sickest call you ever made

nicnicnic

the Jack high river call described by jamn in the cardplayer interview got me thinking about this. I've made some very good light calls from time to time but one that sticks with me I actually lost the hand, however I still think it was a class call.

It was four handed in a tournaments and myself and another well known player had the bulk of the chips between us. the board read Ah Jh Jx Qh 4x and I face a huge over-shove holding 8x9x, I knew he couldn't have a hand and made the call to be shown 10x 6x. The other player was shocked and the look on his face was priceless when I turned my hand and even though it knocked me out I always felt it was a great call.

Hectorjelly

its usually a bad idea to call when a good percentage of their bluffing range beats you

nicnicnic

Hectorjelly wrote: »

its usually a bad idea to call when a good percentage of their bluffing range beats you

you had to be there to get it, very read dependant, it was sb bb I didn't go into streets ect but I was only behind a hand that contained a ten which wasn't a good percentage of his range

Hectorjelly

I would like to know of a live read that lets you know when your opponent does not have a king or a ten in his hand. It was obviously a good read, but a bad call.

nicnicnic

Hectorjelly wrote: »

I would like to know of a live read that lets you know when your opponent does not have a king or a ten in his hand. It was obviously a good read, but a bad call.

its from over two years ago and a player whose game I knew intimitely, there was no king as he would of raised pre from the sb. I concluded that his hand had no showdown value which excluded the four which just leaves all the other combos including the 109 108 107 ectect but off the top of my head these wouldn't make up more then 23/24% of what he is pushing so the call is goood just a bad result.

what did you think Galfond's call

Daithio

Couldn't remember the details off the top of my head, but remembered I had written about it before so found it in the search engine

My favourite one of all time was in the EPT in Deauville, where I had Q4 of clubs in the BB (blinds 200-400, I'm on about 15k). There were two early limpers. I checked my option, and saw an A55 flop with two clubs. It was checked around and the turn came a 4. I checked, an EP limper checked and the late position limper bet 1.5k. I really had a strong feeling that my four could be good, and I had the 2nd nut flush draw with it too, so I decided to call. He had about 7k behind. The other limper folded. The river came a blank 9. I checked and he pushed. I really couldn't put him on a hand that he was betting that had me beaten. I think he checks an ace here with the 55 on the board, and what's more he's the sort of player that would have raised preflop with an ace and bet that flop with one. I really didn't have him on a 5, he just seemed weak and looked uncomfortable, and a 9 I doubt he'd bother betting either. So I called him and he mucked

hotspur

A few months ago on Ipoker I called a pot size raise on the river with an effective 7 high. I was in sb versus the bb and I bet out a flop that was like rainbow K25 or something, he called, turn was maybe a 9 and went check check, river a Q I check he bets the pot and I knew by then he had been drawing to an open ended or gutshot on the flop which meant my 67 was good most of the time. I called and he mucked 36.

I also called an all in missed flush bluff in Caesers last week with 5th pair, I thought it was a pretty good though not great snap call but live players are easily impressed by any modicum of ability and the table all ooh ahhed out of them.

HoLLLLLaments

I always start to make hero calls after playing limit. In a hu sng i insta called with 910o on a Ah Qh 5h 8x Kh board after i bet flop and turn and he shoved into me on river.

Me: I call
Him:why did you call?
Me:F*!K you, thats why

eagle eye

Is this just confined to river calls. I can tell you about one, and its totally different.
I have a7 against a decent player, he is a bit short but he is not pushing postflop without a good hand, the flop comes 227 and he shoves, I know instantly that he has a two, I have a7 and in the last that was played the board read 27a77 and I didn't think the dealer had done a very good job shuffling the cards and I knew that I was gonna hit another 7. I call and the turn is a 7. I had told him before I called that I knew he had a 2 and that I was gonna call and hit a 7. He then told one of his mates that I was cheating and it was relayed back to me. Lol.

For my opponent this was sick.

In a cash game about three months ago I raised it up with 82 from middle position and hit a 2 on the flop, I bet and was flat called on the flop, check/called the turn and river to win with my 2.

