Made a guy fold AQ preflop .... with a $5 raise

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

how you managed to get almost 40 responses on a thread that illustrates just how bad you are at poker I will never know.

I would have raised $40

[IAMWood 6]

Dude. You play stupid and get lucky that you don't lose your focking shirt sometimes.

 

Do you get that?

 

 

This is funny.

[DankNuggs 305]

drawing to a flush on a paired board is also a very good way to receive a stiff kick to the junk.

[Gandalfs Fireworks 2]

That seriously made me LOL.

 

AGAINST WHAT? Where do you get 20% from?

 

The dude that won the hand had 5,8 ... offsuit.

 

He literally said, "I hope I have outs." as he pushed his chips in, and one of the 10 cards left in the deck came for him. HE WAS 20%!

 

 

Did you really ask her "Against what?"

 

Oh man you are a hoot. That's a completely idiotic question.

[zmanzzzz 1]

would you peeps stfu

[Gandalfs Fireworks 2]

 

Cost me too. Took a couple bad beats. I had a flush, he had trips and 1 card to come ... paired the board. Still think I played it right. Hit my flush on the turn and check raised him all in. He was kinda committed there. $25 to call into a pot of $120. He had 10 outs. I was 80%. It was exactly what I wanted, he just got lucky. Anyway, after 3 hours of cash I was down $10. Spent $35 on the tournament, got knocked out, and then played more cash afterwards ... finished on the day up $7. Was there about 7 hours.

 

You think you played it right, but you played it ALL WRONG. If you hit your flush on the turn, then you need to be asking yourself if he also hit his flush on the turn and then considering just how WEAK your flush was. You know, your opponent gets to use those 3 diamonds that are on the board, too. And then to check raise your weak flush? That's idiotic. When you have a flush with weak hole cards like that, you'd better try to make that other guy go away with a bet. Otherwise, guess what happens? HE GETS TO DRAW OUT ON YOU AND DOCK HIS BOAT! You even had a chance to get away from your losing hand when he bet after you checked. Instead, you raised him and watched the winning hand win. Or watched the losing hand lose, however you wish to think of it.

[Giants Fan 85]

Did you really ask her "Against what?"

 

Oh man you are a hoot. That's a completely idiotic question.

 

Yes, that's what I asked her. She said 79s was a 20% hand.

 

Where does she get that stat from? Against what? It's 21% against pocket aces.

[Giants Fan 85]

You think you played it right, but you played it ALL WRONG. If you hit your flush on the turn, then you need to be asking yourself if he also hit his flush on the turn and then considering just how WEAK your flush was. You know, your opponent gets to use those 3 diamonds that are on the board, too. And then to check raise your weak flush? That's idiotic. When you have a flush with weak hole cards like that, you'd better try to make that other guy go away with a bet. Otherwise, guess what happens? HE GETS TO DRAW OUT ON YOU AND DOCK HIS BOAT! You even had a chance to get away from your losing hand when he bet after you checked. Instead, you raised him and watched the winning hand win. Or watched the losing hand lose, however you wish to think of it.

 

You are a total moron. I got all my money in when I was 78% to win.

[Mookz 1,288]

I won my way into a video submission for "The Big Game" TV show. Twice.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW3zni4oRFc

It annoys me the way you keep looking away from the camera at the beginning. But that's my problem, not yours.

 

Also I don't understand why you think nobody else would be willing to shave their head. I bet a lot of people would. Especially starting off with as little hair as you had.

[crackattack 513]

If there was only a god to stop this crap

[Gandalfs Fireworks 2]

You are a total moron. I got all my money in when I was 78% to win.

 

 

Your ignorance is quaint. You don't even realize why you're wrong here. Its really charming.

[Giants Fan 85]

Your ignorance is quaint. You don't even realize why you're wrong here. Its really charming.

 

Go ahead and explain it then. 20% AGAINST WHAT?

