Sunday, April 26, 2009

What are the odds?

It's been a long, bad week. Suckouts galore. But nothing more annoying than the following hand.

I was getting close to cashing in a 180-player, $8 tournament when the under-the gun player limped in. I've played with this guy plenty. Plays trash hands. Bets the pot or more when he misses, checks big hands. He is the most transparent player I've ever run into.

I see a flop with him with Q-7 offsuit, and the flop comes Q-Q-T. I check expecting him to make a pot-sized bet, which would basically put me all-in. He checks. Odd.

The turn is a 7, giving me a full house. I check again. He checks again. Really odd.

The river puts four clubs on the board. I shove all-in, assuming he'll either call me because it looks like a massive bluff or he'll call me if he has any — and I mean any — club. He insta-calls and rolls over Q-T for a bigger full house.

I think I need a week off.

1 comment:

TheySayI'mABomb said...

Ouch. Only hand that could beat you. Now you know what to do next time that guy keeps checking down.