BLUEDAY'S DAILY POKER BLOG

Yeesh, I'm sorry yo. Now I just feel like an @#%.

:-S

I'm likely more clueless than you on the subject, but if you want to PM me the details on what you're working with then maybe i can help you work through it.

I'll even promise to try not to come up with anymore ideas that may make it a more difficult task :-[

Yeesh, I'm sorry yo. Now I just feel like an @#%.

:-S

 

I'm likely more clueless than you on the subject, but if you want to PM me the details on what you're working with then maybe i can help you work through it.

 

I'll even promise to try not to come up with anymore ideas that may make it a more difficult task :-[

Orren - it was a fair comment.  I thought it was a bit of a drag without the sound too.  I'm sure I can work this out somehow.

I will send you the link to the software though which is free.

blue 

The FBI siezure - good or bad

The FBI siezure - good or bad

I totally agree Rosebud.  Let's hope they do the right thing.

blue 

So I made the time to go play a game of poker.  I decided to try out True Poker which is USA friendly and as they recently had an upgrade, I thought it would be a great time to try it out.

I found a $5 sitngo with 7 players registered and decided to join that one.  After waiting a few moments, the table was full and the game started.

I didn't get a decent hand for ages and a couple of players were knocked out, one going all in with   and losing to     which hit trips on the flop and the other one all in with another ace rag to a pocket pair of    

I was watching the players very closely and there was a lot of "get you to fold" pre-flop play going on.  Bearing in mind this site doesn't have the usual RNG, I didn't see many hands with "any two of the same suit will do" kind of play which is quite refreshing I have to say.

Quite a few hands in, I'm dealt   and the player who is small blind, only has 117.50 chips left.  I decided to flat call and fold if it was raised.  Nobody raised and I managed to see the flop which was .  Seeing the two spades on the flop plus the fact that there were 3 players in all in the hand (not including me), I bet 120 and everyone folded except SB and he decided to call all in.

He showed his hand which was   and he was gone as nothing helped him on the turn which was and the river which was  .

I mentioned earlier that I was watching the play very closely and I called one hand with a mediocre  . I was raised and decided to call.  The flop came down   and whilst I'd not hit anything, I decided to bluff.  I bet 3 x BB which was 360 and he folded.  

After a long session of me folding and not getting too many hands, another player bit the dust which left 3 of us.  I actually was knocked out with   against     but I did take 3rd position which paid $9 so I won $4 on my investment which is definitely a result.

I quite like this site and with the new upgrade, I can only hope that the place will "busy up".  My only other complaint is that they don't have cheap sitngo's (cheapest is $3) but I guess that will come with time as the site does get busier.

blue

Hey, profit is profit. Glad you had some luck. I have never played there. I'll have to give it a shot.

I joined a $1.00 tourney on PKR (6 seater).

Lots of posting and folding (as usual).  I did get   so I flat called.  There were 4 players in the hand.  The flop came down      so trips for me.  I was last to act and one player bet 50, the other players flat called.  I was worried about someone getting the flush so I raised to 225 and two players folded and one called.  The turn was  so I just went all in (the other player checked).  The other player folded and I won the pot.

Moving forward - folding as usual - I did get pocket   but I raised so huge, they all folded. 

I'm writing this as I go and I just went back to the game and saw that a 2nd person has been knocked out.  They lost to a pair of Aces with   .  The first person to go out went all in with    and lost to    .

Another player has just been knocked out losing to Aces so there are 3 of us left and only 2 places pay.

Not playing many hands and I'm posting and folding again.  I'm dealt    and Im SB.  I just flat called and BB checks.  Flop comes down      so I bet all in and the opponent calls.  The opponent shows his hand   .  The turn is  and the river is  so Im out losing to trips.

It was a fairly quick game and I was definitely unlucky losing with two pairs on the flop to trips on the turn.  Such is poker!

blue

I decided to splash out on a $10 + 70c 10 seater double up sitngo on AdamevePoker.  Top 5 players will double their bankroll.

To start with, as usual, I'm just posting and folding and watching the play.  I notice one player is raising most people's big blinds and most are folding to the raise too. 

One player was knocked out when his straight was beaten by a full house so we are down to 9 and I've yet to play a hand!

A few hands in and I'm dealt   .  I raised to 325 in fear of someone holding ace rag but everyone folded.  The blinds were 25/50.

Another player bites the dust when he is beaten by a full house to his straight. 

Everyone is fairly tight except for that one player who raises the BBs almost every hand.  I'm just biding my time with this one.

