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Old 10-28-2005, 05:37 PM
dtbog dtbog is offline
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Default Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

So I sat down to play a heads-up SnG at UltimateBet a few minutes ago, and I was paired with an opponent who didn't seem to know anything about heads-up play.

He never raised his button, he folded way too much, and he'd check check check check every time he missed the flop. I picked up every pot in which he didn't hit the board.

When I beat him before the 25/50 blind level, the little dialog asked if he wanted a rematch, and he instantly accepted. "Sweet," I thought, "another easy $30."

After the second hand I knew I'd been "hustled". All of the sudden, the guy was raising every button. Reraising all of the loose raises that I'd come to make. Picking up every pot in which I didn't hit the flop... by putting in a strategic and huge 3-bet.

He had me so off-balance that he took the second match pretty easily by picking up all of the aggressive chip-spewing moves that I'd come to make against him, and I didn't adjust properly until I had very few chips.

He won the third match after I donked off most of my chips when his two-card straight beat my top and middle pair, and I couldn't recover.

Despite the first match, though, he was a very good heads-up player.

Do you think this 'hustling' strategy is common? Have you ever seen it before?
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Old 10-28-2005, 05:39 PM
TheWorstPlayer TheWorstPlayer is offline
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

That was me stepping in for the dude I am tutoring.
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Old 10-28-2005, 05:42 PM
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

How is that even a hussle? He could have just beatien you th e first time and saved a lot of time and still ended up +$30.
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Old 10-28-2005, 05:46 PM
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

And, hero has to accept a third match after villian wins the second one for this to work at all.
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Old 10-28-2005, 05:48 PM
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

Or he challenges hero to $100 HU, or an increased ammount of money.
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Old 10-28-2005, 05:48 PM
Big_Jim Big_Jim is offline
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

Damn good match. Wanna do another one for $1K?
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Old 10-28-2005, 06:19 PM
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

I think hustling for 30 bucks seems unlikely. Perhaps it just took him that long to get a read, or maybe his friend took over. Who knows...?
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Old 10-28-2005, 06:35 PM
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

Keep in mind that I agree with all of you doubters who are presenting logical reasons why he's probably not 'hustling'... but I really couldn't come up with any other explanation for his play.
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Old 10-28-2005, 06:45 PM
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

perhaps he was testing different HU strategies?
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Old 10-28-2005, 07:04 PM
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Default Re: Heads-up hustlers? (semi-LC)

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perhaps he was testing different HU strategies?

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LOL.. strategy 1, only play the nuts
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