Silly String

For real!! Who wants to be called the best player to never win a bracelet anyway. Or how about being called the nicest guy in poker. Pffft! I'd rather by a cool guy with a bad rap & bracelets(lots and lots of bracelets).

Quit picking Howard Lederer. He is so off his game this year. He has bigger things in the works outside of poker. And Ivey overvalued? Jigga Please!!

I was thinking the exact same thing!! So what did he have? Two Biznatches or cowboys?

Where did he go?

1. Ivey2. DN3. Greenstein(i bet this is a popular choice round here)4. Juanda5. Fischman(he has 10 yrs. experience in like 2-3 years, does he sleep?)honorable mention: Phil HelmuthSide Games: Chip Reese

Um, you wouldn't know his real earnings because his and other pro's cash game earnings are not public knowledge. I'm not saying he's a top ten pro, but a couple final tables a year isn't too shaby.

The truth lies somewhere in the middle. Let's be honest: He isn't a legend of poker, but he isn't anybody anyone on this site would like to find at their table in Main Event.He isn't a super classy guy, but he isn't a absolute jerk either. You gotta make up your mind for yourself. Would you act like that? Do you respect someone who would act like that? I would take the time to learn about him a little before judging off one taped poker event. I don't take his blog to heart either though.

Didn't anyone see Antonio Esfandiari (sp) double up the other day with 92os in the big blind on Poker Superstars. He caught a two and Carlos Mortensen didn't improve. Well, I think is was a 92? Anyway there comes a time when no matter the cards the pot odds justify a call. BTW if you double up with 8k how long until you have to double again to stay alive? I would think the extra 12k would come in handy. If you run a bunch or races, you are gonna lose one.

You call. Unless he has a pocket pair or shares your card you are only about a 2:1 dog.The pot is now laying you 2.5 to 1 odds. Hell, I call it. Better to double up with 14K than to double up with 8K.

I like your play. The raise may have been a little too much. It looks like Jacks or 10s to me. The kind of hand you want to get head up with badly. Nonetheless, it acheived the desired effect. I like your post flop bet(2X the pot). $8 in the pot with a vulnerable overpair, I take it down ASAP.

I have a feeling you are possibly beat too, but why play the hand through the turn if you are just going to fold after hitting your best hand on the river?EDIT ***Sorry--darn posting delay***

I wouldn't cap the flop. By doing that, you only created a reason for a flush draw to improve his pot odds to continue drawing. Well played considering he hit his second pair.

I reiterate from my 2nd post, I didn't think the re-raise pre-flop was that strong, especially if he wanted to get heads up. It was a fishy table(loose-passive) on a Friday night. Experience is the best teacher, and it looks like I was another fish in the barrel. As you can see by my whopping $12 bankroll, I was pretty successful that night. I've read this forum long enough that I know better. AQo not good to a re-raise. I know better, I know better. :hitting self on forehead: Thanks for all the input guys.

I realize I was out of position, but the preflop re-raise didn't feel like power. I know when I have QQ I want to get head up. I don't min-raise and invite the blinds to the party.My real question is: if you play tight enough to fold this pre-flop, do you still get paid off on your good hands? Are amatuer $.25/.50 NL tables astute enough to even notice how tight people are?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (8 handed) converterUTG+1 ($32.85)MP1 ($51.55)MP2 ($19.50)CO ($37.25)Button ($85.60)SanbaggerJO ($12.35)BB ($24.75)UTG ($50.40)Preflop: SanbaggerJO is SB with Q:heart:, A:spade:. 2 folds, MP1 raises to $1,2 folds,Button raises to $1.5, SanbaggerJO calls $1.25, 1 fold, UTG calls $1, MP1 calls $0.50.Flop: ($6) 9:spade:, 3:heart:, Q:spade: (3 players)SanbaggerJO bets $5, UTG folds, MP1 folds, Button raises to $10, SanbaggerJO raises to $10.85, Button calls $0.85.Final Pot: $27.70Should I have known I was beat? 5:1 chance I have best hand?Suggestions, brut