Another player knocked out with    against    .  Neither hit anything and the queen counted. 

Two more players to go for me to double my stake.  I need a decent hand now.

Another player was knocked out when his    failed against      . I've noticed this hand before on this site and I recommend care when you get   suited or not.  The flop comes down with an 8 as the 3rd card and you've hit Kings or Aces but get beaten by the trips.  I have seen this same hand a couple of times now so beware!  Down to 6 players and my chips are low.

The very next hand I get   and someone raises all in and another calls as do I.  If the other caller loses and I win, Im going to double up.  I show my Qeens and the other two players have   and    .  My queens hold and the player that called the all in bet is knocked out and I managed to double up my money as did the remaining 4 players.  So I won $20 for a $10.70 outlay.  A very nice profit.

In this game I only played a couple of hands and I highly recommend playing premium hands only for these type of tournaments.  Try not to play turbo double up tourneys as this strategy will not work as there probably wouldn't be sufficient time (chip wise) to get those premium hands.

A short and great game with  a nice profit.  Definitely my cup of tea!

blue

Blue,I love these games...I've been playing them for awhile and if played right you can almost guarantee that you'll finish in the top 5!!

Blue,I love these games...I've been playing them for awhile and if played right you can almost guarantee that you'll finish in the top 5!!

They are indeed pretty good if you keep your patience and stick to your own rules. 

Glad you like them too Rosebud.

blue

I like these tournys, but these days they are tough. I swear I've never seen such play for $1 in the $1 double ups. I remember the good old days when half the people in them were donks trying to take first place like it actually mattered.

The last $1 double up I played, we had only knocked out 1 player in 45 minutes of play. Talk about grinding!

You're right orren - they can take a long time to even get near to the paying positions.  I think the attitude now is if they just post and fold, they may be able to double up without taking any risks. 

blue

You're right orren - they can take a long time to even get near to the paying positions.  I think the attitude now is if they just post and fold, they may be able to double up without taking any risks. 

 

blue

The sitting out days have passed for this type of tourny. Most people have figured out they need to play nothing other than premium hands and do just that.

When the # of players in each hand is normally no more than 3. There is a lot more hands seen in a shorter amount of time compared to other tournaments. I have been "Blinded out" in a relatively short amount of time when something came up taking me away from game shortly after it began. I was the 2nd person knocked out too!

Besides few things are more irritating at the table, than getting knocked out before the players sitting out.

OH THAT REMINDS ME...  (been holding onto this 1 for a while) Check out this amazing luck of a player sitting out.

So. In one of the larger low stakes tournaments (kicking myself for not having that info) that plays early evening on the Merge network. Likely the dollar dazzler ($1 R&A).

Its late in the tournament, after the first break. Rebuy and Add on period is already done. I notice a player sitting out. The Big Blind comes around and puts him all in and of course he wins. Now at this point the Antes are up to 60. Strangely enough he has a big enough stack just to make it again to the Big Blind, folding the entire way.

Once again Big blind puts him All In and he wins. Then exactly same 1 more time with Big Blind putting him all in.

I did not see him play a single hand in 3 rotations of the button. Then our table was broken up. I am not sure he ever actually played a hand in the tournament. He missed finishing in the money by only 2 places. And this was a tournament of like 300+ players and only top 30 payed.

It's incredible Orren.  I've seen this so many times, particularly on PKR.  It is exceptionally frustrating if you get knocked before the sitouts.

Thanks for posting these.  I wonder if the guy (or gal) knew how close they were to cashing in.

blue

This was one I really could not complain about. As it turned out reviewing my hand history i too had gone all in at this table 3 times and won.

In the first hand I was the big blind and it put me all in. But the other 2 times I choose which hands to play.

I was knocked out 2 spots before this guy was though. I would have been seriously pissed if he'd made it to cash and I did not.

This was one I really could not complain about. As it turned out reviewing my hand history i too had gone all in at this table 3 times and won.

 

In the first hand I was the big blind and it put me all in. But the other 2 times I choose which hands to play.

 

I was knocked out 2 spots before this guy was though. I would have been seriously pissed if he'd made it to cash and I did not.

I can understand that.

Makes me wonder if it would be actually worth manually sitting out when you know you will be all in.  I think I will have to try this out.

blue

The better way to go, is after big wins that put you decently above the average chip stack. Sit out. Until your stack starts to get close the the Avg. or outside the bubble.

