Ugh!

[Cyclones]

So I play heads up with a buddy of mine once every week...low stakes, we each kick in $20 and play a freeze out, just to keep our heads up skills sharp for tournaments. Yesterday I just couldn't pick up a hand, but I managed to buy some pots here and there and was down 2-1 in chips. He called from the small blind, I checked with 9d-5d. Flop came 8d 6d 3d. He checks,I move all in immediately, he calls and shows 8s-7d. I say "count them up, you're drawing dead." He correctly notes that he has the "full house draw." (he also could have made quad eights I guess.) We both laugh and I flip over running sixes.

 

I checked this on an odds calculator and I was 97% to win this hand. Ouch!

[cre8tiff]

So I play heads up with a buddy of mine once every week...low stakes, we each kick in $20 and play a freeze out, just to keep our heads up skills sharp for tournaments. Yesterday I just couldn't pick up a hand, but I managed to buy some pots here and there and was down 2-1 in chips. He called from the small blind, I checked with 9d-5d. Flop came 8d 6d 3d. He checks,I move all in immediately, he calls and shows 8s-7d. I say "count them up, you're drawing dead." He correctly notes that he has the "full house draw." (he also could have made quad eights I guess.) We both laugh and I flip over running sixes.

 

I checked this on an odds calculator and I was 97% to win this hand.

 

So I shot him and took all his money.

 

 

fixed

[Cyclones]

fixed

 

 

[Big Country]

Better to get your "bad luck" out on these small buy in games so the "good luck" gets you when the big money is on the line.

 

I mean, luck evens out long term, rihgt.. so that does make sense.

[Cyclones]

Better to get your "bad luck" out on these small buy in games so the "good luck" gets you when the big money is on the line.

 

I mean, luck evens out long term, rihgt.. so that does make sense.

 

 

Well, let's put it this way....given the opportunity, I would get my two cars, my house, my retirement, and any cash I own in on that play if I could.

[Big Country]

Well, let's put it this way....given the opportunity, I would get my two cars, my house, my retirement, and any cash I own in on that play if I could.

 

 

As would I. Just a case of bad luck. Frustrating, but those are the breaks.

 

I can't blame him for calling there, but not saying that I neccesarily would have, I just can't fault the play on his part. He has top pair with a medium flush draw, but, with no raise preflop from you he can't put you on an overpair or high diamonds. Heck, in this situation, a lot of player would raise any two suited, so it is har to put you on the flush. He had to figure his 8 was likely good and that there was an outside chance his draw to the diamond was good. IMO a case where both players did what appears to be the irght play at the time, and one just got very lucky.

[Cyclones]

As would I. Just a case of bad luck. Frustrating, but those are the breaks.

 

I can't blame him for calling there, but not saying that I neccesarily would have, I just can't fault the play on his part. He has top pair with a medium flush draw, but, with no raise preflop from you he can't put you on an overpair or high diamonds. Heck, in this situation, a lot of player would raise any two suited, so it is har to put you on the flush. He had to figure his 8 was likely good and that there was an outside chance his draw to the diamond was good. IMO a case where both players did what appears to be the irght play at the time, and one just got very lucky.

 

 

Right, as a matter of fact, I didn't even get upset over it, since I felt he made the correct play and I got outdrawn. No sense getting angry at the cards, right? The thing that irks me at the table is when a guy makes a TERRIBLE play and sucks out on you. I typically don't get all my money in unless I am a substantial favorite---at least 2-1. Alot of guys will get their money in to race...not my style, unless I am short stacked. And then you have the guy (see Kanter at last year's WSOP) who likes to get all the money in as a big dog. Those are the guys that piss me off, but over the long haul they are like ATMs.