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The beauty of playing suited connectors aggressively
I have to give a preface here. I've played with this Shana guy on before, and seen him playing 5 tables at the same time. He's seemed like an absolute rock in every other hand I've played with him, but I think he got tired of me running him over.
My table image here is loose aggressive ... which is maybe what I've become, at least compared to most Poker Star players.
CARDSON
PokerStars Game #650926229: Hold'em No Limit ($3/$6) - 2004/08/29 - 06:37:25
(ET)
Table 'Alcinoos' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: retjami ($265 in chips)
Seat 3: michael1123 ($361.90 in chips)
Seat 4: SHANI ($628.10 in chips)
Seat 5: teamfoy ($368.80 in chips)
Seat 9: Rustedlotus ($565.75 in chips)
SHANI: posts small blind $3
teamfoy: posts big blind $6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to michael1123 [5d 6d]
Rustedlotus: folds
retjami: folds
michael1123: raises $9 to $15 (Only did this because the people before me folded. My plan is since I'm on the button, they'll check to me and I can decide then if I'll bet it or take a free card if I hit a draw. I'm certainly bluffing if I don't hit a draw. Or I pick up the blinds, that works too.)
SHANI: calls $12
teamfoy: calls $9
*** FLOP *** [As 7c 4c]
SHANI: checks
teamfoy: checks
michael1123: bets $20
SHANI: calls $20
teamfoy: folds
*** TURN *** [As 7c 4c] [3h]
SHANI: checks
michael1123: bets $30 (I raised my bet a bit here like I have been doing when I'm bluffing)
SHANI: raises $90 to $120 (I really can't believe my eyes here - he would certainly not reraise me with a flush draw, so I had no worries about that. I'm more worried about the board pairing.)
michael1123: calls $90
*** RIVER *** [As 7c 4c 3h] [Kh]
SHANI: bets $473.10 and is all-in (my jaw drops in the .5 seconds it takes me to hit the call button)
michael1123: calls $206.90 and is all-in
*** SHOW DOWN ***
SHANI: shows [3d Ad] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
michael1123: shows [5d 6d] (a straight, Three to Seven)
michael1123 collected $736.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $738.80 | Rake $2
Board [As 7c 4c 3h Kh]
Seat 1: retjami folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: michael1123 (button) showed [5d 6d] and won ($736.80) with a straight,
Three to Seven
Seat 4: SHANI (small blind) showed [3d Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and
Threes
Seat 5: teamfoy (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: Rustedlotus folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Man, that's probably the most surprised I've ever been in a hand in a ring game. I thought he must have the same hand for a second on the turn, but it didn't make sense because he'd never call my preflop bet with that hand.
He was probably even more floored than I was, when he saw my hand. No way he could put me on that.
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