Playing with maniacs, got lucky

Hallett · #1 10-20-2004, 05:21 PM

How are these two hands? Anybody fold in the second hand, even though the other parties are very very loose and aggressive?

Prior to reading Ed's book, I would never have raiesd A8 suited from the BB. Further, I knew the SB was amazingly loose, 80% of flops seen, raising 20%.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls, SB completes, Hero raises, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, Button 3-bets, SB calls, Hero calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (21 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (7 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 bets, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, Button calls, SB calls, Hero raises, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds, Button folds, SB calls.

Turn: (14 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls.

River: (16 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 16 BB
Main Pot: 16 BB, between SB and Hero. > Pot won by Hero (16 BB).

Results in white below: 
SB has Ts 8d (high card, king).
Hero has 8c Ac (high card, ace).
Outcome: Hero wins 16 BB. 

A little later, on the same table....The button is almost as bad as the SB in the previous hand. I felt it likely I had the best hand all the way, and thus called the turn and river, the pot was getting too big:

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Preflop: Hero is CO with 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, Hero calls, Button raises, SB folds, BB folds, UTG+2 calls, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG+2 checks, MP3 bets, Hero calls, Button raises, UTG+2 folds, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Turn: (7.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks, Button bets, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

River: (10.75 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 players)
MP3 checks, Hero checks, Button bets, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 13.75 BB
Main Pot: 13.75 BB, between MP3, Hero and Button. > Pot won by Hero (13.75 BB).

Results in white below: 
MP3 has Ah 4h (two pair, sevens and fours).
Hero has 6h 6s (two pair, sevens and sixes).
Button has Kh Qs (one pair, sevens).
Outcome: Hero wins 13.75 BB.