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!!