Friday, April 22, 2005

There's a Sucker (Or Two) Born Every Minute

While I was actually in this hand, I couldn't help but think, "What the hell do they think I have?" My general table image is that of a fairly tight, very aggressive player. After I look at the hand history, I STILL can't help but think, "What the hell did they think I had?"

Hand #5415503-4200 at Manchester ($.50/$1 Hold'em)
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Started at 21/Apr/05 18:45:50

goodee is at seat 0 with $14.60.
boudalia is at seat 1 with $16.10.
slickchaps is at seat 2 with $23.50.
diezel99 is at seat 3 with $22.80.
j4thmn is at seat 4 with $36.20.
mike8008 is at seat 5 with $47.75.
nomar27 is at seat 6 with $45.40 (sitting out).
Pudnugget is at seat 7 with $24.85.
Tiburon0041 is at seat 8 with $32.65.
KiwiDan6320 is at seat 9 with $45.90.
The button is at seat 3.

j4thmn posts the small blind of $.25.
mike8008 posts the big blind of $.50.

Tiburon0041: Jh Js

Pre-flop:
Pudnugget raises to $1. Tiburon0041 calls.
KiwiDan6320 folds. goodee folds. boudalia calls.
slickchaps folds. diezel99 folds. j4thmn folds.
mike8008 folds.

Flop (board: 6d Jc 9d): Yahtzee. Trips--watch out for the flush, though. Be aggressive.
Pudnugget bets $.50. Tiburon0041 raises to $1.
boudalia re-raises to $1.50. Pudnugget calls.
Tiburon0041 re-raises to $2. boudalia calls.
Pudnugget calls.

Turn (board: 6d Jc 9d 9s): Um, wow. They're re-raising? They're capping?
Pudnugget checks. Tiburon0041 bets $1. boudalia
raises to $2. Pudnugget calls. Tiburon0041
re-raises to $3. boudalia re-raises to $4.
Pudnugget calls. Tiburon0041 calls.

River (board: 6d Jc 9d 9s 7d): Ain't the poker gods a real bitch? Somebody just hit their nut flush. Wonder if I should tell them they're drawing dead? Naah.
Pudnugget checks. Tiburon0041 bets $1. boudalia
raises to $2. Pudnugget calls. Tiburon0041
re-raises to $3. boudalia re-raises to $4.
Pudnugget calls. Tiburon0041 calls.

Showdown:
boudalia shows Qd Ad.
boudalia has Qd Ad 6d 9d 7d: flush, ace high.
Pudnugget mucks cards.
(Pudnugget has Ks Kd.)
Tiburon0041 shows Jh Js.
Tiburon0041 has Jh Js Jc 9d 9s: full house, jacks full of nines.

Tiburon0041 wins $32.75 with full house, jacks full of nines.

Pre-flop, I was dominated. After the flop, when I re-raised, what the hell did they put me on? AA? A lower flush draw? Like I said, anybody with PT and GT+ knows I'm a TAG. Jeez. The board pairs, I hit the nut full house, and the only way I lose this (in hindsight) is for a big card to come on the river. The river brings the 3rd damond. The guy with the flush at least had a reason to call. The guy with 2 pair should have just laid this down. Even if he didn't think I had him beat, he had to think the guy with AQs did, or at least was on the flush draw. I was only afraid of the overcard, or someone having 99. Neither one came to fruition, and I scooped a big pot. Remember, folks, even in poker sometimes, even with people's willingness to bluff, if it looks like a rat, smells like a rat, and acts like a rat, sometimes it really is a rat.

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