I just dropped in....

Mellor

....to see what condition my condition was in.


First Hand of STT

Paddy Power Tallinn 10/20, hand converted by the iPoker Converter at Talking-Poker

saw flop

Button (1500)
SB Hero (1500)
BB (1500)
UTG UTG (1500)
UTG+1 (1500)
MP (1500)
MP (1500)
MP MP (1500)
CO-1 (1500)
CO (1500)

Preflop: Hero is in the SB with 8 Q
UTG calls 20, 1 fold, MP calls 20, 1 fold, MP calls 20, CO-1 calls 20, 1 fold, Button calls 20, Hero raises to 150, 1 fold, UTG calls 140, 1 fold, MP calls 140, 2 folds.

Flop (560) Q A T
Hero bets 200, UTG calls 200, MP calls 200.

Turn (1160) 6
Hero ???

What line to take?

phantom_lord

c/f


i don't think you should be doing that pf to 5 limpers...

valor

preflop is really ugly imo

Van Dice

valor wrote:

preflop is really ugly

FYP

Mellor

valor wrote:

preflop is really ugly imo

Afterwards i didn't like it, and was surprised at the whole hand, and one of the reasons its up here. At the time, thought the squeeze would remove most early players, and late limpers were going to be weak.
If I check the turn, then surely one of them will fire at it, if they have it or not.

Van Dice

This hand really isn't close. Limp or fold pre (probably doesn't make a difference which, but if you do Captain Insano stuff like this, then I def prefer fold.), Check/fold flop, check/fold turn.

Hectorjelly

i give it 10/10 for humour anyway

Rickyroma

Van Dice wrote:

Captain Insano .

Definitely my favourite Superhero. An inspiration to us all.

Captain Tom

perfect so far. now bet 1/16th of the pot and fold to any raise.

Backstreet Moyes

You want to risk playing for a decent size of your stack for picking up 100 chips especially early on in stt where the gamblers and donks are playing who you cant bluff this is just crazy. Wait till the blinds go up then start raising limpers and peoples blinds.

Hitman Actual

Mellor wrote:

At the time, thought the squeeze would remove most early players, and late limpers were going to be weak.

Harrington has a lot to answer for. Trying to 'squeeze-play' five loose players is insane.

Are you really the hero in the hand, Mellor? Even though I've never played with you, I wouldn't take you as somone who would try this.

Captain Tom wrote:

perfect so far. now bet 1/16th of the pot and fold to any raise.

Yeah, I like this line.

grey_abbey

Your middle pair is golden maaan. Shove it.

NickyOD

Hectorjelly wrote:

i give it 10/10 for humour anyway

Not only that but Talinn is a $5 STT. There's a chance he's ahead here.

Mellor

lenny_leonard wrote:

Harrington has a lot to answer for. Trying to 'squeeze-play' five loose players is insane.

Are you really the hero in the hand, Mellor? Even though I've never played with you, I wouldn't take you as somone who would try this.

Im actually none of the players. I have a friend who plays poker. He had a game online at my house and he produced the above during the first hand. I was slating him by the flop, he was defending his play.

He bet the turn and was called and the river was checked down. And Q8 took the hand down.
He said he didnt like it afterwards as was too risky, but still thought it was the right play as he won the hand.
I tried to explain that his thinking is results based and he is wrong. But he is still learning and of the "if you win the chips its the right play" attitude

He occassionally reads boards. But doesn't post. I put up this thread for him to prove and point and even let him try justify his play to you. If it doesn't change his point of view then he is a lost cause.
Thanks for the honest and blunt replys, i expect nothing less.

Mellor

NickyOD wrote:

Not only that but Talinn is a $5 STT. There's a chance he's ahead here.

He actually was :eek: :eek: :eek:

CelticPhantom

Mellor wrote:

Afterwards i didn't like it, and was surprised at the whole hand, and one of the reasons its up here. At the time, thought the squeeze would remove most early players, and late limpers were going to be weak.
If I check the turn, then surely one of them will fire at it, if they have it or not.

With the squeeze play, you are really hoping the original raiser folds. The fact that he is still in at the turn suggests that he had something at the beginning and believes that he still has. Normally you would be dead at this stage.

Blip

As a player that plays at these levels on PPP, tell your friend that was an excellent play, really nice hand well thought out play and deserving of the win.

Also looking forward to meeting him at the tables.

Mellor

CelticPhantom wrote:

With the squeeze play, you are really hoping the original raiser folds. The fact that he is still in at the turn suggests that he had something at the beginning and believes that he still has. Normally you would be dead at this stage.

Did you read the rest of the thread.
esp last two posts

zuutroy

lenny_leonard wrote:

Harrington has a lot to answer for. Trying to 'squeeze-play' five loose players is insane.

Just what I thought. I'd imagine there's very few levels online where a squeeze works.