Lets Talk Mixed Games

Thanks to poker on Television, the line of amatuer WSOP Champions and numerous books devoted solely to the game of Texas Hold'em the words "hold'em" and "poker" have become almost the same word! I'm not complaining about this fact because if not for the popularity of Texas Hold'em the poker boom would have never begun in the first place! I'd still be making my treks to Atlantic City, Foxwoods and Las Vegas to get into the good games. Instead, I can pull up a good game on my laptop for any stakes I feel like playing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year! For this fact I can play good poker on-line, in my underwear on my terms I am completely grateful to Texas Hold'em! However, this is wear my admiration to Texas Hold'em ends! Obviously many players have gotten really good at playing limit and no-limit variations of Texas Hold'em and some are making a great living simply specializing in these games. Unfortunately, I have a hard time calling these players who only play Texas Hold'em great poker players! I think it is much more important for Great Poker players to be well versed in all forms of poker and like Doyle Brunson says in Super System, it is sometimes necessary to give up some advantage in one form in order to be able to have the edge in another variation of poker!

Based on this premise I have been devoting a lot of my time and a lot of my play to the mixed games with the goal of becoming a better, more complete poker player! The game I have chosen to play the most is the 8-game mix on PokerStars, the game consists of a 6 player table and the games rotate every 6 hands between: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold'em, limit omaha h/l, limit razz, limit stud, limit stud h/l, no-limit hold'em and pot limit omaha. I'm really enjoying the pace, excitement and skill envolved with playing the mixed game format. Obviously, I am giving up the edge in the High/Low split games but I make up for that in the high games and I don't really think anyone enjoys playing razz!

Now that I have spent considerable time learning and playing this mix I can make a few generalizations and adjust my play to be profitable.

• First, at the low limits players are not selective enough with their starting hand requirements
• Second, players tend to over value big cards in the high/low split games
• Finally, people will chase more draws to the 2nd best hands in high/low split games

In order to take advantage of these weaknesses in the games of your opponents, it becomes very important to follow a few simple rules.

• Be very selective with startig hands! Especially the high/low split games. The only playable hands in these game shave to have an Ace and or two/three to be profitable.
• Remember, you want to start with a good low draw and draw into your high hand!
• Watch and learn how your opponents play, at the low limits the hand they are representing is usually the hand they will have!
• Finally, exploit their lack of knowledge about odds, pot-odds and how they bet!

Now that you are introduced to these concepts, lets look at a hand that illustrates just what I'm talking about.

Playing $.20/$.40 8-game mix with $.04 ante on draw games and $.05/$.10 blinds for flop games. Obviously this is a low limit table as I am still learning these games myself! The hand we will discuss was Pot-limit Omaha and the table had 5 players at the time. All the players were very liberal with their starting hand requirements and I was able to out-play them late in hands exploiting there compound mistakes. Thus, I was feeling good and players were beginning to feel I was both lucky and dangerous! Just where I like to have my image!

The hand began and I was small blind and dealt the 4c 6h 10s 6s, not a monster by any means. UTG calls $.10, Cut-off pops to $.30, the dealer folds and me being an overly aggresive defender of my blinds I called and the Big Blind who was wild and aggressive pops it again to $.50 straight. Everyone calls the $.50 and there is $2.00 in the pot preflop

The flop brings the 10h 9c Ad. I hit middle pair with a straighty board and no flush draws. I'm not happy with this hand but I think I could be in worse shape, plus, my pair of 6's may be good! I check to see what happens and the big blind bets $.10 into a $2.00 pot! The dealer calls $.10 making the pot $2.20 and I go into thinking mode, here is my thought process:

Obviously the first think I realize is my call gives me 22-1 pot-odds and I would be hard pressed to not call unless I knew I was absolutely up against the mortal nuts! I've seen the big blind play reckless for several rounds and he/she doesn't really understand the concepts of poker! This is an advantage to me! I start putting him on a hand, based on play I'm thinking a straight draw is a possibility but I'm almost certain they hit the Ace but based on the small bet obviously they didn't hit the flop hard or they would have raised. The last time I saw this opponent bet large preflop and then small bets post-flop was when they raised with AK-suited and semi-bluffed their flush draw, thus, I think if I can hit any 10, 6 or 4 I have them beat! The dealer I put on a draw since they didn't raise, thus I should have the same live outs against them if my pair of 10's isn't already good. Thus, I have 8 live outs to draw to which will make me the winner which means I am a little less than a 6-1 dog and the pot is giving me 22-1, I call the $.10.

