DrStrange
4 of a Kind
Playing 1-2 live, eight handed. It is about 90 minutes into the session. I'll put in more information than normal since my game is going to be new to some folks here. This is a bi-monthly home game. It has been running for about seven years. We live in the middle of no where Texas - the player pool is small. Most of the villains have hundreds or thousands of hours of table time with each other. Villain reads are vital to the hand analysis, as they should be for all home game threads. The table tonight is ultra loose and a little more aggressive than "normal". This game allows rebuys to match the big stack at the table. On the right night there will be $10,000+ in play at the end of the night, tonight we have ~$2,500 in play at the 90 minute mark. Big pots fought over one pair hands are common. Top pair/top kicker is nearly the nut in the minds of most of the villains here tonight.
Cast of characters: (less details now, more when the field thins.)
In the SB is the prototype calling station playing $225.
In the BB is a loose, semi passive / fit fold guy who is a modest winner over the years. He has $250
UTG is a hyper loose LAGtard with $150. Spews money like crazy, though he wins more pots than almost any one at the table.
Hero is UTG+1 with $250. Hero is the tightest player at the table by a wide margin. Everyone know this but will play vs Hero's raises anyway because Hero will play big pots if they get lucky and hit. It is notable that Hero has been able to get a few bluffs in the last six months. There was a day early on when hero was getting called down for big bets and seeing bottom pair take the pot. These days sometimes people will fold top pair/weak kicker (and proudly show the "good" laydown) - but not always.
MP is a competent LAG playing $500, quite loose by most standards. He plays preflop hands backwards - rarely raising with big pairs but might raise with lesser pairs or connecting / suited cards.
MP2 is the Alpha Male playing $400. This guy looks at poker as a form of male dominance and HE IS the Alpha Male. A pure blooded LAGtard, he is one of the biggest losers in the game but thinks he is a long run winner.
CO is newish for this game. Older lawyer, big bets with lots of air but not really insane. I can't tell if he will be a winner but I think not. He has $400.
Button is a tricky trappy calling station. He has $250 in his stack.
The hand:
Normal raises are $7 to $15, more often $10 or $12 for now. Expect multiple callers - not unthinkable to have eight way action with a $12 raise.
UTG limps for $2
Hero opens his hand and sees Ts 9s. What should Hero do? (Hint, hero didn't fold but maybe he should have.) Fold, limp or raise? If raising how much and why? (second hint, Hero isn't going to thin down the field with a normal raise and they aren't going to often fold to a post flop c-bet.) As many of you know, Hero doesn't approve of speculative hands out of position especially without deep stack.
Hero has private rules about such hands to keep himself out of trouble -=- DrStrange
Cast of characters: (less details now, more when the field thins.)
In the SB is the prototype calling station playing $225.
In the BB is a loose, semi passive / fit fold guy who is a modest winner over the years. He has $250
UTG is a hyper loose LAGtard with $150. Spews money like crazy, though he wins more pots than almost any one at the table.
Hero is UTG+1 with $250. Hero is the tightest player at the table by a wide margin. Everyone know this but will play vs Hero's raises anyway because Hero will play big pots if they get lucky and hit. It is notable that Hero has been able to get a few bluffs in the last six months. There was a day early on when hero was getting called down for big bets and seeing bottom pair take the pot. These days sometimes people will fold top pair/weak kicker (and proudly show the "good" laydown) - but not always.
MP is a competent LAG playing $500, quite loose by most standards. He plays preflop hands backwards - rarely raising with big pairs but might raise with lesser pairs or connecting / suited cards.
MP2 is the Alpha Male playing $400. This guy looks at poker as a form of male dominance and HE IS the Alpha Male. A pure blooded LAGtard, he is one of the biggest losers in the game but thinks he is a long run winner.
CO is newish for this game. Older lawyer, big bets with lots of air but not really insane. I can't tell if he will be a winner but I think not. He has $400.
Button is a tricky trappy calling station. He has $250 in his stack.
The hand:
Normal raises are $7 to $15, more often $10 or $12 for now. Expect multiple callers - not unthinkable to have eight way action with a $12 raise.
UTG limps for $2
Hero opens his hand and sees Ts 9s. What should Hero do? (Hint, hero didn't fold but maybe he should have.) Fold, limp or raise? If raising how much and why? (second hint, Hero isn't going to thin down the field with a normal raise and they aren't going to often fold to a post flop c-bet.) As many of you know, Hero doesn't approve of speculative hands out of position especially without deep stack.
Hero has private rules about such hands to keep himself out of trouble -=- DrStrange