Trench warfare

[Matt Flynn]

Playing 10-25 last night, 7-handed, no fish, three world series bracelet winners at the table, and Greg Raymer has yet to move to Wake Forest and join our game. I have 5K and am smothered and covered by the relevant opponents.

Fold to me on the button. I raise to $75 with J9s. I have entered maybe 2 of 7-8 times first-in from the button. Small blind, an excellent NL player, calls. Big blind has won three major tournaments in the past year and has not gotten out of line since I sat down. He raises to $300. This is annoying. I may not be the smartest cowboy in the world (or even a cowboy), but this ain't my first rodeo and I know bullshit when I smell it. I tank. What to do, what to do. Raise now? Call and let him bluff into me twice, raising the turn big if he doesn't hit? Hmmm. When in doubt, look left. Small blind is clearly contemplating a reraise. And he looks really, really calm. Sigh.

Fold. Small blind raises to $825. Big blind does the frustration eye-roll without moving his eyes, mucks. Small blind flashes a 4 and folds, says to big blind that's the second time he's gotten out of line tonight.

The dealer cocks, fires again. We play on.

[ZeroHour]

Very entertaining read, sir. However, this quote makes me want to ask a simple question:

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... 7-handed, no fish, three world series bracelet winners at the table ...

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Is this a very good game to sit in? [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

- ZeroHour

[BobboFitos]

poker is all about game selection, matt.

[Matt Flynn]

Yes....yes it was.

The sushi was delivered an hour later. I ate mine with extra wasabi on a gutshot.

[JMP300z]

but would the SB have made the move if you had?? [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

noway to know for sure i guess.

-JP

[AZK]

no, he wouldn't.

[creedofhubris]

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no, he wouldn't.

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Not if he had a hand with a 4 in it.

[Matt Flynn]

Unlikely, but he is capable of it, especially if I flat called. In fact if I were holding AA or KK ther I would definitely have flat called after seeing him.

[fnord_too]

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Is this a very good game to sit in?
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Yes....yes it was.

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Maybe so, but what about seat selection? I would think you would need some weak players to your immediate right to put the "excelent" sb on your left.

What do you think of sb showing (other than it made for a good post)? I can think of all kinds of psychological impacts, but I am not sure any of them is better than just keeping him in the dark or in doubt.

btw, the BB's reraise is such a tourney play. Was this a good game because the tourney players were not adjusting properly for deep stack cash play?

[thatpfunk]

I know I am not the only one who would be extremely interested to hear more hands from this game, especially considering you called it a "good".