The flop brings us the Ks. Not a real bad card for me as I don't think it helped either of my opponents since I have the BB on a pair of aces or a straight draw and I have the dealer on a draw also. The BB bets $.10, the dealer calls making the pot $2.40 and I call getting 24-1 on my call with live outs!

The river brings the 4d, what a sweet card! I'm about 60% sure I have the best hand! The BB bets out $.10 again and the dealer folds signaling to me he was on the straight draw. Now, I go to the tank to see if I should call or raise here with my 2-pair? I'm getting 25-1 on my call and I really don't want to get reraised with my 10-4 2-pair so I simply call. Quickly I see my opponent was on the straight draw and had the pair of aces! I now wish I would have value bet and trusted my read! Unfortunately, I'm sure I lost at least $1.00 I could have gotten out of my opponent!

However, I used this hand to illustrate the compound errors I was able to exploit to hit the winner! First, the BB had no business raising pre-flop with what I eventually learned was 3s Ah 7d 8c, instead he should have called to see what happened. The second error was under betting the flop! With a $2.00 pot, 2 opponents and top pair the BB should have bet at least 1/2 the pot and more like the size of the pot to simply give bad odds to draw! I only stayed in this hand because I was constantly priced into my draws and honestly, any time a pot is giving me 23-1 or more on my calls I'm not sure I can look myself in the mirror if I fold anything!

I did make a mistake on the end when I didn't value bet my 2-pair, but I really was afraid I'd have to lay down my hand I thought was good if I got re-raised. That is why I eliminated having to make that decision with my call.

Now your ready to tackle the mixed games! Use this knowledge and go become a well rounded poker player like Doyle, Danial, Phil and the Cadillac :-)

Poker Bettings Tips - How Much To Buy In For?

Here's a common topic I'd like to chat about - the amount of your buy in for a cash game.

Many times, people confuse the term "buy in" with "bankroll". The "buy in" is the amount of money you put down at a table during a game. Your "bankroll" is the total amount of money you have.

So, for example, if I have $1,000 and I put $200 down at a table to play, my "buy in" is $200, and my "bankroll" is $1,000 (and hopefully growing).

So enough of the basic poker tips...

How much should buy-in for when you sit down at a table.

The simple answer is 200 time the big blind. So if the blinds are $1-$2, you shoudl sit down with $400.

So why 200 times the big blind? Your comfort level. If you sit down with $10 in a 1-2 game, you're not going to see many hands, and will be forced to play when it's not necessarily in your best interest. With a sizable buy in, you are able to make the best decisions when you enter a hand, not be forced because of the size of your chip stack.

Poker, as we all know, is a game of ups and downs. We all have that hot streak... along with the cooler. You want to make sure that you're able to fight through te cool periods.

Some recommend 300 times the big blind. This may be for you, but I've never felt the need for this amount. Plus, it helps protect me against myself, betting poorly because the game isn't exciting enough for me.

So what if 200X the big blind is more than you want to wager, based on the size of your bank roll?

The answer is simple - play at a lower cost game. You're not ready to play at that level.

Happy betting!

- DJ Rutt

betting vs. calling

To some this is obvious. To others, this is shear genius.

I want to make sure people understand the biggest difference between placing a bet and calling a bet.

... and it's very simple.

When you place a bet - you have two chances to win. You can win by having the better hand, or you can win by having your opponent fold.

When you call a bet, the only way for you to win is to have the better hand.

So, in my opinion, you automatically double your odds and percentages by simply betting.

This can get much more complicated than it needs to be (the size of the bet, the size of the pot, the actual hand you have, your opponents aggressiveness, etc.) - but why make it more complicated than it has to be.

Increase your wins by simply betting more and calling less. LIke Phil Laak once said "I'm playing good poker. Bet or fold, bet or fold. No calling".

Hmmm... if it works for him...

Lets Talk Prop Bets

Legendary poker player Jack Straus once said, "(poker) is hours of boredom punctuated by moments of terror," and as poker players we understand this sentiment. Good poker players understand the need to control their gambling nature and play smart, self-restrained poker. Unfortunately, even the most seasoned and self-controlled poker player can get reckless, impatient or just bored if the action isn't fast enough. In an effort to fill the gambling need at the poker table, players use prop bets.

