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03/06/2019 at 9:50 am #3840
David Bentley
ParticipantYeah that is unfortunate. I think you also learn a tell from the maniac that he’s a little on the passive side just calling with incredibly strong hands both pre and post flop. That’ll pay off in the long run. Good luck!
03/06/2019 at 9:43 am #3837David Bentley
ParticipantI think I prob shove this. Never folding. Sb is really the only player I’d be worried about. If the sb had AK I think he’s probably 3 bet shoving and not just calling. He may have hit a set but I’m guessing he’d check if he did. I’d think he prob has 88,99,KJ, or small Ax suited. The maniac. His range is so spread that he could have you crushed or you have him dominated. However, maniacs typically raise when they have 2pair+. I’d guess he has some crappy K, baby pair on the flop, or flush draw that he’ll more than likely call a shove anyways if he’s calling all ins with j9 off. What ended up happening?
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03/05/2018 at 5:28 am #2528David Bentley
ParticipantI started on the tourney scene and then moved in to the cash games as I got more familiar with poker strategy and just the overall feel of the game. But honestly, everyone’s poker journey is different. The best advice I’ve ever been given is do whichever you find the most joy in. If tourneys are your thing and what gets you excited to go play, go for it. Cash games do it for ya, keep on grinding. Just know that you’re gonna be a fish when you start out wherever you go for experience. Everyone’s a fish at some point. Find the place you can enjoy swimming till you grow that shark fin. Just make sure you stay open to being a lifelong learner and you’ll be fine. In terms of learning, there’s lots of great content out there. A little bit of time studying off the felt will pay multitudes when your are on it. Good luck!
03/05/2018 at 5:10 am #2527David Bentley
ParticipantI just realized that you said the size of your tourney. I’d say that’s a big enough field to put a foot down and play it out. Good luck!
03/05/2018 at 5:08 am #2525David Bentley
ParticipantReally good question for discussion. What size fields are the tourneys you are playing in? The tourneys I consistently play in ranger from 40-90 players. Ammount of players i believe has to play a role to an extent. Don’t feel afraid to put your foot down about wanting to play it out. The problem is, in my experience, the end phase of these smaller tourneys have ridiculous blind levels. You could be 3 handed and the big stack only have 20-30bb. At that point it’s really just coin flips til someone wins. That def doesn’t give you the experience in playing shorthanded deep in a tourney. My general rule of thumb is to only chop 3 maybe 4 ways if its a bigger than normal tourney. I always at the begin of a final table let people know I’m open to talking about a chop when we get down to x number of players…usually 3. Most the time people are up for that. You aren’t totally closing out chop possibilities but are still setting an end game to play towards. Definitely curious to see what others have to say.
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02/07/2018 at 4:07 pm #2420David Bentley
ParticipantYeah you know. One of my biggest things I struggle with at the table when I have a night like that is boredom. Let’s face it. It’s boring to fold over and over again. For me, I always take music to listen to. I keep one head phone on at all times but I don’t always have music playing. I only hit a play button if I’m fighting boredom. This way no one knows something’s up just cause I get head phones out. For me, this is one of the better ways of fighting the grinds of just getting crappy cards. I also try to make it a point to get up every hour and just walk around and stretch my legs during these dry spells. But don’t give up unless you are swimming in tilt territory. It’s easy to get there even if you don’t get dealt a cooler. It can sneak up just through boredom.
Good luck!!!02/05/2018 at 1:49 pm #2402David Bentley
ParticipantYeah getting called down with such a crap hand like that is mentally defeating. I think you probably played that alright. If you’re going to get picky about how you played it, going over preflop might be your best bet of changing things up. However, nothing seemed out of logic. Just real unlucky. However, that is the kind of people you want at your table. Super loose calls like that’ll be super profitable for you in the long run. Good luck!
01/23/2018 at 11:58 am #2308David Bentley
ParticipantGotcha. Yeah raising there on the turn definitely makes sense considering the 4 counterfeits a flopped top two. I guess being a forum setting here it’s hard to demonstrate the intangibles that are going on at the tables. That being said, the player was not a nit by any means which I guess lends to this being a better call than not. Thanks for the input John.
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