Alone in the Dark - The poker musings of an also ran

[Woodsey]

Fair play red. I defo think you can playing the style you are at the moment. Perfect timing to embark on something like this too with all the septics not in the games.

Obviously you can run bad enough that you'll go broke off the current stars bankroll, it doesn't for one minute mean you can't beat the game or aren't a winning player at that level.

Do you ever look at the location of your opponents when playing?

Lol, yes, always. (I like French Spanish & Russian).

I also look to see how many tables they're playing

The % of Russian player on full tilt is way, way higher now the ban has come in.

[RED-DOG]

Fair play red. I defo think you can playing the style you are at the moment. Perfect timing to embark on something like this too with all the septics not in the games.

Obviously you can run bad enough that you'll go broke off the current stars bankroll, it doesn't for one minute mean you can't beat the game or aren't a winning player at that level.

Do you ever look at the location of your opponents when playing?

Lol, yes, always. (I like French Spanish & Russian).

I also look to see how many tables they're playing

The % of Russian player on full tilt is way, way higher now the ban has come in.

Do you imagine them standing in the turret of a T34 waving a Kalashnikov, or is that just me?

[Woodsey]

Fair play red. I defo think you can playing the style you are at the moment. Perfect timing to embark on something like this too with all the septics not in the games.

Obviously you can run bad enough that you'll go broke off the current stars bankroll, it doesn't for one minute mean you can't beat the game or aren't a winning player at that level.

Do you ever look at the location of your opponents when playing?

Lol, yes, always. (I like French Spanish & Russian).

I also look to see how many tables they're playing

The % of Russian player on full tilt is way, way higher now the ban has come in.

Do you imagine them standing in the turret of a T34 waving a Kalashnikov, or is that just me?

I have a stereotypical image of them being piss poor so I'm always wondering where they get the money from. This is obviously a very outdated view.

[RED-DOG]

Three times today someone has raised, I've re raised with kings and been re re raised.

Each time I've been certain that they have aces, and each time I've pushed and been proved right. (Not as bad as it sounds because I spiked a king on one of them)

But, in these situations, can I ever seriously consider passing kings pre online?


Current roll $572.59

[titaniumbean]

NO NEVER FOLD KINGS PLS PLS PLS !!!

[pokerfan]

Fair play red. I defo think you can playing the style you are at the moment. Perfect timing to embark on something like this too with all the septics not in the games.

Obviously you can run bad enough that you'll go broke off the current stars bankroll, it doesn't for one minute mean you can't beat the game or aren't a winning player at that level.

Do you ever look at the location of your opponents when playing?

Lol, yes, always. (I like French Spanish & Russian).

I also look to see how many tables they're playing

The % of Russian player on full tilt is way, way higher now the ban has come in.

Has anyone seen Ukraine players on Stars ? 3 "Russians" @ an mtt table all said they were from Ukraine. 

[smashedagain]

Three times today someone has raised, I've re raised with kings and been re re raised.

Each time I've been certain that they have aces, and each time I've pushed and been proved right. (Not as bad as it sounds because I spiked a king on one of them)

But, in these situations, can I ever seriously consider passing kings pre online?


Current roll $572.59

just as a matter of interest how many times in the past few days have you been re re raised (4 bet i think) with any thing other than AA. andrew makes a point that you never fold kings. the past year i have seen people willing to get all their chips in with AK saying they never fold this either. not that i am saying andrew is wrong but i know 100% if you know live that villan has AA you will lay down some (if not all) of the time. you then dont shrugg your sholders blaming cooler, you are more likely to bite your bottom lip and think you played it bad coz you did not go with the read/imformation you had. I NEVER FOLD KINGS EITHER but for reasons of continuity and image obv say that of course i fold

[RED-DOG]

The truth is I never fold em online, but I think a case could be made.

I did fold em pre in the 300 @ DTD a while back. Same scenario, he rasises, I re raise, he re re's.

I just couldn't see this bloke doing that with AK or QQ in the first level so I passed my kings.

I lost 2k, but on the positive side, I was still in and I had 8 k left.

[doubleup]

Three times today someone has raised, I've re raised with kings and been re re raised.

Each time I've been certain that they have aces, and each time I've pushed and been proved right. (Not as bad as it sounds because I spiked a king on one of them)

But, in these situations, can I ever seriously consider passing kings pre online?


Current roll $572.59

I think you can in full ring vs an ep raise from a v tight/nitty plyr, but you have to have a good sample with in particular evidence that they have called a non-steal 3 bet with qq/ak.

[smashedagain]

The truth is I never fold em online, but I think a case could be made.

I did fold em pre in the 300 @ DTD a while back. Same scenario, he rasises, I re raise, he re re's.

I just couldn't see this bloke doing that with AK or QQ in the first level so I passed my kings.

I lost 2k, but on the positive side, I was still in and I had 8 k left.

yes similar styles/positions. been thinking has this guy got aces really.  i dont think and hope not so lets go with the kings.  they roll over AK so you are happy and have to take it on the chin when they hit an ace....taking it on the chin right up to the point were they look at their mate and say pretty standard cooler. we both cant fold their. then i might have a mini explosion and offer him a lift home in  the boot of the car

[RED-DOG]

The truth is I never fold em online, but I think a case could be made.

I did fold em pre in the 300 @ DTD a while back. Same scenario, he rasises, I re raise, he re re's.

I just couldn't see this bloke doing that with AK or QQ in the first level so I passed my kings.

I lost 2k, but on the positive side, I was still in and I had 8 k left.

yes similar styles/positions. been thinking has this guy got aces really.  i dont think and hope not so lets go with the kings.  they roll over AK so you are happy and have to take it on the chin when they hit an ace....taking it on the chin right up to the point were they look at their mate and say pretty standard cooler. we both cant fold their. then i might have a mini explosion and offer him a lift home in  the boot of the car

Not that it make any difference, but I said "OK I pass, now I'll show you my kings if you show me your aces" and he showed me.

(I showed him my folded kings, but stole a few pots on the strength of it when the blinds were bigger)

[RED-DOG]

I should have gone to bed because I'm working today, but I played a late sesh anyway, really volatile it was too. I couldn't get anyone to pass a flush draw, no matter how much I bet. Which is good when they miss, but a bugger when they hit. (Especially when I know they've hit, and still pay them off).

Tough gig. Very pleased to finish with $580.45

I'm playing 4 tables now btw, (Which impressed the crap out of my non poker playing friend).

[cambridgealex]

what about to a re-re-re-re-re-raise?

[mondatoo]

That's what they call a triple back raise Alex, keep up. GLGLGL Tom.

[RED-DOG]

That's what they call a triple back raise Alex, keep up. GLGLGL Tom.

Yeah Alex, do keep up.

The correct term is triple back raise, or, if you're feeling flamboyant, you could use the the slightly more hip phrase, "Let rip whit' 'lastic siders"