Prop bets are side wagers between players that have no bearing on the actual outcome of a poker hand. The prop bet can be on cards appearing in the current game, last longer bets in tournaments and various other bets players can come up with to pass the time. In this post, I will examine two specific kinds of prop bets, the last longer bet and prop bets on actual cards in play during a game.

The last longer prop bet is quite simple, straight forward and often very fun! When two or more friends enter to play in a poker tournament the players decide an amount to wager. Once the tournament starts the last person to get eliminated from the tournament receives the wagered money. Other variations on this are odds to win the tournament prop bets, bracelet bets at the WSOP and also teams to see who can last longer. It is said that Phil Ivey stands to make as much or maybe more than the 2009 WSOP purse of $8.7 million if he can manager to win the WSOP Main Event in November. Supposedly, he has a bet with Andy Bloch where Phil took
99-1 odds on himself on a $20,000 prop bet, this bet alone could earn him a nice $2 million.

Prop bets on the actual cards in play can add a lot of excitement to any poker game but a few things must first be understood. First, most tournaments are slowed down by betting on cards in play, so it is often frowned upon to prop bet on cards in tournaments. Also, although not illegal most cardrooms will frown on prop bets, it is best to keep them on the down-low and record them during the game on paper and pay off after the playing is finished.

Specifically, their seem to be an endless number of prop bets you can devise, but here are a few of my favorite which pertain to texas hold'em. It only takes 2 players to play any of these props and the first order of business is to select the stakes. The first game I like to play is where 4 players each select a different suit of the cards, any time the flop comes with all 3 of any players suit, the player wins a bet from every person who is playing in the prop bet. Next, to add more interest players can select 3 specific cards such as (7-4-J, A-K-5 and so on) and when the flop comes with these three specific cards the player wins a bet. To add onto this game, anytime the flop comes with the highest of the selected cards as the middle card on the flop the player would win 2-times the bet. As you can see, any variation of these games can be played and can make a long, boring poker marathon much more fun and gambler friendsly. Now, the one golden and most important rule of poker prop bets during the game is you have to make sure the people who are playing the prop bets with you know when you hit! Thus, you have to notice and pick up on your win. If you miss your win it is called "sleepin" on the prop and you are not obligated to be paid because you missed the cards!

Now, take this information, go out to play some poker and liven up your play by using some prop bets during you next game! Just one word of warning, you will quickly be hooked on props!

Cadillac

donkey poker song

Donkey Poker Song

7-2 Classic

Hellmuth's -2 vs Matusow's KK on HSP4

Full House Bluff

100 hands down.... looking at my favorite one.

I'm in middle position... with an average stack of chips in comparison to the rest of the table (no clear-cut leader).

I'm dealt As 8h.

UTG raises to .04, which I call. One other player calls, and the blinds call the raise.

*** FLOP *** [Jh Kc Ts]

both blinds and UTG check, so I make a fair wager of .12 (slightly over 1/2 the pot). Player after me re-raises to .50. Quite the overbet. Small blind calls, big blind folds, UTG calls, and I call.

*** TURN *** [Td]

UTG checks, and I make my favorite new bet. .02 into a $2.70 pot.

everyone calls. Strange... why would someone with a strong hand raise to .50 cents... then only call a .02 bet? This tells me that the pair on the board concerns the better.

*** RIVER *** [Th]

UTG checks and I instantly go all in ($4.20). At this point I feel the better has an ace rag... and I can steal this pot with the presumption of an easy full house catch.

All players fold and I collect on the pot.

My presumptions, I believe, we're accurate. I assumed the better to have an ace and did not connect with anything on the board. I also assume that a small pocket pair was in one of the blind's hand, which was scared off with a big bet and a better full house on the board. Had I made a smaller wager I likely would have been called (and obviously lost the pot as, if you remember, I too had ace rag).

Note - this approach works much better when you're playing tight, conservative poker (I know, believe it or not that I was), as compared to the donkey who makes silly bets.

Cadillac Swims with the Fishes - Challenge session #1

I had some free time today so I figured it was as good a time as any begin working toward the donkey challenge. I sat down at a $.01/$.02 No-limit hold'em table with 8 other players on PokerStars. Before I began playing I set that I had 30 minutes of free time to play. If I was stuck or if I was ahead I had to cash out after 30 minutes.