 

When we had the Geek Poker Tournaments I beat up on EVERYBODY! We even played some cash. Guess who won there? I played Nikki heads up. Guess who won?

 

So, if I am beating the people that call me an "idiot" and a "hack" ... and they can't even explain their math ... well ... guess who's the idiot?

[Giants Fan 85]

What's your opinion of 10,2? Is everyone who plays 10,2 an idiot?

 

I won a hand last night with 8,2 offsuit and I RAISED IT PREFLOP! Paired my 8 on the flop, bet again (even bigger) and everyone folded. (Flop was J 8 5, I believe ... with 2 clubs ... I didn't have any clubs), Wanna tell me how stupid that is? Wanna tell me how the math is bad? How it's -EV? Gahead.

[Giants Fan 85]

[Giants Fan 85]

Ok, actually that does deserve some explaining. I had been playing real tight ... pocket fours was the best hand I saw in 2 hours, AK off once and nobody called my preflop raise, QKs, I got a caller with K 10. King on the flop I checked), King on the river (I bet $15) ... I got paid there. That's the only hand anyone saw of mine the whole time. Kept getting really crappy cards and folding. Fold, fold, fold, when I raised it preflop. Finished the 2 hours down $40. Just wasn't getting any cards. But I knew, that my table image was that I was only playing prime hands. So, I decided that when I got in position, I was going to raise it preflop with any 2 cards. Looked down at 8,2 off and I raised it to $12. I was surprised that 2 of the limpers called. Then I actually paired my 8 on the flop ... I have the best hand if they have AQ and pocket threes. Check, check ... I cbet anyway ....(protect my 8-2 off, lol) $15 on the flop and they both folded. I took down like a $45 pot with 8,2 off. Was prolly ahead there, on the flop, too. AJ was the only hand I was worried about). I just decided I was gonna play 8,2 off like I had aces .... and because of my table image, I knew it was gonna work. The cards didn't matter. I wasn't going to let them see my cards.

 

Fock the math. I don't need no stinking math to figure that out there. It's called bluffing, and it is an art. If you are not doing it, you are losing money over time at 1/2 NL.

[eaglesinmylifetime 0]

You are down $200 over a year and talking trash about how good you are?

 

i am not going to defend lhucks personally here, but ... a couple of things:

 

1) being down $200 over a year at $1/$2 NL is actually a winning player. the rake is a killer. if you play a game with just a slightly better rake system, you are going to up more or down less. let's say the rake where you play is $5 on a pot of $50 or more. say you win 1 of those pots every 2 hours and you play 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. That's $20 a week. That's $1000 a year. see the difference? i have a friend who is a pro - or aspiring pro - who calculated how much rake and bad beat jackpots have cost him since black friday. i think he figured it was probably $1000 a month. i think that's high, but he drags more than his share of pots, so i won't argue with him.

 

2) RE: 9d 7d argument against Nikki. Nikki, if you're winning, good for you. Keep playing the way you want and feel comfortable. It's your game, your money. But if you can't play suited connectors and one-gappers profitably, you are missing a chance to make more money. Is 8d 9d a much better hand? No, not much better. I was playing $1/$2/$4 the other night ... called a $24 raise pre with 8d 9d on the button. Flop came gin - T76 rainbow. I stacked a guy and won a massive pot ... More than 100 BBs ... for an investment of 6 BBs pre. Suited connectors are winning hands. If you don't believe me, read 'Harrington on Cash.' One of the keys is position. Straights, sets and nut flushes are you how you win big money at low limit no limit holdem live.

 

Oh, and I average more than 100 hours per month and have for more than a year since the casino opened 7 miles from house near Philadelphia.

[Giants Fan 85]

the rake is a killer

 

In the poker game of life ....