It can be a very effective tactic. I've usually only done this when I had no choice. Otherwise I always see and hand that I "have to play" and most of the time start tanking.

Damn my issues with self discipline!

The better way to go, is after big wins that put you decently above the average chip stack. Sit out. Until your stack starts to get close the the Avg. or outside the bubble.

 

It can be a very effective tactic. I've usually only done this when I had no choice. Otherwise I always see and hand that I "have to play" and most of the time start tanking.

Sounds like a good plan. I've tried to sit out but I do struggle with that especially when I get great hands.

Damn my issues with self discipline!

LOL That made me chuckle Orren.

Thanks for the tip.

blue

This is a 10 seater regular sitngo $0.60c buy in at PKR.

I'm writing this as it happens.

As is the norm at this site, one player has bet all in on the first hand and steals the blinds. In the past, I've noticed that players who go all in on the first hand, tend to do well so this should be interesting to see how lucky this player gets.

It's the second hand and I'm dealt   .  Blinds are 10/20 and I'm under the gun so I bet 200 to stop the fish and the Ace rags.  The guy that went all in calls me.  The flop comes down     .  I bet 430 and the opponent raises to 860 so I just go all in.  He shows his hand and he has   .  The turn is   which gives him his straight.  I thought I was all done here but then the river saved me.  It was .  Phew.  I won the pot of 3030.

One player is out after going all in with pocket 3s (he was short stacked).

Incidentally, I should mention that the guy that went all in on the first hand who I beat with my pocket kings, had 419 chips left after that hand.  He is now showing a chip balance of 1669.  I missed the hand that he won on to gain those chips back.

Pocket kings help to knock another player out.  Two more players (including the guy that went all in on the first hand)  have been knocked out in the very next hand losing to an impressive trip Jacks.  We are down to 6 players.

Just seen a very interesting hand - two players are all in and they share the pot.  Check out the picture below.

Another player has bitten the dust by losing with his low kicker and we are down to 5.  Two more places to the money.

It's dragging a bit at the moment as I can't seem to get a hand.  One player opposite me keeps raising my BB.  I'm going to have to sort him out! 

A few hands on and I'm dealt   .  I'm BB and the guy opposite raises my BB again.  Without hesitation, I've called him.  The flop comes down     and again, without hesitation I just bet the pot and the opponent folded.  I guessed he was pulling a fast one again.

Another player is out losing to King high!  I couldn't help but laugh as I wrote that. 

My chips are dwindling and I can't seem to get a hand.  The blind levels are 150/300.

Finally another player is out and we are in the money with 3 of us left.

I was just dealt   and was raised on my BB again.  I decided to call and take a chance.  The flop was     so I have 2 pairs.  My opponent bets all in and I quickly called.  He shows   and nothing helps him (or me) any further and I win the hand and double up.

The play was so intense, I didn't get a chance to write out what the 3rd player went out with. 

There are two of us left.

The hands are pretty even and the chips are fairly static.  He raises my big blind and I raise his big blind.  This goes on for quite a few hands and after many hands where I didn't get anything and I was unable to raise, I decided to try a bit of a bluff.  Bad move!

I had   and raised to 2,600.  My opponent re-raises all in and I had no choice but to call.  He showed   Flop     Turn was and that darned river was .  The river was the card that lost me the hand and I came 2nd and won $1.50.

It was a good game which I really enjoyed and I won a few cents to boot.

I've joined a $12,000 Guaranteed tournament on PokerStars which has a $2.20 buyin.  This  tournament was on late registration but I decided to join anyway.  Top players had $10k in chips and I've joined with $2k chips.  Blinds are 60/120 and I've just checked the prize pool and it's $17268 and the top 1260 get paid.

There were 8634 entrants but only  2186 remain.

I couldn't get a hand to start with and my chips dwindled to 1,000.  I was then dealt   and I was the dealer which is a fantastic position to be in.  One flat caller for the BB and I decided to go all in.  BB calls as does the other caller.  Flop comes down      .  Both players checked.  Turn was and both players checked again.  The river  and again they both checked.  I took the hand and won 3195.

Afew hands on and I'm dealt   and I'm one behind the dealer.  One player raises all in for 735 chips and the next player re-raises all in and I reckoned that my 7s were good to beat the re-raiser, so I called to beat the re-raiser.  The flop was     , the turn was and the river was 

The re-raiser shows   , I showed my 7s and the original raiser showed    so I took down the side pot of 3720 and the original raiser won the main pot of 3055.  My hunch was right about beating the re-raiser but it would have been nice to take the entire pot.

