I induce an all-in bluff with table talk. Ha.

[SmackinYaUp]

This guy was getting mad and accusing me of muscling too many pots and for being too aggressive. He said that i deserve to lose and stuff like that. Well the next hand I did this. Pretty funny stuff.

OH and the hand right before this he was raggin on me for raising, so I raised it again and bet him off the pot. Now, this hand I do the same. It would have been more exciting if he had a lot of money but thats ok.


***** Hand History for Game 1967564071 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Thursday, April 28, 17:40:47 EDT 2005
Table Table 36840 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: SlappinYaUp ( $80.9 )
Seat 6: rounderau11 ( $48.3 )
Seat 5: Just4Fun_ ( $64.25 )
Seat 4: trandeberg ( $54.2 )
Seat 3: johnny69222 ( $17.93 )
Seat 2: bdams19 ( $47.5 )
bdams19 posts small blind [$0.25].
johnny69222 posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SlappinYaUp [ As Js ]
trandeberg folds.
Just4Fun_ folds.
johnny69222:
SlappinYaUp: well i gotta go soon so you'll be able to start running the table
johnny69222: thanx
SlappinYaUp: no problem
rounderau11 calls [$0.5].
SlappinYaUp raises [$2].
bdams19 folds.
johnny69222 calls [$1.5].
rounderau11 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 2d, Jc, 5d ]
johnny69222 checks.
SlappinYaUp: well im gonna take another one looks like
SlappinYaUp bets [$5].
johnny69222 calls [$5].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 6s ]
SlappinYaUp: XXXX
johnny69222 is all-In [$10.93]
SlappinYaUp calls [$10.93].
** Dealing River ** [ 5c ]
johnny69222 shows [ Ah, 4d ] a pair of fives.
SlappinYaUp shows [ As, Js ] two pairs, jacks and fives.
SlappinYaUp wins $34.81 from the main pot with two pairs, jacks and fives.

[hagakure]

That's awesome

[face]

Bluff? He had a monster draw!!

As an aside, I've seen many LAgg posts from you lately. How are you faring overall in ring games? I know pots like these are sweet justice against tilted weak/tights, but how often do they have the goods and rope-a-dope your BR away from you? That's the worst part about Lagging it up for me -- I get killed by smooth callers with sets and such, especially after repping strength preflop. Checking the turn after getting smoothcalled on the flop is just so weak, and if you do it habitually, and fold to a big bet, then the smooth call/bet big strategy essentially reduces you to a money-vomiting fisherman. Most likely -- I just suck. However, I'm interested to hear how you deal with the smooth callers.

[SmackinYaUp]

Smooth callers just kill me. I usually just check it on the turn if I dont have anything and let them take the pot like a weakass. I wish rippy would post more of his ring game tales, its very good stuff.

My strategy - If I start getting smooth called more, Ill slow down for a bit, try to catch something, and then bet at em. Someone will usually think Im bluffing and call down with pocket 8s. If I get decent hands, Im still raising preflop so it wont really look like Im sitting there camping.

Overall in ring games, im doing alright - ive had some big swings lately both up and down. Mostly, the downs are from me not giving up on a pot or realizing that I need to slow down too late after everyone has caught on. Id say Im doing slightly better since the 50NL tables are so tight it was hard to get anything paid off camping. Hopefully this will start workin out a little better for me. Ive also learned that even I need to fold some hands lol.

[SmackinYaUp]

Ive been seein a lot more of this kind of action below:
As you can probably imagine, my biggest leak is giving up on bluffs

***** Hand History for Game 1969089801 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Thursday, April 28, 22:26:57 EDT 2005
Table Table 37177 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 6: cardchazer ( $19.15 )
Seat 3: SlappinYaUp ( $70.3 )
Seat 1: M_NGUYEN ( $64.5 )
Seat 2: JWEBB2 ( $38.61 )
Seat 5: Jupiter9 ( $44.3 )
Seat 4: Leatherx1 ( $51.25 )
Jupiter9 posts small blind [$0.25].
cardchazer posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SlappinYaUp [ Qc Th ]
M_NGUYEN folds.
JWEBB2 calls [$0.5].
SlappinYaUp raises [$2].
Leatherx1 folds.
Jupiter9 folds.
cardchazer folds.
JWEBB2 calls [$1.5].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, 8h, 7h ]
JWEBB2 checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$4].
JWEBB2 raises [$8].
SlappinYaUp calls [$4].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]
JWEBB2 checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$10].
JWEBB2 calls [$10].
** Dealing River ** [ 9c ]
JWEBB2 checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$10].
JWEBB2 calls [$10].
SlappinYaUp shows [ Qc, Th ] a straight, eight to queen.
JWEBB2 doesn't show [ Kh, 7d ] two pairs, nines and sevens.
SlappinYaUp wins $58.75 from the main pot with a straight, eight to queen.

[SmackinYaUp]

And action like this

***** Hand History for Game 1971428601 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Friday, April 29, 11:20:16 EDT 2005
Table Table 36775 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 6: SlappinYaUp ( $79.51 )
Seat 4: holyboy ( $51.88 )
Seat 1: Hedlundo ( $71.8 )
Seat 5: Bootdog433 ( $31.12 )
Seat 3: Dynastyboy17 ( $47.25 )
Seat 2: lotacheeze ( $22.5 )
lotacheeze posts small blind [$0.25].
Dynastyboy17 posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SlappinYaUp [ 9c 9d ]
holyboy: bara skicklighet...
holyboy raises [$2].
Hedlundo: oohhh
Bootdog433 folds.
SlappinYaUp calls [$2].
Hedlundo folds.
lotacheeze calls [$1.75].
Dynastyboy17 folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 8c, Ks, Jc ]
lotacheeze checks.
holyboy bets [$1].
SlappinYaUp raises [$6].
lotacheeze calls [$6].
holyboy folds.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 7h ]
holyboy: aj d?
lotacheeze checks.
SlappinYaUp checks.
** Dealing River ** [ 8d ]
holyboy: ??
lotacheeze checks.
holyboy: ?
holyboy: ?
SlappinYaUp bets [$15].
lotacheeze is all-In [$14.5]
SlappinYaUp shows [ 9c, 9d ] two pairs, nines and eights.
lotacheeze doesn't show [ Ad, Qs ] a pair of eights.
SlappinYaUp wins $0.5 from side pot #1 with two pairs, nines and eights.
SlappinYaUp wins $46.5 from the main pot with two pairs, nines and eights.
lotacheeze has left the table.

