the krablar: an introduction tothe besthand in poker

[Nutcracker 0]

John Juanda knows the strength of King Crab.

[JFarrell20 1]

What if I mimic the Krablar dance after winning a hand but I fail to show my cards...and they....get ready for this.... WEREN"T K-3!?Would it be correct for my opponents to blindly assume I had K3? Or am I allowed to "bluff" the K3 via the Krablar dance?And if one exists, please PM me with the Krablar Rules Guide.Thanks,-J

[BigDMcGee 3,352]

Raise with Krablar, show your cards with Krablar, if you win, do the dance... Simple. Also... here's a koan for when to play the Krablar ( warning: indicriminatly playing the Krablar is folly): It is only time to play the Krablar when it is time to play the Krablar. It is that simple.. you will know when it's time.If you don't think I was rooting for Juanda when I saw that King 3, then you don't know of my love.... I'd root forHellmuth against my Mother if I knew Phil was holding the Krablar...

[StaleOne 0]

This deserves a bumpage...

[mrdannyg 274]

i won't lie. the first time i ever played poker at a B & M game, was a 5/10 game at the famous Exhibition where DN used to play. my first hand in the big blind i flop two pair with none other than the Krabler. i have so little f'ing i dea what i'm doing i check the flop and turn (which both get checked through, then bet the river, just to get a single caller with ace-high.i did not raise with krabler. i won with krabler. i did not dance. these contradictions were not acceptable to the almighty Krabler. i can honestly say i have never won with it again.let this be a lesson to you all, and let my acceptance of my error finally appease almighty Krabler so i can continue to do your bidding and raise out of position when I am graced with your presence.Daniel

[Chip_and_a_Chair 0]

You know because of this post I've started to light up when I look down to see a K-3 looking back at me. You would think it was aces. Can't get the idea of the Krablar out of my head. I like the tought of using it to advertise...it should censored people off royally.

The really sick part is that if I start showing that hand down at the $2/4 table at Foxwoods, half of the retirees will probably nod in approval that a young player has somehow acquired the wisdom to raise with any King.

[RPGs316 0]

So I'm playing some $3/$6 LHE at the local 18+ casino, and I'm on the Button. Playing 9-handed, I wait until everyone has looked at their cards and acted until it's my turn. I look down, and lo and behold, The Krablar of Spades has graced me with his presence! I'm staring at four people still in the pot, which hasn't been raised.So immediately I raise to $6. The small blind folds, the other three call. Pot Size: $25[VVP] Four way action, here we go with the flop.Oh! K K 3 ! [/VVP] [sorry, couldn't help myself on making fun of VVP.]Big blind fires out a bet, I know that he doesn't have pocket 3's [which wouldn't matter], and I'm quite sure he doesn't have a K-rag. The next two players call the $3, and I raise it up to $6. BB calls, MP calls, MP1 calls.Pot Size: $49The turn brings a 10 , giving me an inconsequential flush draw to help compliment my Full House. BB bets $6, MP calls, MP1 calls, I raise to $12, BB calls, MP and MP1 fold, much to my dismay.Pot Size: $85River brings the 6 giving me a King high flush along with my Full Krablar. BB bets $6, I raise to $12, he three-bets it to $18, I cap at $24, he calls. I flip the Full Krablar over, and he turns over his bright red pocket Aces in disgust. I yell out "HAIL TO THE KRABLAR!" and get up and start doing the Krablar dance, whooping ala Dr. Zoidberg ala Three Stooges, cackle, and rake in my $133 pot. He got up and left after that.Hail Krablar, and all his glory!P.S. I'm still designing the Krablar shirts. I'll post the sketches up when I'm happy with them.

[CaneBrain 95]

can I use that quote on the jacket of the soon to be released book verison of that post, suited up?

Haha... Sure, knock yourself out.Edit: Wait, I get some sort of kickback for this right?

Dude, absolutely... your endoursement will earn you 10% of the net. That and a nickel will buy you a nice hot cup of jack squat.

