Andy B
10-20-2002, 01:50 AM
Here's a hand I played a month or so ago in Canterbury Park's $30/60 stud/8 game. The game has a $5 ante and a $10 force. A $4 rake is taken more or less immediately. I am, of course, convinced that I played this hand brilliantly as always, but I want to see if other folks see it that way.
The bring-in is a few seats to my right. There is a limp and a couple of folds to me. I have rolled-up Jacks and limp. A loose aggressive player (JC) limps with a baby in the door. Another loose aggressive guy (DV) completes showing a Four. While both of these guys are loose, they are thinking players. JC in particular is extremely aggressive, and a lot of fun to play with (so what's he doing on your left, Andy?). A couple of players fold including the bring-in. I think the limper called, and I couldn't resist a re-raise. I limp and re-raise a lot in stud/8, and this is well-known to my opponents. What is perhaps not as well-known is that about the only hand I could have at this point is rolled-up Jacks. Well, I suppose I might try this with something like KQJ sooted if my cards were exceptionally live and I was feeling particularly frisky. Also, there couldn't be too many low hands (preferably not any). Anyway, three or four of us see fourth street for $60 apiece.
On fourth street, the hands look a little like this:
AB: (Jc Jd) <font color="red">Jh 4d</font color>
JC: (?? ??) <font color="red">3d 2d</font color>
DV: (?? ??) 4c Js
I am high by virtue of my position in the one seat and bet. JC raises, DV calls, I think the limper bails at this point, I raise, JC raises, DV calls, I cap, both call.
I start wondering what the hell DV has. Whatever it is, it's got nothing on three Jacks. On to fifth street:
AB: (Jc Jd) <font color="red">Jh 4d </font color> Qc
JC: (?? ??) <font color="red">3d 2d 6h</font color>
DV: (?? ??) 4c Js Qs
You astute 2+2 types will note a strong resemblence between my board and DV's board. I bet, JC raises, DV calls, I re-raise, JC four-bets, DV calls, I cap, and both call.
You may see a pattern developing here. Onward. On sixth street we have something like
AB: (Jc Jd) <font color="red">Jh 4d </font color> Qc 9h
JC: (?? ??) <font color="red">3d 2d 6h</font color> 6c
DV: (?? ??) 4c Js Qs 5s
JC is now high and bets. DV calls. I raise, and JC and I cap it again, with DV taking all raises. To the river we go.
I do not improve. JC bets out, and DV now raises for the first time since third street. I stand up, take a couple of steps away from the table, look at the ceiling, mutter a few expletives, and then sit back down. I notice that JC is nearly all-in. So is DV for that matter. Specifically, JC has so few chips left that he even if he re-raises, it won't be enough for DV to be allowed to raise again. Since the pot is monstrous and it's only going to cost another $140 or so, I call. Your comments welcome.
The bring-in is a few seats to my right. There is a limp and a couple of folds to me. I have rolled-up Jacks and limp. A loose aggressive player (JC) limps with a baby in the door. Another loose aggressive guy (DV) completes showing a Four. While both of these guys are loose, they are thinking players. JC in particular is extremely aggressive, and a lot of fun to play with (so what's he doing on your left, Andy?). A couple of players fold including the bring-in. I think the limper called, and I couldn't resist a re-raise. I limp and re-raise a lot in stud/8, and this is well-known to my opponents. What is perhaps not as well-known is that about the only hand I could have at this point is rolled-up Jacks. Well, I suppose I might try this with something like KQJ sooted if my cards were exceptionally live and I was feeling particularly frisky. Also, there couldn't be too many low hands (preferably not any). Anyway, three or four of us see fourth street for $60 apiece.
On fourth street, the hands look a little like this:
AB: (Jc Jd) <font color="red">Jh 4d</font color>
JC: (?? ??) <font color="red">3d 2d</font color>
DV: (?? ??) 4c Js
I am high by virtue of my position in the one seat and bet. JC raises, DV calls, I think the limper bails at this point, I raise, JC raises, DV calls, I cap, both call.
I start wondering what the hell DV has. Whatever it is, it's got nothing on three Jacks. On to fifth street:
AB: (Jc Jd) <font color="red">Jh 4d </font color> Qc
JC: (?? ??) <font color="red">3d 2d 6h</font color>
DV: (?? ??) 4c Js Qs
You astute 2+2 types will note a strong resemblence between my board and DV's board. I bet, JC raises, DV calls, I re-raise, JC four-bets, DV calls, I cap, and both call.
You may see a pattern developing here. Onward. On sixth street we have something like
AB: (Jc Jd) <font color="red">Jh 4d </font color> Qc 9h
JC: (?? ??) <font color="red">3d 2d 6h</font color> 6c
DV: (?? ??) 4c Js Qs 5s
JC is now high and bets. DV calls. I raise, and JC and I cap it again, with DV taking all raises. To the river we go.
I do not improve. JC bets out, and DV now raises for the first time since third street. I stand up, take a couple of steps away from the table, look at the ceiling, mutter a few expletives, and then sit back down. I notice that JC is nearly all-in. So is DV for that matter. Specifically, JC has so few chips left that he even if he re-raises, it won't be enough for DV to be allowed to raise again. Since the pot is monstrous and it's only going to cost another $140 or so, I call. Your comments welcome.