I :heart: my penith, and so do you!!! (NC Thread)

[Bona]

No No these guys were betting my hands the whole session. I played this session at lowest aggression rate I've played in months. 18/7/1.4. Pots were averaging about 9 BB.

I was +EV calling the flop IMO given the players and the pace of previous hands. You hadda be there. I won 40+ BB in 95 hands this session. 18% VPIP, 33% to showdown, 55% won at showdown, 40+ BB winner. Passive is the new aggressive!!!!

[milesdyson]

Sorry for talking poker in the NC thread. Anyway, . I know flopping a good hand brings with it intense urges to slowplay, but just calling KK on that flop, 6-way, is simply awful. You want to be results oriented because the guy rivered his flush or whatever. You should be looking at what happened on the flop and turn. CO and BB got 4 cards postflop for one small bet in a 10+ bet pot. UTG+1 was "betting your hands" but he didn't bet the turn.

Winning money short term doesn't mean you played well. Maybe every other hand was expertly played, but this one is bad.

[Bona]

You are right of course. And I didn't play all that well during this session. The results amazed me though and reinforced my notion that winning at poker is sometimes about playing at tables that develop big pots. Trying to beat uber tight aggro studs like you and others of your skill level is too dang much work!!! And believe it or not we are seeing more players at my stakes level that aren't much fun either. This session was an anomoly because of the looseness and the large pots these guys generated.