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Re(1): Is this a standard insta-call?
This is a standard insta-fold. Hands that are ahead of you: AA, AK, AQ, AJ, AT, A9, A8, A7, A6, A5, A4, A3, A2, KK, KQ, KJ, KT, K9, K8, K7, K6, K5, K4, K3, K2, JJ, TT, 99, 88, 77, 66, 55, 44, 33, 22, Q8, J8, T8, 98, 78, 68, 58, 48, 38, 28, Q3, J3, T3, 93, 73, 63, 53, 43, 33, 23. I think that was all.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Nov 4th, 2007
Re(1): I was positive he had Ak and well i was right....foolish call however?
I call too often, but don't like to call allins with only a pair of 7s. However, I might call this one. The reason why I'd call this one (and might lose to 9j,89, tj etc... ): If he had a (high) pocket, he'd probably not bet like he did. On the flop: Someone could have a draw right here, and to get them off their draw, he has to bet more than 180 in a 450 pot. On the turn he has to give it up or bet a lot to get you off any draw you might have. You don't get people off a draw betting 240 in a 810 (is my math correct') pot. One possibility is TT, but I'd still bet a lot to get people off ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 31st, 2006
Re(1): a hand from the stars 1 Mill
Misclick, tilt or Mr.Ruger just hating runencold so much he'd like to pay $500 just for a chance to give him a badbeat'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 28th, 2006
Re(3): Why do my power plays never work?
1. I take back the min-raise or raise to 600. But to tell you the truth I'm more scared of a raise to say 1200 than I am of a potbet. Not that I would call it, that would depend on my read of my opponent, but people who play at the level I play do this more often with two high cards or pockets from 33-JJ. If I had 77, I'd trust my instincts whether to call or fold. 2. Playing in a cash game I rarely call those - it's a different game I might have doubled you up in some tourney Qcity :), but usually people with really strong hands like AA, KK, QQ, and possibly JJ are more likely to try to ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(1): Advice on how to play this better next time...
Agree with the previous posters, he signals weakness. If you have a REALLY good sense he is trapping (which is unlikely, since he is checking the turn) you have to check the turn. Building the pot with 3600 on turn is ... well, building the pot and nothing else. I move in on the turn here everytime, if he has a set, better pockets or two pair, I still have a couple of outs on the river.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(4): Advice on how to play this better next time...
Im gonna start reading your post soon brotherz, just gotta find a cup of coffee first (and the courage...) ;)
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(3): Chip Dump? Mis-read/click?
I think chasing to river, misclick on riverbet.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 16th, 2006
Re(3): donk or making a 'play' that just does
Well.. that info you put at the end of the post, him sucking out with A3 is exactly the reason I think you easily can wait. You can be unlucky like the guy with AK was, but since he seems like a maniac you can wait for better hands than J9 and still get action. If he sucks out on you then, there's not a whole lot you can do about it. But going in with J9 against a maniac is something I wouldn't recommend. One important part of this move (and why it might be +EV) is that people are able to lay down their hand. If you always assume that the "donk" has k3, you're gonna push marginal hands and ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 16th, 2006
Re(1): donk or making a 'play' that just does
I might also try to limp later on, but I don't take chances on pushing after a raise. My thinking is that he has to understand by now that you are getting tired of being pushed around, and you're waiting for a hand that you can do this play with. So if he does raise you, he most likely has a hand. That's at least how I think. If he does raise with almost any hand, you'll just have to wait for a really good hand before you make this play. Since your most likely then are gonna be doubled up if he calls your allin, you can throw away those extra 8000 you needed to call this hand... My 2 cents.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 16th, 2006
Re(1): Any advice on how i shouldve played this hand ?
Against this opponent calling down to the river with 69, you played it alright. But to think that anyone would do that... The bet on flop is weak. With a hand like AQ you can get in trouble, and with a bet of 150 (or a bit more) on the flop you find out if you're ahead or not. An 80 bet on the flop might be OK in this instance, but you have to bet more on the turn. With a 100 bet on the turn you give people with flush draws odds to call. I have a feeling here that he will call it down to the river almost no matter what, just to get information about which hand you are raising 4xBB preflop out ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 16th, 2006
Re(1): QQ early
In a $20 sit and go I'd just go for it. See the flop and if it comes without A or K, I'll bet 2/3 of the pot... Which means I'm basically all-in. If he has KK or AA, I'll find a new SNG in a couple of seconds.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 14th, 2006
Re(1): Why do my power plays never work?
