tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post6226304978266041558..comments2023-11-02T02:36:58.544-07:00Comments on A New Career In A New Town: A Poker QuizANCIANThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09285364186147332858noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-51985606996031732892008-08-16T11:58:00.000-07:002008-08-16T11:58:00.000-07:00Hand one: With a $200 bet, he doesn't want you to ...Hand one: With a $200 bet, he doesn't want you to call. Call. <BR/><BR/>Hand two: Don't like the looks of it. I guess he's holding trips or hit two pair with his garbage. Fold. <BR/><BR/>But what do I know.Mark Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14749034705749855667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-20445036229272722882008-08-14T07:06:00.000-07:002008-08-14T07:06:00.000-07:00Hand one: Just call. AK is not an unlikely holding...Hand one: Just call. AK is not an unlikely holding for the UTG player. But you have the 2nd best straight, and you're getting, what, 3.5 to 1 on your money? Middle guy may have the low end or a flush draw. Wait for the river action. Having position here is a great advantage, and makes calling a lot easier.<BR/><BR/>Hand two: All in. He could make the same play with JJ, QQ, KK, and possibly A-10 or K-10 (remember: he called from the button). If he has a set, he has a set, and you're beat. But you must go all-in here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-61704739704500448482008-08-13T14:19:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:19:00.000-07:00OK, hand one, I think the guy has an eight, and he...OK, hand one, I think the guy has an eight, and he's so excited that he hit a straight that he's not thinking clearly. However, unlike Dez suggests, I would not go All-In, because that would only call attention to your King. I would probably continue to call the guy and let him lead the betting.<BR/><BR/>Hand Two, I think the guy has three tens, and I would fold.Walter Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01354544785565852182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-47666788013304642162008-08-12T06:55:00.000-07:002008-08-12T06:55:00.000-07:00Hand One: All inHand Two: FoldHand One: All in<BR/>Hand Two: FoldDezmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885811588660265158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938931586617910694.post-68428128078485229672008-08-10T10:39:00.000-07:002008-08-10T10:39:00.000-07:00This is fun. And it also gives me an opportunity t...This is fun. And it also gives me an opportunity to reveal how bad a poker player I am.<BR/><BR/>The first situation seems trickier. The guy's not playing many hands, but if he's got King-Ace, then his check on after the flop is pretty weird/stupid. I'd put him on King-Something, though, so you might be likely to split the pot. Actually, the more I think about what he's doing, the more my head feels like it's going to explode. I mean, did he initially call with a pair of 9's??? The fact that he hasn't played much might scare me into folding, but I'd be awfully curious to see what he has. Not sure I'd be curious enough to invest (at least) 40% of my chips.<BR/><BR/>On the Bellagio hand, that's crazy. This is why I couldn't play poker like you do. He's betting a ton of money on a terrible flop where all you can do is guess (from a scant 15 minutes of observing him) whether he's got 3 of something (4's and 2's seem highly unlikely - but maybe the 10) or if he's got a lower pair than you do -- JJ, QQ, etc. -- in which you case you swallow hard and call. Or go all in... I'm going to bet you went all in.... I'm probably worng.JMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04110424331373895549noreply@blogger.com