Hey guys, first post here on 2+2 even though I've lurked for awhile. I don't get to play live that often, but when I do, I like to believe I'm competent enough to usually have winning sessions at 1/2. This hand was definitely the most notable one from a visit yesterday to Foxwoods at a 1/2 table:
The table was a new table formed about 45 minutes ago and so far, people have been playing pretty wide pre-flop, but 3 bets have been basically non-existent with even the most premium hands. People have been playing pretty laggy, and maybe a bit sticky with slightly marginal holdings. However, in most big pots, winners have shown down with the goods, so all-in-all, your standard 1/2 table.
Villain in this hand is an older Russian man who doesn't seem to speak much English. He's been at the table since the start, and in the 3 or so orbits so far, has not been very active. I believe he'd won one medium sized pot so far, taking TPGK to showdown, but otherwise has been very quiet.
Hero is a young white male who has only taken two hands to the flop so far, both of which were folded to a flop bet from the preflop raiser after completely whiffing the flop. Haven't really had any hands to play at this point, so I'm not sure if people at the table have any image of me whatsoever.
Effective stacks ~160, Hero covers.
Preflop: Hero on the button with J
9
. 2 players limp to hero, including the villain in MP, and hero raises to 8. BB and Villain both call.
Flop (3 players, $27) K
Q
T
: BB checks, V bets 15, H raises to 50, V calls quickly.
Turn (2 players, $127) J
: V insta-ships for 109, Hero?