I'm far from an expert at this play, don't like to reraise with junk myself. But I've got a feeling you're either overestimating your opponents or that you're playing overaggressive with a bluff. If you play it exactly the same way when you have a hand, you must be overestimating your opponent in this case. If you have a hand (or are representing a big hand) you want to play it so he gets a feeling you're trying to extract the most chips possible from him. If he gets a feeling you want to take it down there and then, he'll have a harder time laying it down. So my advice is to play your cards ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 11th, 2006
Re(3): What Do I Do??
Dont know the skill level here, and don't know he plays it, but I could raise this much with AA, KK, AQ, QQ, TT. But if he plays straightforward poker a midpocket makes sense. His call after your push might be because the range of hands he put you in, includes 22,33,44,55,66,77, and thought you might be up for a gamble. Still a marginal call, but I certainly wouldn't think someone limped in with TT, JJ or QQ. If I was in his place I'd think you were having a low pocket, suited overcards (to my 88), AK, AQ, AJ, KK or AA. So my reasoning for a call would be that with that range I put you on I'm ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 9th, 2006
Re(1): What Do I Do??
Can't say what I think you should do, it would depend on my read on the others. And if I didn't have any, I'd call. Check-raise on flop if it came without A or K. If he then goes all in, I'd probably fold, depending on the texture of the flop, how much money was in the pot etc. If I could call an allin, meet QQ, KK, AA and still have a possibility to get a flush or a straight in addition to trips, I might call. Poker is also about making the decisions easier for yourself. One thing you could've done to make it easier on yourself was to not limp with JJ UTG. Please reply and tell me why you ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 8th, 2006
Re(1): $50Sng, one of the first hands.
What are you trying to achieve with the reraise' Are you trying to get information about his hand, or are you trying to pick the chips up, or just building the pot' The reraise is OK, but I'd personally would just call as long I don't think there are more people behind me that will call. If there are players behind me that might call the 100, I raise to isolate. If he reraises all in, it's a mental cointoss whether I call or not. Some people (like me ;) ) cannot always lay down JJ and QQ even though I know I'm probably at best a 55/45 favorite, and that's just something you and I have to ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 7th, 2006
Re(3): Bluffs
Just because I'm a little curious... how old are you'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 7th, 2006
Re(1): sng bubble
I'd say A7o is a little weak for calling off half your stack. It's ok for a steal, but not for calling an allin. Lay this down, and steal next hand instead :) You're gonna get a better chance of getting his chips later. Wait for a pocket or a better ace. He's not gonna resteal every time, and you'll get your 600 back pretty quick. Some percentages (dont have pokerstove installed where I'm sitting): 22 vs A7o 52%-48% 66 vs A7o 57%-43% 88 vs A7o 71%-29% K9s vs A7o 45%-55% T9s vs A7o 47%-52% A8o vs A7o 55%-23% ATo vs A7o 68%-22% If you run all the possible holdings he may have and run it ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 7th, 2006
Re(1): Terrible Play or just bad luck
Heres how I would play it: If i first was in the hand, I'd bet 2/3 of the flop to make other people think I had an underpair to the Q or a Q with a not-so-good kicker. If I get a call on that bet, I'd check the turn. If he bets I'd call. I'd never put anyone on QQ, although that's a possibility I'd rule it out. And with the bet on the flop, I wouldn't put anyone on a 6 either. I'd go broke if he pushed with QQ, but usually you get a call from a pocket (maybe) or a Q with a decent kicker. I'd say that you just cant consider QQ in these hands, cause if you do you'll be wary of those hands ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Aug 4th, 2006
Re(5): I would think this is a must call
Ty for the explanation BGuitarH. Agree with you there to some extent. But with just one more BB to call, I actually think the guy is more of a donk if he doesn't call than if he does call and everyone could see his outragously stupid attempt to bluff the raiser out of the pot. :) I'd say that if someone try to bluff and gets caught, at least they should pay 1BB to try to get some information about how the raiser play his hands (In this example you have, maybe he flopped the nuts with AA, maybe he was trying to bluff you and had 26 and got lucky on the river'). I don't think I often get that ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 7th, 2006
Re(2): should i have risked these chips???
