The Worst Strategy You've Overheard at a Table

[KenProspero]

4-8 @ Mandalay

King hits the turn and I raised pre-flop bet the flop from BB

"You haven't played a hand in a long time -- I guess I'll give you action"

(My full house ultimately beat her second pair -- thank you very much)

[TheDivineRod]

"never fold connected cards like 78 and 56. they make 2pair or better 90% of the time."

[Diamond Lie]

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"never fold connected cards like 78 and 56. they make 2pair or better 90% of the time."

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What... hes right you know

[veggies]

Was at the Mirage last saturday 1/2nl. I bet $25 (around half the pot)on the river with Aces up against one other player. after a little humming and hawing he said he was calling for information and I showed/he mucked.

He did seem like a decent player and he was up a buyin or 2. The best part of his call for information (not a terrible play) was that he left 15 mins later.

[Trainwreck]

'I feel like gambling'
The donkey warcry....

[hotbacon]

playing at tampa hard rock, where the max buy in for any cash game is 100$ (gay)
anyway, playing 2/5
table is actually deep, mostly 400+
anyway tons of limpers and i raise to 50 w AA, an old guy with 100$ calls half his stack with 33
he flops a set and takes my money
afterwards, he said "see now, i called there preflop because i'm giving myself a chance to win a big pot. if i don't hit that 3, i can easily fold. i either win a huge pot, or lose a small one."

[private joker]

Glad this thread keeps getting bumped. Reminded me of something I heard last time I was at the table:

Guy: Did you know that 2 pair makes a full house more often than a set?
Me: Hahaha... yeah I guess it seems like that sometimes.
Guy: No seriously. It's easier to fill up with 2 pair than if you have a set.
Me: Um... well I don't think so. A set has 10 outs, and 2 pair has 4 outs.
Guy: That's what you'd think, I know. But really, if you work out the odds long enough, you'll see. Trust me, you want 2 pair.
Me: OK. You're probably right. No wonder I keep losing with sets.
Guy: See? I told you, man.

[The 13th 4postle]

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Glad this thread keeps getting bumped. Reminded me of something I heard last time I was at the table:

Guy: Did you know that 2 pair makes a full house more often than a set?
Me: Hahaha... yeah I guess it seems like that sometimes.
Guy: No seriously. It's easier to fill up with 2 pair than if you have a set.
Me: Um... well I don't think so. A set has 10 outs, and 2 pair has 4 outs.
Guy: That's what you'd think, I know. But really, if you work out the odds long enough, you'll see. Trust me, you want 2 pair.
Me: OK. You're probably right. No wonder I keep losing with sets.
Guy: See? I told you, man.

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Wow keep them thinking that...

[GreedIsGood]

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Glad this thread keeps getting bumped. Reminded me of something I heard last time I was at the table:

Guy: Did you know that 2 pair makes a full house more often than a set?
Me: Hahaha... yeah I guess it seems like that sometimes.
Guy: No seriously. It's easier to fill up with 2 pair than if you have a set.
Me: Um... well I don't think so. A set has 10 outs, and 2 pair has 4 outs.
Guy: That's what you'd think, I know. But really, if you work out the odds long enough, you'll see. Trust me, you want 2 pair.
Me: OK. You're probably right. No wonder I keep losing with sets.
Guy: See? I told you, man.

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Wow keep them thinking that...

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... and remind them that if they flop one pair that they're only two cards away from a full house ...