You Win Some
At my fave local underground poker club (here in the Bible Belt we don't have easy access to casinos/card rooms like you lucky bastards in L.A. or Philly/NYC...no one is going to call someone who lives in Mississippi lucky, though) I had a nice little night.
It was one of those nights where the table had pleasant, amiable, knowledgeable (but not too much so !) feel to it and there was an obvious fish at the table (unfortunately he was a poor fish so we could only suck so much out of him) for everyone and a not so obvious fish (that I observed) just for me.
I was feeling good, my friend Joe Bob (the asian redneck) was at another table winning, my MP3 player was cranking out the tunes to sharpen me mentally and I was taking a few small pots early, showing my cards to the table setting myself up as a strong/tight player.
I was in a pot with the guy sitting across from me (wearing a No Limit Holdem Poker hat, btw) who had reflective sunglasses sitting on the brim of his hat and when he bent his head down to look at his cards, you could get a quick, if none too clear, look at his cards. Well, as soon as I noticed, I told him he better protect his cards better....that I could see his cards. He thanked me (and folded), the table gave me props and I was set for the night as a good guy (which I am...mainly....mostly...usually).
3 hours later I am up 135 BB and I call it an early night.
It's time to play; what would you do?
I hold 7,7 in an early position. The blinds are $1/2. I raise to $12 ($6 in the pot already). I get two callers. Board comes 5,5,6. Pretty damn good for me I think. I lead out $25 and get one caller. Now this caller is the fish I mentioned earlier. He has gone into his pocket twice already. He could have any two cards in his hand. I put him on A,6 suited. Turn card is another 6 board is 5,5,6,6. I am pretty sure I am beat now, and I say it to the table. I check he bets $60 and the pot is roughly $90. I have about $120 in front of me, I am up on the night. If I call I am obviously committed on 5th Street. What do you do?
After taking a hard look at him, I'm not sure he holds a 5 or 6. I make the crying call. The river is a 2. No way he could have been holding 4,3 right?
I check, he pushes me all-in. Being pot committed I call.
Can you tell me what he was holding?
A,3o. I kid you not.
You hear it said over and over again....don't assume your opponent would play a hand the same way you would. You have to play the odds...yes. But, as Texas Dolly should have taught us, you play the player, too.
And that is what No Limit is all about.
It was one of those nights where the table had pleasant, amiable, knowledgeable (but not too much so !) feel to it and there was an obvious fish at the table (unfortunately he was a poor fish so we could only suck so much out of him) for everyone and a not so obvious fish (that I observed) just for me.
I was feeling good, my friend Joe Bob (the asian redneck) was at another table winning, my MP3 player was cranking out the tunes to sharpen me mentally and I was taking a few small pots early, showing my cards to the table setting myself up as a strong/tight player.
I was in a pot with the guy sitting across from me (wearing a No Limit Holdem Poker hat, btw) who had reflective sunglasses sitting on the brim of his hat and when he bent his head down to look at his cards, you could get a quick, if none too clear, look at his cards. Well, as soon as I noticed, I told him he better protect his cards better....that I could see his cards. He thanked me (and folded), the table gave me props and I was set for the night as a good guy (which I am...mainly....mostly...usually).
3 hours later I am up 135 BB and I call it an early night.
It's time to play; what would you do?
I hold 7,7 in an early position. The blinds are $1/2. I raise to $12 ($6 in the pot already). I get two callers. Board comes 5,5,6. Pretty damn good for me I think. I lead out $25 and get one caller. Now this caller is the fish I mentioned earlier. He has gone into his pocket twice already. He could have any two cards in his hand. I put him on A,6 suited. Turn card is another 6 board is 5,5,6,6. I am pretty sure I am beat now, and I say it to the table. I check he bets $60 and the pot is roughly $90. I have about $120 in front of me, I am up on the night. If I call I am obviously committed on 5th Street. What do you do?
After taking a hard look at him, I'm not sure he holds a 5 or 6. I make the crying call. The river is a 2. No way he could have been holding 4,3 right?
I check, he pushes me all-in. Being pot committed I call.
Can you tell me what he was holding?
A,3o. I kid you not.
You hear it said over and over again....don't assume your opponent would play a hand the same way you would. You have to play the odds...yes. But, as Texas Dolly should have taught us, you play the player, too.
And that is what No Limit is all about.
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