EPT Monte Carlo Trip Report (3rd and Final Part)

[A_Junglen]

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I was there, and seeing it was bad enough, however, after re-reading it I'm again sick to my stomach.

Well played sir.

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I assume you were a spectator?

[La Brujita]

i really enjoyed all three parts.

the most interesting part was your explanation for the flat call pf of the big reraise.

this kind of writing would make for a great article in the twoplustwo mag.

[Foucault]

I got chills.

[RichC.]

Greatest read ever

[PleaseSignal]

great stuff

[RaMz123]

I think u played the hand pretty good but as always in those really sick pots every action could have gone differently. Just hearing about the pot and your thought process makes me think that the preflop call might actually have been better then just pushing pre if u think he was going to checkfold most missed flops, the problem is that he might hit his rags. And he could actually have something, but I guess u were so sure he was gonna checkfold when he missed so that u might have folded alot of flops if he would have bet (ie if he would have a hand)

When the flop comes everything changes and u have to make a totally new read (almost), as u said the bet is designed to get a lot of folding equity from u and it basically elliminates all sets and overpairs, and anything else he would probably checkfold or bet small and fold for an all in bet from u. Only hand u are scared of is AK in my mind.

I have the same thought process as u alot of the times in the sick and big pots and its exaclty like that:

"Omg im so sick why am i even thinking baout this"

"Im going to look so stupid when I have no outs, im going to be ashamed"

"But every molecule in my body want me to call"

Then comes the final thoought that I always have and its the same every time:

"I dont know what I should do here but if I go against something that my body is screaming is right what sort of human being would I be?"

Then u call, and ur always good. (Instinct is hugely underrated)

I guess what I want so say is, theres no way u can fold this hand, its basically the second nuts.

And because we are young degenerate pokerplayers that dont really care about money and just grinding it out for an ITM as much as playing good poker at all times this becomes a pretty abvious call.


In Sweden we say: "shrug, what should I do, I cant fold"


Im gonna show Patrik this post I think he will find it to be an interesting read.

GL in the future m8!

[RaMz123]

And oh, u probably should have folded to his 9k reraise preflop :P

[supafrey]

lol @ little asian quote.

P.S. I could do all this, I just don't want to.

[AK87]

I think Adam's a good kid and all but this whole thread has given me a headache. There is way too much ego in this thread and anyone who says this was a good call is off. Adam, you know how to play poker, this is not a good call.

[Under dog]

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the preflop call might actually have been better then just pushing pre if u think he was going to checkfold most missed flops, the problem is that he might hit his rags.

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Can you explain why you think this? If OP belives PA will check/fold most flops (unless he hits) why give him the chance?