Now, I don't consider myself to be a "GREAT" player, I would consider myself to be proficient or accomplished. Having said that, I was utterly amazed at how easy it is for an above average player to win at the $.01/$.02 limit! Before I began play I made a few assumptions and then formed a game play around my assumptions. Here was the plan:

Assumptions: (for players at the $.01/$.02 level)

1. People play too many hands
2. Players follow their hands too long and don't know when to get away from them
3. Players don't consider the strength of their kicker
4. Players follow their draw unprofitably
5. Players don't raise enough and call too much
6. Players don't consider what the other players have
7. Players don't recognize when they are drawing to the 2nd best hand

My Game Plan: (specifically for this session and this limit, I may adjust later)

1. I'm going to play straight-forward, sound poker. Nothing tickey or sneaky
2. Value bet because lots of calling stations will be here and won't bet for me
3. Players marry top pair, make them pay for this mistake
4. Shouldn't worry too much about getting trapped! I'll smell it coming!
5. Don't fall into the trap of limping with the rest of the table
6. Don't bluff! Have something to show down at the end because I'll probably get looked up!

Ok, that said the session was very profitable! It was very entertaining and it made me feel like the greatest poker player in the world! The patterns and ways the players played there hands they might as well played the hands open! I didn't see any tricky plan, few bluffs and no traps. I had bought in for the arranged $2.00 and cashed out $5.01 after the 30 minute limit. I could have stayed longer and played just as profitably, but I had set a limit and stuck to it.

Here is the most interesting and profitable hand of the session. I'll describe my decision making process and how I evaluated my play:

I was in the Big Blind dealt 3h 6d. The UTG seat limps (Player #1) seat 2 (Player #2) also limps. The action folds around to the small blind who completes (SB player) and I check (ME). My thinking at this point is:

So far in this game all big aces and pocket pairs were raising so I felt confident I wasn't up against any big hands. I figure the both early limpers have connectors or suited cards. The SB could have anything. I also know the UTG player has been the table captain and likes to be aggressive, this makes me fairly sure he would have raised with ANY decent holding.

The flop comes: Kh 6c 3c

I have middle 2-pair and I would say I am 80% confident I have the best hand. I could always be up against a suited K-x who hit 2-pair or set but it seems unlikely to me based on the way the these players have been playing. I'm first to act and knowing player #1 likes to be aggressive I "check" in the hopes he raises and I can set a trap! As I thought I check, player #1 bets $.08 but player #2 insta-calls, this doesn't make me very happy, especially with the 2 clubs on boards. The SB folds and action is to me.

If the 2 clubs weren't on board I would call here and let my trap take hold. However with 2 opponents and 2 clubs I can't wait. I check-raise to $.50. Much to my surprise Player #1 calls and player #2 moves all-in. I go to the tank: My gut is telling me player 1 is on a draw but player 2 has me puzzled? Is his hand made? I figure I'm either up against K-x and he is overplaying top pair, I'm dominated by a set or he has that K-3 or K-6. I think he would have raised preflop with a pair and he would have reraised on the flop with 2-pair so I figure he has top pair and a weak kicker so I move all-in myself. Both players call and I'm happy because I am sure I have the best hand!

The money is in the middle, we're all seeing the hand to the end and the cards get turned up. As I thought, I was ahead!! Player 1 had Kd 8d and player 2 had Ks Js. Bot players had over-played top pair! I happy to see I did't have to dodge a club and all I didn't want to see were 8's or J's! Lucky for me the turn and river were both bricks and I collected a nice pot of $4.61!

I'm looking forward to getting in some more hands and I'll post any hands that are interesting! I'm also going to try to post a list of good poker books I've read and would suggest for anyone to read!

see ya on the felt!

Cadillac

100 hands - Let's Review One

Ok I want to review a hand in limit hold 'em.

I'm the last before the dealer at a 6 man table.

I'm dealt Jc Ah. Of course I'm raising - double the blind. Dealer calls, small blind folds, Big blind calls, remainders fold.

Flop comes: 3c 6d 4h. Nice rainbow.

Action to the big blind who bet's .02. I raise to .04. Both players call.

At this point, I feel I have the strongest hand. If someone had hit a pair or better, I would expect them to raise. I strongly doubt a straight, but will reconfirm on the next card. Likely, a straight would want a raise as soon as possible - even more so with two of a suit likely coming on the turn.

Turn is the 7s. dealer and big blind check, betting to me.

Since I still have nothing but two overs, and realizing this is limit hold'em, I simply check for the free card.

