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 Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, Big_Slick, 16. Jun 2003 20:36 | ||
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| Today I was dealt J-J in middle position. The player under the gun raised. I simply called with my jacks. The BB called. The flop came A-10-2. Player 1 bet, I folded my jacks and the BB raised. Whew! I'm glad I dumped my J-J. The other player re-raises. Holy Cow! There must be some big hands! By the time they get to the river, there is $60 in the pot. Well, the first player had K-9 and The BB had 8-10. The BB wins with a pair of 10's. What the fudge?? I've been seeing a lot of crazy play (well, more than usual) since Party Poker got featured on the Travel Channel last week. Of course, I've also made money off of idiots like this, but it makes me shake my head and laugh. Anyone else with a similar story? | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, flintsword, 16. Jun 2003 20:45 | ||
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| Absolutely. I used to play daily at partypoker when it was a small site. Today it is "INSANE" with a lot of action. For whatever reason (probably the Partypoker Cruise promotion & the Travel Channel publicity ...), Partypoker has a lot of average players there. Big_Slick, ... have you just watched the $50 NL table for half an hour? Worth it and I am considering spending more time there. flintsword | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, gary ford, 16. Jun 2003 20:51 | ||
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| on 16. Jun 2003 20:36 Big_Slick wrote: > Today I was dealt J-J in middle position. The player under the gun raised. I > simply called with my jacks. The BB called. The flop came A-10-2. Player 1 bet, > I folded my jacks and the BB raised. > > Whew! I'm glad I dumped my J-J. The other player re-raises. Holy Cow! There > must be some big hands! > > By the time they get to the river, there is $60 in the pot. Well, the first > player had K-9 and The BB had 8-10. The BB wins with a pair of 10's. > > What the fudge?? I've been seeing a lot of crazy play (well, more than usual) > since Party Poker got featured on the Travel Channel last week. Of course, I've > also made money off of idiots like this, but it makes me shake my head and > laugh. > > Anyone else with a similar story? last night i played 2 sitandgos with "Big_Slick" who denied he was you. lol. What i have noticed is that the play money games have shrunk and are very hard to get in when they do openup. More $games are offered, and the fish are everywhere. Also , I'm in las Vegas and more and more young players ( under40 ) are trying cardroom poker for the first time. Some arent even sure of hand values > Last time I've seen this was the beginning of no foldem holdem in California. Happy Hunting, guys gong to see "Stuey" at Cinevegas Film Festival tomorrow. will report with my review. Gary > | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, chasepoker, 17. Jun 2003 04:53 | ||
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| I normally just play on Paradise but thought i would give Party a go as you guys seem to think that over in America it has had some publicity and would attract more people. I have played 5 sit and go's winning 3 of them and coming 2nd in one and i have been playing the $1-2 tables where i am have won about $320 in about 16hours play. I did used to play there and found there to be not as many games as Paradise i might now switch to Party for a biut i think ! I would sign and fill you boots its fishing time !!!! small, medium or large ? Chasepoker | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, stdioh, 17. Jun 2003 09:56 | ||
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| Big slick is a pretty common name for online poker players. It sounds like a nickname and is one of the first pieces of lingo that somebody picks up...probably before they hear about "the bachelor" - JKo and the San Fransisco Bussboy "QQ33X" | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, shorn, 17. Jun 2003 09:58 | ||
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| Not sure on the bussboy one, but the bachelor is hysterical! | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, stdioh, 17. Jun 2003 12:54 | ||
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| You do get QQ33 though, right? Queens and treys...as in queens and trays. Meh...I didn't come up with it, so I take no responsibility. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, MozMan, 17. Jun 2003 13:30 | ||
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| ROFLMAO!!!! -Moz "Great. I've got a trig midterm tomorrow, and I'm being chased by Guido, The Killer Pimp." | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, stdioh, 17. Jun 2003 09:54 | ||
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| I think that the correct play there would be to reraise your JJ. Chances are pretty good that the original raiser is not on QQ KK or AA, especially at a table of terrible players. What you need to do is try to knock people off their garbagey Ax, Kx, Qx hands so that your jacks have a better chance of standing up. Ideally you'd like to play them heads up against the raisor. If you want to play your jacks for a set, you may as well fold them because you're not going to get enough callers and your chance of the flop being ten high without pairing is slim too. I'd say that at that table under those circumstances, not reraising the JJ is a mistake. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, shorn, 17. Jun 2003 09:57 | ||
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| I like this play in loose aggressive games because even fish (unless they are totally stupid or drunk) will lay down Ace-rag for 3 bets cold. I agree that you need to limit the field in the hopes that JJ stands on its own as a winner, or fold and wait for a bigger monster. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, Andrew Wells, 17. Jun 2003 20:37 | ||
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| I most certainly concur with the whole idea of three betting JJ here. You may also be buying last position. You may get some information from one of the blinds that folds. Some people are so transparent when they were forced off their blind and would have caught a huge flop. If you're just called or played back at, you gain much more information to use on the flop than if you call two bets cold. There are very few hands I would call a single raise cold with before the flop. Something like AJs or KQs are reasonable candidates, not so with a pocket pair in middle position. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, Buckeye Mike, 17. Jun 2003 10:52 | ||
