To Play Crap, or Not to Play Crap
It's ok. Really. Call it 'varying your play', having 'gamble' or just want to goddamn play, sometimes you just want to see a flop. You limp in, someone raises 5x the BB and you call...with crap. Why? Well, I just wanted the action...seriously. Flop comes 9,6,5 rainbow. I bet the pot. He pushes all in. I call. If you were him and that flop comes...what would you have have done with K,K? Would you have gone all in? Or, maybe.... would you think that with my call, I had a small pocket pair? I did lead out after his pre-flop raise. Reasonable. Or, do you think I am bluffing at it?
I called his 5x BB raise with 8,7o. I know...I suck...I am huge -EV to play that hand often/ever. I take down a $500 pot and I spot him $200 to play.
But kharma sucks....a few hands later, I limp in with Q,6o. Flop comes A,Q,6. He checks, I bet $40, he(same guy) goes all in for $185. I call. Can you put him on a hand? If you put him on A,A or Q,Q you are wrong. A,Q. next card A. I am drawing dead.
That my friends is why playing shit cards can lead to huge variance.
(oh I should tell you before you think I totally suck, we were playing 3 handed)
I called his 5x BB raise with 8,7o. I know...I suck...I am huge -EV to play that hand often/ever. I take down a $500 pot and I spot him $200 to play.
But kharma sucks....a few hands later, I limp in with Q,6o. Flop comes A,Q,6. He checks, I bet $40, he(same guy) goes all in for $185. I call. Can you put him on a hand? If you put him on A,A or Q,Q you are wrong. A,Q. next card A. I am drawing dead.
That my friends is why playing shit cards can lead to huge variance.
(oh I should tell you before you think I totally suck, we were playing 3 handed)
posted by Surgesilk at 6:07 PM
2 Comments:
Am I reading this right? You gave a $200 rebate on a $500 pot?
Did you know the person, or just feel bad for hitting a flop?
I let a friend borrow $200. Big difference than a rebate. There is no crying in poker!
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