play in a game that plays 72...
I have a buddy who hosts a semi regular (monthly) game. 1/2 w/ 2 rounds of NLHE and 1 round over PLO. He has the 72 rule in effect. The players are all skilled, thinking, profitable, but will gamble and mix it up. It's a game where you either win big, or lose all the cash in your wallet... they money moves around the table
Last night was one of those nights...
My final hand has me tilted a bit.
10-handed, avg stack is $500. I'm sitting on my last $200, just rebought after my QQ was beaten by TJo. I'm in late position. There's a $5 UTG Straddle. UTG+1 raises to $15, UTG+2 calls, folds to me and I look down at KK. I'm playing tight, and haven't three or four bet once this session. With my tight image, I feel like if I raise big, I'm blowing everyone out of the water, so I bump it to $40 It folds to UTG+1 and UTG+2 who both call. $127 in the pot.
Flop comes 775r. Checks to me, and I lay out a bet of $75 (leaving me only $90 behind). UTG 1 folds, but UTG 2 jams. He's a very bluffy maniac, so he could be doing this move with anything. I call, and our villain rolls over 72o. I'm drawing to a king, and don't improve.
Villain called $25 extra preflop with 72 and an intention to try to later bluff me off a hand that I raised to $40 preflop. Sigh... I hate poker sometimes... for the same reasons I love poker sometimes..
I definitely ran a clinic on how to torch through money....
I have a buddy who hosts a semi regular (monthly) game. 1/2 w/ 2 rounds of NLHE and 1 round over PLO. He has the 72 rule in effect. The players are all skilled, thinking, profitable, but will gamble and mix it up. It's a game where you either win big, or lose all the cash in your wallet... they money moves around the table
Last night was one of those nights...
My final hand has me tilted a bit.
10-handed, avg stack is $500. I'm sitting on my last $200, just rebought after my QQ was beaten by TJo. I'm in late position. There's a $5 UTG Straddle. UTG+1 raises to $15, UTG+2 calls, folds to me and I look down at KK. I'm playing tight, and haven't three or four bet once this session. With my tight image, I feel like if I raise big, I'm blowing everyone out of the water, so I bump it to $40 It folds to UTG+1 and UTG+2 who both call. $127 in the pot.
Flop comes 775r. Checks to me, and I lay out a bet of $75 (leaving me only $90 behind). UTG 1 folds, but UTG 2 jams. He's a very bluffy maniac, so he could be doing this move with anything. I call, and our villain rolls over 72o. I'm drawing to a king, and don't improve.
Villain called $25 extra preflop with 72 and an intention to try to later bluff me off a hand that I raised to $40 preflop. Sigh... I hate poker sometimes... for the same reasons I love poker sometimes..
I definitely ran a clinic on how to torch through money....