I go nuts and play bad

Diplomat · #1 03-19-2004, 07:34 PM

4-handed 30-60 online. I'm relatively new to the table, so I don't really know the players.

I am in the big blind with 7 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Folded to the small blind who raises. I call.

The flop is 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. He bets, I raise, he three-bets, I call.

The turn is the 6 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. He bets, I raise, he three-bets, I call.

The river is the J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. He bets and I fold.

Ick. Comments?

-Diplomat

mike l. · #2 03-19-2004, 07:42 PM

4 handed id be tempted to play it a little more slowly on the flop and/or turn and be more focused on getting to a showdown w/ a pair of 7s.

Diplomat · #3 03-20-2004, 12:37 AM

This is where my thinking has been fundamentally whacked out over the last few weeks. Instead of "I better go slow in case he's got a bigger pair, and I might improve" I've been thinking "fuggit, I'm going to blow him off a set of 4's here."

Not suprizingly, I've been called down more, and lose more often when I go to war.

-Diplomat

PokerBabe(aka) · #4 03-20-2004, 01:12 AM

Hi Diplomat.

The most important part of your post is the title. If you know you are blowing off chips and overplaying your hands, you can STOP doing this stuff right now. Remember that you are playing LIMIT poker, and the best hand usually wins.

It's great that you can monitor yourself and realize you are making errors. Only the best players can do so.

LGPG,

Babe [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

wateronrock · #5 03-20-2004, 05:15 AM

Nice post PokerBabe.
There can be such a fine line between brilliant and goofy play. It's every players responsabillity to monitor/critique there own play, or you can go broke.
Sleeping after an 8 hour session of playing my c game ain't fun.
As for the hand in question... 30-60 4 handed? Tough game.You're gonna be flirting with that fine line frequently

Ulysses · #6 03-19-2004, 07:44 PM

Upon further reflection and reading mike's response, call the turn, call the river.

Gabe · #7 03-19-2004, 07:46 PM

"The flop is 8 7 4 . He bets, I raise, he three-bets, I call.

The turn is the 6 . He bets, I raise, he three-bets,"

I gave up doing this kind of stuff for Lent.

Diplomat · #8 03-20-2004, 12:38 AM

I gave up after-dinner sweets. Clearly that was a -EV decision.

-Diplomat

ender · #9 03-19-2004, 08:44 PM

I don't think these sorts of image plays have as much value on line. It's fun to go crazy though.

I call the river (no matter what came) after that much money wnet in. I think I make a large portion of my money on the river by not folding. I would like to hear thoughts on this. Enlighten me.

TimTimSalabim · #10 03-19-2004, 09:29 PM

I don't see much point in raising the turn. As a semi-bluff, it doesn't have much value, he's not likely to fold after 3-betting the flop. Call the turn, then call the river (or raise if you hit one of your big draws, of course) just to look him up for future reference on how he plays his hands.