Tight Poker

[mervhage]

Late position limp, if I have any two wheel cards, I'll call for cheap.

PokerStars Game #3271766916: Omaha Hi/Lo Pot Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2005/12/07 - 23:09:49 (ET)
Table 'Rhodope V' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: johnnyisland ($25.30 in chips)
Seat 2: Karsa ($6.45 in chips)
Seat 3: gravytrain2 ($8.65 in chips)
Seat 4: XTim97 ($9.75 in chips)
Seat 5: mervhage ($13.40 in chips)
Seat 6: tomcat79 ($32.85 in chips)
Seat 7: SLIM..32 ($3.85 in chips)
Seat 8: WESJOVAH ($35.40 in chips)
Seat 9: IMZZBEST ($7.25 in chips)
WESJOVAH: posts small blind $0.10
IMZZBEST: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to mervhage [5c 3c Kd 3s]
mervhage said, "poker stars ruins another dream hand"
johnnyisland: calls $0.25
Karsa: folds
gravytrain2: folds
XTim97: folds
mervhage: calls $0.25
tomcat79: calls $0.25
SLIM..32: calls $0.25
WESJOVAH: calls $0.15
IMZZBEST: checks
*** FLOP *** [2s 6h 4c]
WESJOVAH: checks
IMZZBEST: bets $0.50
johnnyisland: calls $0.50
mervhage: raises $2.95 to $3.45
tomcat79: folds
SLIM..32: folds
WESJOVAH: folds
IMZZBEST: folds
johnnyisland: calls $2.95
*** TURN *** [2s 6h 4c] [As]
johnnyisland: checks
mervhage: bets $8.50
johnnyisland: calls $8.50
*** RIVER *** [2s 6h 4c As] [Th]
johnnyisland: checks
mervhage said, "scoop"
mervhage: bets $1.20 and is all-in
johnnyisland: calls $1.20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mervhage: shows [5c 3c Kd 3s] (HI: a straight, Deuce to Six; LO: 5,4,3,2,A)
johnnyisland: mucks hand
mervhage collected $13.50 from pot
mervhage collected $13.45 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $28.30 | Rake $1.35
Board [2s 6h 4c As Th]
Seat 1: johnnyisland mucked [7c 6d 3h 7d]
Seat 2: Karsa folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: gravytrain2 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: XTim97 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: mervhage showed [5c 3c Kd 3s] and won ($26.95) with HI: a straight, Deuce to Six; LO: 5,4,3,2,A
Seat 6: tomcat79 folded on the Flop
Seat 7: SLIM..32 (button) folded on the Flop
Seat 8: WESJOVAH (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: IMZZBEST (big blind) folded on the Flop

I guess he called the river since it was $1. I love pushing the nuts.

[uncledave]

That hand turned out to be a bit of an early christmas present! Bet you wished you had more money at the table for that one!

DS

[mervhage]

Indeed. These .10/.25 PL tables are unreal. People loving putting their money in with anything. I played fairly loose early on and tightened up a bit towards the end of the night (causing me to fold a runner runner straight flush !).

I would have ended up more if I stayed for the straight flush hand, b/c a guy scooped the pot with king high flush and no low qualifier. Push the big hands, that's the key.

[biggle10]

Merv, do you even play HE anymore?

[mervhage]

Merv, do you even play HE anymore?

Yes, but cash games I primarily play PLO. When bonus clearing I do multi-table NLHE cash.

Also, when I still play HE tournaments.