what to do about check/calling idiots ?????

[Polle67 0]

This is what happened today at PP.0,5/1 stakes Holdém.I got A -10 on the button. One call before me.I rais, bb calls and the caller calls. (three in).Flop is :A , K and 2 bb checks, caller checks, I bet. Bb calls, caller folds. (two left).Turn is :10 I have two pair, with a flush-draw......Bb checks, I bet again. He calls.River is :2 bb checks, I bet, he re-raises.........This idiot have been playing any high card, any suited for the entire session, so I don´t have a clue to what he might have. I placed him on a flush-draw earlier on, but that wouldn´t make him bet now so I expect that he has a deuce.I call.He has 6 and 2 So he takes the pot with trips of deuces.........Now I know you´re gonna say I have to play NL instead.......But ANY player who have read one or two books about poker knows that the hand he had is a FOLDING hand with that flop, he had a 5% chance to win before the River.I don´t need to say he was broke after 30 min.I took back 5 times the money he took in this pot.But why don´t they just give it up ???????

[allinbluff35 0]

quit poker, find a basement window and then jump

[strategy 4]

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[billm1313 0]

You have to first remember that most people like him, play @ family functions. They are playing against Uncles, Aunts etc. It is because of people like him we have fi$h frys. like you said in 30 minutes you broke him. Sometimes it is better to lose a pot like that because you know he will stay an extra couple hours & you will always get your money back and then some . Any fool can catch a set on the river, but when you call a raise w/6/2 you are just chumb.

[bdc30 0]

As for "what to do about check calling idiots"You write their dumb azz name down somewhereand search them out each and every time you geton the site, knowing what kind of garbage they are calling bets with.

[krup24 0]

As for "what to do about check calling idiots"You write their dumb azz name down somewhereand search them out each and every time you geton the site, knowing what kind of garbage they are calling bets with.

Amen :wink:

[kouta43 0]

you suck. You cop one suckout and you whine like a little girl. You shouldnt even be playing poker for money if you get angry that easily. If you need advice on what to do, then you are the idiot.

[econ_tim 0]

If you want a really good answer to this, read the section called "Where the money comes from" in Small Stakes Hold'em. The point is that you want people to make mistakes, or else you couldn't win in the long run.

[SoullesS 0]

I'm just a little more than shocked that you would think someone at .50/1.00 shouldn't be misplaying a hand.

[LAPoker 0]

This is what happened today at PP.0,5/1 stakes Holdém.I got A -10 on the button. One call before me.I rais, bb calls and the caller calls. (three in).Flop is :A , K and 2 bb checks, caller checks, I bet. Bb calls, caller folds. (two left).Turn is :10 I have two pair, with a flush-draw......Bb checks, I bet again. He calls.River is :2 bb checks, I bet, he re-raises.........This idiot have been playing any high card, any suited for the entire session, so I don´t have a clue to what he might have. I placed him on a flush-draw earlier on, but that wouldn´t make him bet now so I expect that he has a deuce.I call.He has 6 and 2 So he takes the pot with trips of deuces.........Now I know you´re gonna say I have to play NL instead.......But ANY player who have read one or two books about poker knows that the hand he had is a FOLDING hand with that flop, he had a 5% chance to win before the River.I don´t need to say he was broke after 30 min.I took back 5 times the money he took in this pot.But why don´t they just give it up ???????

Well NL won't work either. I had a guy call $50 last night, when I bet my busted flush draw. I was disapointed with my read when he called, I had put him on AK, until HE TURNED OVER AK.. Frustrating, when you know what cards they have, and think wow I can steal this great pot, only to see them call it down.

[Socrates 0]

What do you do? You hope to god that he continues to do that everytime and that he never leaves the poker economy.

[ziggy587 0]

As for "what to do about check calling idiots"You write their dumb azz name down somewhereand search them out each and every time you geton the site, knowing what kind of garbage they are calling bets with.

Amen :wink:

This is Classic

[elkang 0]

Play NL to push people.Play lower limits so that these pots don't bother you.Play more hands and see how these things are a GOOD thing.You need to work on your mental game. IMO.nice post bdc30. Solid!

[Dixie Wrecked 0]

The check calling idiots I hate (unlike yours) are the ones that have you beat with big hands the whole time and just check-call.In a 3/6 live game, I had :heartsq: :spadesq: and was pushing them hard as nothing but undercards, no straight or flush possibilities, fell on board. Some guy in earlier position just kept check-calling. At the showdown he flips over :clubsk: :diamondsk: !!! He never bet into or raised with them, just check-called! Now that pisses me off. :x

[Aces_Up 0]

What do you do? You hope to god that he continues to do that everytime and that he never leaves the poker economy.

Well put. I also find it helps to compliment them on what a nice hand they had, just to ensure that they continue to play that way. It's hard to do when your mad, but it pays off in the end.