Quite a few hands on and I'm BB and I notice the usual practice of blind stealing by the bigger stacks.  I do tend to try and stand up for myself to show them I won't be walked all over but, of course, it doesn't always work.

Anyway in this hand, I was raised by one player (big stack) to 1400 and I'd been dealt   so I decided to call.  In hindsight, I probably should have raised him all in as we were the only ones in the hand.  The flop came down     .  We both check.  The turn is so I decided to take a chance and bet all in.  The othe player calls and shows   .  The river was and helps neither of us and I'm out.  If I had gone all in pre-flop, I wonder if he would have folded....I guess I'll never know.

I finished in 1324th position.  I think I should have hung onto my chips in that last hand, being so close to the money but my gut said that the other player was trying to steal and I was right.  He just got very lucky on the flop. 

Back to the drawing board!

blue

PokerStars (no USA) 25c sitngo tournament a few days ago.

There were 90 entrants and I seemed to be at the bottom all the way along in this game.  I didn't get very many good hands but I managed to get myself off the bottom of the pile with a tasty   .  I managed to triple up on this hand.  I raised huge pre-flop, had a re-raise all in, a caller and I called.  One player had   whilst the other player had    .  No cards helped anyone and my Aces held.

Lots of posting and folding during the game, saw me back down the bottom of the pack again with 19 players left

I'm not going into the hands as this game lasted for 3 and a half hours.  I did manage to get some respect on the table that I was at and stole a few blinds with some great bluffs.  Oh and I managed to cook the dinner in between hands too!  That was tough I have to say and I think I only lost one BB during cooking. 

The top 12 places paid in this tournament and I was currently 12th out of 13.  It was touch and go as to whether I would cash out at all in this tourney but I had a really good feeling about this game and played only hands that were better than Ace high (small/mid/large pairs). 

The last few people went out and we were down to 9 and the final table.  Play was tight which suited me fine. I was 8th out of 9 players.  I actually don't mind being near the bottom as it makes me play a better game.

Two players went out (one of them played   ) (what was he thinking) and was knocked out along with another player who played pocket 10s and lost to Ace rag.

Slowly but surely and after many, many hands, we were down to the last 3.  I was in third place.  I don't recall the winning hands but I managed to knock one player out and then finally, I took the chip lead and knocked the other player out.

I won the tournament and $5.78 for my trouble.  A nice profit of $5.53 on my 25c buy in was a fantastic result.  These 90 seaters are good fun in so many ways:  you get to play a cheap tournament, where, if you get knocked out, it hasn't crushed your bankroll, you get to play some really bad fish - whilst these players are bad, they are a great way to improve your game.  You also get to play some really good players too and the profit is definitely not to be sneezed at, should you manage to win.

Here is the screenshot of my win:

blue

Great job hun. I can't believe that tournament took 3 and 1/2 hours though. I've finished tournaments with +1000 players and played at the final table in that amount of time.

Thanks Orren.  It was a bit of a marathon I have to say and you're right, a 1000 player game takes that long normally.

blue

This is my win at PKR.  As you may or may not know, PKR is the most animated 3D site on the net.  When you win, you stand up and rather than all the dollars falling down on you, on a cheap game like this, you get tica-tape and lots of cheering (not from the other players mind)  :D.

This was a 10 seater 60c buyin and despite me being down to 225 chips and being disconnected, I managed to reconnect to the game and go on to win.

You don't pull comebacks like this out of the bag every day but it gave me so much pleasure.  I do love a comeback!

There were 5 of us left in this game when I kept disconnecting from the server and I only had 225 in chips left.  I quickly shut down the lobby and restarted the software and managed to connect before I'd lost any more chips.  When I returned one of the big stacks had been knocked out and there were only 4 of us left. I was next up for being BB.

I was dealt   and the blinds were 75/150.  I had one caller.  I raised all in and managed to hit the Jack on the turn and won the hand.  This was the beginning of my comeback. 

I was all in again next hand with   but everyone folded.  I folded a couple of hands and then I was dealt   when I was BB and raised all in by the SB.  I figured this player would have an ace with anything and decided to give it a shot.

He had   .  The flop came down      .  Nothing else helped either of us and I won the hand leaving him with about 450 chips.

He was knocked out the next hand and we were down to 3 players.  One of the players kept portraying good hands and I didn't believe him for a moment however he did manage to knock the other player out when he had    against an ace rag.

