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Re:Is this flop play bad?
I agree with the other posts that you played it too fast. You flopped a monster on a very safe board. The fact that he called a raise in the SB doesn't give much of a chance for any sort of straight draw with middle connectors. So he either has a some sort of middle pair or maybe the Q (which is great news if he does) and wnats to see where hes at. You're not folding here so I think flat calling is the right move. You have a much better shot at getting all of his chips on later streets. If he had a higher pair than yours to start then he only has two outs, you'll take that spot ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Jul 1st, 2009
Re(1): Standard Cash Game Laydown?
That is insanely weak. He didn't raise you all you chips, so how can you even think about getting away from TPTK with 3 rags on the board for $15 dollar bet' And that other hand (AAAQQ) vs. (QQQQ).... If you honestly think you should have laid it down, quit playing poker becuase you play scared. Nobody should ever fold in that spot,...period. Rarely are you ever going to have the stone cold nuts and if you can't contest a pot without it, then you can sit down in a game with me any time.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
May 23rd, 2007
Re(1): this sir... is a bad beat..
Okay, let me clarify what a bad beat is.... This occurs when you get your money in as an overwelming favorite and your opponenet hits a 1,2,3,4,5... outer to beat you. YOU never had the lead at any point in this hand. Yes you did have about as favorable situation as you could hope for, but even with 17 outs you are still only slightly better than a 2-1 dog. Therefore this is not a bad beat.
Posted in: Bad Beats 		langedoggy
May 23rd, 2007
Am I supposed to broke here or could I have laid it down?
Okay, so yesterday I'm playing in a 3/2 NLH cash game. I have about $450 in front of me in the big blind. The player UTG has about $150 and opens for $10. Its folded around to the button who's sitting with about $1100, who calls $10. The small blind with around $200 calls. I look down at 4h 4s in the big blind and I call. So we go to the flop with a $40 pot. The flop comes [K 9 9] rainbow, and it gets checked around. The turn comes 4c (giving me a monster) and a board of [K 9 9] [4]. Its checked to me and I bet $20. The player UTG folds the button calls, and the small blind folds. So the ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Apr 18th, 2007
Re(1): moving up a level... question.
lim or NLHE' Regardless these games won't be much different as they're micro stakes.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Nov 29th, 2006
Re(1): Correct Laydown??
I suspect without any prior information, your opponent had a low flush. Probably something like, 56 hearts. He made a classic weak play from a weak player with a flush draw. He's trying to see the turn cheap. Pushing all-in on the turn is also a typical play from an excited donkey who hit his draw and knows no other course of action but to get all of his money in. Considering the limit the probability of this play is much higher.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Nov 22nd, 2006
Re(1): the right move?
You have a Very good hand, but in reality it's just A high. You don't have to be afraid of seeing a flop. I mean he did raise UTG, so the lieklyhood of a bluff is very low and the lieklyhood that he will laydown his hand isn't very likely either. Another way to appraoch this is to call, and if you miss the flop throw out a continuation bet anyway. If you get raised you're definitely beat and you can lay down. If you get a flat call another pot sized bet on the turn will probably take down the pot if your opponent doesn't improve. Even if you don't win the the pot you'll lose less then putting ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Oct 25th, 2006
Re(1): Right or wrong play??? I thought it was the right decision
I like the raise preflop and clearly your up against a DonkaDonk. You made a perfect read and his bet screams weakness. With two overcards on the board its a tougher call because a donk could easily have A9 or A8 or a worse 9 or 8, plus opens up the amount of draws. If he had two over cards plus a striaght/ flush draw you're actually an underdog and you never want to be in that position. In my opinion I think you needed to fold here when its for your tournament life. With different chip stacks, you can gamble (with the best hand).
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Oct 23rd, 2006
Re(2): Folding AA preflop again?
A coinflip situation refers to a 50/50 situation, two over cards v. a smaller pair. This was the opposite of that. I'm not really buying all this talk about folding AA preflop against a single opponent. Many opponents, okay yes you could justify it. It took a 2 outer to knock this guy out and if you get that unlucky then it wasn't your tournament. If the AA had held up no one would be saying folding is the right play. If they hold up he has over 60k and breezes to the top 8. Folding here is a very weak and fearful.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Oct 20th, 2006
Re(1): Did I over play the bullets?
Raise more preflop. If you're the first player to enter the pot a 3x riase is fine but as the second player I would raise in the 4x- 5x range as you have the buton and the small blind left to act. If one of those players calls, which they did, then sassygirl has an easy call. And that's exactly what you don't want: a multiway pot with AA. Raise more to deny odds. On the flop you bet about half the pot. You don't neccesarily need to move all in but a flush draw is getting 3-1 on the call which is the right play. With two big cards and two hearts I would bet around 2/3 the pot. Make the draw ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Oct 11th, 2006
Re(1): i just knew i was beat should i have folded?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Great Fold! Chip and chair, Right'''''''
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 29th, 2006
Re(1): Is this fold too tight?
I didn't realize the second 9 was also a spade. Yeah I would have been worried too but for those odds I probably would have paid off the flush, unless a fourth spade came off on the river.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 29th, 2006
Re(1): Is this fold too tight?
