LAGging it up at the Tropicana |
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Posted Mon Aug 08, 2005 2:59 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
My regular Saturday trip turned into a bit of an ego contest around 2am with 5 or 6 regulars, a couple of other solid players with the occasional donator filling the last two or three seats. 3-betting with 23o and 68s preflop and then showing it down wasn't uncommon. After 5+ hours, I got up with exactly the same amount with which I sat down. Ignoring the statisitical improbabilities of that happening, here's a hand that was a lot of fun:
I'm dealt 89o in MP. It's folded to me, I raise and get a single caller in LP. Villain is one of the donators. Loves the thrill of the bluff, but doesn't understand what makes a good one or a bad one. He's just enjoying "fitting in."
Flop comes KJT rainbow. I check, ready to throw my hand away. Villain checks behind.
Turn A, completing the rainbow. I lead. Villain raises. I can't imagine this player having a hand of any strength here that he wouldn't have bet on the flop. Even so, I'm drawing to, at best, 4 outs for a chop, and 10 outs for a win.
So, taking the most conservative line, I 3-bet.
Opinions before I give you the outcome? 
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Posted Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:33 pm GMT by Aves
It's hard to recommend a play without a good description of the villian. All we know so far is he likes to bluff. Is he capable of folding a hand or will he just call all the way? If it is the latter, then I would say 3 betting the turn is hopeless as you have nothing to showdown if you miss, and are drawing pretty thin. He will probly stay in til the end if he has any T, J, Q, K, or A. If you think he is capable of folding, then I would advocate at least a bet on the flop since you are the one who raised. He might fear that flop more than you. If he calls, I will probably give it up and check fold.
But from the way you set up the post, it seems like you're going to pick off a bluff and win unimproved with AKJT9 high vs AKJT7 high or something.
Posted Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:48 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| Aves wrote: | | But from the way you set up the post, it seems like you're going to pick off a bluff and win unimproved with AKJT9 high vs AKJT7 high or something. |
Close. Villain says, "you caught me" and folded his 44 face up. Of course, I had to say, "Wow! You had me crushed!" and show him my crappy draw. My request for opinions was only half-hearted at best. I just thought it was an amusing little anecdote. My play in this hand should not be confused with something you would see in a real poker game.
Posted Tue Aug 09, 2005 7:43 pm GMT by gol4pro
Please tell me this was 2/4 or less.
Posted Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:28 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| gol4pro wrote: | | Please tell me this was 2/4 or less. |
6/12, I'm afraid. One of those periods where the game lapsed into total lunacy.
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