So we are down to two players.  I just want his chips so I can be the chip leader which may well help him to bluff a bit more and lose all his chips to me.

I was dealt pocket queens and went all in.  He folded.  I did take the value of my stack off of him but I can't remember the hand (it wasn't pretty is all I remember). 

So I'm chip leader, I'm BB and he did his usual raise pre-flop.  I thought about it for a few seconds.  Looked at my cards again (you have to click on them to see them) and i had    and decided to call.

The flop came down      .  We both checked.  The next card was  and he went all in.  I decided to call and was so chuffed when he showed his cards and had    .  I don't remember the final card and I know it didn't help either of us.  I was so thrilled that I had beaten this guy.  It was a good game but even more so, because of the comeback.

It just goes to show that a chip and a chair is all you need!

blue

Thanks Rosebud...so nice to see you back  :-*

Love the pic too.

blue

Having frittered all my poker money away on their casino games at PKR, I was eligible to play in the 25c giveaway tournaments. I really could kick myself for wasting my poker cash however, I did enjoy the slot I was playing (Why is Chain Reactor Trails slot so addictive?  - answers on a postcard please to..... ;))

Anyway - back to the serious game of poker.  I registered for the 25c 100 seater giveaway.  The usual fishy players were going all in with rubbish and getting lucky so I just waited for a decent hand.

I did get   and decided to just limp in if I could.  I'd been watching one player with his fishy hands, betting post flop and generally stealing the blinds almost every hand.  I did manage to limp in with my pocket 8s and i saw the flop too which wasn't much help to me.      but having said that, my 8s look quite good.  Inevitably, the fishy player was in the hand and bet the pot which was 200 if I recall.  I decided to just call him and see what was to come on the turn.  The other couple of players in the hand folded.  The turn came and it was .  The other player bet the pot again and I just went all in and he quickly called.  He showed his hand which was   .  The river was no help and he was drawing dead anyway so I won the hand.

A good few hands on and I had to leave the room for a few seconds.  A hand had just started so I had plenty of time.  I was no more than 30 seconds and when I came back my timer was just running out so I quickly clicked my hand to see it and as I saw it was   , it folded me and sat me out.  I was gutted.  What a time to leave the computer.

All was not lost though, as a few hands on, I got the same hand.  I raised pre-flop to 6xBB and the same person called.  The flop came down     .  I was first to act and just bet 2xBB and the guy re-raised to the pot.  I took my time to call him.  The next card was and I checked.  The opponent went all in and I promptly called.  He showed his hand and he had   .  This guy was turning out to be a bit of a muppet.  Nothing came to help him and again, he was drawing dead and I wont the hand.

In the next few hands I managed to take most of this guys chips as I kept being dealt pocket pairs.

Looking at the the number of players, we were actually down to about 15 left by this time and the top 8 places paid.

I posted and folded for some time, won a couple of hands and eventually we were down to the final table.  There were some terrible hands still being played at this point in the game like 82 off!  I managed to stay in until there were just 3 of us left.  The other female player was not really trying at all and she just allowed her blinds to be taken in most hands and before long she was out and there were just the two of us left.

My opponent had 104k in chips and I had about 46k.  I won a couple of hands but nothing much to speak of.

On my final hand I was whooping the other player with 2 pairs and he had nothing until the river when he made his flush and I was knocked out.  So, out of 100 players, I came second....and my pay off for all that hard work was a huge 5c!  Well it was free money after all. 

It was an enjoyable game but then it usually is on PKR because of the "live game" feel it has. 

blue

Looks like the site giving me the card pictures has gone wrong as a lot of the cards pics are missing.

I'll have to find some more cards pics that can be posted or do my own!

blue

Looks like the site giving me the card pictures has gone wrong as a lot of the cards pics are missing.

 

I'll have to find some more cards pics that can be posted or do my own!

 

blue

The site has not gone and the pics appear to be back again.  Not sure what's what now.  I'll try and get a nice game in over the weekend and post it here.

blue

You are playing in a multi table tournament, currently in the top half of the positions and wham, the tournament crashes.

You can't rejoin your table, you can't do anything. At some point, you can't even login to the site. Finally you get back onto the poker site and you see that the tournament has been cancelled. So what happens now?

All is not lost. Depending on the position of the tournament i.e. registration still open, rebuy/addon period still running and so on, will depend on what you will get back.....read more

Which poker site is best for you

When you start playing poker online, it's a very different experience to playing in real life.

