Sunday, December 14, 2003
Just got in from a session of hold em. Quite successful, up 43 big bets in about 10 hours of play.
Two hands both holding 77.
Hand 1:
I am in the Big Blind with 77. Pot is raised in Middle position by an average payer, plays a little too loose and a little too passive. Two cold callers, Small Blind and I call. Flop is: KJ3 with two hearts. The flop is checked around. Turn is an offsuit 5, checked to me, I bet and am called by the Small Blind, who I characterize as a travel channel type. River is an offsuit 7. Check- Check my hand is good.
Hand 2:
I open raise the pot with 77 in late middle position. Both blinds call. Flop comes: K98 rainbow. Checked to me, I bet and am called by a pro player who is stuck quite a bit and playing a little on tilt. Turn is another King, checked to me again, and I bet and am check-raised, I call and again call the river when a small card hits the board. My opponent shows a A-T off and I win the pot.
The main reason I called was: a) I felt that if he had a K he would have bet or c-raised the flop, and b) when I bet the flop, instead of my usual crisp betting motion, I fumbled the chips and thought projected weakness which he picked up and therefore check raised the turn.
Two hands both holding 77.
Hand 1:
I am in the Big Blind with 77. Pot is raised in Middle position by an average payer, plays a little too loose and a little too passive. Two cold callers, Small Blind and I call. Flop is: KJ3 with two hearts. The flop is checked around. Turn is an offsuit 5, checked to me, I bet and am called by the Small Blind, who I characterize as a travel channel type. River is an offsuit 7. Check- Check my hand is good.
Hand 2:
I open raise the pot with 77 in late middle position. Both blinds call. Flop comes: K98 rainbow. Checked to me, I bet and am called by a pro player who is stuck quite a bit and playing a little on tilt. Turn is another King, checked to me again, and I bet and am check-raised, I call and again call the river when a small card hits the board. My opponent shows a A-T off and I win the pot.
The main reason I called was: a) I felt that if he had a K he would have bet or c-raised the flop, and b) when I bet the flop, instead of my usual crisp betting motion, I fumbled the chips and thought projected weakness which he picked up and therefore check raised the turn.
