Bad playing, bad cards. I called all-ins 3 times, and was wrong all three times.
1) From the small blind, I raise up 3x, I have As-3s. Big blind goes all in. I’m pot committed with decent cards. He has Q-Q, I get my A for the win.
2) At 100-200, three players have limped to my big blind. I have A-10. I make a move and push it to 600. One player goes all-in for another 1150, almost all of my chips. That’s odd… he limped in and then goes all-in. Hmm… well, he could have a monster hand that he was slowplaying. Or he could have a marginal hand that he’s trying to bluff me on. He actually said, “I’m playing these and if you suck out on me so be it.”, but he’s crafty. As long as he doesn’t have me dominated I think I’m getting the right price on my money. I call. He has A-Q which holds up.
3) After a mini-comeback, I get Ah-Kd. I bet 3.5x pre-flop, one caller. The flop is all low cards. I check to him, he checks. The turn is a jack, he goes all in. Why didn’t I raise preflop? Just because I didn’t have any pairs, pffooie, I could have forced him out. Unless he had a pair. Aw hell, what do I do. He obviously has a pair of jacks. There are three hearts on the board, any heart gives me a nut flush. Assuming he has a jack that’s 15 outs, so around 30% chance to win. Maybe less, he might have A-J or K-J. I’m getting 2-1 on my money. I call. He has Q-J. I need an A, K, or heart on the river, I don’t get it, I’m knocked out.
Note to self: Perhaps playing a game that emphasizes mental discipline is not recommended when one has given blood that day.
Running total: $46
what if he’s got a pair of tens or jacks and a Q comes up? you got nothin’ with your A/K, but you bet out representing you got Queens….is he the type to fold or does he play loose? also, keep in mind, if you have a tight image, you gotta leverage it every once in a while…
His style — but also whether he actually has something. If he’s got a pair of Queens, he’s gonna keep betting no matter what I do.
that’s only 1/2 my point…even if you don’t get an out…represent like you got something and keep betting (it does take some brass you know what to do it though)…you had position on him…obviously factoring in his style will dictate whether you bluff…
Agreed. I should have bet postflop, even without any pair on the board. More often than not he would fold, and even if he had a pair I had plenty of outs.
on #3, you had position…need to put in a bet most likely. Even if he hit a low pair and calls you…you still have position on him for 2 more bets, so depending on how you read his hand, you still had chance to push him out later or hit your A or K. Or better yet, (w/20/20 hindsight of course), in the case, he probably would have folded since he didn’t hit anything.