YULETIRED

For magnitute (for me) I'd say in the Irish Open . I've got A K.....I bet preflop get called, flop 10, 10, 9.......I bet I get called agian, ..from watching earlier, this guy played his mid pairs like this all the time and only reraised with high pairs. So after his post flop call I think hmmm I'm behind. .....Turn come another 9. So now I'm thinking my A kicker could be good , so I bet half the pot, (bad I know) he reraises me .... I still think I'm ahead so I call, ( should have raised but sometimes I'm shte) I was now prepared to check call to the end. river comes another 9. I check, he instant pushes. I sigh and realise I could haved taken the pot there and I'm only behind to an overpiar which I just didn't put him on, so I called and it was chop chop. He had 6s. I don't think I played this hand great but my call of his reraise was correct..
I know this is standard enough BUT for me it was a huge hand at a vital stage of the tourny and whilst my check call plan to the river would have gotten me the pot
if the 9 had not hit, I think I should have went with my read before it even got that far, the english gent got upset thinking my call of his reraise was woeful and consdering I was playing solid he was very suprised, rant rant rant......I wouldn't mind but I said to him I bet you have 5s

........sht this isn't even a sick hand, but seen as the brit made a commotion and l I've typed it now so you can damn well read it. ......


Sick calls?
I once rang masseys funeral parlour and asked for Myra Mains....Is that a sick call .
or this?
When I was 17 I feel asleep in a phone box in town out of my planet of course.....I rang the cops and asked them to take me home as I had no dosh left and I was ready to die from the cold , slept well in Pearse street station that night.........da muther wasn't impressed.

The_Chopper

Here are 3 sick calls I've made - 1 was talked about in great detail on boards, 1 was mentioned and here's another.......

Sick call 1:
Macs power raises from the button and I call from BB with A3o
Flop 882 or something, I check Mac bets I min raise - he shoves, I dwell for about 2 mins and call, he has 109s

Sick call 2:
Final table 5 handed MTT.
I raise CO with K8o and get called from BB,
Flop 552 - BB checks, I bet, he calls,
Turn 10 - BB checks, I bet, he shoves (something like 50K into a 25K pot) I instant call
He has 63o

Sick call 3:
Cash game
Can't remember any action in the hand at all up until the river.
Board reads A 5 10 2 A and I'm facing a bet of 350 or so and call with 23o

If people want my thought processes i'll post, else i'll leave it at that

HoLLLLLaments

The_Chopper wrote: »

If people want my thought processes i'll post, else i'll leave it at that

lol thought process

jbravado

Se game. We get to the river with everything missing-only a small pot pot about hundred in the middle. Random spews 25-guy beside me raises to 90. I had q high but was certain original guy was folding and KNEW from betting patterns that the raiser had missed sd/fd.Called ftw-was very happy with it as meant I was really focused on the action and was playing Ok. In general hero calls are a bad idea though I think-and pretty bad if you cant even beat a hand that they may have been bluffing with.

The_Chopper

HoLLLLLaments wrote: »

lol thought process

Obvious mean thought process on the calls, not on the way the hands were played

HoLLLLLaments

The_Chopper wrote: »

Obvious mean thought process on the calls, not on the way the hands were played

i expect it wasnt to far away from the indept thought process on the hand i posted. The patented "**** you i call" theorem.

Mr.Plough

Good interview. phils the man

connie147

Team event in Waterford 2 years ago. Deep in the tournament and two of my team left including myself, I've a bit more than the average. CL is on my table, not known to me personally, but playing very aggressively, although from what I've seen, fits nicely in the muppet range.(My team is in with a great chance but we both need to go deeper)

He raises again from mp to 1800 into my bb, I'm playing about 28,000 and I have 44 in the bb. Flop is something like 10,9,3. I check,he bets 3k, I call. Turn is a 2. I check, he bets 6k, I call after a dwell. (He's been 3 barrelling lots of hands but because of his chip stack he's not getting to many showdowns). River is another 2, I check and he puts me all-in. I just dont believe he has a hand he can bet again here and I'm pretty sure he's bluffing. He looks very uncomfortable (I've dwelt the river for about 2-3 mins.) As theres only a couple of tables left, a crowd has gathered at the table including my team mates and an exit here for me sees us out of the team event where the majority of the prize money lies.

I eventually called him and he mucked instantly, I showed my 44 and took the pot and went outside for a needed smoke. Team mate Dave Mahoney (the siver fox, aka ZZR1100) followed me out.
" That was a big call Connie"
"I know", says I, "I nearly sh!t myself"
"Great call" says Dave, "how did you figure it"
" Thought he was bluffing and went with it" says I.
"Ever think he could be bluffing with 55 or 66"? says Dave
" Never dawned on me" says I sheepishly to my mentor.

