King for a Day
I think I have rarely been in a situation online where I have ever seriously considered folding Kings in a cash game, even when you think about for a second you always fall back on the can't fold Kings mantra that is conventional wisdom.
Playing live though there are other things you can look too, when I played in Vegas last year had a interesting spot at a $2/$5 table. Guy UTG raised came round to me for a reraise and he pushes all in, at the time we were both sitting at around $600 think on the fac of it its a pretty standard call if he has Aces oh well cooler.
However observations of the guy made it a slightly more difficult call. Firstly he had previously lost a big pot and had to go off to get more money to buy back in, looking at him he looked like a normal hard wroking guy, some sort of labourer/mechanic as his fingernails had dirt underneath them. So my feeling was the money meant somthing to him, he wasnt a baller or rich tourist with loads to gamble. So I asked him "Do you have Aces" unusual for me to talk at the table, instantly he looked away.
As soon as he did I knew he had them and nearly released my hand then and there, sadly I agonised a bit more fell back onto the mantra and called. I'd love to say he had Queens but no he had the rockets and his hand held. Thanksfully I did use the tell to my advantage later folding tptk to a big bet from him when he had a set. BUt its one of those hands I thikn back on a lot and really stick in my mind.
Back to present day and have now got my GNUF account up and running, need to hit 500 points to release the $100 kickback but then 8,000 points to release my full bonus which may be more of a challange, need to get up to NL$50 asap otherwise it will be a struggle. Main thing I want to do is try and get my joypad working with the bet pot script to save my mouse hand and hopefully allow me to mutlitable better.
Have got the two books I ordered, took a beat realising I already had the PLO one but hadnt read it yet.
Bankroll currently $680
Playing live though there are other things you can look too, when I played in Vegas last year had a interesting spot at a $2/$5 table. Guy UTG raised came round to me for a reraise and he pushes all in, at the time we were both sitting at around $600 think on the fac of it its a pretty standard call if he has Aces oh well cooler.
However observations of the guy made it a slightly more difficult call. Firstly he had previously lost a big pot and had to go off to get more money to buy back in, looking at him he looked like a normal hard wroking guy, some sort of labourer/mechanic as his fingernails had dirt underneath them. So my feeling was the money meant somthing to him, he wasnt a baller or rich tourist with loads to gamble. So I asked him "Do you have Aces" unusual for me to talk at the table, instantly he looked away.
As soon as he did I knew he had them and nearly released my hand then and there, sadly I agonised a bit more fell back onto the mantra and called. I'd love to say he had Queens but no he had the rockets and his hand held. Thanksfully I did use the tell to my advantage later folding tptk to a big bet from him when he had a set. BUt its one of those hands I thikn back on a lot and really stick in my mind.
Back to present day and have now got my GNUF account up and running, need to hit 500 points to release the $100 kickback but then 8,000 points to release my full bonus which may be more of a challange, need to get up to NL$50 asap otherwise it will be a struggle. Main thing I want to do is try and get my joypad working with the bet pot script to save my mouse hand and hopefully allow me to mutlitable better.
Have got the two books I ordered, took a beat realising I already had the PLO one but hadnt read it yet.
Bankroll currently $680
posted by daveymck at 7:04 AM
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