"Official" Live at the Bike thread (3/4 show) - Page 17

Rick Nebiolo · #**161** 03-05-2005, 01:55 AM

Earlier today I played 20/40 limit holdem with Leeland, now camped in Seat 1 of "Live at Bike". Normally don't tell beat stories but why not tonight [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Anyway, I open raise UTG with AsJs. All fold to Leeland who calls in the BB. Flop comes J-T-9 rainbow with one spade. He bets, I raise, he reraises, I call. Turn comes 8 of rainbow (a Tommy Angelo expression). He bets, I call. River comes a brick. He bets, I call. He turns over 7-4 offsuit for a turned straight.

Would mike l. have put in more action from my position?

Rick

CrazyN8 · #**162** 03-05-2005, 01:57 AM

LEEEEELAND needs to start knocking seat 2s stacks over...Man, that guys got a mountain!

WOW- 84s and he flops 447 against Qs

PuckNPoker · #**163** 03-05-2005, 02:00 AM

What a huge pot, and what a horrible call by Seat 4. Brutal.

Rick Nebiolo · #**164** 03-05-2005, 02:01 AM

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I do expect a Martini (and Kabobs) from Rick and a comment about the food from Denny.

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The Bike makes great Persian kabobs but lousy martinis. I make great martinis and lousy Kabobs [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Anyway, kabobs are on me and we can stick with the wine (we have some pretty decent choices) at the Bike [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

See you soon.

~ Rick

PuckNPoker · #**165** 03-05-2005, 02:01 AM

And seat 2 busts out another player, he looks like he has about 4k dollars back there

CrazyN8 · #**166** 03-05-2005, 02:08 AM

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What a huge pot, and what a horrible call by Seat 4. Brutal.

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Yeah, I'm definitely learning a lot about hand strength watching this. Just because you have an over pr doesn't mean it's any good.

Ulysses · #**167** 03-05-2005, 10:47 AM

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i like how he bashed melissa hayden's straddle. wtf is the point of a straddle in nlhe game?

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Increase the stakes. Get position pre-flop.

Rick Nebiolo · #**168** 03-05-2005, 01:32 PM

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i like how he bashed melissa hayden's straddle. wtf is the point of a straddle in nlhe game?

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Increase the stakes. Get position pre-flop.

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Good point. I've noticed many of the best players (especially those who are confident and skilled enough to play well when they are extremely deep) will straddle to encourage action for what amounts to a pittance. NL isn't so much a battle over the blinds, it is a battle to win as much money as possible. Throwing in an extra blind once per round doesn't really cost the straddler much relative to the money that can be won by a great player in a high action table.

That said, I don't do it much but then again I'm neither skilled enough or deep enough. Oh yeah, I'm also an anal retentive nit [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

~ Rick