Don’t play much anymore, so maybe this spot is standard. Sorry if so.
Playing a 5/5 game at a local casino. Was at a conference in the hotel, decided to play a bit.
Been at the table maybe 2 orbits. My appearance is mid thirties business guy who has been drinking after a conference and now wants to play cards, which is accurate. Used to play a bunch, and was essentially a reg at this casino 6-7 yrs ago. Now play rarely.
Villain in the hand is a reg, probably 60y/o active-ish player, recognize him from when I used to play. Probably little chance he recognizes me, but who knows. He’s been in one notable hand since I’ve been here. He raised PF from MP. He c-bet flop, called a raise from a late position preflop caller on a flush draw flop, then went c/c on turn and river, he won with AQ for TPTK. That’s all I have for the moment, other than a recollection that the guy was a better than avg reg 5 years ago. I believe that’s the only hand he played in the 15 or so hands I’ve seen.
He has not played a hand to this point, folded both blinds.
Hero $800
Villian -$1400
Hero is button straddle with black JJ
Villian is SB and calls 10.
Four other callers
Hero raises button option to 90. V calls and one other calls. Caller also covers hero and is similar stacked to villain. FWIW, caller is the guy who raised villain in the hand described above.
Pot: ~$300
Flop 8
4
2
V open shoves after a normal pause. Caller folds.
Hero? I appreciate that it’s -70bb with the straddle. Is there a difference between decision for the long term approach if I were still playing a bunch, and the approach of being fine with a coin flip type situation to run up a stack and have fun for one night (but not make stupid calls, obviously)
Last edited by blasted7; 05-19-2018 at 02:02 AM.