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View Poll Results: What would you have done?
Leave when he got broke. 3 4.23%
Take the train and tell him to leave. 26 36.62%
Play for a few hours then leave with him. 29 40.85%
Play a longer session than usual to punish him for playing poorly and hopefully make him a better player. 4 5.63%
Pfff. Who would ever leave the borgatta girls. 9 12.68%
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Old 03-11-2007, 12:22 PM
Bill Smith Bill Smith is offline
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Default Cute little situation

Game: 2/5 NL B&M, 8-handed

Setup: It's about DST changeover time, and the red eyes remaining are focused on the Button, a near-maniac with at least $2000 in front of him. I have about $800 and all other involved players have $250-400 and are fairly tight.

Image: In the last 20-30 minutes I've opened up my game as we're occasionally 7- or even 6-handed when people take a smoke or bio break. I recently showed down a J8o from the button that caught an open-ender and sucked out with a J on the river. Only 2 hands ago, a TAG-ish regular commented regarding whatever trash I won with: "Geez, what are you on today? You're usually Mr. Tight over there."

The hand:

UTG straddles for 10, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, Button (maniac) calls, BB (me) raises to 50 with K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Straddler and all limpers call.

Flop ($250): K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

I am first to act...
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Old 03-11-2007, 12:24 PM
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Default Re: Cute little situation

Bet.
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Old 03-11-2007, 12:41 PM
stinkpaw stinkpaw is offline
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Default Re: Cute little situation

IMHO I think you need to raise more PF. KK plays better HU, you know button will call, and you should charge a premium to let people play a hand with you in position.

As played if you are sure someone will bet I would /cr AI. Board is so dry and your hand is so big you can risk giving everyone a free card.
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Old 03-11-2007, 01:01 PM
feelixthegreek feelixthegreek is offline
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Default Re: Cute little situation

Given the pot size ($250) and the short stack sizes of most of the players ($250-$400), it seems like anyone looking to contest the pot is basically committing all their chips anyway, regardless of whether you check or bet.
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Old 03-12-2007, 12:00 PM
Bill Smith Bill Smith is offline
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Default Re: Cute little situation

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Given the pot size ($250) and the short stack sizes of most of the players ($250-$400), it seems like anyone looking to contest the pot is basically committing all their chips anyway, regardless of whether you check or bet.

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Yeah, that's what I thought, and I feel like it was wrong in hindsight. I bet, one of the MP's goes AI for $275 and the rest fold. The turn was a 5, and the donkey says "Wow, had I gotten a free card on the flop you'd have gotten my chips. J-5 suited."

I know... kinda results-oriented thinking.
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Old 03-12-2007, 01:27 PM
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Default Re: Cute little situation

bet like always?
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