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    Default Was this the wrong way to play??

    OK, a little setup.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

    CO (ThatGuy) (t1400)
    Button (t1400)
    SB (t1480)
    BB (t1500)
    Hero (t1500)
    UTG+1 (t1720)
    MP1 (t1500)
    MP2 (t1500)
    MP3 (t1500)

    Preflop: Hero is UTG with 3, 7.
    Hero folds, UTG+1 calls t20, MP1 raises to t80, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO (ThatGuy) calls t80, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls t60, UTG+1 calls t60.

    Flop: (t330) 4, T, 2 (4 players)
    BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, ThatGuy bets t100, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t100.

    Turn: (t530) 5 (2 players)
    MP1 checks, ThatGuy checks.

    River: (t530) J (2 players)
    MP1 checks, ThatGuy checks.

    Final Pot: t530

    Results in white below:
    MP1 has As Qd (high card, ace).
    ThatGuy has 4c 2h (two pair, fours and twos).
    Outcome: ThatGuy wins t530.


    Early in the tournament, but is ThatGuy so bad that he calls the raise pre-flop, bets a third of the pot on the flop, and then checks it down when someone calls and he probably has the best hand? Also, this makes me think he can play anything, at any time.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

    MP3 (ThatGuy) (t1750)
    CO (t1400)
    Button (t1470)
    SB (t1420)
    Hero (t1500)
    UTG (t1640)
    UTG+1 (t1320)
    MP1 (t1500)
    MP2 (t1500)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with T, A.
    UTG raises to t80, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t80, MP2 folds, MP3 (ThatGuy) calls t80, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, Hero calls t60.

    Flop: (t330) Q, 8, 2 (4 players)
    Hero checks, UTG bets t220, MP1 calls t220, ThatGuy calls t220, Hero folds.

    Turn: (t990) 4 (3 players)
    UTG bets t220, MP1 folds, ThatGuy calls t220.

    River: (t1430) 5 (2 players)
    UTG bets t520, ThatGuy folds.

    Final Pot: t1950

    Results in white below:
    UTG doesn't show.
    Outcome: UTG wins t1950.


    So he'll apparently lay down if he thinks that he's beat. What's he chasing here that he calls the flop and turn bets but lays down on the river? Trips?

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed)

    MP2 (ThatGuy) (t1230)
    MP3 (t1400)
    CO (t1470)
    Button (t1410)
    Hero (t1420)
    BB (t2550)
    UTG (t1320)
    UTG+1 (t1200)
    MP1 (t1500)

    Preflop: Hero is SB with J, Q.
    UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 (ThatGuy) calls t20, MP3 folds, CO calls t20, Button folds, Hero completes, BB raises to t140, MP2 (ThatGuy) calls t120, CO folds, Hero folds.

    Flop: (t320) 8, 2, T (2 players)
    BB bets t220, ThatGuy calls t220.

    Turn: (t760) 9 (2 players)
    BB checks, ThatGuy checks.

    River: (t760) 3 (2 players)
    BB bets t220, ThatGuy calls t220.

    Final Pot: t1200

    Results in white below:
    BB has Tc Qc (one pair, tens).
    ThatGuy has 2c Ac (one pair, twos).
    Outcome: BB wins t1200.


    So he'll call down with any pair.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)

    UTG+1 (ThatGuy) (t425)
    MP1 (t1915)
    MP2 (t3575)
    CO (t2010)
    Hero (t1565)
    SB (t1210)
    BB (t1270)
    UTG (t1530)

    Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, 9.
    UTG raises to t60, UTG+1 (ThatGuy) calls t60, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t60, CO folds, Hero folds, SB raises to t290, BB folds, UTG calls t230, UTG+1 (ThatGuy) calls t230, MP2 folds.

    Flop: (t960) Q, 2, A (3 players)
    SB checks, UTG checks, ThatGuy checks.

    Turn: (t960) 6 (3 players)
    SB checks, UTG checks, ThatGuy checks.

    River: (t960) J (3 players)
    SB checks, UTG checks, ThatGuy checks.

    Final Pot: t960

    Results in white below:
    SB has 9s 3s (high card, ace).
    UTG has 7h 7d (one pair, sevens).
    ThatGuy has Ad 9d (one pair, aces).
    Outcome: ThatGuy wins t960.


    After it checks around twice, he checks down top pair (even with a poor kicker) in late position, can we say loose-passive??.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)

    SB (ThatGuy) (t1035)
    BB (t1915)
    UTG (t3195)
    UTG+1 (t1980)
    Hero (t1565)
    MP2 (t1930)
    CO (t1210)
    Button (t670)

    Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 4, T.
    UTG calls t30, UTG+1 folds, Hero folds, MP2 calls t30, CO folds, Button raises to t670, SB (ThatGuy) calls t655, BB folds, UTG folds, MP2 folds.

    Flop: (t1430) J, A, K (2 players)

    Turn: (t1430) J (2 players)

    River: (t1430) 4 (2 players)

    Final Pot: t1430

    Results in white below:
    ThatGuy has 9c 6c (flush, ace high).
    Button has Qh Qd (two pair, queens and jacks).
    Outcome: ThatGuy wins t1430.


    Calls the all in with 96s?? Must be the old any two suited hole cards are good cards type strategy

    Now, the hand in question.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed)

    MP1 (ThatGuy) (t1620)
    MP2 (t1210)
    CO (t3465)
    Button (t2680)
    Hero (t1465)
    BB (t1850)
    UTG (t1210)

    Preflop: Hero is SB with J, T.
    UTG folds, MP1 (ThatGuy) calls t50, MP2 calls t50, CO folds, Button folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

    Flop: (t200) 2, J, 3 (4 players)
    Hero checks, BB checks, ThatGuy checks, MP2 bets t200, Hero raises to t600, BB folds, ThatGuy calls t600, MP2 folds.

    Turn: (t1600) Q (2 players)
    Hero bets t400, ThatGuy calls t400.

    River: (t2400) 5 (2 players)
    Hero bets t415 (All-In), ThatGuy calls t415.

    Final Pot: t3230

    Results in white below:
    Hero has Jc Tc (one pair, jacks).
    ThatGuy has Ac Jd (one pair, jacks).
    Outcome: ThatGuy wins t3230.


    Am I wrong to play this hand this aggressively, knowing that he can play anything and just call? If I check, ThatGuy is going to check it all the way down, and possibly one of the other guys will catch.
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    Maybe check it down after the Q hits on the turn? If you know he'll check, that's pretty nice for you, with an overcard out and a weak kicker. And you didn't have enough chips to worry about building the pot just in case you're good. What was in the pot already would've been a lot for you.

    Against a normal player, checking the turn and river would be begging for a bluff, but this guy is extremely passive, so it may have worked.
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    He is an odd player that is for sure. I've seen people play loose-passive and tight-passive and crack alot of people. I also see some lose alot. Just be thankful this wasn't a NL game.

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    Um .... it was NL ...
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    Oh.... Shit...

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