Tight Poker

[jacedk]

This is my first conscious use of notes.

I had noted that laidjvar in another game had check-raised a lot and, on several occations, shown down junk. He had also check-raised once in this session already, winning the hand without a showdown.

***** Hand History for Game 2908436885 *****
$0.50/$1 Texas Hold'em - Friday, January 13, 11:12:16 EDT 2006
Table Table 13964 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: TGNE1 ( $39.75 )
Seat 5: JTBGc ( $55.50 )
Seat 7: Prof_Burps ( $23.50 )
Seat 8: Cleavage222 ( $32.25 )
Seat 1: Jace_DK ( $38.25 )
Seat 10: laidjvar ( $13.75 )
Seat 6: russell755 ( $31.75 )
Seat 9: jvds69 ( $17.75 )
Seat 3: startere ( $26 )
Seat 4: Aarloz ( $25 )
Cleavage222 posts small blind [$0.25].
jvds69 posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Jace_DK [ 8c 8h ]
laidjvar calls [$0.50].
Jace_DK raises [$1].
TGNE1 folds.
startere folds.
JTBGc folds.
russell755 folds.
Prof_Burps folds.
Cleavage222 folds.
jvds69 calls [$0.50].
laidjvar calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3h, 5h, 2c ]
jvds69 checks.
laidjvar checks.
Jace_DK bets [$0.50].
jvds69 calls [$0.50].
laidjvar raises [$1].
Jace_DK raises [$1].
jvds69 folds.
laidjvar raises [$1].
Jace_DK calls [$0.50].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7c ]
laidjvar bets [$1].
Jace_DK raises [$2].
laidjvar calls [$1].
** Dealing River ** [ 7h ]
laidjvar checks.
Jace_DK bets [$1].
laidjvar folds.
Jace_DK does not show cards.
Jace_DK wins $12.25

[mervhage]

Such calzones to bet that river!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He seems to have been holding an Ace of some sort.

[jacedk]

This story turns out to have a Part two.

I was very pleaseantly surprised to suddenly see this guy sit down at my table on Interpoker. And sure enough, there comes the Check-raise. Turns out he had a legitimate hand. But my read on him made me confident enough to push him to the max on the flop. Of course, had I not caught the nuts on the turn, I'd been long gone.

-----HAND 12------
Game #1452157624: Hold'em FL ($0.25/$0.50) - 2006/01/19 - 14:56:31 (ET)
Table "Camelai" Seat 6 is the button.
Seat 1: Kynikos ($24.40 in chips)
Seat 2: 94EXPOS2 ($46.10 in chips)
Seat 3: JaceDK ($48.45 in chips)
Seat 4: Djarnis83 ($19.25 in chips)
Seat 5: SecretQ ($6.55 in chips)
Seat 6: ananius ($9.33 in chips)
Seat 7: laidjvar ($9.20 in chips)
Seat 8: nospaces sits out
Seat 9: Kreutz2 ($11.85 in chips)
Seat 10: samsaa ($14.35 in chips)
laidjvar: posts small blind $0.15
Kreutz2: posts big blind $0.25
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to JaceDK [Ah Jd]
samsaa: folds
Kynikos: folds
94EXPOS2: folds
94EXPOS2 sits out
JaceDK: raises $0.50
Djarnis83: folds
ras198 joins the table at seat #8
SecretQ: calls $0.50
ananius: folds
laidjvar: calls $0.35
Kreutz2: calls $0.25
----- FLOP ----- [4h Qs Th]
laidjvar: checks
Kreutz2: checks
JaceDK: bets $0.25
SecretQ: calls $0.25
laidjvar: raises $0.50
Kreutz2: folds
JaceDK: raises $0.50
SecretQ: folds
laidjvar: raises $0.50
JaceDK: calls $0.25
----- TURN ----- [4h Qs Th][Kd]
laidjvar: bets $0.50
JaceDK: raises $1
laidjvar: raises $1
JaceDK: raises $1
laidjvar: calls $0.50
----- RIVER ----- [4h Qs Th Kd][As]
laidjvar: bets $0.50
JaceDK: raises $1
laidjvar: raises $1
JaceDK: raises $1
laidjvar: raises $1
JaceDK: raises $1
laidjvar: raises $1
JaceDK: calls $0.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
laidjvar: shows [Qc Qd] (Three of a kind, Queens, Ace high)
JaceDK: shows [Ah Jd] (A Straight, Ace high)
JaceDK collects $14.50 from Main pot
----- SUMMARY -----
Total pot $15.25 Main pot $14.50 Rake $0.75
Board [4h Qs Th Kd As]
Seat 1: Kynikos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: 94EXPOS2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: JaceDK showed [Ah Jd] and won ($14.50) with A Straight, Ace high
Seat 4: Djarnis83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: SecretQ folded on the Flop
Seat 6: ananius (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: laidjvar (small blind) lost
Seat 9: Kreutz2 (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 10: samsaa folded before Flop (didn't bet)

...and don't ask why I called in the end, instead of just taking ALL of his money. I guess I figured him for a Jack as well and didn't wanna feed the rake.

[darkdenim]

Good read, but you should've taken all his money. Screw the rake

[alanpsych]

Very nice read, but explain to me what you saw on the flop on hand #2 that made you so happy to 3-bet? And what is Hold em FL? Fixed Limit? I only know NL, limit, and PL.

[carrera]

yes, FL is fixed limit which is just limit in crypto speak

[jacedk]

Very nice read, but explain to me what you saw on the flop on hand #2 that made you so happy to 3-bet?

I'll be the first to admit that it was kind of a donkey move on my part. However, my previous observation told me, that this guy often check-raised the flop as a pure bluff. So when he did it to me, I figured it was well worth the chance to push him to the max on the flop. If I hadn't improved on the turn, I'd have folded.