Friday, August 09, 2019

Big money crazy bets at the table - $628

Had a guy who was crashing in with big big bets pre-flop, making it impossible to see a flop with suited connectors, etc. etc.

Nearly every flop was heads up or maybe, just maybe 3 way action, where another monster bet would come out.

And then when he would bust out, he'd slap another couple hundreds on the table and buy right back in.

I never caught anything remotely worth a 50/50, until I finally got JJ - got all my chips in against him and he had AQ . . . and he caught two Q's , knocking me down to $26 in chips.

Quickly googled that:

"Re: JJ vs AQ


Snap shove. Unless you have a read that Villain only raises QQ+ then it's ridiculous to even consider folding JJ here. Snap shove all day and fist pump when called.

Against QQ-AA we are about 22%
Against AQ+/KQ we are about 55%
And against an other hand we are 70-80%

Not wanting to gamble when you have an edge is just a huge mistake.

If you had JJ and a villain shoved all in and then showed you AQ would you ever consider the folding?

You played this hand perfectly and got unlucky. Good game, that's poker."

At $26, I waited around a bit, doubled up with A2, then lost it all with A7 suited  (shoving all in pre-flop both times)