[CAT] Scratching Posts

25th Soldier Select wrote: I didnt remember you betting pre-flop for some reason.

Beer?

DickSchittlippz wrote:You called a 375 chip raise with utter garbage.
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Continue with that attitude and your destined to be fail. Seriously, do you think everyone has to play by your set of rules? So fucking what if I called you. I understood the consequences and did it anyway. Any number of things could have happened on that flop and it happened to go my way. Boo fucking hoo.

DickSchittlippz wrote:

25th Soldier Select wrote: I didnt remember you betting pre-flop for some reason.

Beer?

I guess a combination of that and the fact the hand didnt mean as much to me as it did to you. People tend to dwell on the hard losses.

It's not a rule, it's common sense. It doesn't matter, I don't even think you realised you were calling a raise.

I know you think you're supposed to bluff every other hand, but you did call with garbage.

Its my style

After playing on UB for awhile, I've found that calling just about anything pre-flop is not a bad idea. Theres exceptions of course, but if it doesnt cost too much...why not. If I can, I want to see that flop as much as possible. That hand right there is a perfect example of what a waste it would have been to fold.

Next time we're playing .25/.50 where garbage gets too expensive. Enough of this cheapo SnG shit. A call-everything strategy falls apart real quick when it makes you go broke.6

As it stands now, I'm not playing for about 2 weeks.

Yeah, I'm speaking of low blinds with that strat. On a 25/50 table, I would have hit the auto fold button with a quickness. You see, thats your problem, Schlipps. You're playing a high game strat with a bunch of bums at a low cost table. In that kind of enviroment you've got to be a little reckless in order to survive.

Getting Hand History Information...
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Hand #54934164-588 at Stanton (No Limit Hold'em)
Started at 05/Jul/08 18:49:45

Hillbilly444 is at seat 0 with $8.23.
25th Rounder is at seat 1 with $3.39.
hellahigh is at seat 2 with $13.09.
pop_buttons is at seat 3 with $10.38.
EPIC4044 is at seat 4 with $2.98.
SuaveJitz is at seat 5 with $10.20.
The button is at seat 4.

SuaveJitz posts the small blind of $.05.
Hillbilly444 posts the big blind of $.10.

Hillbilly444: -- --
25th Rounder: Jh Jc
hellahigh: -- --
pop_buttons: -- --
EPIC4044: -- --
SuaveJitz: -- --

Pre-flop:

25th Rounder calls. hellahigh calls. pop_buttons
raises to $.55. EPIC4044 calls. SuaveJitz folds.
Hillbilly444 calls. 25th Rounder re-raises to $2.90.
hellahigh folds. pop_buttons calls. EPIC4044
calls. Hillbilly444 folds.

Flop (board: 8h 9d Js):

25th Rounder goes all-in for $.49. pop_buttons raises
to $2.75. EPIC4044 goes all-in for $.08.
pop_buttons is returned $2.26 (uncalled).

Turn (board: 8h 9d Js 5h):

(no action in this round)


River (board: 8h 9d Js 5h Ts):

(no action in this round)




Showdown:

pop_buttons shows Td Tc.
pop_buttons has Td Tc 9d Js Ts: three tens.
EPIC4044 shows Qs Kh.
EPIC4044 has Qs Kh 9d Js Ts: straight, king high.
25th Rounder shows Jh Jc.
25th Rounder has Jh Jc 9d Js Ts: three jacks.


Hand #54934164-588 Summary:

$.52 is raked from a total pot of $10.46.
$.48 is raked from the main pot of $9.64.
$.04 is raked from side pot #1 of $.82.
EPIC4044 wins the main pot $9.16 with straight, king high.
25th Rounder wins the side pot $.78 with three jacks.
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Fucking river.

Apac73 Card dealt to a spot Kh Kd 12:27:50

mister whirly Call $ 0.10 12:27:53
uterus Call $ 0.10 12:27:58
jmbucks54 Call $ 0.10 12:27:58
peakplayer Call $ 0.10 12:28:00
Apac73 Raise $ 0.75 12:28:09
koberules81 Fold $ 0.05 12:28:11
srkswmn Call $ 0.65 12:28:16
mister whirly Call $ 0.65 12:28:18
uterus Fold $ 0.10 12:28:21
jmbucks54 Call $ 0.65 12:28:21
peakplayer Call $ 0.65 12:28:23
Betting round completed

Card dealt to table 10d 8d 3c 12:28:23
srkswmn All-in $ 3.28 12:28:40
mister whirly All-in $ 2.97 12:28:42
jmbucks54 Fold $ 0.00 12:28:48
peakplayer Call $ 3.28 12:28:57
Apac73 All-in $ 8.15 12:29:06
peakplayer Call $ 4.87 12:29:08
Betting round completed

