Archive for February, 2012

-EV works out. This. Time. #oops

Posted in Poker on February 8, 2012 by Stone

Bostonian asshat (could possibly be @its11pm) plays way too many hands.  He’s sb, I am bb.  5 limpers, he makes it 7, I call and so do the 5 limpers.  Pot is 49. I have KsQd

Flop is AdKd3s.  We all check the flop.

Turn is AdKd3s Td.

Boston checks. I check. Britain in MP jams all in for 93.  Action folds to Boston who I knew would never fold.  He’s all in for 70. I have them both covered.  I ponder calling 93 to win 212.

I don’t snap, but take some time.  I have a feeling Britain has a made hand, but the pot was only 49. Why does he jam 93 here?

This is typical of a 1/2 donk that made a low flush.  Strangely enough, I’ve seen so many idiots do this when they hit 2 pairs too, so I’m confused.  I’m not even worried about asshat Boston to my right, btw.

I considered at the table that I probably don’t even have 9 clean outs to drawing to my frush.  At most, he has 2 diamonds, leaving only 7 diamonds left and 39 cards that don’t help me.

39:7 or 5.5:1.  Pot is only giving me 2.3:1.  A call is –EV here.  I said WTF and shoved my chips in.  When in doubt, do what @OnAFoldDraw would do! (Respek!)

As I shove them in I say, “I have the Qd. I call.”

River was a AdKd3s Td 4d.  Great Britain turns over J9dd in disgust.  Boston mucks, says he had 2 pairs.

As Great Britain gets up, he sarcastically says to me, “Nice pot, bad call.”  I heard him, but I said, what did you say?  He repeated himself.  I said, “Ma’am, what do you care what I do with my stack. Just be happy you put it in with the best hand and got a donkey like me to call you.”

Great Britain is a cranky old snowbird and I can’t wait to get at him the next time we meet. After cash and a $55 MTT, I left the room +$270. First winning session in 5 weeks. I have to make mistakes to be profitable. Sick game.

Big Hands, Big Pots

Posted in Poker on February 1, 2012 by Stone

I am the small blind in seat 6.  Blinds are 600/1,200/100a. Fong is in seat 10. Preflop pot = 2,800

UTG limps. Fong limps. Heavy D limps. Mike in cutoff limps. I pick up AK and jam the pot for my remaining 9,400. (My total bet is 9,400 + 600 small blind = 10,000). Pot is 17,000.

UTG folds.  Fong looks behind him, sees 2 more potential callers between he and I and just calls for 8,800. Pot is now 25,800.  Heavy D decides to call 8,800. Pot is now 34,600. Cutoff folds.

Fong and Heavy D still have chips and decide to check it down. Board runs 634 7 J.  I never see Heavy’s hand. Fong turns over 55.

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