Hand reading Exercise

Mason Malmuth · #1 11-08-2003, 05:37 AM

Hi Everyone:

Here's a hand I played earlier this evening in a $30-$60 game at The Bellagio. See if you can figure out my opponent's hand.

A loose player limped in from an early position, I raised with 10[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]10[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] from late position, and an unknown player who had just recently sat down called from the big blind, and the three of us saw the flop for two bets each.

The flop came A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. It was checked to me, I bet, the player in the big blind called, and the original limper folded.

The turn was the Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. We both checked.

The river was the 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. We both checked and then my opponent immediately threw his hand away conceding the pot to me.

So again the question is, what was his hand?

Best wishes,
mason

gaylord focker · #2 11-08-2003, 05:48 AM

Pretty tough. At first I was thinking he had a broadway draw, but then the Queen hit and he still mucked his hand. I think he would have turned over a pair, so I say he was a bad player and called you on the flop with 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], hoping to pick up some kind of draw on the turn. It's the only thing that makes sense to me.

Ulysses · #3 11-08-2003, 08:59 AM

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so I say he was a bad player and called you on the flop with 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

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This is weird. I read the hand and said, well, I guess he had something like 7s8s. [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

eugeneel · #4 11-08-2003, 07:46 PM

I think exactly the same thing. I think we have this one figured out!

He may have been aiming fo a checkraise if the turn made his hand into an openended straight or a flush draw.
Poor play no matter how one lookes at it.

Bob S. · #5 11-08-2003, 05:49 AM

Well...seeings as to how I'm pretty loaded right now my best guess is it was a pretty big pile of trash to just throw it away on the river even after you checked the turn. My best guess would be something like a 45 suited of one of the flopped suits.

Bob S.

Rick Nebiolo · #6 11-08-2003, 05:52 AM

Mason,

The forum is so full of good stuff these days and I have so little time that I'm having an anxiety attack thinking about how much good stuff I'm missing. So I log on and am confronted with this.

I don't have a clue. Nothing makes sense. I'm hoping you made a typo [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Regards,

Rick

Mason Malmuth · #7 11-09-2003, 04:21 PM

Hi Rick:

Thanks for the nice comments

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I don't have a clue. Nothing makes sense. I'm hoping you made a typo

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I hear the games at The Bike are extremely good. Is that still the case? [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

Best wishes,
Mason

Rick Nebiolo · #8 11-09-2003, 04:46 PM

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I hear the games at The Bike are extremely good. Is that still the case?

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Poker is definitely on the upswing while the Asian section struggles (the Asian games struggle all over town as the Indian Casinos get closer with similar games). Certain key games struggle but 20/40 stud/8, 30/60 OE, and 10/20 holdem are all doing well along with Yosh Nokano's big game. We are now getting regular restricted buy in ($100) no limit games every day. These are no limit games that don't burn up the players; rather they attract new customers turned on by the WPT.

The green chip games are also doing better and the casino is generally full nights and weekends. I'm hoping we can make further improvements on the collection front (i.e., get rid of front loading on drop in low limit) and that should help things even more.

Regards,

Rick

Mason Malmuth · #9 11-10-2003, 12:07 AM

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Poker is definitely on the upswing while the Asian section struggles (the Asian games struggle all over town as the Indian Casinos get closer with similar games).

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Hi Rick:

That's good to hear. Years ago when I lived in LA it was during the time that the Asian games first appeared and I saw the damage that they did to the regular poker games. It's good to hear that the pendulum is finally moving the other way.

Best wishes,
Mason

Diplomat · #10 11-10-2003, 12:21 AM

Sorry for being clueless, but what are "asian games"?

-Diplomat