 

Rake, BBJ tokes and tips too. I realized I was tipping too much and that was cutting into my profits hard. I try to be generous and tip every hand I win .... usually just slide my hand face down to the dealer with a dollar chip on top, but I don't tip on small pots anymore. Big hands ... $300 hands ... I'll tip $5. And if I ever hit a BBJ .... 5% I think is plenty generous, considering I'm paying the taxes.

 

So yeah ... I am beating the competition, even though I am down. I read in some magazine that a guy had never had a non-profitable year .... and that was a lot to brag about. If I break even my first year ... I'm good with that.

[Giants Fan 85]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fv0no-zPYiA

[Giants Fan 85]

Nikki has logged like, almost 15 hours though in AC this year ... and is up $1500 ... and she doesn't get that 15 hours means nothing. You got VERY lucky over that 15 hours to win that much in 1/2. Because I have played against you .... I know that you have no idea what you are doing. Maybe your t!ts distract the guys in Jersey ... I dunno, but you are not a good poker player. And you seem totally opposed to listening to someone else, who may be trying to teach you. If you refuse to learn .... I can't help you.

[nobody 2,083]

called a $24 raise pre with 8d 9d on the button. Flop came gin - T76 rainbow. I stacked a guy and won a massive pot ... More than 100 BBs ... for an investment of 6 BBs pre. Suited connectors are winning hands. If you don't believe me, read 'Harrington on Cash.' One of the keys is position. Straights, sets and nut flushes are you how you win big money at low limit no limit holdem live.

 

 

Harrington would be the first to tell you that making a habit of calling 6 BBs preflop with suited connectors in a low limit game is a losing strategy, and I've read both volumes of Harrington on Cash Games multiple times.

[nobody 2,083]

Nikki has logged like, almost 15 hours though in AC this year ... and is up $1500 ... and she doesn't get that 15 hours means nothing. You got VERY lucky over that 15 hours to win that much in 1/2. Because I have played against you .... I know that you have no idea what you are doing. Maybe your t!ts distract the guys in Jersey ... I dunno, but you are not a good poker player. And you seem totally opposed to listening to someone else, who may be trying to teach you. If you refuse to learn .... I can't help you.

 

 

Chicks do ahve a big advantage. Guys seem to always soft play the sh¡t out of women.

[Sho Nuff 720]

i am not going to defend lhucks personally here, but ... a couple of things:

 

1) being down $200 over a year at $1/$2 NL is actually a winning player. the rake is a killer. if you play a game with just a slightly better rake system, you are going to up more or down less. let's say the rake where you play is $5 on a pot of $50 or more. say you win 1 of those pots every 2 hours and you play 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. That's $20 a week. That's $1000 a year. see the difference? i have a friend who is a pro - or aspiring pro - who calculated how much rake and bad beat jackpots have cost him since black friday. i think he figured it was probably $1000 a month. i think that's high, but he drags more than his share of pots, so i won't argue with him.

 

2) RE: 9d 7d argument against Nikki. Nikki, if you're winning, good for you. Keep playing the way you want and feel comfortable. It's your game, your money. But if you can't play suited connectors and one-gappers profitably, you are missing a chance to make more money. Is 8d 9d a much better hand? No, not much better. I was playing $1/$2/$4 the other night ... called a $24 raise pre with 8d 9d on the button. Flop came gin - T76 rainbow. I stacked a guy and won a massive pot ... More than 100 BBs ... for an investment of 6 BBs pre. Suited connectors are winning hands. If you don't believe me, read 'Harrington on Cash.' One of the keys is position. Straights, sets and nut flushes are you how you win big money at low limit no limit holdem live.

 

Oh, and I average more than 100 hours per month and have for more than a year since the casino opened 7 miles from house near Philadelphia.

 

1. When you are living off the government dime and acting like a good poker player and are in the red for the year...that is not a winning player. (especially since he is probably lying out of his ass with that number in the first place)

He is crap...you can tell in the description of his play he is crap.

