Labor Day...
Been a good few days at the poker tables, so today I hung out with Joey for awhile. He got some recording equipment a few days ago and we've been trying to lay down some tracks. So today we went all-out and hit up a labor day sale at one of the local music stores. I took home a pretty cheap controller, a low-end acoustic-electric guitar, and some software to make a little music. We've been talking about starting a little band with my little brother (Bobby's like Dr. Worm on the drums)... I think we're finally going to hunker down and put some time into it. I've been playing guitar and keyboard since I was twelve and I'm just getting to the point where I feel like the stuff I write is worthy of being listened to. Now we just need to find a kickass female vocalist to fill out the sound a little. Oh yeah... and we need a name.
Bobby made a few hundred yesterday at the Balley's 1/2 NL game... he said it was super-soft and told me about a pretty cool hand where he had AQo... three people limped in and he made it 25 to go. All three called... that's how crazy loose this game was.
The flop comes AJ6 all different suits. All check to him and he bets 60. A younger girl sitting a couple spots away debates internally a bit before putting in 60 more chips. The turn comes another rag and she checks to him. He pushes all-in... but at this point he's got her well covered because she only has 25 left in front of her.
As she's taking her time debating the call, Bobby figures she probably has a jack or a weaker ace... and even though in either case he's very far ahead, the pot already has $220 in it. Now he's betting her last $25 and she's getting about 10:1 pot odds to make the call. If she's got a jack or a six, she's right to make the call at this point even though she only has 5 outs left. If she calls, he's not really going to like it even though he's far ahead. The pots big enough that he'd rather win it right there.
So Bobby makes a pretty cool play. As she's thinking about throwing her last $25 chips in there, he shrugs a little and says to her "I've got the ace" and shows it to her like he's helping her out. She gives the "I-accept-my-fate" nod and shows a jack and folds. Then she thanks him for taking it easy on her and letting her save the $25.
When he told me that story, I just thought... wow... nice play, bro. You get this player to fold a hand she was pot-committed and should have called... you avoid the 11.4% chance that she'll get lucky on you and hit her two pair. And all the while, her and everyone else at the table views it as you "just being nice". Gotta love it.
So that's a new play at the tables that I've never though of before... exposing a winning hand with a card or two to come to get a weaker hand to fold when the weaker hand has the pot-odds to call and try to draw out on you. Just make sure you don't try it in a tournament, because usually they have rules against exposing your hand to solicit action. That's one of the rules I really disagree with... as long as your headsup in the pot and nobody else is effected, I don't think there should be a rule against showing your hand.
Hope you all have a very safe and happy Labor Day. PLEASE be careful... it's a dangerous time. So wear your seatbelt and don't drink and drive... or drink and boat... or drink and dial ;).
Bobby made a few hundred yesterday at the Balley's 1/2 NL game... he said it was super-soft and told me about a pretty cool hand where he had AQo... three people limped in and he made it 25 to go. All three called... that's how crazy loose this game was.
The flop comes AJ6 all different suits. All check to him and he bets 60. A younger girl sitting a couple spots away debates internally a bit before putting in 60 more chips. The turn comes another rag and she checks to him. He pushes all-in... but at this point he's got her well covered because she only has 25 left in front of her.
As she's taking her time debating the call, Bobby figures she probably has a jack or a weaker ace... and even though in either case he's very far ahead, the pot already has $220 in it. Now he's betting her last $25 and she's getting about 10:1 pot odds to make the call. If she's got a jack or a six, she's right to make the call at this point even though she only has 5 outs left. If she calls, he's not really going to like it even though he's far ahead. The pots big enough that he'd rather win it right there.
So Bobby makes a pretty cool play. As she's thinking about throwing her last $25 chips in there, he shrugs a little and says to her "I've got the ace" and shows it to her like he's helping her out. She gives the "I-accept-my-fate" nod and shows a jack and folds. Then she thanks him for taking it easy on her and letting her save the $25.
When he told me that story, I just thought... wow... nice play, bro. You get this player to fold a hand she was pot-committed and should have called... you avoid the 11.4% chance that she'll get lucky on you and hit her two pair. And all the while, her and everyone else at the table views it as you "just being nice". Gotta love it.
So that's a new play at the tables that I've never though of before... exposing a winning hand with a card or two to come to get a weaker hand to fold when the weaker hand has the pot-odds to call and try to draw out on you. Just make sure you don't try it in a tournament, because usually they have rules against exposing your hand to solicit action. That's one of the rules I really disagree with... as long as your headsup in the pot and nobody else is effected, I don't think there should be a rule against showing your hand.
Hope you all have a very safe and happy Labor Day. PLEASE be careful... it's a dangerous time. So wear your seatbelt and don't drink and drive... or drink and boat... or drink and dial ;).
posted by Dutch Boyd at
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