In todays session i was lucky enough to join one of those tables people dream of being on with one big rich fish spewing his money away. At first the table acted like a normal table untill it discovered what a fish this guy really was.
When i joined i noticed that one guy with the biggest stack (he had around $600) was bullying the other players around after the flop, if any pot was checked to him he would pot it and if he got a call would pot it again on the river, this made the pot very big and i don't think anyone had even called him down yet.
Then this hand came up..
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
UTG: $101.50
MP: $213.05
CO: $96.00
BTN: $100.00
Hero (SB): $100.00
BB: $564.35
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is SB with 9
9
4 folds, Hero raises to $4, BB calls $3
Flop: ($8.00) 7 5
Q (2 players)
Hero bets $5, BB calls $5
Turn: ($18.00) K
(2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $18, Hero calls $18
River: ($54.00) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $54, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $54
Final Pot: $162.00
Hero shows 9 9 (a pair of Nines)
BB shows J 7 (a pair of Sevens)
Hero wins $159.00
(Rake: $3.00)
I called here because the fish was so polarised, he either had a monster and i was crushed or he was bluffing and i was ahead. Since i had seen him make this pot sized bet on the turn and river before i felt slighty more confident in calling him although it was still not easy.
Everyone congratulated me on a good call after the hand and this is when the game really got going!
An hour or so later this hand came up which was somewhat similar and confirmed to everyone else who wasn't calling the fish down that they really should be. Obviously there was a few pots where people called down way too light or the line the fish took was slightly different and people didn't realise, this kept him in the game longer than he should have been :)
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players
CO: $388.50
BTN: $140.05
SB: $111.95
Hero (BB): $171.65
UTG: $578.40
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BB with T 9
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, BTN raises to $4.50, 1 fold, Hero calls $3.50, UTG calls $3.50
Flop: ($14.00) T A J (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, BTN checks
Turn: ($14.00) 5 (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $14, BTN folds, Hero calls $14
River: ($42.00) 3 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $42, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $42
Final Pot: $126.00
Hero shows T 9 (a pair of Tens)
UTG shows 8 7 (Ace Jack high)
Hero wins $123.00
(Rake: $3.00)
Towards the end of the session the fish got involved in the hand below:
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
BB: $315.70
UTG: $289.70
MP: $117.95
CO: $153.05
Hero (BTN): $233.65
SB: $366.90
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is BTN with 5 J
UTG raises to $3.50, 3 folds, SB calls $3, BB calls $2.50
Flop: ($10.50) 9 2 9 (3 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG bets $8, SB calls $8, BB folds
Turn: ($26.50) 8 (2 players)
SB bets $26.50, UTG calls $26.50
River: ($79.50) J (2 players)
SB bets $80, UTG requests TIME, UTG calls $80
Final Pot: $239.50
UTG shows 7 7 (two pair, Nines and Sevens)
SB shows 2 A (two pair, Nines and Twos)
UTG wins $236.50
(Rake: $3.00)
After the hand i think most people were sure that he would be tilted now and that there would be fireworks!!
The very next hand i pick up
AsKs! I had to think quickly about the line i was going to take with it to try and get the fish's money. At first i thought i would limp reraise him causing him to shove but after i limped, the fish raised and everyone else at the table called i decided if i was going to play a
500bb pot i would rather see a flop with my hand disguised. Im not sure if it was the correct play but either way as the hand played out im pretty sure the money was going in anyway.
Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
SB: $312.20
BB: $408.20
UTG: $117.95
MP: $153.05
Hero (CO): $233.65
BTN: $248.90
Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is CO with K A
UTG calls $1, 1 fold, Hero calls $1, BTN raises to $5.50, SB calls $5, 1 fold, UTG calls $4.50, Hero calls $4.50
Flop: ($23.00) K 7 A (4 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero checks, BTN bets $16, SB folds, UTG folds, Hero raises to $41, BTN raises to $243.40 all in, Hero calls $187.15 all in
Turn: ($479.30) 8 (2 players - 2 are all in)
River: ($479.30) 7 (2 players - 2 are all in)
Final Pot: $479.30
Hero shows K A (two pair, Aces and Kings)
BTN shows A 4 (two pair, Aces and Sevens)
Hero wins $476.30
(Rake: $3.00)
After the fish lost the pot he left and everyone at the table chirped in with
"that shoulda been my money" etc etc. The table broke and the 9 or so people on the waiting list filtered through and all left.
Sadly when i was playing i was really not in the mood to play poker, i lost so much on my other tables during this time and i was barely even playing my c-game! After winning the last pot for
$480~ and leaving the table
$370 up i think i was still a small loser for the session ;/
