tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post3434999447814425168..comments2024-01-08T00:42:27.477-08:00Comments on Taking a Shot: Lend me Your Eyesjesse8888http://www.blogger.com/profile/04372291760946904904noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post-88840704073747294972012-01-03T21:21:43.091-08:002012-01-03T21:21:43.091-08:00I mean, there's nothing particularly wrong wit...I mean, there's nothing particularly wrong with that first hand at all, aside from not four-betting the river which is obviously lol.Anacardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791760476907410127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post-33925801707684221292010-05-25T10:38:52.348-07:002010-05-25T10:38:52.348-07:00et tu jesseet tu jesseMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04321794882333935082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post-40651293661060181622010-05-25T09:02:20.750-07:002010-05-25T09:02:20.750-07:00These hands remind me of one particularly memorabl...These hands remind me of one particularly memorable beat from the glory days of Borgata's original poker room.<br /><br />6/12 LHE - a super drunk Russian guy sits down and massively spews chips into every pot - giving large portions of his endless stack to every player at the table. I look down to two gorgeous Aces, and decide in my head it is my turn to hit this ATM.<br /><br />I raise preflop, he reraises, I cap - and its just the 2 of us heads up. Flop K-8-4 rainbow, he checks, I bet, he raises! I think to myself...oh man, did this guy flop 2 pair on me? So I just call planning to show down. Turn 2, he bets, I call. River 2 - I think "Sweet! I just counterfeited his 2 pair!", he checks, with confirms this in my mind, so I bet once more! He now raises me again, which is truly baffling. I think that it's somehow possible he made it here with a 2 in his hands. He tables 10-2 and drags a monster. <br />This was ~5 years ago and still stings. Beats are beats. Runner-runner beats against particularly bad players are particularly annoying.<br />Jesse - love the blog - keep it up!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070671694183371792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post-24023323803512141792010-05-25T08:10:30.379-07:002010-05-25T08:10:30.379-07:00If only you didn't have to live in Cali to pla...If only you didn't have to live in Cali to play there... :) If I thought there was any shot in hell of convincing my wife to move...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post-82941785313342216842010-05-25T00:20:55.179-07:002010-05-25T00:20:55.179-07:00I never worked up to playing that level at LHE. I ...I never worked up to playing that level at LHE. I was just going off of the word from the forums. It may not have been.<br /><br />But thanks for the nice guy compliment! I only lie at the table.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263386815063529233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post-32185318887405260002010-05-25T00:00:23.872-07:002010-05-25T00:00:23.872-07:00I really don't believe the Commerce 20/40 was ...I really don't believe the Commerce 20/40 was ever "tough" by any rational standards. I mean you're a nice guy and have no reason to lie, but I think you might have bad information. I have heard stories of people taking $40/hour out of the NINE EIGHTEEN game at Commerce around that time.jesse8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/04372291760946904904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5834507208618294785.post-27504244869969870632010-05-24T23:46:49.939-07:002010-05-24T23:46:49.939-07:00You could have titled it "Animal Farm."
...You could have titled it "Animal Farm."<br /><br />Great post. You make me really want to ask the wife to up my bankroll so I can play limit again at those stakes.<br /><br />Honestly, when you told me in the car that a monkey could play the 20 at Commerce, I wasn't completely convinced. Back in '05-'06, that was the grinders' game and supposed to be fairly tough. I guess they all moved to NLHE.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263386815063529233noreply@blogger.com