Re: 1500 NL - shortstacked and approaching the bubble
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Reads. Didn't have much of a read really. He was new to the table - maybe there for about 30 minutes (which is not many hands live), and he seemed pretty tight. Certainly the bad part was that he moved in UTG - a huge sign of strength. He pushed in his chips somewhat confidently. The action folded to me, and I sat back to deliberate... I looked over him, and he was just staring blankly direcly at me. I'm not sure what to make of the direct stare, but I would think aces or kings would somewhat TRY to look disinterested.
Anyway, I play cash games on-line for a living, and am not so used to the patience that is required live. 7-7 was about the greatest thing I had seen in 75 minutes - perhaps that was made me even consider calling.
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Results: I folded. The big blind called quickly. Both players tabled AK, and I would have tripled up (the big blind was a giant stack and clearly would have called even if I called). I don't want the results to blind my judgment though.
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Don't let them, then. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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