[yeffy 0]

This is what happened today at PP.0,5/1 stakes Holdém.I got A -10 on the button. One call before me.I rais, bb calls and the caller calls. (three in).Flop is :A , K and 2 bb checks, caller checks, I bet. Bb calls, caller folds. (two left).Turn is :10 I have two pair, with a flush-draw......Bb checks, I bet again. He calls.River is :2 bb checks, I bet, he re-raises.........This idiot have been playing any high card, any suited for the entire session, so I don´t have a clue to what he might have. I placed him on a flush-draw earlier on, but that wouldn´t make him bet now so I expect that he has a deuce.I call.He has 6 and 2 So he takes the pot with trips of deuces.........Now I know you´re gonna say I have to play NL instead.......But ANY player who have read one or two books about poker knows that the hand he had is a FOLDING hand with that flop, he had a 5% chance to win before the River.I don´t need to say he was broke after 30 min.I took back 5 times the money he took in this pot.But why don´t they just give it up ???????

Why the heck would you ever want them to "give it up"....if they did we could never make money. These guys are the lifeblood of a poker game. Thank him profusely and move on. You said it your self, he gave it all back and then some.

[bdc30 0]

I'm just a little more than shocked that you would think someone at .50/1.00 shouldn't be misplaying a hand.

You obviously haven't seen much .50/1 holdem....

[sotoman 0]

Yeah.. i love people who play like that... no complaints here..

[squirrlus 0]

the guy was in the big blind, called your raise, and the third player called the raise too, and since the pot was raised and three people were in, then isn't he getting proper odds to call on the flop with any pair?... there are many situations where i would do the same thing, especially if the game was shorthanded.

[Jeff 0]

you suck. You cop one suckout and you whine like a little girl. You shouldnt even be playing poker for money if you get angry that easily. If you need advice on what to do, then you are the idiot.

thanks for the positive and analytical response.

[acesfullmike 0]

Yeah, just take those awful beats every so often and accept it. Since you are going to eventually take a lot of cash off these type players. Dixie, I disagree with your statement with the queens vs. kings. I try to change gears throughout nl games, so sometimes I feel like slowplaying the kings. If I put you on a big pair, but not aces. Depending on the texture of the flop, sometimes I will just call, call, call, and then raise you on the river. It does drive people nuts, which is a good move in a nl game. You pop a raise on the end and they are stuck thinking, did that 4h help him on the end? Inevitable call, paid off. Pissed off oponent that thinks I don't know how to play. It's good for table image I think also, next time you throw a raise in, people start wondering. jmho

[brian67 0]

It happens, plain and simple. He put his money in the pot with 5% at the river. You should be happy. In .50-1.00 you are going to find this more often too. That really wasn't even that bad of a hand.If you are going to complain about a hand, make it a runner runner at least.

[Dixie Wrecked 0]

Dixie, I disagree with your statement with the queens vs. kings. I try to change gears throughout nl games, so sometimes I feel like slowplaying the kings. If I put you on a big pair, but not aces. Depending on the texture of the flop, sometimes I will just call, call, call, and then raise you on the river. It does drive people nuts, which is a good move in a nl game. You pop a raise on the end and they are stuck thinking, did that 4h help him on the end? Inevitable call, paid off. censored off oponent that thinks I don't know how to play. It's good for table image I think also, next time you throw a raise in, people start wondering.  

This was a limit game and he never bet into me or raised me once, not even on the river, he just check called the whole way, he didnt even raise pre flop in early position. I call that weak tight. I raised pre flop and on the flop, then it was heads up with pocket Kings dude on the turn and river.

[wizzle 0]

I don´t need to say he was broke after 30 min.I took back 5 times the money he took in this pot.

that sounds like a lie. because if you REALLY took back 5 times the money he took in that pot, you wouldn't still be menstruating over your two-pair getting cracked.please don't clutter the board with lies!

[orville 0]

This is what happened today at PP.0,5/1 stakes Holdém.I got A -10  on the button. One call before me.I rais, bb calls and the caller calls. (three in).Flop is :A , K  and 2  bb checks, caller checks, I bet. Bb calls, caller folds. (two left).Turn is  :10  I have two pair, with a flush-draw......Bb checks, I bet again. He calls.River is :2    bb checks, I bet, he re-raises.........This idiot have been playing any high card, any suited for the entire session, so I don´t have a clue to what he might have. I placed him on a flush-draw earlier on, but that wouldn´t make him bet now so I expect that he has a deuce.I call.He has   6  and 2  So he takes the pot with trips of deuces.........Now I know you´re gonna say I have to play NL instead.......But ANY player who have read one or two books about poker knows that the hand he had is a FOLDING hand with that flop, he had a 5% chance to win before the River.I don´t need to say he was broke after 30 min.I took back 5 times the money he took in this pot.But why don´t they just give it up ???????

Welcome to the wonderful world of low limit hold em. This happened to me quite often on UB until I came to grips with it. Some people are just playing for fun and don't care that they have only a 5% shot at winning. They are playing the possibility not the probability. Just play the premium hands and be aggresive, and don't feel bad about taking all of their money(a fool and his money are soon parted).Orville