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 How I learned to love the 50c Check
I get delt J4o in the small blind. Usual blind rags, but I figured for 25c I'd look at a flop and see it it was something unloved enough to steal.
Flop comes up 4 5 T, all hearts. Everyone checks to the fear of a possible flush, and if the flush is out there he checked to see if he could lure in a bet. I got a pair of 4s. Not much, but with Jack rag I like seeing a cheap turn when my rag pairs up, but the flush kinda spoils my fun.
Turn is a 4, at this point I got three of a kind. 3 outs to beat the flush, I'm so in for a cheap river or I might even consider calling a steal. Mr. 50 cent checker does his thing thinking maybe he can get a steal. Everyone calls. My guess is we got people hanging on with a single high Heart and/or the flush is a little spooked by the pair on the board.
River is a J, I get my full house! Thinking quickly, I am fairly certain fifty cent will do his thing again if I don't bet since the river was somewhat blank. This would pay me money from him and the weak callers and effectivly give me the button! It went down like that, .50c, fold, raise to $5, call all in, to me. I reraised to $10. I wanted the raiser to call if he didn't have the ace high flush (likely since so many people hung around for the turn + river) and thought an all-in would be more likely to make him fold. Mister fifty cent checker probably got me an extra $6 out of that hand...
Moral of the story. Learn to love players that can't figure out when to steal/check and bet 50 cents instead. Sit to the right of them if possible. They will effectivly give you the button in many betting rounds.
***** Hand History for Game 327255177 *****
0/0 TexasHTGameTable (NL) - Sun Jan 11 00:13:46 EST 2004
Table Card Room Table 3922 (Real Money) -- Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Player1 ( $23.80)
Seat 2: Player2 ( $19.25)
Seat 3: Fnord ( $17.50)
Seat 4: fiftycent ( $11.25)
Seat 5: Player5 ( $25.50)
Seat 6: Player6 ( $54.90)
Seat 7: Player7 ( $35.05)
Seat 8: Player8 ( $36.20)
Seat 9: Player9 ( $0)
Seat 10: Player10 ( $3.30)
Fnord posts small blind (0.25)
fiftycent posts big blind (0.50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Fnord [ Jh, 4d ]
Player5 folds.
Player6 calls (0.50)
Player7 folds.
Player8 calls (0.50)
Player10 calls (0.50)
Player1 folds.
Player2 calls (0.50)
Fnord calls (0.25)
fiftycent checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 5h, 4h, Th ]
Fnord checks.
fiftycent checks.
Player6 checks.
Player8 checks.
Player10 checks.
Player2 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4s ]
Fnord checks.
fiftycent bets (0.50)
Player6 calls (0.50)
Player8 calls (0.50)
Player10 calls (0.50)
Player2 calls (0.50)
Fnord calls (0.50)
** Dealing River ** : [ Jc ]
Fnord checks.
fiftycent bets (0.50)
Player6 folds.
Player8 raises (5) to 5
Player10 calls (2.30)
Player10 calls all-In.
Player2 folds.
Fnord raises (10) to 10
fiftycent folds.
Player8 calls (5)
Creating Main Pot with $12.75 with Player10
** Summary **
Main Pot: $12.75 | Side Pot 1: $14.65 | Rake: $1.40
Board: [ 5h 4h Th 4s Jc ]
Player1 balance $23.80, didn't bet (folded)
Player2 balance $18.25, lost $1 (folded)
Fnord balance $33.90, bet $11, collected $27.40, net +$16.40 [ Jh 4d ] [ a full house, Fours full of jacks -- Jh,Jc,4d,4h,4s ]
fiftycent balance $9.75, lost $1.50 (folded)
Player5 balance $25.50, didn't bet (folded)
Player6 balance $53.90, lost $1 (folded)
Player7 balance $35.05, didn't bet (folded)
Player8 balance $25.20, lost $11 [ Jd 5d ] [ two pairs, jacks and fives -- Jd,Jc,Th,5d,5h]
Player9 balance $0, sits out
Player10 balance $0, lost $3.30 [ Ah 3h ] [ a flush, ace high -- Ah,Th,5h,4h,3h ]
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