Funny thing is Daves comment has stayed fixed in my mind since, but the hand only came to mind when I read this thread.

The_Chopper

HoLLLLLaments wrote: »

i expect it wasnt to far away from the indept thought process on the hand i posted. The patented "**** you i call" theorem.

It's comments like this that just made me rip the piss on this forum for ages and never contribute apart from arguments.......

I'm done talking to you

HoLLLLLaments

The_Chopper wrote: »

It's comments like this that just made me rip the piss on this forum for ages and never contribute apart from arguments.......

I'm done talking to you

wtf did i say? lol lighten up.

connie147

The_Chopper wrote: »

It's comments like this that just made me rip the piss on this forum for ages and never contribute apart from arguments.......

I'm done talking to you

Chopper,
Dont think he meant any harm. He's just saying that he went with his gut and he's presuming you did the same.

Methinks your suffering from "everyonesouttogetmesyndrome". Relax and enjoy the forum.

Connie

HoLLLLLaments

connie147 wrote: »

Chopper,
Dont think he meant any harm. He's just saying that he went with his gut and he's presuming you did the same.

Methinks your suffering from "everyonesouttogetmesyndrome". Relax and enjoy the forum.

Connie

i think i should have put a on the end of i post

The_Chopper

connie147 wrote: »

Chopper,
Dont think he meant any harm. He's just saying that he went with his gut and he's presuming you did the same.

Methinks your suffering from "everyonesouttogetmesyndrome". Relax and enjoy the forum.

Connie

HoLLLLLaments wrote: »

i think i should have put a on the end of i post

Gut smut - that's half the problem, i'm hungover big time (might not be playing soccer tonight, sorry)

Cranky, over and out

Duff Man Jr.

8 players left in a live donkament, i'm cl in the bb, 2nd in chips is in the sb. Huge swings from 8th to top 3. Its folded to him and he raises, I call with qjo. Flop comes AsQs4x he bets, I call. Turn is Kx, he bets, I call. River 9s, He pushes for approx the pot. I call and am good.

Lot of history and he was a tellbox.

Kingsley and myself the morning after a cash league. I had got nowhere in the tournament but had a good night in the cash and was playing about 1,200. Kingsley bought in for 400 I think and got a lucky double through some Swedish guy on his 2nd hand.

Playing 1/2/5 live I raised from the button with QcJc to 20. Kingsley called. Flop was 8s-7s-3h. Kingsley lead for 25 and I raised to 100. ( I know, I know) He calls. Turn was the 2c. Kingsley checks and I thought I could win it there so I bet 180. Kinglsey thought about it for around 30 secs and flat called. River 3d. Kingsley bet 300. I thought about it for around 2 minutes. Then he pipes up:

"Hey man, you the master. When are you ever gonna let me win a pot?"

I then push over my 300 and he shows Qs 10s and says: "You got me man. You got Kings or something" Very tempted to slowroll but I thought better of it seeing as he had just the €200 left behind and I was feeling good anyway. I thought he had something like 10-9. He wouldn't have checked the Ace or King high flush draw (honestly didn't think he'd check the Q high one either) on the turn and it was obv a drawing hand so I felt I was good. Still relieved to see the Q-10 though.

roryc

Playing in the SE last night, sitting at the 1-2 (5) NL table with Norwich Fan Rob, BCB, Donal Norton and a few other boardies...

Anyway, most hands are being raised up to €20 or €25 preflop, plenty of juicy action... so one hand a few limpers play and its around to this guy in MP (also a boardie but didnt recognise him, sorry!) limps for the €5... it goes around to Rob who's last to act and he debates a raise but goes for the limp aswell, nice family pot. Instantly the guy in MP flings his cards down showing aces, obviously freaked cos the one hand he picks them up he gets 9 limpers along!! Not bothering to even play a flop with that many limpers...

What a fold!! (He would have lost the hand, hence results based thinking shows it was a great fold ) Flippers not the only one who can fold 'em PF...

jbravado

roryc wrote: »

Anyway, most hands are being raised up to €20 or €25 preflop, plenty of juicy action... so one hand a few limpers play and its around to this guy in MP (also a boardie but didnt recognise him, sorry!) limps for the €5... it goes around to Rob who's last to act and he debates a raise but goes for the limp aswell, nice family pot. Instantly the guy in MP flings his cards down showing aces, obviously freaked cos the one hand he picks them up he gets 9 limpers along!! Not bothering to even play a flop with that many limpers...