I am just the kind of superstitious idiot to see everyone on this forum talk about the beauty and wonder of the Krablar.....so last night I decided to play K3 under any reasonable circumstances. Anyways, I was dealt K3 7 times in one NL rebuy tournament and I ended up playing it 5 times....WITH 5 wins!! I flopped two pair 3 straight times with it including an enormous pot at the final table which propelled me to a 2nd place finish. I still havent mustered up the courage to do the dance yet. Pinch, Pinch baby!

[justblaze 0]

So I'm playing some $3/$6 LHE at the local 18+ casino, and I'm on the Button. Playing 9-handed, I wait until everyone has looked at their cards and acted until it's my turn. I look down, and lo and behold, The Krablar of Spades has graced me with his presence! I'm staring at four people still in the pot, which hasn't been raised.So immediately I raise to $6. The small blind folds, the other three call. Pot Size: $25[VVP] Four way action, here we go with the flop.Oh! K K 3 ! [/VVP] [sorry, couldn't help myself on making fun of VVP.]Big blind fires out a bet, I know that he doesn't have pocket 3's [which wouldn't matter], and I'm quite sure he doesn't have a K-rag. The next two players call the $3, and I raise it up to $6. BB calls, MP calls, MP1 calls.Pot Size: $49The turn brings a 10 , giving me an inconsequential flush draw to help compliment my Full House. BB bets $6, MP calls, MP1 calls, I raise to $12, BB calls, MP and MP1 fold, much to my dismay.Pot Size: $85River brings the 6 giving me a King high flush along with my Full Krablar. BB bets $6, I raise to $12, he three-bets it to $18, I cap at $24, he calls. I flip the Full Krablar over, and he turns over his bright red pocket Aces in disgust. I yell out "HAIL TO THE KRABLAR!" and get up and start doing the Krablar dance, whooping ala Dr. Zoidberg ala Three Stooges, cackle, and rake in my $133 pot. He got up and left after that.Hail Krablar, and all his glory!P.S. I'm still designing the Krablar shirts. I'll post the sketches up when I'm happy with them.

whats funny is you actually misplayed that hand completely.

[cdddc75 0]

So I'm playing some $3/$6 LHE at the local 18+ casino, and I'm on the Button. Playing 9-handed, I wait until everyone has looked at their cards and acted until it's my turn. I look down, and lo and behold, The Krablar of Spades has graced me with his presence! I'm staring at four people still in the pot, which hasn't been raised.So immediately I raise to $6. The small blind folds, the other three call. Pot Size: $25[VVP] Four way action, here we go with the flop.Oh! K K 3 ! [/VVP] [sorry, couldn't help myself on making fun of VVP.]Big blind fires out a bet, I know that he doesn't have pocket 3's [which wouldn't matter], and I'm quite sure he doesn't have a K-rag. The next two players call the $3, and I raise it up to $6. BB calls, MP calls, MP1 calls.Pot Size: $49The turn brings a 10 , giving me an inconsequential flush draw to help compliment my Full House. BB bets $6, MP calls, MP1 calls, I raise to $12, BB calls, MP and MP1 fold, much to my dismay.Pot Size: $85River brings the 6 giving me a King high flush along with my Full Krablar. BB bets $6, I raise to $12, he three-bets it to $18, I cap at $24, he calls. I flip the Full Krablar over, and he turns over his bright red pocket Aces in disgust. I yell out "HAIL TO THE KRABLAR!" and get up and start doing the Krablar dance, whooping ala Dr. Zoidberg ala Three Stooges, cackle, and rake in my $133 pot. He got up and left after that.Hail Krablar, and all his glory!P.S. I'm still designing the Krablar shirts. I'll post the sketches up when I'm happy with them.

If you make up stories with Krablar, you will lose with Krablar throughout eternity.(two threes of spades)

[RPGs316 0]

