Wednesday, May 04, 2005
Catching a rush at the right moment
Poker is all about timing, and today I hit a rush just at the right time.
I added a guy to my fish finder on party after he was playing way too aggressively. There would be a $2 or $3 raise preflop and he'd go allin for $80 on the flop when the pot was only $12 or so.
I followed him to a table where he had about $160 and after playing for awile I was stuck about $20 and he was upto about $260. He was playing pretty fast and I decided to make a stand. I raised 99 on the button and everyone called. Flop was Ace high with 2 diamonds and the aggressive guy bet into me. I called with the intent of taking the hand away later. The turn was a blank and he bet about the same amount which made me feel he was on a draw. I raised it up quite a bit and he called. River was a brick and I moved in after he checked. He thought for awile and folded. I showed my bluff and he said he folded AK.
The very next hand I limp with 44 and flop is something like T43. I bet and he calls. Turn is a 2 and he bets into me. I raised him up to $20 just like the previous hand and he called. River was a blank and I bet $50 trying to represent the same bluff I made the previous hand. He called with 23o and I won a massive pot.
Over the next three or four hands the same guy dropped a few more bucks and he was down to about $90 when I raised AQ clubs on button. He called and flop was As Ad 9s . He checked and I bet $4 and he called pretty quickly. Turn was 9c and he checked but I had already clicked the check button so it checked for me instantly. I love this fast check play as it looks like you are super weak, not having the nuts like I did. River was a small spade. After I did the fast check two people at the table were telling the other guy that he had me and should go allin and make a stand against me, etc etc. And thats just what he did. He moved allin for about $70 with Q4 spades for the 2nd nut flush on a double paired board. I beat him into the pot with my full house.
After busting him he says 'I'm going to leave with my black eye now' and left the table. It was such a great rush. I felt tingly afterwards. Sessions like that make up for long spells of boring grinding. The guy went from $260 to bust in about 5 minutes. Yummm.
-bjy
I added a guy to my fish finder on party after he was playing way too aggressively. There would be a $2 or $3 raise preflop and he'd go allin for $80 on the flop when the pot was only $12 or so.
I followed him to a table where he had about $160 and after playing for awile I was stuck about $20 and he was upto about $260. He was playing pretty fast and I decided to make a stand. I raised 99 on the button and everyone called. Flop was Ace high with 2 diamonds and the aggressive guy bet into me. I called with the intent of taking the hand away later. The turn was a blank and he bet about the same amount which made me feel he was on a draw. I raised it up quite a bit and he called. River was a brick and I moved in after he checked. He thought for awile and folded. I showed my bluff and he said he folded AK.
The very next hand I limp with 44 and flop is something like T43. I bet and he calls. Turn is a 2 and he bets into me. I raised him up to $20 just like the previous hand and he called. River was a blank and I bet $50 trying to represent the same bluff I made the previous hand. He called with 23o and I won a massive pot.
Over the next three or four hands the same guy dropped a few more bucks and he was down to about $90 when I raised AQ clubs on button. He called and flop was As Ad 9s . He checked and I bet $4 and he called pretty quickly. Turn was 9c and he checked but I had already clicked the check button so it checked for me instantly. I love this fast check play as it looks like you are super weak, not having the nuts like I did. River was a small spade. After I did the fast check two people at the table were telling the other guy that he had me and should go allin and make a stand against me, etc etc. And thats just what he did. He moved allin for about $70 with Q4 spades for the 2nd nut flush on a double paired board. I beat him into the pot with my full house.
After busting him he says 'I'm going to leave with my black eye now' and left the table. It was such a great rush. I felt tingly afterwards. Sessions like that make up for long spells of boring grinding. The guy went from $260 to bust in about 5 minutes. Yummm.
-bjy