Card dealt to table 8h 12:29:10
Betting round completed

Card dealt to table 8c 12:29:12
Betting round completed

peakplayer Showdown Show card: Full House
8d 8h 8c 7 7 12:29:14

Apac73 Showdown Show card: Full House
8d 8h 8c Kh Kd 12:29:14

srkswmn Showdown Show card: Four of a Kind
8s 8d 8h 8c A 12:29:14

mister whirly Showdown Show card: Full House
8d 8h 8c 10 10 12:29:14

srkswmn Hand result $ 16.65 12:29:14
Apac73 Hand result $ 9.70 12:29:14

[2008-08-09 02:09:06]: starting hand #36634950
Table: Piranha - NL Hold'em €1.00/€2.00 - Real Money Table
Starting game.
seat 1. cloudysky5207 [€89.75]
seat 2. unluckybs [€509.44]
seat 3. player13 [€186.10]
seat 4. dawsey [€210.50]
seat 5. Andechs [€304.09]
seat 6. Agent_de_Bran [€230.70]

Andechs posted SB (€1.00).
Agent_de_Bran posted BB (€2.00).
Dealing cards:
Andechs: Qd, Qs
Agent_de_Bran: Kh, Ks
cloudysky5207 folded.
unluckybs raised €4.00 to €6.00.
player13 folded.
dawsey folded.
Andechs called €5.00.
BloodyBastard(observer) said: cristi
Agent_de_Bran said: sa incercam
Agent_de_Bran said: un squezee
Agent_de_Bran raised €18.00 to €24.00.
unluckybs said: da
unluckybs folded.
BloodyBastard(observer) said: ce faci?:D
Andechs called €18.00.
Betting round ended. Main pot: €51.30
Dealing flop: 8s, 8h, 8c
unluckybs said: ma joc
Andechs bet €36.00.
BloodyBastard(observer) said: ma lasi si pe mine sa intru pls?
Agent_de_Bran raised €84.00 to €120.00.
Andechs called €84.00.
Betting round ended. Main pot: €291.00
Dealing turn: 9s
Andechs checked.
Agent_de_Bran bet €86.70.
Andechs called €86.70.
Betting round ended. Main pot: €464.40
Dealing river: 9c
Agent_de_Bran showed: [Ks Kh 8s 8h 8c ] - Full House, Eights full of Kings.
Andechs mucked.
Agent_de_Bran won main pot with Full House, Eights full of Kings.
Agent_de_Bran won €464.40.
Hand ended.

uB sent me an official email that my account has been inactive for a year. Fuck, I gotta get back on the horse. That bad streak last year just beat the will right outta me.

WAIT!!!

If you've been inactive for that long, you can get an Ultimate Bet rakeback account through www.rakemeback.com.

Check it out! No need to just drop money where you don't have to.

You guys are going to love this one. I actually felt a little sorry for this guy. But did he really think I was bluffing with the $30 bet? Apparently.

PokerStars Game #35653119095: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00 USD) - 2009/11/21 11:12:33 ET
Table 'Algedi III' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: flc_86 ($159.25 in chips)
Seat 2: t1mg ($100.50 in chips)
Seat 3: RIPxxx ($96.95 in chips)
Seat 5: Eng.Ferreira ($162.75 in chips)
Seat 6: nordstromht ($109.35 in chips)
t1mg: posts small blind $0.50
RIPxxx: posts big blind $1
jorgmees: sits out
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to RIPxxx [3c 4c]
Eng.Ferreira has timed out
Eng.Ferreira: folds
Eng.Ferreira is sitting out
nordstromht: folds
flc_86: folds
t1mg: raises $2 to $3
Eng.Ferreira has returned
RIPxxx: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [Qs 3s 7c]
t1mg: bets $4
RIPxxx: calls $4
*** TURN *** [Qs 3s 7c] [6c]
t1mg: bets $8
RIPxxx: calls $8
*** RIVER *** [Qs 3s 7c 6c] [Qc]
t1mg: checks
RIPxxx: bets $30
t1mg: raises $55.50 to $85.50 and is all-in
RIPxxx: calls $51.95 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($3.55) returned to t1mg
*** SHOW DOWN ***
t1mg: shows [Qd Kd] (three of a kind, Queens)
RIPxxx: shows [3c 4c] (a flush, Queen high)
RIPxxx collected $191.90 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $193.90 | Rake $2
Board [Qs 3s 7c 6c Qc]
Seat 1: flc_86 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: t1mg (small blind) showed [Qd Kd] and lost with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 3: RIPxxx (big blind) showed [3c 4c] and won ($191.90) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 5: Eng.Ferreira folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: nordstromht folded before Flop (didn't bet)

I've had to work at it, but I'm really digging employing the aggressive strategy you guys recommended. Like with pocket AA for example, sure you may only be collecting blinds by betting big pre flop, but you sure as shit won't be getting sucked out. I've been playing quite a bit lately and I've yet to get sucked out by anyone when I have the nuts. I'm on quite a good run actually. There is some good money to be made on the $.50-$1.00 tables I tell you.

Nice. The backdoor flush is much less obvious than a completed draw from the beginning. That river card was a real neck breaker for your opponent. I can imagine him crying "You ass don't have a flush!" after you called his river raise.