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Is this actually true!???

bops

i called some muppet otr last night with 44 - i think he was value betting A high (isn't that right op??)

a few months ago i called a €80 psb with 6 high and mhwg lolz

the board was 334 KJ he obv had 25, i had 56 :pac::pac::pac:

roryc

roryc wrote: »

Anyway, most hands are being raised up to €20 or €25 preflop, plenty of juicy action... so one hand a few limpers play and its around to this guy in MP (also a boardie but didnt recognise him, sorry!) limps for the €5... it goes around to Rob who's last to act and he debates a raise but goes for the limp aswell, nice family pot. Instantly the guy in MP flings his cards down showing aces, obviously freaked cos the one hand he picks them up he gets 9 limpers along!! Not bothering to even play a flop with that many limpers...

jbravado wrote: »

Is this actually true!???

Yes BCB or Rob can verify... im fairly sure the guy that does it posts on boards... hilarious at the time

BigCityBanker

lol so funny, it was John O'Shea.

Im standing up to go for a walk when he stands up and slams them down face up in the middl eof the table, here I fold, ye fookers, how could all you sickos behind not raise.

ocallagh

FT of a 500 buyin game in the SE. For hours Liam Flood been betting the flop with nothing and following through on the turn a lot. Devore (clearly frustrated by Liam's play) had just been polaxed by him. Liam had a draw on the flop and hit to take out Tom who made a good call on the flop with A high. Anyway, on the break before the FT while having a smoke I got chatting to Liam about his aggressive play and Tom's exit hand, especially preflop and on the flop. Liam made a joke (which I think he instantly regretted) that Tom was unlucky he (Liam) had something for once. I laughed saying I'd never seen someone fire so many bluffs at the flop and get away with it. He became reserved in the conversation and didn't say much more, clearly unhappy to discuss his tactics any further.

So the FT forms and I have 50k odd (about half the average with 15BBs). Folded to Liam in SB (me in BB) and he limps. I check A7. Flop QJ2. Liam checks. Disregarding the conversation I had with him, it really was very odd for him not to bet here (regardless whether he had a hand or not) - for 4 hours previous he had bet 100% flops, so I knew for certain he was considering the conversation. With that info, I also figured he must have nothing (or a very small part of the flop) because he'd most certainly bet with any medium strength hand. I couldn't see any value in betting other than protecting the pot which was small enough so I checked. Turn was a 6 or an 8 or something and Liam bet quite large. I called hoping he hadn't hit the turn. River was a 4 or a 5 (a brick lower than the turn). He paused, nearly checked and then bet enough to put me all in, another relatively large bet. Again, unless he had a part of the flop or had hit runner runner two pair I just couldn't see why he would play this way so I called and doubled up

gigetheman

i was thinking about that hand nicnic and it suddenly all came back it was in one of the back rooms in the tower hotel, we where down to the last 2 tables the person in question was brain i will never forget the look on his face when u said to his face that u had 9 high and thinking about calling him classic:D

corkie123

playing a side event in ept 2004 there was 4hearts on board and he push allin there was 3 over cards to my hd but i called holding 66 clubs and spade he showed k 7 diamonds nothing only for 7 to come on river to knock me out but i did not mind was right with my call just ul with river .:D:D

Tar.Aldarion

200NL hu vs the nitty demeantor live in my house. ;-)

I have AK and raise to 8 or 10 pf. He calls. Flop xxx, I bet and he raises. I make a reluctant call. He starts to sweat, that's a lot of his studently money in there. Turn is another x pairing the board. He bets fast, too fast! He's at it! The thief! I raise and he calls. His cards are dripping. I turn up the heater and start singing Smooth - Santana. He becomes uneasy. The river is an x. He makes a large bet, most of his remaining stack, he does not want a call, not our demeant0r. I instacall showing my ace and reaching for the pot. He mucks in disgust.

I say that he is welcome back any time.
He says **** you.

Lazare

The two O'Callaghan bros win this thread imo. Two well thought out excellent calls.

Not sure about anyone else, but imo making a correct ultra light call is the most satisfying thing in this game.

Goodluck2me

I remember making a call in CHL's v Taugh with AQ high losing to AK.