I just got really lucky that he tried to pick off my bluff with a bluff...

[ender555]

Ive been seein a lot more of this kind of action below:
As you can probably imagine, my biggest leak is giving up on bluffs

***** Hand History for Game 1969089801 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Thursday, April 28, 22:26:57 EDT 2005
Table Table 37177 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 6: cardchazer ( $19.15 )
Seat 3: SlappinYaUp ( $70.3 )
Seat 1: M_NGUYEN ( $64.5 )
Seat 2: JWEBB2 ( $38.61 )
Seat 5: Jupiter9 ( $44.3 )
Seat 4: Leatherx1 ( $51.25 )
Jupiter9 posts small blind [$0.25].
cardchazer posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SlappinYaUp [ Qc Th ]
M_NGUYEN folds.
JWEBB2 calls [$0.5].
SlappinYaUp raises [$2].
Leatherx1 folds.
Jupiter9 folds.
cardchazer folds.
JWEBB2 calls [$1.5].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Js, 8h, 7h ]
JWEBB2 checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$4].
JWEBB2 raises [$8].
SlappinYaUp calls [$4].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 9s ]
JWEBB2 checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$10].
JWEBB2 calls [$10].
** Dealing River ** [ 9c ]
JWEBB2 checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$10].
JWEBB2 calls [$10].
SlappinYaUp shows [ Qc, Th ] a straight, eight to queen.
JWEBB2 doesn't show [ Kh, 7d ] two pairs, nines and sevens.
SlappinYaUp wins $58.75 from the main pot with a straight, eight to queen.

on this hand, when I'm playing lag.. even if the table is onto me people don't re-raise with garbage usually. I will let it go on the flop when this happens. however it helped that u hit your out and won a nice pot. i bet you'll lose money over time calling bets like this and then betting big on the turn again.

[SmackinYaUp]

Yea you're right...but its so tempting to chase for a small bet with bad odds when I know they are just dying to pay me off


OH and umm one more thing I forgot to add. I also knew that I couldnt keep folding every time someon reraised me on the flop because then everyone would be taking shots at me, which was starting to happen at that pont.

In fact, just as I was typing - this happened:

***** Hand History for Game 1972574979 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Friday, April 29, 16:59:58 EDT 2005
Table Table 36897 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: SlappinYaUp ( $166.6 )
Seat 5: spisaren ( $46.9 )
Seat 3: dean11111 ( $48 )
Seat 4: jrsjr ( $28.55 )
Seat 1: FeelTheOnus ( $51.2 )
Seat 6: andywocky ( $49.5 )
dean11111 posts small blind [$0.25].
jrsjr posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SlappinYaUp [ Jh Kc ]
spisaren folds.
andywocky folds.
FeelTheOnus folds.
SlappinYaUp raises [$2].
dean11111 folds.
jrsjr has been reconnected and has 4 seconds to act.
jrsjr calls [$1.5].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4s, 3h, 5h ]
jrsjr checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$4].
jrsjr raises [$8].
SlappinYaUp raises [$16].
jrsjr folds.
SlappinYaUp does not show cards.
SlappinYaUp wins $31.25

Gotta keep your hoes in check

[DoGGz]

I love this play. When I'm playing LAGG this is my move. Within 15mins people will be seeing your crap and start playing at you. This is when you playback. It's even better when you do this and show them. Do that once and you OWN THE TABLE. Last time I was really playing NLHE I got up to a $800 stack on my table playing LAGG and people were literally falling at my feet to give me their money.

Yea you're right...but its so tempting to chase for a small bet with bad odds when I know they are just dying to pay me off


OH and umm one more thing I forgot to add. I also knew that I couldnt keep folding every time someon reraised me on the flop because then everyone would be taking shots at me, which was starting to happen at that pont.

In fact, just as I was typing - this happened:

***** Hand History for Game 1972574979 *****
$50 NL Hold'em - Friday, April 29, 16:59:58 EDT 2005
Table Table 36897 (6 max) (Real Money)
Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 2: SlappinYaUp ( $166.6 )
Seat 5: spisaren ( $46.9 )
Seat 3: dean11111 ( $48 )
Seat 4: jrsjr ( $28.55 )
Seat 1: FeelTheOnus ( $51.2 )
Seat 6: andywocky ( $49.5 )
dean11111 posts small blind [$0.25].
jrsjr posts big blind [$0.5].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to SlappinYaUp [ Jh Kc ]
spisaren folds.
andywocky folds.
FeelTheOnus folds.
SlappinYaUp raises [$2].
dean11111 folds.
jrsjr has been reconnected and has 4 seconds to act.
jrsjr calls [$1.5].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 4s, 3h, 5h ]
jrsjr checks.
SlappinYaUp bets [$4].
jrsjr raises [$8].
SlappinYaUp raises [$16].
jrsjr folds.
SlappinYaUp does not show cards.
SlappinYaUp wins $31.25

Gotta keep your hoes in check