74o Fever

After all I've heard about 74o here on FTR, I figured I would start calling 74o as my rags hand, previously Its always been J7o. here is what I was greeted with :P

okerStars Game #569853765: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2004/07/26 - 08:02:30 (ET)
Table 'Alrisha' Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Cluso ($27.85 in chips)
Seat 2: papooze ($24.05 in chips)
Seat 3: spank_monkey ($35.50 in chips)
Seat 4: Dikes ($23.45 in chips)
Seat 5: john bones ($82.75 in chips)
Seat 8: KewlKatt ($11.60 in chips)
Seat 9: yoavnoteli ($21.90 in chips)
Cluso: posts small blind $0.25
papooze: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KewlKatt [7d 4h]
spank_monkey: folds
Dikes: calls $0.50
john bones: folds
KewlKatt: calls $0.50
Daishi has returned
yoavnoteli: calls $0.50
Cluso: calls $0.25
papooze: checks
*** FLOP *** [7c 4d Js]
Cluso: checks
papooze: checks
Dikes: checks
KewlKatt: bets $1.50
yoavnoteli: folds
Cluso: calls $1.50
papooze: folds
Dikes: calls $1.50
*** TURN *** [7c 4d Js] [4c]
Cluso: checks
Dikes: checks
KewlKatt: checks
*** RIVER *** [7c 4d Js 4c] [Ad]
Cluso: checks
Dikes: checks
KewlKatt: bets $2.50
Cluso: folds
Dikes: folds
KewlKatt collected $6.70 from pot
KewlKatt: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7 | Rake $0.30
Board [7c 4d Js 4c Ad]
Seat 1: Cluso (small blind) folded on the River
Seat 2: papooze (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 3: spank_monkey folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Dikes folded on the River
Seat 5: john bones folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: KewlKatt collected ($6.70)
Seat 9: yoavnoteli (button) folded on the Flop

Congratulations. You got very lucky.

They key to playing rags is very specific. I'm sure Rippy would agree. When he posts a hand where his 74o beats another player, he should add at the bottom, "Do not try this at home."

You have to take advantage of a few things.

Position
Stacks
"The gap concept" (basically says that people will play worse hands in ring games than they will in tournaments)
Your table image.
What the action is to you

Then raise.

I know that I have never played a bad hand, like 74o, and called with it. You can't bluff by calling. I also would never consider playing rags in a ring game. It's a lot tougher to catch those trappers with a bluff.

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You mean like this? :P

PokerStars Game #570701499: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2004/07/26 - 18:11:07 (ET)
Table 'Alrisha' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 3: till123 ($84.15 in chips)
Seat 4: jpbigjoker ($20 in chips)
Seat 1: Rodzilla624 ($33.30 in chips)
Seat 2: THESLOTHS1 ($47.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Killbill1 ($14.85 in chips)
Seat 6: nvsasin ($48.75 in chips)
Seat 7: KewlKatt ($38.30 in chips)
Seat 8: kamsa ($85.20 in chips)
Seat 9: ct112 ($134.20 in chips)
KewlKatt: posts small blind $0.25
kamsa: posts big blind $0.50
jpbigjoker: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KewlKatt [3d 7d]
ct112: calls $0.50
Rodzilla624: folds
THESLOTHS1: folds
till123: calls $0.50
jpbigjoker: checks
Killbill1: calls $0.50
nvsasin: folds
KewlKatt: raises $3.50 to $4
kamsa: folds
ct112: calls $3.50
till123: calls $3.50
jpbigjoker: folds
Killbill1: folds
*** FLOP *** [Ks 5d Kh]
KewlKatt: bets $3.50
ct112: folds
till123: folds
KewlKatt collected $12.85 from pot
KewlKatt: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $13.50 | Rake $0.65
Board [Ks 5d Kh]
Seat 3: till123 folded on the Flop
Seat 4: jpbigjoker folded before Flop
Seat 1: Rodzilla624 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: THESLOTHS1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Killbill1 folded before Flop
Seat 6: nvsasin (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: KewlKatt (small blind) collected ($12.85)
Seat 8: kamsa (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: ct112 folded on the Flop


Best part about that hand was the very next hand :twisted:

PokerStars Game #570703628: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2004/07/26 - 18:12:05 (ET)
Table 'Alrisha' Seat #7 is the button
Seat 3: till123 ($80.15 in chips)
Seat 4: jpbigjoker ($19.50 in chips)
Seat 9: ct112 ($130.20 in chips)
Seat 1: Rodzilla624 ($33.30 in chips)
Seat 2: THESLOTHS1 ($47.75 in chips)
Seat 5: Killbill1 ($14.35 in chips)
Seat 6: nvsasin ($48.75 in chips)
Seat 7: KewlKatt ($47.15 in chips)
Seat 8: kamsa ($84.70 in chips)
kamsa: posts small blind $0.25
ct112: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to KewlKatt [Th Td]
Rodzilla624: calls $0.50
THESLOTHS1: folds
till123: calls $0.50
jpbigjoker: folds
Killbill1: folds
nvsasin: calls $0.50
KewlKatt: raises $4.50 to $5
kamsa: folds
ct112: folds
Rodzilla624: folds
till123: folds
nvsasin: folds
ct112 said, "lol"
KewlKatt collected $2.75 from pot
KewlKatt: shows [Th Td] (a pair of Tens)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2.75 | Rake $0
Seat 3: till123 folded before Flop
Seat 4: jpbigjoker folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: ct112 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 1: Rodzilla624 folded before Flop
Seat 2: THESLOTHS1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Killbill1 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: nvsasin folded before Flop
Seat 7: KewlKatt (button) collected ($2.75)
Seat 8: kamsa (small blind) folded before Flop