You can meet and chat with players from all over the world, make friends, play in the comfort of your own home and play whenever you want. Before you choose the right poker room for you, there are many things to consider.

With so many poker sites to choose from, you are really spoilt for choice; some offer great freerolls, some offer great guaranteed tournaments and some offer the best software or bonuses. So what is it you are looking for in a poker room and what do you need to consider before downloading, registering and depositing your hard earned cash?....read more

You are playing in a multi table tournament, currently in the top half of the positions and wham, the tournament crashes.

 

You can't rejoin your table, you can't do anything. At some point, you can't even login to the site. Finally you get back onto the poker site and you see that the tournament has been cancelled. So what happens now?

 

All is not lost. Depending on the position of the tournament i.e. registration still open, rebuy/addon period still running and so on, will depend on what you will get back.....read more

hi blue,

are you referring here to the crash at pokerstars, a lot of people, i think 60.000 where playing when it happend right?

Johan

You are playing in a multi table tournament, currently in the top half of the positions and wham, the tournament crashes.

 

You can't rejoin your table, you can't do anything. At some point, you can't even login to the site. Finally you get back onto the poker site and you see that the tournament has been cancelled. So what happens now?

 

All is not lost. Depending on the position of the tournament i.e. registration still open, rebuy/addon period still running and so on, will depend on what you will get back.....read more

 

hi blue,

 

are you referring here to the crash at pokerstars, a lot of people, i think 60.000 where playing when it happend right?

 

Johan

No I wasn't Johan.  It was a pure coincidence.  See the news article HERE. I actually put "coincidence" at the top and linked it to this blog.

blue

Real Money Tips for New Poker Players

If you are planning on joining the world of online poker and don't know where to start, hopefully the following tips will guide you in the right direction.

You probably feel like jumping right in with both feet, depositng cash and playing cash tables. This is definitely not the best way to start.....read more

There is plenty of "cheating poker software" on sale over the internet that claims to be able to predict 3 out of the 5 community cards that will flop on the board. You may have seen other software that allows you to "spy" on the other players hands or predict the hole cards of other players. But the question is, are these for real?.....read more

This was a very interesting topic for me... I never looked for or considered such software might exist! I would call it cheating and don't think that is too strong a word... perhaps why I never thought of it, as cheating never occurs to me. LOL

katt

888Poker offer you $8 absolutely free when you sign up to their site and with low buyin tournaments such as the 60 seater super turbo at only 2c entry cost, you can literally play 400 games with that free cash.

These super turbo games don't last too long as they are speed tournaments and the top prize is only 52c which isn't a huge prize but on the other hand, it isn't a bad return for your 2c buyin....read some more

Thinking about the future of online poker....are my thoughts totally off the wall?

Now this is a thought provoking subject! It occurred to me that it never occurred to me. I have been too focused on whether or not we will have online poker at all in the US... But, blue your ideas about the 3D and the feeling of really being at the table are exciting ideas! I am not sure I would want anyone looking at me while I play online poker... I am doing any number of things while I am playing and none of them include sitting at a table! LOL LOL LOL

katt

LOL LOL You and me both Katt !! Maybe if I actually sat for the whole game I would win or at least place !! :P LOL

While I was typing that I was playing in the $7500 tourney I won that seat in last week... reading the forum, my email, and playing with half my mind... bombed out big time! LOL LOL

How do you spell ADHD??  8'|

katt

ADDHDDH????

ADDHDDH????

Thank you for answering my burning question... I feel so much better now! Laughing does that for me and you gave me a good chuckle!

katt

Quite often when playing poker, you might limp into a hand and hit top pair or even get lucky with two pairs. You feel confident that you are in the lead and then the worst happens, the chip leader raises big, meaning you would be all in if you call.....read more

Oh blue, you have just described one of the most gut-wrenching moments in a game for me! And I am so very good at picking the wrong answer! I generally will fold and save my chips to fight another hand! I have to quell the idea that the big stack is just being a bully!

katt

I almost always get it wrong, particularly when it's a new table that I've just joined and I haven't had time to work out if the "all-in'er" is a bully or just a good player.  Glad I'm not alone Katt.

blue

Nope you will never be alone when it comes to picking the wrong thing to do in poker! I am really good at that... and yes, new tables get me pretty bad!

Plus, you just get that other table full of players figured out and you have them thinking they have you figured out and bam new table!

Got me on Saturday in my big $7500 tournament... I was on a roll, doing great, building my stack... table changed and I did not change fast enough with it and lost all I gained and more! Ouch!

katt