Straight Flush
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 4,255
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jumping in L8, my apologies.
played here in the Lou at 1/2 300 max, VERY soft.
sat down with: LAGgy McDrawChaser, GetUp&LeaveEvery5Min guy, HeadphonesOnButICanPutYouOnAnything, and a couple locals/veterans of live games who seemed solid.
i pick up QQ and raise EP1 to $15 (to get it less than 6 handed), LAGgy calls, Headphones calls, local guy calls.
flop K J 5 rainbow. i make it $50 to go. no flush draw so LAGgy drops out, but Headphones calls, but takes off the phones (he's dialed-in now  ).
turn blank. i check (became a nit), Headphones checks.
river J. i feel ahead, and lead out VERY small (1/3 pot) to sell the J (thinking if he hits J, he raises, but will feel i boated and may call with less to see). Headphones says, "i had you on two pair, but what could that bet mean?" (as he tries to stare me down) i go Unibomber on him and duck my head. LAGgy and local...
START DISCUSSING THE HAND ACTION!! they say "hes been tight." "he's got the boat." "vn value bet...hes strong." that kind of crap.
Headphones...ERRR "super-hand-reader" drops his top two pair (KX). (stoopid ass)
i show QQ for fun (knowing if i rock-it-up, they will pay off thinking i am on a bluff again), and the table goes "wow, this donkey is meat."
point is: These limits suck, but variance would be huge. several hours of table time...down $6 (damned live rake  )mostly feeling out live and coolered. had to steal the 2nd bester, but it can be done. should have lost that hand bigtime.
i just cant believe the table talk that these donkeys are allowed to get away with while the hand is still going. the dealer didnt say shit. and i couldnt, didnt want to tip myself off either way as strong/weak.
any solid player properly rolled could kill these games long-term. no question. just gotta raise it up more to iso and get nasty on hit flops. 1/2 donks will pay off...no doubt.
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