It turned into 4bbs lost when my big stack doubled through an even bigger stack when their KK ran into my AA twenty hands later.

Correctly go 8 bets but he’s not a manic? Sounds like a mythical creature

He is a maniac. But even maniacs get the nuts sometimes.

That was my thinking. I went about 12 bets with a maniac with the 2nd nuts. I was super nervous, because when he rolled the 7th nuts, he was sure that mountain of chips was coming his way.

A9 4/8 kill, first hand dealt, raise UTG

Button is three to my right and has the kill, makes it 3, small blind and big blind call, call

A93

Check through to button who bets, SB+BB call, I raise, all call

6

Check to me, bet, all call

Q

What I want to know here: Is checking here a terrible play from me?

yes

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AA 4/8 kill in the BB

Five callers preflop, I raise, all call

963

I bet, four callers, including smug button from previous hand

Q

I bet, folds except button

J

What I wanna know here: is it a terrible line for me to check in order to check-raise?

To AlwaysFolding: https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/1...cement-355397/

That's ten years ago, the game has totally changed obviously.

/sarcasm

Also, the check-raise did go through, he flopped flush with K8, and the other hand he had AJ.

A9 is a clear bet on first hand because you only lose to AQ and there area bunch of hands that will call and a spare few that will bet.

This hand is player dependent. There are several people I play against that will “bluff” any pair here as well as bet/call any spade. If you don’t know the player, then just bet.

So, he flopped a flush then slowplayed until he was beat?

Slow-playing a huge hand is received wisdom at 4-8.

Ya gotta chop your own wood on the river.

I definitely have wood on the river

I once had relations with someone at the table, not at the table.!

Correct

I should not have let that man put his wood chopper in on my river. Next time only my wood.

Hot

I like where this is going

I have limited history with the player, but I assumed he was chasing a fourth spade, didn't think he would be calling down without the K.

I am taking both points into consideration for the future.

Unless you're checking 100% as in the case of (weak range oop vs strong range), the top of your range is a 100% bet 3 bet opportunity.

You could've gone 3 bets on the river instead of just two.

MISTEAKS were made. I appreciate you guys.

Unreal - I could use some advice on this cause I am at a loss.

Sitting in a nondescript 8/16 kill game waiting for 20 or 40. 8 way limped pot where I am in MP2. Flop comes out and dealer is carrying on a conversation with the one seat. This is another regular, otherwise good dealer. SB, BB check, UTG does not check (apparently), MP checks, I check, CO checks, button bets, UTG now decides he wants to bets and does, MP folds, I say “whoa, whoa” or something like that.

Dealer now snaps back to the table and clearly has no idea what is happening. Button decides to pull back his bet, dealer initially says no you can’t, players argue, they agree that the button can pull his bet back and UTG can bet. I tell the dealer he should call the floor. He says “do you really want to stop the game for that” or something. I ask him to call the floor again. He says “the action is on you, UTG bet and MP folded” or something like that. I tell him I am not acting and he should call the floor. He rolls his eyes and says “seriously?”.

Now let’s be clear of two things. First, I have no idea what the right ruling is here. Second, I am 100% folding irrespective of what the decision is.

So because I refuse to act the floor is called and in front of the dealer and all the players (who are all now irritated that I am wasting time), I tell the floor (who I know very well) that this is the third time in the last two months that a dealer has refused to call a floor for me and that this is very frustrating. After I rack up for the day, I go to the same floor and the guy who runs the room and rearticulate my frustration.

Other than not playing there, anything else that I can do about this?

You seem to get yourself in these situations frequently. Why is that?

Correct ruling is the button’s bet stands and action proceeds from there but if you are going to fold regardless, I think the correct play is to just move on with your life.