Is This Tough? Or is Holl just a Superior Life-form?

[Genitruc]

PokerStars Game #5026632312: Hold'em No Limit ($10/$20) - 2006/05/23 - 07:38:56 (ET)
Table 'Pepita' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 2: H@££INGGOL ($3258.50 in chips)
Seat 3: fuxfux ($7266 in chips)
Seat 4: Ryokan ($1412 in chips)
Seat 5: TillerMaN ($2100 in chips)
Seat 6: snake8484 ($6505.50 in chips)
fuxfux: posts small blind $10
Ryokan: posts big blind $20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
TillerMaN: folds
snake8484: folds
H@££INGGOL: raises $60 to $80
fuxfux: calls $70
Ryokan: folds
*** FLOP *** [2h Jh 5c]
fuxfux: checks
H@££INGGOL: bets $120
fuxfux: raises $120 to $240
H@££INGGOL: calls $120
*** TURN *** [2h Jh 5c] [Th]
fuxfux: bets $280
H@££INGGOL: calls $280
*** RIVER *** [2h Jh 5c Th] [Jc]
fuxfux: bets $1140
H@££INGGOL: calls $1140
*** SHOW DOWN ***
fuxfux: shows [8s Qs] (a pair of Jacks)
H@££INGGOL: shows [7c 7d] (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
H@££INGGOL collected $3498 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $3500 | Rake $2
Board [2h Jh 5c Th Jc]
Seat 2: H@££INGGOL (button) showed [7c 7d] and won ($3498) with two pair, Jacks and Sevens
Seat 3: fuxfux (small blind) showed [8s Qs] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 4: Ryokan (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: TillerMaN folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: snake8484 folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[mr tree the tree]

I was watching that hand as well, I guess H@££ just has some godlike ability to read people... he made a far more incredible call than that on another table when he picked off a bluff on the river with A6 UNIMPROVED.

[Seasider]

He probably had a read as fux was probably there a while to amass 7K chips. And 77 is pretty lucky....

Calling on A high is pretty sick, it can be done live sometimes with a read but is very tricky online imho.

[IowaSkinsFan]

he definately had a read on that guy. I'm guessing that the opponent tries to resteal continuation bets all the way.

[Lukie]

Truthfully, I could make this call down. I've noticed a general trend among weak players, that the size of their turn lead after check/minraising the flop is often very representative of the strength of their hand. Trip jacks or a flush would probably make a much bigger bet. On the river, nothing improves to be hall, so he calls it down.

Yaya, easier said then done, I know. He's a machine.

[Seasider]

I was thinking about this again this afternoon. He probably also had some meta-game motives going on. He plays with the same guys at the same tables every day; it doesn't hurt that they know he can call down on A high. He might see 1 buy in as an investment in this area, and hey with a read it may be good

[Genitruc]

Hmmm. Interesting Lukie. So you're saying that if fux leads out on turn for something more like 4-500 he's more likely to be strong here? I hadn't really noticed how small that lead out on the turn was...