Posted Wed Apr 13, 2005 10:36 pm GMT by Hurricane Ham
Playing a 5 dollar buy-in home game, usually 7-9 players, average players that are on the whole a little tighter than most. In the past, I've played real tight, never got many cards, I'd make a few moves to tread water, but eventually bust out close to the money or in third to get my buyin back. Few times if cards ran good and I hit some flops, I could coast into the money by just playing smart, solid poker and not doing anything spectacular. Tonight I figured I'd experiment with a few different things, and this hand came along, just curious what you guys think about it.
Blinds are .75 and 1.50, I'm a little under average stack. In the small blind with Q  J , limpers from EP and MP, like to limp and see a lot of flops, button raises to 3.00 total, so I call since he only doubled the blind, planning on making a play at the pot if I hit the flop. BB called, limpers call, so 15 in the pot.
Flop is 9 K  A . Not too bad. Checks around to the button, who throws out 3.25. Here's where I decide to be a goon and do something drastically different. I figure I've got 13 outs for the best hand, so I push all in, another 11, putting the button all in, hoping that if had a weak ace or a king and was just trying to take it down, he might even lay it down. He ends up calling with K9, pretty easy call, I got no help, and I bust out first and look like a chump.
I figure if I'm going to be trying out different kinds of plays just to see what works and what doesn't, a 5 dollar home game would be a pretty good place to try it out. I realize he had some real nice pot odds to call with a myriad of hands, but I also knew if I hit any of my outs I'd take it down easily and be in great shape. Now go on and rip my play to shreds. 
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Posted Thu Apr 14, 2005 2:36 pm GMT by howzit
Nah, your solid attitude and and concept of a bankroll should help you get better and successful as you play more.
I love the move, but except for one thing. . .this is a tourney where chips sometimes you have to avoid marginal situations like these so that you'll find a better place to put your money in.
FYI, you are playing w/11 outs (nine spades minus the king and 3 tens)
Posted Thu Apr 14, 2005 8:41 pm GMT by deadmoney28
sounds like we play the excat same type of homegame.. i woulda done what u did to.. i like being aggressive on strait and flush draws... u made the right play.. u figured he had an ace or even king.. just luck that he flopped 2 pair..
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