Ok so what about this hand from today...
I bought in for $300, and was down $100 first hour. I added another $100 to my stack and the following hr, I'm up $50. I play for a little bit longer until I switched to a juicier table w little deeper stacks.
My stack now is $450 and after an hr into this table I'm starting to get better reads on a couple players I've played w a few times. It was a gd mix of Tag, Lags, and a few fish.
so the hand...
1/2nl full table.
Me: HJ w 10
10
$450 stack.
Button: $200 stack, previous orbit called an all in w 7
2
for $35, day drinker, 25 yr old wearing a wrist band, and tilts easy.
Lady: mp w $300 stack. thinking player, previously 3 bet $60 w AK and open ships $150 on a Jhi dry flop. I only know this because she was called by the same hand for a chop.
Villain: on my right w $425 stack. 30yr old, lag, wide range, loves to get involved, aspiring pro, seems he has smthing to prove.
Tilty Button straddles $10 and folded to the Lady in mp who calls. Villain on my right calls, I raise to $55 w 10
10
. Buttons angrily folds, Lady confidently calls, Villain calls. The flop is K
3
5
not bad for 1010 when it's checked to me. So I make a little less than half size bet of $80. Lady folds, and villain tank calls. The turn is a J
Villain pause checks, and I tank check. The river is a 4
, and Villain tank shoves $290. I tanked for awhile, and finally said "How much?" hoping Villain would talk. Instead the dealer intervened, and wasn't able to get any vocal reads or expressions. Dealer responds, "$290." making the pot total $625. Villain is sitting there w a stoic look, his head resting on his fist, elbow on the table, arms making a 45d angle. I glance over 30 secs later, and still same expression w blank face. Then out of nowhere my brain starts racing w all the poker ups/downs from this week. Every crucial hand from the week shoots through my mind as I'm trying to making this decision. Once I clear the clouds in my mind, I say "This is very close, and just not sure." I ended up...
thoughts on folding or calling?
I'll let ya know tomorrow.