River card is Jh. I've hit top pair with an ace kicker.

I've determined I have the best hand, considering no bet on the turn. Dealer bet's .04, big blind folds. I raise to .08.

Big blind calls to show pocket 6's, giving him a set. Ouch.

Quite the strange hand in my opinion. I feel I played the hand properly based on "odds" and betting styles, but I'm likely wrong.

These are the times I'm thankful for limit hold 'em.

Poker Stars - Here I Come!

I'm registered, I'm bought in, I'm dangerous!

Handle is DJ-Rutt!

First Day Back

Once I set up my new account on PokerStars (2_7_Cadillac) I decided to charge up my old on-line account and get back to the action there as well. The first game I decided to play was a $10 buy-in No-Limit Hold'em Multi-Table tournament consisting of 45 players. The usual Pokerstars set up of $1500 chips, usual blind levels and 7 spot payout for a 45 player tourny were all in affect.

I get placed in seat 3 of table 5. The cards are in the digital air and I'm about to play my first poker in what seems like an eternity! My first hand is 7-8 off-suit, as fate would have it, I accidently hit the "call" button to call the $20 blind as opposed to my intention of "folding", what a donkey move! Anyway, we get 6 way action to the flop. The flop comes a ragged rainbow of 3-7-3. This looks like a good textured flop for me, especially after the action goes check, check. I pop it to $60 (1/2 the $120 pot). I chose 1/2 the pot because I was in middle position, had top pair and 5 others in the pot. Normally in this position with fewer callers I'd like to underbet and see what happens, but on this occasion I wanted to take the pot down right here. The action behind me goes Raise, Re-raise, all-in! Wow! I forgot what online poker was like! This hand becomes a simple fold for me but the all-in gets a caller. The all-in raiser had Q-3 off-suit while the all-in caller had K-10 of spades (WTF??). The rest of my hands procede like garbage for the next three levels. I get to play some connectors out of the blinds and I even limped on the button once (which I HATE to do) with 4-5 of spades but I couldn't even pick up a draw to bet!

The first hand I finally took down came during the 3rd level at 25-50 blinds when I'm dealt 9-10 of diamonds in the cut-off seat. Two players limp ahead of me, I limp and the dealer and blinds also limp along for the ride. A perfect flop comes 10-2-4 with 2 diamonds. Yes! Perfect flop for all this limping and my hand HAS to be best! I like the current pot at $300 and want it here so when the action goes check, check I pop it for $200 (2/3) of the pot. I bet so much because I don't want someone to outdraw me with 2 over-cards and I don't want a back-door diamond draw coming along. I want to claim this pot uncontested now! I'm also willing to push here if I'm reraised so I get my money all-in with what I feel is the best hand and a flush draw. As I thought everyone folds and I'm back in business up to $1305 in chips after basically blinding and calling off $500 of my chips to this point.

The first break comes after the 3rd level and here are how things look: we still have 25 players left, Largest stack is $8080, Average stack is $2700 and the small stack is $730. I still have $1305 (good for 20th place) which is less than the average stack but still almost double the small stack so I think I'm in a pretty good position. The blinds are going to be 50-100 after the break and I know I can't wait to make my move if I want to get back in this tournament. If I wait to long to make my move the blinds will deplete my stack to the point my shove will be inconsequential and I won't have any fold-equity out of my all-in move.

My plan is to go into the next level aggressively, I'm going to make a small initial opening raise (about $200) with the first good hand I see as long as the pot isn't yet opened. I'm hoping to get reraised by one of the two smaller stacks at my table pressing a marginal hand and then I can get all my chips in to try and double up! I'm not going to limp any more and I'm going to punish any limper ahead of me if I get the button, I will push on any limpers no matter what cards I have, here is where I need that fold equity! Ok, I've made my plan and the break is over.

