Worst hole cards ever

[bigbeam]

I know this sounds like a moan, but it isn't..... well maybe just a bit.
Last night at Filos i was dealt
Pocket pair = 0
Best Ace = A10s (once)
Best King = K8o
Best Queen = Q9o

I been playing a while and that's by far the worst hole cards i've ever had in any tournament. I somehow finished in the points, so that's 2.5 hrs of constant rag hands.
Anyone ever had a run as bad as that?

[aitchy84]

Last night mine was the same, I had nothing all night and after 2 hours i finally got dealt pocket Q's only to be beaten by spawny mcspawn Jimmy!!
Never had so little fun at poker! although after in delfter it was a good laugh, nice moves Adie.


WOOOOOOOOOOO

[waltypies]

Originally Posted by bigbeam

I know this sounds like a moan, but it isn't..... well maybe just a bit.
Last night at Filos i was dealt
Pocket pair = 0
Best Ace = A10s (once)
Best King = K8o
Best Queen = Q9o

I been playing a while and that's by far the worst hole cards i've ever had in any tournament. I somehow finished in the points, so that's 2.5 hrs of constant rag hands.
Anyone ever had a run as bad as that?

Ever thought on playing position. the players and on reads alone? That way you dont need cards and it will steer you into good fortune when you do hit a nice STARTING hand

[Raiser]

OMG... people actually pay attention to what hards they are holding?? wow!!..... i dont look half the time!

[LPL_Mike]

Originally Posted by askldfhj

OMG... people actually pay attention to what hards they are holding?? wow!!..... i dont look half the time!

Cards?...you mean we play with cards in this game! i thought it was just who could make the biggest pile of chips in the middle??

[bigbeam]

Originally Posted by waltypies

Ever thought on playing position. the players and on reads alone? That way you dont need cards and it will steer you into good fortune when you do hit a nice STARTING hand

Yeah i do think about position and reads, but on a strong table with nearly every pot being raised pre flop i reckon it's extreme donk territory when you start calling raises with with hands like 10 3o.

[waltypies]

Originally Posted by bigbeam

Yeah i do think about position and reads, but on a strong table with nearly every pot being raised pre flop i reckon it's extreme donk territory when you start calling raises with with hands like 10 3o.

So why dont re reraise then?? Make them commit stacks. You will find people should fold if they are going to have to call 95% of their chips with junk like K,10, KJ or QJ even KQ!!

[ian-bath]

Originally Posted by waltypies

So why dont re reraise then?? Make them commit stacks. You will find people should fold if they are going to have to call 95% of their chips with junk like K,10, KJ or QJ even KQ!!

I beg to differ I agree with Jon, I've been having a bad run of cards lately and tbh the only thing I've found that works and gets you into the points is to fold, fold, fold untill you get a half decent hand then push all in. I know this is a very weak play but even if your on a decent table there's always gonna be one person that calls (I for one will call with A rag if i've got any sort of read on someone or think they're bullying).

[Dice Man]

Last Monday I practically doubled up on a bluff through reading another player, and it was one of the first hands so you can imagine how many blinds I took. With great detail I'll describe the hand.

Player A is on my right and under the gun. He is also pretty tight and hasn't really played a hand so far.
Player B is on the button about four players on my left. He's quite tight but I get the impression he fancies himself as a good player.
My image would be of "a bit tight" at this stage, but it's still early.

Player A min-raises UTG. I look at AQo and figure it's worth a call. Now I can go down one of two routes. I'm either a fish who calls a tight players UTG raise with a whole table to act, or I'm a tight player who's picked something good up like AK, AQ, TT+.
Player B calls on the button. I don't think he really has a hand. At best he has a middle pair, but I know he's going to raise post-flop because he only called there as he had the button.
The blinds both fold.

Flop comes 345 rainbow. Player A raises the same as before, 2x, although it's clear he's missed. I'd put him on a weaker ace to mine at the moment, like AT, maybe KQ.
I call like a fish.
Player B triples the original bet as I thought he would, and Player A folds. Again I flat call him (3 times). I'm now pretty sure he has a middle pair.

Turn is a king. I decide to represent it. I raise 10x. I figure if he's hit the king he will be willing to put all his chips in at some point so it's a tad dangerous. He flat calls it.

The river was either a ten or a jack I can't remember. I still had A high and bet another 20x. He takes a while and finally folds. As far as I'm concerned I either caught him on the steal and re-stole it, or I convinced him I'd fished out an overpair.

I decided my image was now either Lieutenant Colonel Fish or Supreme Player. Because I didn't show the bluff I decided to take the fish route, so on my next button I called with 83o and proceeded to bet small against an overpair until the river, losing a little pot and showing the 83o.

Then I went back to Supreme Player mode...and inevitably lost.

[drwinston]

Originally Posted by waltypies

So why dont re reraise then?? Make them commit stacks. You will find people should fold if they are going to have to call 95% of their chips with junk like K,10, KJ or QJ even KQ!!

lol, fold hands like KT, KJ, QJ ?? Have you actually played in a LPL game? I could count about 5-6 people that would lay those hands down to a re-raise. The rest are very much, "I've got 1000 in the pot already, I would be stupid not to put another 6000 in". That's the game and you've got to play the players and most of the time that means knowing they won't lay down hands like that.