01-14-2002, 04:12 PM
To all the Jim Brier fans out there and others as well - Thought you may get a kick out of this play.
We had been playing in great side games at the tournament in Tunica for a week (most of the people there are very friendly and fun to play with). Sometimes Jim and I play in the same game, as we were when this hand came up.
For those that don't know Jim Brier, he plays pretty snug and seldom gets out of line. Some have said Jim is not very creative in his play - no imagination. That was true - IN THE PAST.
However, he is adding a few new weapons to his arsonal lately.
I've been telling him for some time that he needs to bluff more often since most alert players know when he raises, he has a real hand.
This 20/40 game had been wide open, 5 to 7 players seeing the flop with 3 betting and capping very often. Jim was in the LB/Qc 7s - All folded to the button (extremely tight player) who had just returned to the table and posted a late blind.
Jim raised out of the LB and the BB folds. Button calls.
Flop: Ah 9h 3d Jim bets and Button calls.
Turn: 7c Jim bets and button calls
River: 2d Jim checks and button checks after apparently missing a flush draw and Jim shows down a pair of sevens and wins the pot :-) I couldn't believe my eyes and another local says with laughter, did I see Jim "The Rock" Brier raise in the LB with Q7o - The table all started laughing and from that point on everyone started calling him Jim "The Rock" Brier. So from this day forth he will be known as "The Rock"
It was really funny, but you would had to been there to appreciate it!
Two fun hands I played:
Just sit down at the table and saw a lady with lots of chips and wasn't sure if she won them because she was lucky or was a great player.
I raised UTG with KQs and all mucked to her in the BB and she called (headsup)
Flop comes 9h9d 3h - She bets and I just can't give her credit for a 9, especially since she knows I will fire on the flop and she can check raise me. Therefore, I raised her (obvious bluff?) and she called.
The Turn was the Ace of spades and she bets into me again. Now I really don't like this bet, I can easily be drawing dead. I smiled and said, you've got the best hand and mucked.
She paused for a few seconds after dealer pushed her the pot and rolled over 4c 2c :-)
She was so proud of her play, she just had to show it! :-) I laughed and said GREAT play and it was!
My hand is JJ/B and 2 off button (great player that I have played against many times) open-raises with KK, I three bet and he 4 bets and I cap it. I want him to think I've got aces.
The flop comes A Q 9 and he bets and I raise (He knows I have AA, QQ, AKs, or AQs)
He mucks his pocket kings face up and smiles and says you got me this time. I said I sure do and show him JJ.
He couldn't believe it! Note: This player is a master at reading opponents 95% of the time and he is a great friend and a good sport or I would never have showed him this hand. The table had a great laugh!
Now the other players have named me "The Master of Deception"
Hope some of you enjoyed the humor!
We had been playing in great side games at the tournament in Tunica for a week (most of the people there are very friendly and fun to play with). Sometimes Jim and I play in the same game, as we were when this hand came up.
For those that don't know Jim Brier, he plays pretty snug and seldom gets out of line. Some have said Jim is not very creative in his play - no imagination. That was true - IN THE PAST.
However, he is adding a few new weapons to his arsonal lately.
I've been telling him for some time that he needs to bluff more often since most alert players know when he raises, he has a real hand.
This 20/40 game had been wide open, 5 to 7 players seeing the flop with 3 betting and capping very often. Jim was in the LB/Qc 7s - All folded to the button (extremely tight player) who had just returned to the table and posted a late blind.
Jim raised out of the LB and the BB folds. Button calls.
Flop: Ah 9h 3d Jim bets and Button calls.
Turn: 7c Jim bets and button calls
River: 2d Jim checks and button checks after apparently missing a flush draw and Jim shows down a pair of sevens and wins the pot :-) I couldn't believe my eyes and another local says with laughter, did I see Jim "The Rock" Brier raise in the LB with Q7o - The table all started laughing and from that point on everyone started calling him Jim "The Rock" Brier. So from this day forth he will be known as "The Rock"
It was really funny, but you would had to been there to appreciate it!
Two fun hands I played:
Just sit down at the table and saw a lady with lots of chips and wasn't sure if she won them because she was lucky or was a great player.
I raised UTG with KQs and all mucked to her in the BB and she called (headsup)
Flop comes 9h9d 3h - She bets and I just can't give her credit for a 9, especially since she knows I will fire on the flop and she can check raise me. Therefore, I raised her (obvious bluff?) and she called.
The Turn was the Ace of spades and she bets into me again. Now I really don't like this bet, I can easily be drawing dead. I smiled and said, you've got the best hand and mucked.
She paused for a few seconds after dealer pushed her the pot and rolled over 4c 2c :-)
She was so proud of her play, she just had to show it! :-) I laughed and said GREAT play and it was!
My hand is JJ/B and 2 off button (great player that I have played against many times) open-raises with KK, I three bet and he 4 bets and I cap it. I want him to think I've got aces.
The flop comes A Q 9 and he bets and I raise (He knows I have AA, QQ, AKs, or AQs)
He mucks his pocket kings face up and smiles and says you got me this time. I said I sure do and show him JJ.
He couldn't believe it! Note: This player is a master at reading opponents 95% of the time and he is a great friend and a good sport or I would never have showed him this hand. The table had a great laugh!
Now the other players have named me "The Master of Deception"
Hope some of you enjoyed the humor!