I made one call in a 200 2-table tournament, where folded to me in SB i complete with 67d, BB checks. I check Dark (i know)
Flop is Qd9c4c, he checks, turn is 6d, i bet pot, and villain overshoves, I call - he has Td8d, river 2d - fooker.

Also I had AA on a A9599 board and check called the river. money not lost=money won.

Sirtoyou

I think my best was actually not a call but a shove but I got to see the villians hand.After taking a flop on the button with jq suited in a raised pot the board came 885 two hearts not to my suit.Its checked to me so I take a stab for 75 into a 100 pot.The sb called everyone else folded.He checked the turn a 10 I checked behind.King on the river with no flush he fires 150 leaving 130 behind.I had lots of history with the villian and i concluded that there were only 2 hands that could bet that river a busted draw or an 8.I was pretty sure my q high was good but not sure enough to rule out him bluffing with the best hand ie ace high hearts so I shoved and he turned over the 46 of hearts.

Mr.Plough

Mr.Plough wrote: »

Good interview. phils the man

wrong thread imo

bottom feeder

Can't remember da sickest call I ever made but definately da sickest move I ever made was on da cash tables at da team event in Waterford (due to 2 days alcohol abuse ). Played somethiing like this....

Game 2/5 NL...Unknown raises utg to 20, Sideshow Bob raises to 50, called by Damo from Drogheda, I push all in for 300 on the button with da nuts ... unknown folds, Bob pushes also covering me and Damo sees the value and pushes in his last 50.......

Sidshow announces that he has Aces and asked me do I want to do a deal, I say no Bob I hav da nuts aswell.....

Flop comes down 2,4,6 rainbow.. turn and river blanks and Bob flips his aces, so I say sorry Bob and flip 3,5 off much to the amusement of MickSte who was holding back the tears beside me!!

Needless to say I declared aces so I wouldnt hav t turn over my hand on the river but was definately the most amusing hand Ive ever played thanks to Mickste!!!!!!

ps sry Bob

sneakyaces

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NSNO" chips="740" win="0" bet="360" />




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NSNO">8 Clubs 5 Clubs</cards>

<action no="4" player="NSNO" checks




<cards type="Flop" player="">7Clubs 2Hearts AClubs</cards>

<action no 5> player ''NSNO'' checks
<action no="6" player="sneakyaces" bets sum="80" />

<action no="7" player="NSNO" calls sum="80" />



<cards type="Turn" player="">7 Spades

<action no="8" player="NSNO" checks

<action no="9" player="Sneakyaces" checks




<cards type="River" player="">4 Spades</cards>

<action no="10" player="NSNO" Bets 240" />

<action no="11" player="Sneakyaces" calls sum="240"
Sneakyaces wins pot of 720 with jack high

DEmeant0r

goodluck2me wrote: »

I remember making a call in CHL's v Taugh with AQ high losing to AK.

I made one call in a 200 2-table tournament, where folded to me in SB i complete with 67d, BB checks. I check Dark (i know)
Flop is Qd9c4c, he checks, turn is 6d, i bet pot, and villain overshoves, I call - he has Td8d, river 2d - fooker.

Also I had AA on a A9599 board and check called the river. money not lost=money won.

I think there's some dodginess going on there!

Jesus Wept

3 high ftw.

Jesus Wept

roryc wrote: »

Playing in the SE last night, sitting at the 1-2 (5) NL table with Norwich Fan Rob, BCB, Donal Norton and a few other boardies...

Anyway, most hands are being raised up to €20 or €25 preflop, plenty of juicy action... so one hand a few limpers play and its around to this guy in MP (also a boardie but didnt recognise him, sorry!) limps for the €5... it goes around to Rob who's last to act and he debates a raise but goes for the limp aswell, nice family pot. Instantly the guy in MP flings his cards down showing aces, obviously freaked cos the one hand he picks them up he gets 9 limpers along!! Not bothering to even play a flop with that many limpers...

What a fold!! (He would have lost the hand, hence results based thinking shows it was a great fold ) Flippers not the only one who can fold 'em PF...

BigCityBanker wrote: »

lol so funny, it was John O'Shea.

Im standing up to go for a walk when he stands up and slams them down face up in the middl eof the table, here I fold, ye fookers, how could all you sickos behind not raise.

So he folded face up when the rest of the table were about to see a flop?

Lovely hurling, that would irritate the sh1t out of me tbh.
There was a hand in play.

NickyOD

Sickest call I ever made was with 9 high. I lost to a full house though.