playing poker pissed

[Relahni]

How big was the pot and how much was it to call?

You need to work out how often you have to be good there to justify the call. If you think he's bluffing 50% of the time and it's only costing you 25% of the pot to call then it's a clear call.

Assigning people hand ranges is the key. I've seen short stacks make this move time and time again on dry flops. about 1/3 air 1/3 crappy pair like 33 and 1/3 nuts.

It also depends on how you got to that spot. If you raised pre and cbet he's going to put you on overcards (like AK) a lot and use his tiny stack to make you fold. Don';t forget you've got 6 outs that are probably clean even if he does have a hand. You'll hit and A or K almost 1/4 of the time by the river.

Playing against short stacks is a pain in the arse.

This is it though, it was his first game. I had no read whatsoever. It was a tricky situation. Given that he shoved all in and I had over ten times the pot in my stack, I thought fuck it, call.

He limped, I raised, he called pre flop. So I put him on connectors/suited ace/small pair/broadway(KJ KQ) etc.

When he went all in, it was tricky and I'd called a few bluffs previously, so maybe that was in the back of my head also.

I called, he showed A5 clubs (his 5 wasn't paired) - I won and he left the table.

 

[fractionMan]

Well that was worth it.

That's 6max since the start of november. At least the downswing's over.

 

[Idaho]

This is it though, it was his first game. I had no read whatsoever. It was a tricky situation. Given that he shoved all in and I had over ten times the pot in my stack, I thought fuck it, call.

He limped, I raised, he called pre flop. So I put him on connectors/suited ace/small pair/broadway(KJ KQ) etc.

When he went all in, it was tricky and I'd called a few bluffs previously, so maybe that was in the back of my head also.

I called, he showed A5 clubs (his 5 wasn't paired) - I won and he left the table.

Sets are the big money makers in holdem. When you got them, you pray someone has TPTK or an overpair. If the roles are reversed and you have the big pair, then alas you are going to lose some chips one way or another.

 

[Relahni]

Sets are the big money makers in holdem. When you got them, you pray someone has TPTK or an overpair. If the roles are reversed and you have the big pair, then alas you are going to lose some chips one way or another.

Poker is a funny game. Today I got owned at a table of pretty much nits. I played badly. Then I went on tiny stakes and met up with others who had also recently been beaten up and played even worse. Then after composure was restored, I went up two levels above and tripled my money.

I did make some silly decisions - calling when I shouldn't have. But was unlucky when a lot of pairs I was up against flopped sets.

But played loads tighter in the higher level.

I guess what I'm saying is that sometimes, I'm in the zone- solid - on my a game! Other times, I'm not!

Wish I could be on it all the time!

 

[Idaho]

I guess what I'm saying is that sometimes, I'm in the zone- solid - on my a game! Other times, I'm not!

As Mickey in Shut up and Deal says:

All I can tell you is that it's lonely out there, real fuckin' lonely, and your play doesn't matter so much as how tough you are and whether or not you fall apart.

 

[internetstalker]

I guess what I'm saying is that sometimes, I'm in the zone- solid - on my a game! Other times, I'm not!

Wish I could be on it all the time!

Same here

When I'm at my best I can make amazing calls and reads dropping flush when I put someone on a FH

dropping JJ when I put someone on QQ and making exellent calls, working out people hands, reading tells the lot

but when I'm not on my A game