I kicked the weak tight disease on this hand

[Mike Gallo]

Same game at micro limit Party Poker .50-1.00. I still do not have a read on any of my opponents other than they enjoy gambling.

Two limpers to me on the cutoff with Jacks. I raise, the two limpers call and both blinds call. Four of us see the flop for 1 bb each.

Flop As 9h Jd

Sb bets next player calls I smooth call. I decided to wait until the turn to raise my set. Three of us see the turn.

Turn As 9h Jd 4c

SB bets monkey in the middle calls I raise both call. Three of us to see the river.

River As 9h Jd 4c Ad

SB bets monkey in the middle folds, I raise sb folds.

Any comments?

[BigEndian]

I don't see how you could have played this weak tight. /images/graemlins/smile.gif Unless you feared the SB holding Aces full. I'm guessing your opponent in the SB had a single J or a single 9 and was paper thin at any rate.

- Groove

[Mike Gallo]

I lose to AJ /images/graemlins/blush.gif

[GuyOnTilt]

Raise the flop. Since at this level, and many levels higher online, players are very loose with flop calls. They will call the flop with a gutshot straight or backdoor flushes, but will call it quits on the turn. I would raise the flop here. I think you're show greater profit longterm by not waiting till the turn.

[Joe Tall]

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I lose to AJ

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How could you when the SB folded?

Peace,
JT

[Mike Gallo]

From Groove
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I don't see how you could have played this weak tight. Unless you feared the SB holding Aces full. I'm guessing your opponent in the SB had a single J or a single 9 and was paper thin at any rate.


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Me, I LOSE...not lost..I can lose to AJ.

He asked how could I have turned weak tight with that board. I explained that I could have feared AJ and just called.

[Mike Gallo]

GOT,

I would prefer to get a double bet on the turn than the flop.

[Joe Tall]

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He asked how could I have turned weak tight with that board. I explained that I could have feared AJ and just called.

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If you feared AJ, you haven't kicked the W/T. I hope the thought didn't enter your mind unless facing a c/r.

Nice hand,
Joe Tall

[Mike Gallo]

If you feared AJ, you haven't kicked the W/T. I hope the thought didn't enter your mind unless facing a c/r.

I didnt fear it. I didnt even consider it.

[Joe Tall]

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I didnt fear it. I didnt even consider it.

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Welcome back,
Joe Tall

[GuyOnTilt]

I need to stop carelessly skimming through posts. With a bettor and only one caller, I would've waited for the turn as well. If there were multiple callers on the flop, I would've raised. Well played. Good to see you got over your weak-tight jibblies.

[Mike Gallo]

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Welcome back,

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It feels good to have come back /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Ulysses]

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Any comments?

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I bet SB had QT.

[Mike Gallo]

I bet SB had QT.

Since he folded the hand history did not give his hand.

I think he had an Ace.

[BigEndian]

The earth would crack open and hell's minions run amok before a .50/1.00 player would fold a one bet river raise with an Ace on that hand /images/graemlins/smile.gif.

- Groove

[Ulysses]

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I bet SB had QT.

Since he folded the hand history did not give his hand.

I think he had an Ace.

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What kind of player calls a raise w/ two Aces and folds to a raise w/ three Aces?

[Mike Gallo]

Good points. I have no idea what he could have had.

[Ulysses]

QT, man, QT. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

I didnt fear it. I didnt even consider it.

Then you haven't kicked it yet. Confront your fear, accept it, let it pass through you. When it's gone, all that's left is you. (bonus points for the source of this paraphrase)

Then raise!!

[BigEndian]

Yoda?

- Groove

[Mike Gallo]

Not Yoda. /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Mike Gallo]

Then you haven't kicked it yet. Confront your fear, accept it, let it pass through you. When it's gone, all that's left is you.

Kurn,

The last time I heard words like that came right before I decided to go back into rehab. /images/graemlins/blush.gif

Online poker freaks me out a little. I still have to adapt to it.

I do not think I have any idea where that came from. I wanted to go with Rocky III /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[tpir90036]

if you would have had *trip* jacks and raised when faced with potential aces full over your jacks full to any ace in the hole....then i would be impressed. you can't possibly be fearing AJ. are you??

[JTG51]

I didnt fear it. I didnt even consider it.

I hate to rain on you and Joe's parade, but that's some pretty bad poker. You should consider all of your oppnents possible hands. Thinking about all of the possibilities, even the unlikely ones, doesn't make you weak tight. It makes you smart.

By the way, I think you played the hand perfectly. Waiting till the turn to raise is just fine, as long as you don't do it every time.

[Joe Tall]

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I hate to rain on you and Joe's parade, but that's some pretty bad poker. You should consider all of your oppnents possible hands. Thinking about all of the possibilities, even the unlikely ones, doesn't make you weak tight. It makes you smart.


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So why didn't you advocate calling the river, smarty pants? *scarcasm*

Peace,
Joe Tall