Wierd Scenario - Page 2

astroglide · #11 02-16-2005, 11:22 PM

'Rock'?

Clarkmeister · #12 02-16-2005, 11:25 PM

"connectors down to 65, suited gappers down to 97 or so"

Um, no.

Clarkmeister · #13 02-16-2005, 11:27 PM

"the rock?"

A very bad article about The Rock, but at least it will explain the concept.

pianist · #14 02-16-2005, 11:57 PM

Um, yes.

The weaker suited connectors and gappers are playable in this situation (four random hands, you're in late position, your opponents are playing like idiots). You're taking a preflop equity hit (typically you're 15% in a 5-way pot no matter what your opponents have) but the potential for major postflop profit makes up for it. But don't believe me: run some sims.

If you don't want the variance, that's fine, because playing these kinds of hands in a wild game will have your stack bouncing all over the place.

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Kaz The Original · #15 02-17-2005, 12:43 AM

How is the rest of the table reacting?

And a question about mechanics. You are UTG+1, UTG has the rock. There are blind 3 bets and 4 bets out on other sides of the table? Can you make it 5 before the 3 and 4 bets go in?

Chris Daddy Cool · #16 02-17-2005, 12:53 AM

playing 6 high for 5 bets doesn't seem the right way to go at all in this spot.

Kaz The Original · #17 02-17-2005, 01:05 AM

One of the reasons suited connectors fare poorly is that their implied odds is killed by the fact you're putting in 5 bets preflop. Much the same way you can complete with more hands in the small blind than you can defend with in the big blind.

andyfox · #18 02-17-2005, 01:17 AM

"suited connectors down to 65, suited gappers down to 97"

I want nothing but high cards in this type of game.

andyfox · #19 02-17-2005, 01:19 AM

From Jim's article:

"One tourist, after winning a pot with the rock in it, promptly took off the rubber band and placed the eight chips in his stack while stating: 'I don't play with a rock'."

There was a rock when I started in the 20-40 game (the game where you played my chips for me), but it "disappeared" sometime during the game too.

andyfox · #20 02-17-2005, 02:19 AM

"you're putting in 5 bets preflop."

And usually 5 more on the flop.