tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post7637988606404788523..comments2024-01-31T14:12:23.950-08:00Comments on Rob's Vegas and Poker Blog: I Guess There's a Reason I Lose with Pocket KingsRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-18622257357013685382015-07-05T15:20:23.458-07:002015-07-05T15:20:23.458-07:00Thanks, Nick, but the point I'm trying to make...Thanks, Nick, but the point I'm trying to make is that I should play the hand the right way no matter what...if a guy makes an awful play and hits a one-outer to beat me, so be it. I don't want to give him the right odds to beat me, I want him to make a mistake to beat me. Then I can live with that. I have a story in the pipeline about a guy who made a terrible call and lucked out against me.....then criticized MY play for not betting him off the hand. I bet enough for him to make a mistake by calling, he did and got lucky. But at least I can't find fault with my play.<br /><br />Of course, you have to adjust your play for how he plays. I didn't have any idea that guy would call $22 with Jack-8 soooted, he had never given any indication that he was capable of that. Oh well, then. I should still have made the play where I could say, "I did the right thing, and he just got incredibly lucky."Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-58102435579831876632015-07-05T14:59:45.788-07:002015-07-05T14:59:45.788-07:00Hmm.....when you put it that way.....Hmm.....when you put it that way.....Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-54311354039802774142015-07-05T00:11:52.027-07:002015-07-05T00:11:52.027-07:00Magnificent, that's all I will say. I see 3 p...Magnificent, that's all I will say. I see 3 pairs and they all beat pocket kings!Acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02817046099646546543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-83076840795189418002015-07-04T14:44:47.890-07:002015-07-04T14:44:47.890-07:00Don't try to understand the inner workings of ...Don't try to understand the inner workings of the mind of a donkey....it's a scary place....ask Lightning36!! lol<br /><br />My point was that if he's calling your raise preflop and hits that flop, it's not likely you can bet any amount that he won't call. He's open ended, which is about the best he can hope for aside from flopping the nuts. Therefore, while you may think you didn't bet enough, there's really no wrong amount there as he's most likely calling any bet. Against this particular opponent, you were doomed.<br /><br />You are analyzing your play throughout the hand, but don't forget to factor in your opponent....sometimes no matter how well you play a hand, your opponent just doesn't know when to fold and chases his hand all the way and gets there. It's not necessarily a reflection of your play, as much as it is a reflection of his bad play that unfortunately got rewarded.cokeboy99https://www.blogger.com/profile/02841325742367258391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-89024077186744591482015-07-03T12:46:41.620-07:002015-07-03T12:46:41.620-07:00Thought you'd like the pics, DWP....and now th...Thought you'd like the pics, DWP....and now that anger has retired (or is just boycotting me, not sure) you are the boobie pic grader I've got.<br /><br />Good luck at the tables....maybe you'll have enough good hands for another guest blog post?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-37742567222450068492015-07-03T12:44:10.018-07:002015-07-03T12:44:10.018-07:00I agree, Nick, he's not folding....I didn'...I agree, Nick, he's not folding....I didn't want him to fold, if I make the right bet so that it's a mistake for him to call. Unfortunately, I didn't make the right bet.<br /><br />The actual result here isn't important (except to my sockroll), what is important is that I make the right play in the long run. He did nothing wrong from the flop on., I'd merely be cursing the poker gods if he had made a bad call and gotten lucky....I don't want them to be able to make a good call and hit next time.<br /><br />But that said, I don't understand his call of my preflop 3-bet, that seems poor to me, as does raising to $6 with such a marginal hand.<br /><br />But it worked, so what do I know?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-69668440365385098262015-07-03T12:39:56.379-07:002015-07-03T12:39:56.379-07:00Ugh, that's bad Anony....but he made a terribl...Ugh, that's bad Anony....but he made a terrible call on the flop. Remember you want them to call there, he made a mistake, unfortunately, he was rewarded for it. There's no justice in poker.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05767080296489122846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-16018214389802945522015-07-02T15:55:25.457-07:002015-07-02T15:55:25.457-07:00It's Emma! A double-plus boobage my friend. Aw...It's Emma! A double-plus boobage my friend. Awesome.<br /><br />I was in London last week, and got the chance to play a session at the PokersStars LIVE room inside the Hiippodrome Casino at Leicester Square. I got my ass kicked, as I got impatient being card-dead ... played too many unplayable hands. But I did win my biggest pot with pocket Kings!<br /><br />Going back to London on the w/e for two weeks - will try to find time to get my money back...<br />VegasDWPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00150332887117733111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-18886931801742496502015-07-02T15:45:47.949-07:002015-07-02T15:45:47.949-07:00Once he sees the turn, he's not folding. He m...Once he sees the turn, he's not folding. He may not even fold the open ended draw on the flop with the back door flush draw outs also. If he's willing to call your 3-bet preflop, he's committed to chasing the whole way it seems. Not much you could do there. Don't beat yourself up over that hand.Cokeboy99https://www.blogger.com/profile/11006035760034237580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8283462864090963789.post-64948883886481184652015-07-02T13:26:05.575-07:002015-07-02T13:26:05.575-07:00I just had my pocket K's beaten by Jack 8 suit...I just had my pocket K's beaten by Jack 8 suited, I was UTG and opened to 18 in a 1/3 game. Flopped flush draw and called my all in on the flop, i only had about 130 to start the hand, but still, J8??? I feel for youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com