I just may be getting a bit better

Chugs · Oct 15,2004, 06:48 PM

Hand history at the bottom for reference.

This hand was not a bad beat, or involving any large amount of money or really anything to interesting.

What it was is a moment when i actually did stop, and say even with the amount of money already invested it's not worth going forward. I actually bet for information, and it was an ephony at the value of putting in those small bets now to get out of a hand before you start butting in big bets in later rounds.

A mid position player raises, and i decide to call to call with AT(sooooted hearts).

Flop comes down Ad 7s Qh

He bets, i raise and squeeze out the other players, then he reraises me and I call. Turn is a brick. He bets.

Now old me: Calls this down and likely loses.

New me: Says what could he have raised with preflop. In the time i was there he wasn't overly tight but i hadn't seen him raise any hand, including mid pocker pairs, so likely AA, KK, QQ, AK and maybe JJ. Now what cards could he re-raise with and attack again with on the turn. My mind said if he is bluffin then good job to him, but to 3 of the 4 likely hands he raised with (except KK) i lose.

So i type "show em" and fold my hand face-up. He shows me the AK.

I lost that hand but in every way possible i consider it a victory, in the progress of my poker game.

And in advance, please don't tell me that i shouldn't have been in a raised pot with ATs or that showing my cards was the wrong thing to do.

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Hand #2748176-19635 at Lindsay ($1/$2 Hold'em)
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Started at 15/Oct/04 19:28:38

bingomatic is at seat 0 with $83.50.
bernan is at seat 1 with $27.25.
bad bet bert is at seat 2 with $46.
Soupy111 is at seat 3 with $113.50.
skipp_99 is at seat 4 with $85.25.
Flea_Flicker is at seat 5 with $59.50.
bdgcoffee is at seat 6 with $132.25 (sitting out).
LeFlo123 is at seat 7 with $66.75.
hensonb is at seat 8 with $74.25.
Chugsalot is at seat 9 with $115.50.
The button is at seat 0.

bernan posts the small blind of $.50.
bad bet bert posts the big blind of $1.

bingomatic: -- --
bernan: -- --
bad bet bert: -- --
Soupy111: -- --
skipp_99: -- --
Flea_Flicker: -- --
LeFlo123: -- --
hensonb: -- --
Chugsalot: Ah Th

Pre-flop:

Soupy111 folds. skipp_99 calls. Flea_Flicker raises
to $2. LeFlo123 calls. hensonb folds. Chugsalot
calls. bingomatic folds. bernan calls. bad bet
bert calls. skipp_99 calls.

Flop (board: Ad 7s Qh):

bernan checks. bad bet bert checks. skipp_99
checks. Flea_Flicker bets $1. LeFlo123 calls.
Chugsalot raises to $2. bernan folds. bad bet bert
folds. skipp_99 folds. Flea_Flicker re-raises to
$3. LeFlo123 folds. Chugsalot calls.

Turn (board: Ad 7s Qh 9d):

Flea_Flicker bets $2. Chugsalot folds, showing Ah Th.
Flea_Flicker is returned $2 (uncalled).

Flea_Flicker opts to show Kc As.
Flea_Flicker has Kc As Ad Qh 9d: a pair of aces.

Hand #2748176-19635 Summary:

$.75 is raked from a pot of $19.
Flea_Flicker wins $18.25.
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all_aces · Oct 15,2004, 06:51 PM

Nice. Very nice. The whole 'what hands could he play this way that I can beat' mindset is crucial, and is:

A) Tough to learn, and
B) Tough to put into practice at the table.

Cheers,
all_aces

literation · Oct 18,2004, 01:05 AM

Good posts.

You must be the all aces I was watching (earlier) tonight. You and tc represent the game well. Hopefully we'll see a Canadian at the final table of a large online tourney next week.