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 The importance of understanding your opponent., MozMan, 16. Nov 2003 20:23 | ||
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| Had an interesting session last night at the B&M, where I was able to profit a bit from someone not thinking through the information he had gained from my play. Here's what happened: I sit down at the table with the BB on my immediate right, and opt to wait until the button passes to play. So my very first hand, I am one right of the button. I have no real information on the table yet, except that the button was beginning to tilt some from the two horrid bad beats I had just withnessed him take while I was sitting out. I get ATs, and about four limpers ahead of me. I decide if I am going to play this hand, I don't want anyone acting after me, so I raise in an effort to buy the button. The button folded, and my play worked. The flop came QT5, and the table checked around to me, so I bet out on my pair of Ts, wanting to remain in control, and also wanting to gain some information. The EP players fold, a MP player check-raises, and the player between us folds. I call the raise, because I hate to be pushed off a hand (one of my failings). Anyway, I'd like to see the turn, and will fold to a bet there if I don't improve. Turn is another T, the check-raiser bets out, and I raise. He calls me down and mucks his hand when I show him my trips. My opponent was pissed, and I kept hearing comments to his buddies at the other end like, "I didn't you could raise a hand like that before the flop," and words like, "loose," and "bad play." Now, I am generally a pretty tight player, and for the rest of the night, this guy had no respect for my bets and called me down on a lot of hands that he might not have if he had formed a loose-crazy image of me based on one hand. Of course, it's all good with me, I made more $$ than I might have otherwise. :) But the lesson is this: don't let certain impressions fool you. -Moz "I am the last of the famous international playboys." | ||
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| Re: The importance of understanding your opponent., KJo, 16. Nov 2003 23:00 | ||
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| Geez, raising with ATs qualifies you as a rock here in So Cal, you should see the crap that people raise with around here (I just watched a guy call 3 bets cold pre-flop with T2s on the button- of course he won) Good story, it's nice to know that there are morons at every table that don't know how to learn. Eli on 16. Nov 2003 20:23 MozMan wrote: > Had an interesting session last night at the B&M, where I was able to profit a > bit from someone not thinking through the information he had gained from my > play. Here's what happened: > > I sit down at the table with the BB on my immediate right, and opt to wait > until the button passes to play. So my very first hand, I am one right of the > button. I have no real information on the table yet, except that the button was > beginning to tilt some from the two horrid bad beats I had just withnessed him > take while I was sitting out. I get ATs, and about four limpers ahead of me. I > decide if I am going to play this hand, I don't want anyone acting after me, so > I raise in an effort to buy the button. The button folded, and my play worked. > > > The flop came QT5, and the table checked around to me, so I bet out on my pair > of Ts, wanting to remain in control, and also wanting to gain some information. > The EP players fold, a MP player check-raises, and the player between us folds. > I call the raise, because I hate to be pushed off a hand (one of my failings). > Anyway, I'd like to see the turn, and will fold to a bet there if I don't > improve. > > Turn is another T, the check-raiser bets out, and I raise. He calls me down and > mucks his hand when I show him my trips. > > My opponent was pissed, and I kept hearing comments to his buddies at the other > end like, "I didn't you could raise a hand like that before the flop," and words > like, "loose," and "bad play." > > Now, I am generally a pretty tight player, and for the rest of the night, this > guy had no respect for my bets and called me down on a lot of hands that he > might not have if he had formed a loose-crazy image of me based on one hand. Of > course, it's all good with me, I made more $$ than I might have otherwise. :) > But the lesson is this: don't let certain impressions fool you. > > -Moz > > "I am the last of the famous international playboys." | ||
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