So I'm playing some $3/$6 LHE at the local 18+ casino, and I'm on the Button. Playing 9-handed, I wait until everyone has looked at their cards and acted until it's my turn. I look down, and lo and behold, The Krablar of Spades has graced me with his presence! I'm staring at four people still in the pot, which hasn't been raised.So immediately I raise to $6. The small blind folds, the other three call. Pot Size: $25[VVP] Four way action, here we go with the flop.Oh! K K 3 ! [/VVP] [sorry, couldn't help myself on making fun of VVP.]Big blind fires out a bet, I know that he doesn't have pocket 3's [which wouldn't matter], and I'm quite sure he doesn't have a K-rag. The next two players call the $3, and I raise it up to $6. BB calls, MP calls, MP1 calls.Pot Size: $49The turn brings a 10 , giving me an inconsequential flush draw to help compliment my Full House. BB bets $6, MP calls, MP1 calls, I raise to $12, BB calls, MP and MP1 fold, much to my dismay.Pot Size: $85River brings the 6 giving me a King high flush along with my Full Krablar. BB bets $6, I raise to $12, he three-bets it to $18, I cap at $24, he calls. I flip the Full Krablar over, and he turns over his bright red pocket Aces in disgust. I yell out "HAIL TO THE KRABLAR!" and get up and start doing the Krablar dance, whooping ala Dr. Zoidberg ala Three Stooges, cackle, and rake in my $133 pot. He got up and left after that.Hail Krablar, and all his glory!P.S. I'm still designing the Krablar shirts. I'll post the sketches up when I'm happy with them.

If you make up stories with Krablar, you will lose with Krablar throughout eternity.(two threes of spades)

Whoop, I meant to hit the Club button, my apologies to you, the forum, and to Krablar. I didn't mean to offend either.

[cdddc75 0]

Whoop, I meant to hit the Club button, my apologies to you, the forum, and to Krablar. I didn't mean to offend either.

Cool.I was trying to figure out how you could have managed to have a flush and a full house on that hand.I might have pulled a few neurons.

[SapphireTiger 0]

Whoop, I meant to hit the Club button, my apologies to you, the forum, and to Krablar. I didn't mean to offend either.

Cool.I was trying to figure out how you could have managed to have a flush and a full house on that hand.I might have pulled a few neurons.

even if you meant to put club, then you wouldn't of had the flush...your story is still a little bit fishy.

[Nutcracker 0]

It's impossible to have both a full house and a flush in any 7 card game with no wild cards, so even if your suits got mixed up, your story is messed up, there was no way you turned a flush draw after flopping a boat, sorry.

[RPGs316 0]

It's impossible to have both a full house and a flush in any 7 card game with no wild cards, so even if your suits got mixed up, your story is messed up, there was no way you turned a flush draw after flopping a boat, sorry.

I know, I know. But once I clicked on the Spade button for my brain started rambling where it shouldn't of. I need to stop coming here during work so I can focus. It's hard to do type, stuff envelopes, and scroll with the mouse wheel with only two hands. ^_^Flush? No. But the flopped Full House, along with the Krablar dance were quite alive that eve at the casino.My apologies for the confusion, along with my own stupidity.

[Nutcracker 0]

The Krablar has spread far and wide. I've seen 2 people cap with it preflop and seen it take down more hands than aces tonight.

[iveyfan30 0]

The Krablar has spread far and wide.  I've seen 2 people cap with it preflop and seen it take down more hands than aces tonight.

howard lederer said the word krablar tonight,,,,

[PrtyPSux 0]

The Krablar has spread far and wide.  I've seen 2 people cap with it preflop and seen it take down more hands than aces tonight.

howard lederer said the word krablar tonight,,,,

how did that happen?

[iveyfan30 0]

The Krablar has spread far and wide.  I've seen 2 people cap with it preflop and seen it take down more hands than aces tonight.

howard lederer said the word krablar tonight,,,,

how did that happen?

when faketree was playing for a plo wsop seat on fulltilt...lederer was at his final table and all of us at fcp were doin the fcp thing and rootin fake on..we asked howard and he said he hadnt heard of the krablar..pretty sweet

[Patricnz 0]

Haha, surprisingly the OP's post is worth the 10 minute read.  Long live the Krablar indeed!

It took you 10 minutes to read this ? its a page in a book long

[drocpdp 0]

I only pray, my friend, that you are at my table and do the Krablar. I LOVE laughing at the table. (Just hope i'm not the one that's krabbed).HAHAHAHHAHA MAN OH MAN. If the Krablar shows up on a WPT show, you are officially my hero.hahhahahahahhahhahahahah

[drocpdp 0]

i choose to pass on the Krablar in 1st position last night.  i thought i'd made a big mistake when the board came up KKx.  But i think to play the krablar you must FEEL the krablar because another guy had AK and woulda blown me away.

