Of course - could be the pot calling the kettle black. Still a funny hand.
w16227
I was running the ladder last night - kind of a risk/reward SnG strategy. You play one of your normal level games - and if you win or finish 2nd, you move up one level. If you go on a rush - you can make a big hit. If not - you can still bail with some profit.
Started on a $20 stars SnG. Took 1st. Move to a $30 took 2nd.
Played a $50.
Usually when I move up in limits - or to a new site I will throw out a tester raise or two in order to see how high I can ratchet up my blind stealing. I do this from MP or EP to see the tolerance level of the players for a bully.
First hand - I hold 79os from BB+2.
I rasie to 80 (3x bb at pstars). You get 1500 to start - so I can play around a bit. One caller - and the BB.
flop - 7 9 j, 2 hearts.
wow - now I have a problem caused by my own aggression. I lay out about a 1/2 pot sized bet (like 120). Caller - and BB raises another 200.
hmmmm -
anyone who knows me will realize that this is a pushing situation for me. I want to get one guy to drop - both would be preferred.
So I push.
BB calls
shows 4-6 of hearts
LOL
river takes it for him and I cannot stop laughing (or beating my head against the wall, not sure which).
Pushing may have been a mistake - but I wanted to knock at least one guy out of there. A smaller reraise would have comitted over 1/2 of my chips and given the other two guys decent odds to call any turn bet.
I just could not believe it - going for the 6 high flush with action like that.
Next 4 times I bust him. Heck - even calling the preflop raise is not a good move with a hand like that and no position.
But I made up for it at the Pacific O8 tables.
