DrStrange
4 of a Kind
Playing $0.25/$0.50 $20 max buy in - No limit Texas Hold'em. We are eight handed. This is my monthly "cheese burger" stakes game. It attracts a roster that is a lot less interesting than the 1-2 game I commonly post about. We are six hours into the session and the stacks are relatively deep. The table is been more 'bluffy" than normal, and for some sizable river bluffs too. Even the calling stations are getting feisty. Table is stone cold sober.
Cast of characters:
SB has $150. He is loose, slightly aggressive preflop / fit-fold post flop but capable of bluffs from time to time. Generally wins.
Hero sits in the BB with $120. Hero is playing ABC TAG - everyone sees that, comments etc but still they come along. Generally wins.
UTG has $75 - normally an ultra loose calling station but the last few hours showing some signs of LAG. It is a good thing he rarely does this because he is playing MUCH better tonight with the blended styles. Big contributor most night, not so much tonight.
MP has $60. She is trying to play ABC TAG but is too loose, bets too small and calls too much. It is like she has read a book, knows the ideas but can't deliver. Modest losing player.
CO has $40. This villain is the worst poker player I have ever encountered. Ultra loose, calls way too much, can't read hands, misses bets, bets too small and too often. Her saving grace is she bleeds slowly rather than gushes. Still, almost never wins.
Button has $275. A tricky-trapping loose calling station. He would rather trick you into losing $10 than aggressively take $25. If you saw slow play in a poker dictionary it might have his picture. He bets backwards - bets draws or weakish hands and slowplays bigger hands. This is strong enough to be a good tell - if this guy is betting early, he generally doesn't have the big hand. If he raises out of the blue late in the hand, assume the worst.
The hand:
All the villains limp to hero who has
in the big blind. Hero checks. Six way action, $3 in the pot.
Flop
SB checks, action on Hero. Bet or check? If betting how much? What is Hero's plan for the hand?
DrStrange
Cast of characters:
SB has $150. He is loose, slightly aggressive preflop / fit-fold post flop but capable of bluffs from time to time. Generally wins.
Hero sits in the BB with $120. Hero is playing ABC TAG - everyone sees that, comments etc but still they come along. Generally wins.
UTG has $75 - normally an ultra loose calling station but the last few hours showing some signs of LAG. It is a good thing he rarely does this because he is playing MUCH better tonight with the blended styles. Big contributor most night, not so much tonight.
MP has $60. She is trying to play ABC TAG but is too loose, bets too small and calls too much. It is like she has read a book, knows the ideas but can't deliver. Modest losing player.
CO has $40. This villain is the worst poker player I have ever encountered. Ultra loose, calls way too much, can't read hands, misses bets, bets too small and too often. Her saving grace is she bleeds slowly rather than gushes. Still, almost never wins.
Button has $275. A tricky-trapping loose calling station. He would rather trick you into losing $10 than aggressively take $25. If you saw slow play in a poker dictionary it might have his picture. He bets backwards - bets draws or weakish hands and slowplays bigger hands. This is strong enough to be a good tell - if this guy is betting early, he generally doesn't have the big hand. If he raises out of the blue late in the hand, assume the worst.
The hand:
All the villains limp to hero who has
in the big blind. Hero checks. Six way action, $3 in the pot.Flop
SB checks, action on Hero. Bet or check? If betting how much? What is Hero's plan for the hand?
DrStrange
