amazing conversation at 20/40 live table

mj2 · #1 07-13-2005, 04:27 PM

I normally don't play live poker too much but I wanted to get out of the house last night so I decided to play for a couple hours. You don't need many details of the hand. You just need to know the following. MP1 calls, the cutoff calls, the button raises with K9 offsuit. The button ends up winning the hand and another player comments on the fact that she raised with K9 offuit and her response was "I was just trying to steal the blinds". huh? And she wasn't even the worst player at the table. I'm thinking I should play live more often. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

Big_Jim · #2 07-13-2005, 04:59 PM

Raising on the button after a few limpers that have shown weakness without a premium hand?!? Blasphemy.

mj2 · #3 07-13-2005, 06:00 PM

the obvious point is how can you steal the blinds when 2 people have already called??

Big_Jim · #4 07-13-2005, 06:02 PM

Because they just limped in and are likely weak. You steal the blinds and the limps. I do it all the time.

mj2 · #5 07-13-2005, 06:25 PM

good luck trying to steal from 4 calling stations.

Big_Jim · #6 07-13-2005, 06:33 PM

You didn't say that they were calling stations in the OP.

CourtesyFlush · #7 07-13-2005, 09:08 PM

Theres a good chance he just said he was trying to sound like a fish. I give lots of stupid answers for why I do things at the table.