I'm UTG and get dealt A-K offsuit! I couldn't be happier, I open-raise to $200 and it folds around to the 8 seat where a small stack of $975 pushes all in, I'm exstatic! I didn't even have to make the all-in reraise. Obviously, at this point my call will be automatic. Unfortunately, as is often the case in poker, things have not gone as I planned. The button player calls the $975 cold. F*$K! Now I need to think about what I thought was going to be an insta-call. I had seen this player call 2 all-in players previously with less than marginal holdings based on the action at the time. The first call was with a Q-J suited and the second call was with A-8 offsuit, both times the all-in caller had won the race from behind. Based on this I figure the worst scenario I am ahead of the all-in raiser and maybe slightly behind the all-in caller because I figure the best scenario is he may have a middle pair to make this play with. Obviously, I could also be dominated by both, but I find this unlikely based on previous play and the short stack. So, getting a little short of 2-1 on my money I call. We turn'em over and I see what I didn't want! The all-in raiser had K-K and the caller had Q-Q. I have a live Ace but I was hoping for being ahead against one player and running a coin-flip against the other. The flop comes 3 diamonds but I can't fill my flush and the Kings hold up. I'm out in 25th spot.

Lets look at the math and see if I was correct to call:

Befor the flop my A-K was 25% , the K-K was 57% and the Q-Q was 18%. I was middle of the pack. Against the Q-Q I'd have been in my coin-flip and against the K-K I'd have had the Ace working but dominated by the K-K if we had been heads up. The 3 diamonds on the flop improved my odds to 41.5% since I held the highest diamond and still had an over card, but no help on the turn or 5th street sent me to the rail.

Expectation wise, my thinking was actually pretty correct. Since I couldn't really put them on a specific range of hands after our short time playing together I figured the best breakdown was I had a 1/3 shot at winning the whole pot, a 1/3 shot at going broke and a 1/3 shot at winning the side pot. In this scenario the math was:

EV= (.33)(3585)+(.33)(-1305)+(.33)(660) which gives the EV= +968 so my positive expectation means my call was profitable over the long run if the cards broke even. However, since this is a tournament and I can't buy back in this EV number is on the high side.

Overall, I don't think I played horrible. My call showed positive EV and I was getting roughly 2-1 on my money when I thought I was ahead or only slightly behind. Obviously, based on the fundamental theorum of poker I made a mistake with my call, but that is theory based discussion for another day!

Hope you found that hand interesting! I sure did!

Cadillac

The Donkey Challenge

The Donkey Challenge

Being away from the game of poker for a few years has got my game feeling pretty rusty when I sit down for some action. So, I have been searching for a good way to get my feet wet and re-acclimate myself to the game of poker, which has given birth to the Donkey Challenge!

I wish I could claim sole responsibility for the challenge, but I actually got the idea from reading one of Daniel Negreanu’s blog posts and then adapted it slightly to fit our needs. The challenge will go like this: I am going to post $10 into a new pokerstars account I am going to create and I will begin playing $.01/$.02 no-limit hold’em! Yes, I’m going back to the minor leagues and I’m going to fine tune my game! I will buy in for $2.00 each session and never buy back in if I lose my starting stack. Once I start to make money I will never put more than 5% of my total bank roll into play at one time. I will move up to the next level once I have accumulated 20 buy-ins or for our purpose 2000 big blinds of the next level. I’m not sure 20 buy-ins is enough to show a profit at the higher limits given variance and the time it will take to acclimate myself to the higher limits and more skilled player but I will address this issue later when it is a problem. Also, I will be forced to move back down to the next lowest level if I record 5 losing sessions in a row at any level, I’m hoping this will assist with bankroll management and will also show if my losses are due to variance or due to being outplayed/out skilled.

To carry out this challenge I have created a new account at PokerStars and will be playing under the name 2_7_Cadillac. Please feel free to look for me, sit down play some poker or just say “hi!” I’ll post up recaps of my sessions, weekly progress and hopefully do some cool breakdowns of my play!

Thanks,
Cadillac

Lesson #1 - A Pair Of Balls Wins

so I limp in for the blind, and middle player raises to 600. I think the odds tell me that 3:1 gives me pot odds or something? However, the odds are always 50/50 in my book. More importantly to me, the better has a huge chip advantage over the entire table, and a good position to make a raise, and has been agressive to this point. Of course I'll call.




So here comes the flop. I got nothin'. An I mean nothin'. Everyone checks around, and I'm certainly not going to wait for the better to take action. A little pressure never hurt anyone. So I make a decent sized bet. 1/3 of the pot. Of course, I could have bet big to scare him off, but I feel certain he has nothing, but will chase a smaller bet to tr and hit something. Put some more money in the pot bitch.




$200 bet? Are you kidding me? Time to raise a bit more. I come over the top with $2400. 1/3 the pot bet. Still respectable considering the size of the pot. However, this is the style of betting I have been using when I have a strong hand.




Come to poppa!