Agree with some of the analysis. Your raise seems a bit too high. It looks like you want to take this down preflop. If he has put any analysis into this hand (which of I'm not sure), and he has the image of you as a tight/semi-tight player, I think he has put you on 77,88,99 or maybe AQ, AJ, AT. If that analysis was right, it would be hard for you to call when he goes all in. And if you do, given that hand range he could have put you on, it will still be pretty much a coinflip depending on which one of those hands you have. Now since you have QQ (and not the hands he might have put you ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 7th, 2006
Re(4): Can my hand be good here?
Limping with KQ or KJ happens, but I do not know anyone who would play the trips like that on the flop with only one opponent.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 6th, 2006
Re(3): I would think this is a must call
Here I'd like a discussion. I love people who do those mysterious folds. I just find them amusing. BguitarH, could you explain a bit more on which situations you'd fold' Is it preflop' Or is it with only 8 high on a JQA flop' I'd say that if you call (you made a move, he raised allin, you don't put him on a pocket) with crappy cards every now and then, it's gonna be easier for you to make moves later. For example if you raise with T8 from the button, a guy calls from SB with AK, the flop comes 567 or with other rag cards (but you have a draw to something) it's gonna be SO much harder for him ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 6th, 2006
Re(1): Stack, opponents, ppl left , AK utg
I'd probably push for isolation. Sometimes the coldcaller will call and turn AA or KK, but most of the time I don't think he wants to risk the tourney preflop on one single hand like that with two opponents. I also see your point of just calling to see a flop for the lower risk but not a whole lot of hands that will have you beat preflop, and I think it's worth the push. If he calls and beats you, you're still doing pretty well.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 6th, 2006
Re(1): Can my hand be good here?
Yes. The only hands i could see him limp in with here and have you beat with is 44, 88, QQ. There is no possibility of a straight in the table, and I don't think he would play the hand like that for a runner runner flush. I think he has a pocket higher than 44. I would call, but then again that is often the reason I go out of the tourneys. I analyze their play, if their betting doesn't make sense I call, and sometimes I go bust. But I certainly would not put him on a K. If he had a K, would it make sense to put in a potsized bet on the flop with only one opponent when you've flopped trips' ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 6th, 2006
Re(2): How in the world do I get away from this???
You have to have a strong read on the person and know him really well to lay it down heads up. I'd say that has never happened to me so far. So the answer to your question: You don't. :)
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 4th, 2006
Re(1): How in the world do I get away from this???
"How could I possibly have folded there''''" - You could have folded if you had 27, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 2T, 2J, 2Q, 2K, 2A - or maybe if you had 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 3T, 3J, 3Q, 3K, 3A - actually if you had anything worse than AK, KK, QQ, JJ you could have folded. You could have folded with AA too if you wanted, but that would be a bad idea. So what did you have'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jul 4th, 2006
Re(1): Is this a bad play?
I have problems understanding "weak pot sized bet". Is that possible'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jun 26th, 2006
Re(1): Tell Me This Is Not Collusion/Chip Dumping
I saw a hand yesterday in a 180-man tourney on Stars where one of the guys folded on the river to a 185 bet when he had 1300 in the pot (This was the second hand of the tourney). It happens. Not saying this isn't chip dumping, but I'd say it's more likely not. Why do chipdumping this way, making everyone suspicious'
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jun 26th, 2006
Re(3): What do you do here?
Im not sure I could get away from the hand, and that is one of the holes in my game. It depends on the image of the player, but with open ended straight draw, overpair and no flush draws on the flop I'm pretty sure this is a hand I go bust on. I would fold or go all-in, and making that decision would be a mental coinflip. (I gotta say I really like the way he plays it too, betting two times the pot on the flop.)
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jun 26th, 2006
Re(1): I Hate QQ
I'm not sure how often people like to gamble, but considering everyone limped in, I would put in a solid raise here too. Don't think I would go all-in, and at the same time I'm not sure I would call an all-in from you if I was the one with AcKc. I think it in some instances is better to put in a raise that would get rid of most hands except AK, AA, KK and lower pairs than your QQ. If someone calls the raise, and the flop comes AK7 like this time, I would assume in most cases that I am beat. If I was MrKleen in this hand I would probably call you if I was in a gambling mood (I would put you on ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		djmantra
Jun 26th, 2006