Not Another Bad Beat Story
But this may be one of the WORST pre-flop calls in history:
PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter
Preflop: Hero is SB with 9d, 9s.
UTG raises, 2 folds, MP2 3-bets, MP3 caps, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG calls, MP2 calls.
Flop: (16.50 SB) 4h, 6s, 8d (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, MP2 raises, MP3 3-bets, BB folds, UTG calls, MP2 calls.
Turn: (11.75 BB) 7d (3 players)
UTG bets, MP2 raises, MP3 folds, UTG 3-bets, MP2 calls.
River: (17.75 BB) 2h (2 players)
UTG bets, MP2 calls.
Final Pot: 19.75 BB
Results in white below:
UTG has 7s 5s (straight, eight high).
MP2 has Ks Kd (one pair, kings).
Outcome: UTG wins 19.75 BB.
You know, I'm wondering if I have the temperment for this game. If this guy does this to me live, I might just get up and knock his teeth out. What an idiot. And of course, he hits the flop.
PokerStars 2/4 Hold'em (9 handed) converter
Preflop: Hero is SB with 9d, 9s.
UTG raises, 2 folds, MP2 3-bets, MP3 caps, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG calls, MP2 calls.
Flop: (16.50 SB) 4h, 6s, 8d (4 players)
BB checks, UTG bets, MP2 raises, MP3 3-bets, BB folds, UTG calls, MP2 calls.
Turn: (11.75 BB) 7d (3 players)
UTG bets, MP2 raises, MP3 folds, UTG 3-bets, MP2 calls.
River: (17.75 BB) 2h (2 players)
UTG bets, MP2 calls.
Final Pot: 19.75 BB
Results in white below:
UTG has 7s 5s (straight, eight high).
MP2 has Ks Kd (one pair, kings).
Outcome: UTG wins 19.75 BB.
You know, I'm wondering if I have the temperment for this game. If this guy does this to me live, I might just get up and knock his teeth out. What an idiot. And of course, he hits the flop.
2 Comments:
This isn't directly about this post but just wanted to let you know I have been reading your blog for a couple months, and I have enjoyed it, and learned lots along the way. I too am wondering if I have the temperment for the calls, and the swings online. Keep up the great writing!
Shane
The raise UTG with 7s5s is pretty bad, but to be honest, I like the call. He never should have been in the hand but once it comes back to him with 14 BB in the pot he's getting 7-1 on the call and he can reasonably expect it to be 7.5-1 because MP2 is going to call. That's more than enough to call with a suited one-gapper especially because his implied odds are astronomical and he has very little danger of feeling compelled to put any more money in the pot when the flop completely misses him.
When you get into a gigantic pot with a hand like this and you nail the flop, you get paid off big time, as he did here because the guy with Kings can't possibly imagine how someone who raised UTG and then called a cap could have fit the flop.
Don't like the raise, but it's definitely not the worst call I've ever seen in a limit game pre-flop.
Good blog, keep it up.
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