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| Big Slick I have a similar story. I had just sat down at 3-6 game on Sunday. My first hand is Q-Q so I raise it to 6 preflop. This guy a few seats over raises it to 9. I of course called. The flop comes A-J-x. The rag card is a spade. I am putting this guy on A-K or A-Q. So of course with an A on the flop I check he bets I call. 4th Street is a J of spades. With 2 pair I am still think I am a dog to his higher 2 pair. 5th street is a another spade. I don't catch my boat. To make matters worse I stupidly fall for his check raise and call him. He throws the Q-9 of spades for a flush. He reraises me on the flop with a suited queen and continues to bet needing 2 spades for his flush and he gets them. I realize I should have folded the hand sooner if I put him on an Ace. Falling for the check-raise was just plain dumb. Obviously had I known what kind of player he was reraising on the flop almost everytime someone raised I would have played it differently reraising him every time and making it to expensive for him to draw for his flush. I usually like to watch as I'm sure most people do before they sit down at a table at Party Poker but this time I just dove right in and paid for it. His reckless play did catch up with him eventually as it always does to players like this. I just feel really stupid to falling victim to someone like this. But I was stupid. Lesson Learned. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, Risky Business, 17. Jun 2003 11:04 | ||
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| This is a woeful story, but have you realized that you gave up the hand very early in the story? If you were truly scared of an Ace, you could have folded after he bet the first time, or raised your lead bet after the flop, instead of waiting around. What were you drawing to? Seemed like he went in with the intent on powering you out, then got lucky and won. I'm always pleasantly surprised to see people fold off the turn or river against flopped scare cards when I'm on a play and the table hasn't really changed. What are you waiting for!!!! on 17. Jun 2003 10:52 Buckeye Mike wrote: > Big Slick I have a similar story. I had just sat down at 3-6 game on Sunday. My > first hand is Q-Q so I raise it to 6 preflop. This guy a few seats over raises it to > 9. I of course called. The flop comes A-J-x. The rag card is a spade. I am > putting this guy on A-K or A-Q. So of course with an A on the flop I check he bets I > call. 4th Street is a J of spades. With 2 pair I am still think I am a dog to his > higher 2 pair. 5th street is a another spade. I don't catch my boat. To make > matters worse I stupidly fall for his check raise and call him. He throws the Q-9 of > spades for a flush. He reraises me on the flop with a suited queen and continues to > bet needing 2 spades for his flush and he gets them. I realize I should have folded > the hand sooner if I put him on an Ace. Falling for the check-raise was just plain > dumb. Obviously had I known what kind of player he was reraising on the flop almost > everytime someone raised I would have played it differently reraising him every time > and making it to expensive for him to draw for his flush. I usually like to watch as > I'm sure most people do before they sit down at a table at Party Poker but this time > I just dove right in and paid for it. His reckless play did catch up with him > eventually as it always does to players like this. I just feel really stupid to > falling victim to someone like this. But I was stupid. Lesson Learned. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, Yeoda, 17. Jun 2003 12:49 | ||
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| Happened last night with a couple players. I'd have top pair and kicker and they'd raise... showdown displays 3rd high card w/no kicker. 2 occassions I flopped top two-pair and was raised to the cap after the flop/turn, and they didn't even have top pair! Played in Black Hawk, CO over the weekend. Had pocket Queens snapped by same person. One case she called 2 raises in the big blind. Flop came 10-5-3 rainbow and I figure I'm golden... she had 10-3 off-suit! Another time she hit two pair with the turn and river cards... she had junk-junk off-suit. Also had big slick snapped all three times, twice suited... but I won't bitch (anymore than I already have). I guess that's what happens when 8 are in for the flop and 4 see the river. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, MouseBeast, 17. Jun 2003 16:37 | ||
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| How'd they treat you up there in Black Hawk? What did u think of the experience? | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, Yeoda, 18. Jun 2003 14:15 | ||
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| I only played the one casino "The Lodge". The card room and tables were real nice, but they did allow smoking so I was smelling bad by the time I left. They only had 2 types of holdem games going 2-5 spread and 5-5. I played 2-5 spread because it opened first. I usually only play 4-8 and 5-10, but those limits didn't exist. Most players at the table played REALLY loose... like calling 2 raises pre-flop with 10-3 offsuit. It was common to have 7-8 see the flop and 3-4 see the river. One guy next to me would show me his King or Ace everytime he got one (assuming I folded) like I should be impressed. K-7 offsuit doesn't impress me in early position, or late position for that matter... I muck that junk quickly. None of my pocket pairs held up, nor did my multiple big slicks. I just couldn't hit the flop with anything decent. It was sickening, but that type of junk happens. If I had more time I would have looked for a room/casino with higher limits. The drive over to that area was real nice, enjoyed my steak dinner, and thought it was a fun place to hang out. | ||
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| Re: Party Poker since the Travel Channel Show, balik, 17. Jun 2003 17:26 | ||
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| I'm playing today at the $3-$6. I'm on the button with QTs. I raise. SB reraises, BB calls, MP2 reraises. Suddenly my QTs doesn't look so good and I fold. SB and BB call. The flop comes Q, 7, J rainbow. SB bets, BB calls, and MP2 folds. What the? "You 4 bet preflop and you fold a single bet on the flop?" Any who: The turn and river produce rags and the SB wins with Ace high. He reraised with A-9 spades. BB called with 3,4 hearts, and I have no idea what MP2 was thinking or betting. Not moments later I am in the BB with pocket KK's. It is folded to the SB and she calls my raise. The flop K 7 3 with 1 spade. SB bets, I raise. She calls. The turn 8 spades. SB bets, I raise she calls. River card produces 4 spades. SB bets. Surely she didn't call my raises with 3 spades on the flop. Seeing how this is my first hand agaisnt her, I just call. Sure enough she called my raise with 10 2 spades. I love this game! If it weren't for people like her, we couldn't make any money playing this game. | ||
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