The Krablar is NOT about feeling... it's about faith.. and it's also about timing... Indiscriminate Krablar play, reguardless of position, table image and game situation is just dumping money on a terrible, terrible hand. Please save your stories of when you could have played krablar, and won or lost or what ever.... Here's the thing about Krablar that is most important.... It is a DISASTER not to show Krablar... that is why generally you want a short handed pot, so you can drive the betting the whole way... if you do, and Krablar is unimproved, one of two good things will happen... One, you'll win the pot with your aggressive betting, then get to show the Krablar, and do the dance, which insures that people remember the Krablar. The second thing that can happen, is you are called all the way to the River, you turn your hand over, hold your hands up to the side, and say sheepishly " Pinch Pinch?" which is also bizarre, and will make your advertising with a crazy hand all the more memerable... What you don't want to do is call down with the Krablar, or get caught in some sandwich, where the Krab is the meat in this Po'boy.... What will happen is you will call down, you will lose, 'cause Krablar sucks, and no one will know you are playing the Krablar as you muck. DISASTER... nothing is worse then putting in lots of money with a marginal hand, and having no one know you are playing it... it's MUCH better to raise on the end if you've been calling, and have them call your bluff.. you spend one large bet, but then people think you are extra double crazy, which isn't bad.. it's better than spending 3+ big bets on a marginal hand that no one sees... Don't be afriad to let people think you are crazy, even if the bet has low expected return, it's implied return on later hands is worth it's wieght in KRab meat

Thoughts on the Krablar: A memoir by DMcGeeISBN: 05656523232Published by Westinghouse Publishing.$34.95

[Blackchipper 0]

i choose to pass on the Krablar in 1st position last night.  i thought i'd made a big mistake when the board came up KKx.  But i think to play the krablar you must FEEL the krablar because another guy had AK and woulda blown me away.

The Krablar is NOT about feeling... it's about faith.. and it's also about timing... Indiscriminate Krablar play, reguardless of position, table image and game situation is just dumping money on a terrible, terrible hand. Please save your stories of when you could have played krablar, and won or lost or what ever.... Here's the thing about Krablar that is most important.... It is a DISASTER not to show Krablar... that is why generally you want a short handed pot, so you can drive the betting the whole way... if you do, and Krablar is unimproved, one of two good things will happen... One, you'll win the pot with your aggressive betting, then get to show the Krablar, and do the dance, which insures that people remember the Krablar. The second thing that can happen, is you are called all the way to the River, you turn your hand over, hold your hands up to the side, and say sheepishly " Pinch Pinch?" which is also bizarre, and will make your advertising with a crazy hand all the more memerable... What you don't want to do is call down with the Krablar, or get caught in some sandwich, where the Krab is the meat in this Po'boy.... What will happen is you will call down, you will lose, 'cause Krablar sucks, and no one will know you are playing the Krablar as you muck. DISASTER... nothing is worse then putting in lots of money with a marginal hand, and having no one know you are playing it... it's MUCH better to raise on the end if you've been calling, and have them call your bluff.. you spend one large bet, but then people think you are extra double crazy, which isn't bad.. it's better than spending 3+ big bets on a marginal hand that no one sees... Don't be afriad to let people think you are crazy, even if the bet has low expected return, it's implied return on later hands is worth it's wieght in KRab meat

Thoughts on the Krablar: A memoir by DMcGeeISBN: 05656523232Published by Westinghouse Publishing.$34.95

haha so BigDMcgee really started the whole Krablar thing???

[All_In 0]

u guys only play K3 so u can do a little dance??? K3 is a bad hand, and if u can't see that u don't know what u r talking about.please enlighten me if i have missed something.

[Ender142 0]

LOL!!! That post is some funny shit. I have the theory as well of picking 1 or 2 hands that are pretty much junk to most people and using them to mix up my game. Previously, it was only 10-8. However, i dont have a dance that goes with that hand which definatly doesnt make it as effective as yours.So, i think i just found a new one to add. 8)