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AI blind and losing a 90%er

Holy cow.
Wynn poker room:
Lost with a 90%er!
I had 77 and called a $15 pre-flop bet 4 way action.
Flop was K hi and i raised to $50 the weak CB from original raiser.
One caller.
Turn was miracle 7!!
Board K-5-2-7 - with 2 clubs.
I bet $80 on turn.
Guy calls.
River flush. I bet $50 and he called with T8 of clubs - SICKO!!!!!!!
I was 90%

Switched tables. David Rabbi said a guy was going AI blind!
I got to his left.
HE went AI blind! For $500
I had A2o.
I call with $392 (or close to it)
And he has Q8 and I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow!

Why Do People Write Poker Strategy Books?

From: http://raiseorfold.cardgrrl.com/2009/10/why-do-people-write-poker-strategy.html

I heard some GREAT players giving this reasoning as for why the online training sites (Card Runners, etc..) are not killing poker as we know it.

Poker is an emotional game.

Execute the right strategy consistently.
This is very hard to do!
Also it's scary to think you HAVE to do #4 for the rest of your working life (if you're a pro player). The authors want some other way to make money. They are qualified to write a poker book, so it makes sense even though they are giving precious (and rare) information away.

Busted a dealer from Mirage

I played at Mirage last night.
A 60 year old Mirage poker dealer was playing too. He was one seat to my right.
He was bragging that since they are slow, he can play poker ON THE CLOCK (!).
He’s “making 3 times the money playing poker than he is dealing poker”

$2/$5 No limit - cash game.

I re-raised his $15 pre-flop raise – I had KK
I made it $40 and he called.
Heads-up, low flop.
2-4-8

Check, Check.

Turn 2-4-8-J

He bet $50, I call, hoping he does not have JJ!
River 2-4-8-J-K and he bets $100.
I shove all in for (his last) $170 and he instantly calls with JK!

WOW! (The flush hit on river too)


Go back to dealing sir!

My Dad as a poker player...

We never discussed this but Dad was a winning poker player right??

I know he probably never played NL but what did he do well?

Play tight?
Sense weakness?
Avoid tilt?
I wasn't too interested in his play years ago. But I read some article
where a guy said his Dad was really good and it got me wondering.
Jim

What a hand! Bet with overpair turned top full!

I'm playing $1/$3 No Limit at Caesars Palace and I'm in the small blind with 88.
Some lady makes it $6.00 and (of course) I call in the small blind.
About 4 or 5 people see the flop so there's like $30 in the pot.

Flop: 4-4-2

Lady bet weakly - like $12.00 and a kid calls.

I decide I likely have the best hand and raise to $40.00
They both call!

Ready for this??? Turn is: 4-4-2-8

Fairly good turn card eh? LOL

Wow. I quickly decide that, hey, you guys called $40 on flop, you should call $40 on turn.
I don't slow play, I bet out $40.00

Lady folds, but KID calls! (And Kid has a lot of chips!)
River is: 4-4-2-8-2

Wow. Doubled paired board!

I look and see kid had $280.00 left

I immediately think this is a dream river and I'm fairly sure Kid has a 4 in his hand.

I'm first to act. What should I do.

I shoved ALL-IN for the $280.00 praying he has a 4.

"Wow! All In?? What do you have?" he said.

"What do YOU have?" I replied?

"I have a 4 for a full house!" he cried.

Now I've been in this situation before.
I made sure I didn't give off any crazy tells and I acted like "Wholly cow, you HAVE the dreaded 4??"
I just shrugged my shoulders and shook me head.

"I call" he said.
"I have the best hand unless you have..pocket eights"

"Yup,pocket eights" I said.

He was floored.

What a hand!!

Did I play my AA correctly? $2/$5 game.

$2/$5 game at Wynn, Vegas.

I pick up AA in the BB.

I 3bet (to $75) an early position raiser’s $25 bet. He’s a young aggressive Euro kid. He called.
Flop As-Kd-8s (2 spades.)
I bet $75 and he called.
Turn As-Kd-8s-3s - bringing the possible flush.
I bet $120 and he pushed for $320 more - How can I fold?
I felt the right move was to call here. I mean, he had called a BIG re-raise pre-flop and now pushed for $320 into a $565 pot.
Even if he has the flush, I can't be drawing dead.
I call, and he shows 6s4s for the flush. River blanks and I lose BIG money.
Played OK?

Calico from St. Louis