I just wanted to post a few hands that arose last week at a club that we play at. Note that I do not advocate these folds typically, and my reasons behind my decisions were not always driven by whether I had the best hand or not. Ok. So first hand. We had been playing for 1 hr. A new guy, older gentleman on my right, raises utg to 20. I haven't played with him before, so I do not know him as a player, but from the time I played with him, he did not play one hand. I re r to $80. It folds to him. He goes, I raise to 100$. The dealer is like, that's impossible and rules it a call, which is fine with me. At that point, I was sure he had AA or KK also. Flop is rags. He shoves 375. I thought forever. I decided that this game was so ez that I don't need to commit my entire stack when I only have $80 invested, on a 50 50 shot I have the best hand. He also couldve had AK, bc tight players do play AK like that, but I am not sure. So i folded, and he refused to tell me what he had. Importantly, later on, I observed him limp as 6th limper wtih JJ, so his play of that hand indicated to me that he had a monster when we were hu. I was convinced he had AA bc of his failed attempt to reraise preflop.
About an hour later, a weird bad, obvious player, but super nice, made it $40 to go pre. I had about $600 in front of me. I am on the button with 66. Two players before Bobby had limped so I knew if i called to flop set, and they called, the pot would be valuable. So I called, and predictably, we took flop 4 way. Flop is K Q 6. Ok. This is background. I know bobby raises 25-30 with AK AQ and medium pairs. So when I called preflop, I gave him AA KK or QQ. Not good for me. so it checks to me. I decide i can't check. I have to assure that he has set that I suspect. I bet 80. other two fold, bobby grabs a handful of greens and raises to $250 with 300$ behind. Ayyy, my dilemma. So I decide that if i ask if he has kk or qq, i wont get a response. But he is nice enuf guy to be honest about aa question. So I asked, Do you Have AA? He said no maam very proudly. I folded and he instantly showed me set of KK. I grabbed my cards out of muck and flipped up my fold- whole table went nuts! So sick. A year ago, I wouldve put it in without even giving it a second thought. Nice to see the progress I have made.
What do you think of the KK fold? It was 50 50. Please post and let me know.
Going to play at a lawyer's game tonight, we will see how that goes. Talk to you guys soon
8 comments:
Obviously you made a sick sick fold of KK on a rag flop. But then again, you are Garnet, and the G stands for God, you can do things like that.
Me, well I'm just a monkey mashing buttons and I'm prolly not folding KK even though he obviously has AA, meh.
kudos to you g, you are one of my favorite players on the planet and its nice to see you coming into your own in live poker. GO GET THAT CHEDDA, take those 'tourneys for all they are worth and leave them NOTHING but thoer ATM cards so thay can pay you again later!!
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Bumbomenyomomz
Awesome fold with the 66! Any pro would have pushed. I'm really impressed with your decision making. BTW, what did you have in the first hand?
hey babyace:
I had KK in that hand against old man. I was not sure if it was right fold or not. He either had AA, KK and incredulously i think he could have AK too. However, I invested 80 into the hand, his all in was almost 400, I had about that in front of me. Even if I end up folding the best hand there, trying to guess whether he has aa or kk, i am ok with it. I will make that money in other pots at this table. Players are weak enough that I can take down pots fairly often. I ended up +300 at end of session- if KK or 66 hand had been governed by a different decision, I might have deficited over 1200 in the game....Thanks for reading!
Hi G
very nice to play with you.Love your page....
Folding KK and a set??..yikes
I dont think I will ever be that good.
Something in the back of my mind always reminds me there are just some hands you have to go bust with...which I do!
No wonder you have such a nice resume!
JBC_78
Hey JBC aka Stan-
thank you for reading! like i said, those folds were super unconventonal, only 3rd time in my life i folded kk live, and not sure it was correct. The 66- I had a super specific read, which I was lucky to get off that player. I thinnk its safe to say I would probably not make that fold online!
You are awesome JBC- my favorite luckbox! good money at the table and great job last night.
Garnet
Pretty tuff night tonight huh C?
Hang in there,it will get better.
Just read the top part of your page.
Stan
Hey stan:
Yea, I was just venting a LOT last night. Out of all the tournies I played this month though, the 8pm last night was by far, the most infuriating.
It wasn't so much that I was behind in hands, or losing, it was that the one card in the deck came for me to pay off action on the river. What is funny is that I invested 60$ in 10pm rebuy - when rebuy screen popped up, "would you like to rebuy?" I said outloud F this, I am having a drink and goin to bed and rebelliously clicked NO.
Haha. Good luck in the Sun tourney!
What was funny about that rebuy thingy was....I HEARD you say F**K this!!! LOL
Actually I was hoping you WOULDNT waste any more $$$$ as it was obvious it was just gonna be a sick night for you and sometimes no matter what you do....nothing can save ya.....happens.
Takein my son to meet Alan Jackson and catch his show tonight and then a couple days at Disneyland so I wont be able to watch you kick ass today.....but I KNOW you will! GL
Stan
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