January 21, 2011
Strange live player thought process #3651
Some time ago at the Vic. I am in MP and open Ah 6h, it folds to BTN who calls, everyone else folds. BTN is some kind of passive fish, sounds like a cabby from the way he's speaking. Seems like a nice guy who plays poker for entertainment (whether he realises that or not, I'm not sure). His accent makes him sound like an incidental character on EastEnders. He is sitting on about 70bbs and I am very deep.
The flop is Jh 8h 2c I bet 2/3 and he calls. Turn is 4c and I check. He bets about 1/5 of the pot and I call. The river is Th and I make a bet close to pot. He says: "That's the one card I really didn't want to see. That's the worst card in the deck for me. But I really think this fella has Aces or Kings. I really think he does." He calls. I don't remember what he had, it was just the chat that stuck in my mind. I like to think I can remember what it was like to think about poker incorrectly, I can certainly remember why I sucked when I sucked and why I did a bunch of stupid crap at that time, but I don't think I would ever have been able to replicate whatever his thought process was there. This annoys me because understanding the thought process of recreational players is something I try to pride myself on.
5 Comments:
TtheAntlers posted on January 21, 2011 at 23:54 PM
imo a live player "Putting people on hands" is the mental equivalent of pulling two random cards out of a hat.
ceegee posted on January 22, 2011 at 05:17 AM
I donno, i can definitely pin live players to a couple of hands in their range by the river if not their exact Cards :p but ya most people who say they can do that have no idea what they're talking about
QED42 posted on January 22, 2011 at 18:20 PM
I think when people say that they are wishful thinking you into the best hand you can have that they beat? So I would guess JT of some variety making 2 pair on the river.
AshThePro posted on January 22, 2011 at 23:39 PM
He just wants to weave a bad beat story and tell his friends about it. The "worst" card makes it so he can play the victim, always.
2fouroffsuit posted on January 23, 2011 at 21:36 PM
I put you on AK.
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