Hello all [or whomever peruses this site after several years of absence]! Been a long time - been playing on Global and BetOnline. Moreso BetOnline of late because it allows HUDs and I was running in place with the HUD-less Global. Not to say that there's no money to be made at that site; there definitely is! It just takes far more concentration.
Hand of the day is nothing really of consequence but more of a brag post of the villain spazzing out:
Not sure if you can see it, but I steal from the HJ with the powerful 52s. My opponent, who's been very verbal in the chat box, decides to 3bet me to 10BB. Mind you we're around 200BB to start the hand so we're pretty deep... SB & BB fold and I decide to flat and take a flop. Pretty easy hand to get away from if I miss. If I hit, I'm looking at knocking it out of the park given how big he talks in chat and his prior hands - he's complaining particularly about my lack of hand quality that shows down and wins (i.e. QT vs. his T8s, or his witnessed turned set of mine vs. my opponent's overpair...) He's seeing what he perceives as generally fishy play and in his mind he confirms it as he dumps his stack to me...
Anyway, back to the hand: I of course flop magic (would I be posting a folded 3bet pot on the flop otherwise :-) ???). I lead given his strong-ish 3bet and he decides to jack me to all in (WTF???? Couldn't you accomplish the same thing by just raising a normal amount and deciding from there???). Needless to say, by the end of the hand, all he's left with is and empty stack while muttering to himself... At least he'll have a good story!
Nice flop. I imagine it's hard to put players on hands when the $ values are so small.
ReplyDeleteNot really - if it's real money, regardless the values, people take it seriously. The players who are running 100 VPIP are very easy to spot and will last a few hands before exiting.
DeleteHUDS should be banned on all sites and so should screen names. shame i cant play on bovada. (since i was previously listed as a NV resident) many years ago first i need to somehow prove i am not before i can ever open another account there. serious ethical issues when these exist. also the whole point of playing online is so u can play real poker instead of that elderly womens game, NL holdem.
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot to unpack here Tony, but I'll start with "it's kinda impossible to play without screen names because you can't make reads / draw conclusions based on prior history." Now given that all players have equal disadvantage, you're left with playing basic, fundamental poker. But the same statement holds for the contrary: all players have the opportunity for equal advantage or disadvantage, depending on the viewpoint. If HUDS are allowed, they're allowed for everyone, which is a higher skill level than the most basic no HUDS and no names type of rule set.
DeleteWhat am I trying to say? Each site allows different rules just as each casino allows different rules. You can play where you're comfortable (i.e. no straddles) and I can play where I'd like.