Crazy betting hand

[michael1123]

Not often you flop a set and are worried you're beat. I never bet or raised, and I was still all in by the end.

Note: Wyclef is an EXTREMELY aggressive player. Very much a risk taker, but its very hard to tell when he's bluffing or he has the hand, because he bets basically the same way each time. The other two involved in the hand were new at the table.

Game #63202784: Texas Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2004/07/24 - 04:08:23 (EST)
Table "Temple" Seat 1 is the button.
Seat 1: Wyclef ($659.75 in chips)
Seat 2: Realtime ($221.75 in chips)
Seat 3: Lean12096 ($123.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Tobbe123 ($207 in chips)
Seat 5: mike1123 ($117.50 in chips)
Realtime: posts small blind $1
Lean12096: posts big blind $2
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to mike1123 [3d 3h]
Tobbe123: calls $2
mike1123: calls $2
Wyclef: calls $2
Realtime: folds
Lean12096: checks
----- FLOP ----- [8s 3s 5h]
Lean12096: bets $2
Tobbe123: calls $2
mike1123: calls $2
Wyclef: raises to $12
Lean12096: calls $10
Tobbe123: calls $10
mike1123: calls $10
----- TURN ----- [8s 3s 5h][6h]
Lean12096: bets $8
Tobbe123: calls $8
mike1123: calls $8
Wyclef: raises to $32
Lean12096: calls $24
Tobbe123: calls $24
mike1123: calls $24
----- RIVER ----- [8s 3s 5h 6h][Qc]
ohara joins the table at seat #6
Lean12096: bets $8
Tobbe123: folds
ohara leaves the table
mike1123: calls $8
Wyclef: raises to $48
Lean12096: raises to $77.50 and is all-in
mike1123: is all-in $63.50
Wyclef: calls $29.50
----- SHOW DOWN -----
Lean12096: shows [Kd 8c] (A Pair of Eights, King high)
mike1123: shows [3d 3h] (Three of a kind, Threes, Queen high)
Wyclef: shows [Qs 6s] (Two Pairs, Queens and Sixs, Eight high)
Wyclef collected $12 from Side pot
mike1123 collected $396.50 from Main pot

[michael1123]

About 10 hands later. This guy is definitely on tilt now, and he's been very kind to my bankroll.

Game #63209394: Texas Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2004/07/24 - 04:21:41 (EST)
Table "Temple" Seat 3 is the button.
Seat 1: Wyclef ($558.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Realtime ($167.75 in chips)
Seat 3: ddplayer ($197 in chips)
Seat 4: Tobbe123 ($296 in chips)
Seat 5: mike1123 ($410 in chips)
Seat 6: Crapgame ($33 in chips)
Tobbe123: posts small blind $1
mike1123: posts big blind $2
----- HOLE CARDS -----
dealt to mike1123 [As Ac]
Crapgame: calls $2
Wyclef: calls $2
Realtime: folds
ddplayer: calls $2
Tobbe123: folds
mike1123: raises to $6
Crapgame: calls $4
Wyclef: calls $4
ddplayer: calls $4
----- FLOP ----- [4s Qc 7d]
mike1123: bets $6
Crapgame: folds
Wyclef: raises to $24
ddplayer: folds
mike1123: raises to $60
Wyclef: calls $36
----- TURN ----- [4s Qc 7d][2d]
mike1123: bets $100
Wyclef: raises to $200
mike1123: raises to $344 and is all-in
Wyclef: calls $144
----- RIVER ----- [4s Qc 7d 2d][7h]
----- SHOW DOWN -----
mike1123: shows [As Ac] (Two Pairs, Aces and Sevens, Queen high)
Wyclef: shows [3d Qs] (Two Pairs, Queens and Sevens, Four high)
mike1123 collected $830 from Main pot

I've been grinding it out in SNGs for a week, and I've made $400 through that. In 2 big hands, within a few minutes of each other, at a loose 6 max ring table, I make nearly twice that.

This is why you gotta love NL ring games, even if the downside of the variance drives you mad.