Luck or correct call/raise etc ?

[Pondy]

PokerStars Game #3334191464: Tournament #16514180, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/12/14 - 19:09:17 (ET)
Table '16514180 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: FinesseFox (1690 in chips)
Seat 2: Joeless (1530 in chips)
Seat 3: PondyAW (1430 in chips)
Seat 4: LISTEN (1150 in chips)
Seat 5: dallasalex (2110 in chips)
Seat 6: RiverBoatMan (1485 in chips)
Seat 7: bluphem (1550 in chips)
Seat 8: wop 24 (1090 in chips)
Seat 9: GLADI8R (1465 in chips)
FinesseFox: posts small blind 15
Joeless: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PondyAW [9c Tc]
PondyAW: raises 60 to 90
LISTEN: folds
dallasalex: folds
RiverBoatMan: folds
bluphem: folds
wop 24: raises 210 to 300
GLADI8R: folds
FinesseFox: folds
Joeless: folds
PondyAW: calls 210
*** FLOP *** [8c Td 7h]
PondyAW: checks
wop 24: bets 120
PondyAW: raises 120 to 240
wop 24: raises 550 to 790 and is all-in
PondyAW: calls 550
*** TURN *** [8c Td 7h] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [8c Td 7h 6d] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PondyAW: shows [9c Tc] (a straight, Six to Ten)
wop 24: shows [Ks Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
PondyAW collected 2225 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2225 | Rake 0
Board [8c Td 7h 6d Kd]
Seat 1: FinesseFox (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Joeless (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: PondyAW showed [9c Tc] and won (2225) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 4: LISTEN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: dallasalex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: RiverBoatMan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: bluphem folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: wop 24 showed [Ks Kc] and lost with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 9: GLADI8R (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

By the way I only play suited connectors VERY occasionally in EP for a bluff.

[runner4life7]

um not only is this lucky but just plain terrible, post this in the I am a luckbox that thinks my move might be ok forum.

[xJMPx]

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By the way I only play suited connectors VERY occasionally in EP for a bluff.

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What buy-in is this? Meaning, if it is a low buy in sng, most your opponents won't even really pay attention to what position your raise came from. They just simply play their cards the best they know how.

Also, in lvl 2, do you think you have built up enough of an image that they know your would only normally raise premium hands from EP? If not, switching up your game by raising various hands from EP will probably have little affect.

As for this hand, I think your opponent played every street like he had an overpair. You sucked out.

[tigerite]

You played this like a total fish. It's terrible. Absolutely no question about it. If you want to keep playing like a fool, that's fine, but don't come on here like you were the greatest player ever or something.

[playtitleist]

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PokerStars Game #3334191464: Tournament #16514180, Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) - 2005/12/14 - 19:09:17 (ET)
Table '16514180 1' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: FinesseFox (1690 in chips)
Seat 2: Joeless (1530 in chips)
Seat 3: PondyAW (1430 in chips)
Seat 4: LISTEN (1150 in chips)
Seat 5: dallasalex (2110 in chips)
Seat 6: RiverBoatMan (1485 in chips)
Seat 7: bluphem (1550 in chips)
Seat 8: wop 24 (1090 in chips)
Seat 9: GLADI8R (1465 in chips)
FinesseFox: posts small blind 15
Joeless: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to PondyAW [9c Tc]
PondyAW: folds
LISTEN: folds
dallasalex: folds
RiverBoatMan: folds
bluphem: folds
wop 24: raises 210 to 300
GLADI8R: folds
FinesseFox: folds
Joeless: folds
PondyAW: folds
*** FLOP *** [8c Td 7h]
PondyAW: bets
wop 24: bets 120
PondyAW: folds
wop 24: raises 550 to 790 and is all-in
PondyAW: folds
*** TURN *** [8c Td 7h] [6d]
*** RIVER *** [8c Td 7h 6d] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
PondyAW: shows [9c Tc] (a straight, Six to Ten)
wop 24: shows [Ks Kc] (three of a kind, Kings)
PondyAW collected 2225 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2225 | Rake 0
Board [8c Td 7h 6d Kd]
Seat 1: FinesseFox (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Joeless (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: PondyAW showed [9c Tc] and won (2225) with a straight, Six to Ten
Seat 4: LISTEN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: dallasalex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: RiverBoatMan folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: bluphem folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: wop 24 showed [Ks Kc] and lost with three of a kind, Kings and needs a new computer cuz it's smashed to pieces after Donk wouldn't fold when he had 4 opportunities
Seat 9: GLADI8R (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

By the way I only play suited connectors VERY occasionally in EP for a bluff.

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[Pondy]

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You played this like a total fish. It's terrible. Absolutely no question about it. If you want to keep playing like a fool, that's fine, but don't come on here like you were the greatest player ever or something.

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I only asked a question. wasn't trying to brag. Just needed a reality check.

As it happens looking back over the hand, i can't disagree with any of the replies. I did indeed play it like a fish.

For what it's worth, I see this all the time. Harrington meantions bluffing with suited connectors from EP in HoH1, and he mentions he does it something like 15% of the time.

People read his book, then try this play maybe 50% of the time and feel terribly sophisticated when they do it.

Remember, this type of move is marginally useful and only when you can depend on the fact that your opponents are observant.

[runner4life7]

how is this useful, to steal 45 chips the few times they fold? or to play OOP to people that called raises?

[fluorescenthippo]

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By the way I only play suited connectors VERY occasionally in EP for a bluff.

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wow. im going to start doing this.