'm doing it anyway. Hope they forgive me.
I was at Bellagio's the other night. There were no high limit games going. Not that I was there to play high limit. I only play mid limit. But David Sklansky plays pretty high by my standards and I wanted to say hello if he was there. Hey, what do you know. David was there anyway and he was sitting at a new 30-60 game and lo and behold there was Abdul sitting 2 seats away from him.
I said hello to David and then struck up a conversation with Abdul. I like Abdul and will talk with him any chance I get, especially when it concerns poker. Although we don't always agree I respect what he has to say.
Well the game soon got underway and I sat behind another buddy of mine, Bert, that was also in the game. After a minute or so I asked David if he minded if I sweated him for a while. He said o.k and I sat behind him. I will tell all of you out there a secret. I did not ask David if it was o.k. but I'm gonna tell you all anyway. The stories you here about David being an easy read and a tight ass player are just that, stories. David is an excellant poker player. Almost as good as ... O.K. I'm trying to be serious. Let's just say do not believe all of those stories that dis the man.
O.K. here goes the Sklansky - Abdul hand. David was in mid position with Ks,Jc. There was an early limper (may have been 2) then David limped. The next player sitting between David and Abdul (I think the guy was a buffer because David didn't want to piss of Mason by sitting next to Abdul) anyway, he limps also. So you have 3 or four limpers to Abdul, who then raises. The blinds fold and all the limpers call.
The flop comes Kc,Jh,Th. It was checked to Abdul, who bet. the early limper(s) folded. David called as did the next player. The turn was the 8d (Ks,Jh,Th,8d board) and David bet out. The next player folded and Abdul hesitatingly called. The river was the Js (Ks,Jh, Th,8d,Js board) giving David a full house. David bet and hesitating even more Abdul called. David won the pot and Abdul did not show his hand. David later commented to me that he thought Abdul had A,K. I said that I didn't think so because if he did I believe that he would raise the turn. Not that I think raising the turn is the right play here but I believe that Abdul is very aggressive and might tend to make that play. Well Abdul told me what his hand was. What do you think it was? O.K. O.K. I'll tell. He had A,Q, he said, and I believe him. I do not agree with not raising the turn, but that's me. I thought the hand was well played by both although I might check raise the flop if I'm David. Of course there were 2 hearts and a straight out there so David's play is, well, expert like, maybe. Comments?
Vince
I was at Bellagio's the other night. There were no high limit games going. Not that I was there to play high limit. I only play mid limit. But David Sklansky plays pretty high by my standards and I wanted to say hello if he was there. Hey, what do you know. David was there anyway and he was sitting at a new 30-60 game and lo and behold there was Abdul sitting 2 seats away from him.
I said hello to David and then struck up a conversation with Abdul. I like Abdul and will talk with him any chance I get, especially when it concerns poker. Although we don't always agree I respect what he has to say.
Well the game soon got underway and I sat behind another buddy of mine, Bert, that was also in the game. After a minute or so I asked David if he minded if I sweated him for a while. He said o.k and I sat behind him. I will tell all of you out there a secret. I did not ask David if it was o.k. but I'm gonna tell you all anyway. The stories you here about David being an easy read and a tight ass player are just that, stories. David is an excellant poker player. Almost as good as ... O.K. I'm trying to be serious. Let's just say do not believe all of those stories that dis the man.
O.K. here goes the Sklansky - Abdul hand. David was in mid position with Ks,Jc. There was an early limper (may have been 2) then David limped. The next player sitting between David and Abdul (I think the guy was a buffer because David didn't want to piss of Mason by sitting next to Abdul) anyway, he limps also. So you have 3 or four limpers to Abdul, who then raises. The blinds fold and all the limpers call.
The flop comes Kc,Jh,Th. It was checked to Abdul, who bet. the early limper(s) folded. David called as did the next player. The turn was the 8d (Ks,Jh,Th,8d board) and David bet out. The next player folded and Abdul hesitatingly called. The river was the Js (Ks,Jh, Th,8d,Js board) giving David a full house. David bet and hesitating even more Abdul called. David won the pot and Abdul did not show his hand. David later commented to me that he thought Abdul had A,K. I said that I didn't think so because if he did I believe that he would raise the turn. Not that I think raising the turn is the right play here but I believe that Abdul is very aggressive and might tend to make that play. Well Abdul told me what his hand was. What do you think it was? O.K. O.K. I'll tell. He had A,Q, he said, and I believe him. I do not agree with not raising the turn, but that's me. I thought the hand was well played by both although I might check raise the flop if I'm David. Of course there were 2 hearts and a straight out there so David's play is, well, expert like, maybe. Comments?
Vince