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Two Hands from last couple of sessions that made me laugh. Also, is it just me or do bad players bluff a ridiculous amount in dry side pots?

Poker Stars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1735786
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Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is BB with 4 4
1 fold, CO raises, BTN calls, SB calls, Hero calls

Flop: (8 SB) 4 A A (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO bets, BTN calls, SB calls, Hero raises, CO folds, BTN raises all in, SB calls, Hero calls

Turn: (7.65 BB) J (3 players - 1 is all in)
SB checks, Hero bets, SB calls

River: (9.65 BB) J (3 players - 1 is all in)
SB bets, Hero calls

Final Pot: 11.65 BB
SB shows 3 5 (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Hero shows 4 4 (a full house, Fours full of Aces)
BTN mucks Q 7
Hero wins 3.84 BB
Hero wins 7.345 BB
(Rake: $0.93)

Poker Stars $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1735788
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Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is UTG with K J
Hero raises, 2 folds, BTN calls, 1 fold, BB calls

Flop: (6.5 SB) J T 5 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BTN calls, BB calls

Turn: (4.75 BB) Q (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BTN calls, BB raises all in, Hero calls, BTN calls

River: (9.07 BB) A (3 players - 1 is all in)
Hero bets, BTN raises, Hero 3-bets, BTN caps!, Hero calls

Final Pot: 17.07 BB
BTN shows 2 2 (a pair of Deuces)
BB mucks 5 8
Hero shows K J (a straight, Ten to Ace)
Hero wins 7.865 BB
Hero wins 8.705 BB
(Rake: $1.00)

well, at least they know to bluff with the worst hands in their ranges

hi DC. I'm half-thinking of returning to poker after a LONG break but motivation still not strong enough to take the plunge and I'm pretty sure the mindset still needs a lot of work. good to see DC's fixed limit community is still alive and kicking! Take care all.

This sequence at the same table gave me a little chuckle, especially after I won the 3rd hand (the 3 hands occurred one after the other).

Hand #1
Poker Stars $2.00/$4 Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1751830
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Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is BTN with A 6
2 folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, BB calls

Flop: (4.5 SB) Q 5 J (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BB folds

Final Pot: 2.25 BB
Hero wins 2.183 BB
(Rake: $0.27)

Hand #2
Poker Stars $2.00/$4 Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1751831
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Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is CO with A 6
1 fold, Hero raises, 3 folds

Final Pot: 1.25 BB
Hero wins 1.25 BB


Hand #3
Poker Stars $2.00/$4 Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 1751832
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Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is UTG with 6 A
Hero raises, 1 fold, BTN 3-bets, 1 fold, BB calls, Hero calls

Flop: (9.5 SB) 9 3 7 (3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks, BTN bets, BB calls, Hero raises, BTN calls, BB calls

Turn: (7.75 BB) K (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets, BTN raises, BB folds, Hero 3-bets, BTN calls

River: (13.75 BB) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets, BTN calls

Final Pot: 15.75 BB
Hero shows 6 A
BTN mucks K Q
Hero wins 15.277 BB
(Rake: $1.89)

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well, clearly that hand is So Hot Right Now. also, nice rake!

Hey should I be at all concerned about collusion here? Granted this was like my 5 hand at the table, I had MP playing 73/9 and Btn playing like 45/20. I suppose I could've called...
Merge Network $1/$2 Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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Pre Flop: (1.5 SB) Hero is BB with T 8
1 fold, MP calls, CO raises, 1 fold, SB calls, Hero calls, MP calls

Flop: (8 SB) 2 5 8 (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, MP checks, CO bets, SB calls, Hero raises, MP calls, CO calls, SB folds

Turn: (7.5 BB) 2 (3 players)
Hero bets, MP calls, CO calls

River: (10.5 BB) 4 (3 players)
Hero bets, MP raises, CO 3-bets, Hero folds, MP folds

Final Pot: 16.5 BB
CO wins 16 BB
(Rake: $1.00)

Hey should I be at all concerned about collusion here?

Definitely not. You'll need way more evidence, with showdowns, to suspect collusion.

Yeah when guys have those stats I wouldn't worry, MP is clearly just super bad at poker, probably a good fold

you can always look on PTR and see if these 2 players play a lot with each other

Yeah when guys have those stats I wouldn't worry, MP is clearly just super bad at poker, probably a good fold

Yeah it was this. I was finishing up something else when I sat down and missed a couple of other hands where this guy played very poorly. I just got concerned since I hadn't seen this line without knowing the "rz/fold guy" was terrible.

Hey guys, I'm considering making a business trip out to LA in a couple weeks and would love to get some LHE in while I'm there. What rooms would be best to hit? Looking for 8/16-15/30ish. Hoping to find somewhere with minimal sketchiness where games at these stakes get off regularly. I'll only be out there for a few days so I'm don't want to have to bounce around to different rooms looking for a game if possible. What do you guys suggest?

Where in town are you staying? I think that would be the biggest deciding factor if you don't want to be stuck in traffic for a long time. In general you will find always find a game for these stakes at most casinos in LA, so I think the closeness is the hugest factor. In general, casinos are not in the nicest neighborhoods, but the clientele inside does not correlate with that (hit and miss).

Not sure where I'm staying yet. I've never been to LA and all I know for sure right now is that I will need to be able to get to the Los Angeles Convention Center easily. Glad to hear the games go regularly! You almost never see LHE games in FL above about 2/4.