Vegas pro berated me for this hand...what do you think?

[skp]

15-30

I am in the sb with Q6 offsuit against a bb who doesn't chop.

I call (raise better?). He checks.

Flop: Q97 rainbow.

I checkcall

Turn: 8 putting two of a suit on the board

I bet. He raises. I call.

River: off suit ten giving me the idiot straight.

I bet and he calls. I show the straight and he shows QT for top two.

Did we both play the hand properly or was the Vegas pro right when he said "F*ck! keep playing like that buddy...the ATM ain't too far away"...heh

[mike l.]

"Did we both play the hand properly or was the Vegas pro right when he said "F*ck! keep playing like that buddy...the ATM ain't too far away"...heh"

mason is a pretty crass mean fellow sometimes but dont let it get you down..

[Ed Miller]

I'm going to use my knowledge of prior probabilities and Bayesian analysis to come to the conclusion that the pro hadn't showered in days.

[skp]

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[bernie]

the vegas pro is an idiot for making the remark.

never ceases to amaze and amuse me when a 'pro' doesnt know how to act like one. or maybe he wasnt actually a pro.

just tell him since you could see the river card before the flop, you knew you had him wired.

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[Diplomat]

My typical response to this comment is to say "Ok, good, you know your way then. You brought your visa, right?"

I thought this one up on my way to the cash machine by the elevators at the HIB. [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

-Diplomat

[Ulysses]

Did we both play the hand properly or was the Vegas pro right when he said "F*ck! keep playing like that buddy...the ATM ain't too far away"...heh

I think you played it well. I can see cases for betting out on the flop and/or going for a turn checkraise, but I think you played it fine.

I think the pro played it fine post-flop, but think he should have raised pre-flop.

[PokerPrince]

I doubt he's a pro if he acts that idiotic at the table. Berating or 'teaching' a player how to play a hand is not professional poker. Use the old classic poker line next time someone berates you at the table: "Shhhhhhh, I'm busy stacking your chips."

PokerPrince

[Mason Malmuth]

Hi SKP:

You should point out to him that in most cases Vegas pros who only play $15-$30 do so because they can't beat the higher limits for very much. Thus he probably doesn't play that well.

As for your hand, you played it fine.

Best wishes,
Mason

[skp]

Heh...good line...

See my Vegas trip report post on the news and views Forum. I am amazed by how many of these Vegas locals know not how to treat bad players (obviously, this guy considered me to be one)