You really played this hand terribly. First of all your hand is too weak to play in second position, even for 30 chips. Second what kind of flop were you looking for' You flopped the nut straight and laid it down for a min raise when your getting alomost 7-1 on your call. 88, 99, JJ are all hands that are in danger of being out flopped and therefore most likely would of raised pre -flop. J9 should have raised on the flop to defend two pair against the flush and straight draws. That makes a full house very unlikely. My guess would have been that you were up against something like A9 or 109 or ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 29th, 2006
Re(1): What could I have done differently?
You didn't need to put all your money in pre-flop. After all he did raise early. Calling or selecting a smaller raise would be a better play. However this would n't have changed the hand and you would have gone broke after the flop anyway.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 24th, 2006
Re(1): bet or not
I think you have to make the continuation bet to find out where you're at. Usually, I would want to make a bet of about 2/3 of the pot to discourage the draws and force any callers to have a real hand. In this case, especially playing a low buy- in tournament where players don't neccesarily understand odds, position, or why to fold A-rag, your ability to chase people out is more difficult. You might save money in the long run by checking here, but I hate the play because you're giving up on the hand and you're sacrificing pots where no one had an A or better. You have to show strength and ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 22nd, 2006
Re(1): sick beat
Where's your bad beat' Congradulations on your very dangerous bluff. Perhaps you want some sort of a cookie, or a pat on the back'
Posted in: Bad Beats 		langedoggy
Aug 21st, 2006
Re(1): Bad play in cash game?
It's a bold play, because you are putting your opponent to a decision for all his chips with just a draw. I say draw because you can't be sure that your 9's are good when he's playing the hand like a big pair. His stack was barely bigger than the pot so all his money was going in on this street or the next. It's always better to move ALL-IN than to call one. If he did have a big pair you had outs and if he's the type of player that treats AK like the nuts then your a big favorite. Its unfortunate that he raised with a medium strength hand out of position and got lucky.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 21st, 2006
Re(1): Late MTT problem
There's is nothing wrong with pushing with AJ off when you are that desperate with a M 4. However, your read on this player gave 13 possible holdings. Out of those holdings you were beating two, losing to seven, and dominated by four. I might have done the same thing but, it could also be a better play to wait a hand and use your first in vigorish. If no one picks up a hand you'll pick up 45K and you're still alive.
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(1): Why do my power plays never work?
First rule of bluffing. Never bluff a player who will not lay down his hand. Your opponenet made a very questionable call. I used to and still do to some extent run into this same problem you just described. Now you say that you were new to the table and had no image, but what was your read on the player beside his weak raises for the hand' You can't just pull these moves off at random and expect them to work. The reason why good players bluff effectively is they do a tremendous amount of studying the players and situation prior to making a move. They have filed what hands a player wil ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(1): tough decision at final table
I don't think its very tough decision. You have no odds as you're getting 1.3 to 1 on your call, and your at best in a coin flip. You had enough money to last seven more rounds at the table so you weren't desperate. Since the all-in came from an early position I would guess I'm looking at an over pair or a couple of high cards, as he wasn't desperate either. Making this move w/ 66 or worse is very risky and if he was a solid player he won't make this move with A5, or any weak A. That's a donkey play. 77 is strong enough hand to make this same move yourself but when your calling a bet you must ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(1): FULL TILT POKER 99.9 post flop fav
That sucks. Bad Beat.
Posted in: Bad Beats 		langedoggy
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(1): Donky play, with a little luck?
First of all you were open ended not on a gut shot. Your flop bet was pefectly resonable. His call should tell you that he got a piece of it or at least the flop didn't hurt him. This should be a warning sign. I don't like your turn bet. He may have 2 over's and you may be ahead but you can't know that. If your plan was to make a stab at the pot this is the spot you should have done it. You're giving him such goods odds he has to call with any draw or pair. You're making a value bet when you can't be sure that you have the best hand. Big Mistake. Its perfectly reasonable to check here and ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(1): Hand from shorthanded live tournament
The first thing I would consider is what could beat' Here your beating everything except a J or 44. The way the hand played out these could be possible holdings, but there are sevreral more that you can beat and since there was no betting beofre the river no hand can be eliminated. Now you said he was aggressive and held the chip lead. Your bet on the end looks like a steal attempt. You bet enough chips that only a real hand can call you but didn't overcommit yourslef to the pot. You could fold and still be in decent shape w/ 3,000 chips. He might have a J or 44, but he also could have a weak ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 18th, 2006
Re(1): Should I really fold it?
When you post make sure to include the chip stacks and blind levels as those can be as important calling/ folding factors as the actual cards in your hand or read you've put on an opponents betting pattern. But are you seriously doubting your play of putting it all in w/ KK preflop' For you to do that would require as world class of a laydown as there is. Also, you would have to have a perfect read on your opponent to put him exactly on one hand. A situation where I could see this as a logical play, would be if there were at least two raises put into a pot and then a very tight player moved ...
Posted in: Poker Discussion 		langedoggy
Aug 18th, 2006