[Giants Fan 85]

I started keeping track after a couple wins, late October last year .... so I am nearing 1 year of live play. Here's my log:

 

+ 165

+ 425

 

10/30/2010 +105

11/07/2010 -175

11/09/2010 -100

11/20/2010 -100

11/28/2010 +75

12/05/2010 +200

12/07/2010 +105

12/12/2010 -100

12/27/2010 +40

12/28/2010 +60

1/07/2011 +465

1/09/2011 -230

1/11/2011 +180

1/16/2011 -50

1/18/2011 -110

1/19/2011 -100

1/21/2011 -200

1/23/2011 +100

1/25/2011 +110

1/26/2011 -700 (2 sessions)

1/28/2011 +300

1/30/2011 +185

2/01/2011 -100

2/04/2011 +100

2/07/2011 -70

2/08/2011 -90

2/11/2011 -350

2/12/2011 +100

2/16/2011 -75

2/17/2011 -100

2/19/2011 +100

2/20/2011 -200

3/01/2011 +140

3/06/2011 +20

3/08/2911 -140

3/16/2011 -110

3/20/2011 +25

3/27/2011 -110

3/28/2011 +190 (chen)

3/29/2011 -100

3/31/2011 -70

4/01/2011 -100

4/05/2011 -80

4/08/2011 -30

4/10/2011 -350

4/12/2011 +350

4/16/2011 +1300 (Tourney chop at final table. Had to play 40 hours cash to qualify.)

4/19/2011 -200

4/26/2011 -130

5/01/2011 +130

5/03/2011 -80

5/06/2011 -120

5/11/2011 -200

5/15/2011 -110

5/17/2011 +210

5/20/2011 -100

5/22/2011 -210

5/23/2011 -100

5/24/2011 -300

 

-20

 

5/26/2011 -140

5/27/2011 +260 (drawing)

5/29/2011 -40

5/31/2011 -190

6/01/2011 +135

6/03/2011 +30

6/07/2011 +290

6/08/2011 -100

6/09/2011 -80

6/12/2011 +50

6/14/2011 -250

6/17/2011 +200

6/19/2011 -200

6/20/2011 -100

6/26/2011 -80

6/28/2011 +90

6/29/2011 +90

7/01/2011 -170

 

-210

 

7/03/2011 -20

7/05/2011 +60

7/10/2011 +60

7/12/2011 -90

7/17/2011 -20

7/19/2011 +250

7/26/2011 -130

7/29/2011 +130

8/02/2011 -200

8/05/2011 +60 (200 drawing)

8/07/2011 -120

8/08/2011 +120 (home game)

8/09/2011 -20

8/13/2011 +300

 

+150

 

8/14/2011 +120

8/15/2011 +90 (hg)

8/16/2011 -250

8/18/2011 -200

8/21/2011 -120

8/23/2011 -20

9/02/2011 -40

9/06/2011 -160

9/07/2011 +230

 

If you want you can check and compare to my previous posts, this is my log for the year playing live and in tournaments after buy-ins, tipping, promos. It's my profit/loss. Does not include comp dollars (dollar an hour on cash only). Points without dates are the total.

 

I'm down $350 on the year right now. Could be a lot worse.

[eaglesinmylifetime 0]

just had the sickest run of cards tuesday and wednesday night.

 

tuesday, friend staked me for $140. the $40 turned in handy as i was down to $39. i doubled up, doubled up, doubled up and wound up cashing out for $1,090. $950 profit.

 

wednesday, i continue to stake after giving her her portion of tuesday's win ($500). buyin for $150, drop about $100, rebuy for $140 more. immediately pick up KK and 3-bet all-in trying to look like a frustrated tilter. get called by JJ and flop top set. run it up to $1,365 including about $800 at one of the sickest $1/$2 tables you can ever play at. (another $500 to the staker).

 

tonight was back to moderate winnings with a $217 session.

 

on vacation this week and thinking i might never go back. i wish i felt like i could do even 1/4 this well on a weekly basis. i would quit.