Hello everyone,
It has been a long time since I have been on 2+2, probably 12-14 years. So long that I forgot my other username. Anyways, I live in Atlanta and playing online poker in Georgia is not an option unless I want to do Bovado (i think American Card Room is an option but I don't remember). Anyhow, I play locally in a league called "Interstate Poker Club" -
https://www.interstatepokerclub.com/home.php. It is Freeroll, fun, bar poker. The play tends to be loose, not a lot of 3-betting (4-betting is non-existent), lots of calling stations unless the bet is quite large. Again it is free, bar poker.
Well, this is the first hand of the night. All tables sit 8 people. The stacks all start at 30k. The blinds start 25/50. I am UTG.
Pre-flop:
UTG (me): AsKd raise to 200.
UTG+1: folds
UTG+2: folds
HJ: QhQc re-raises to 800. This guy I have played with before and he tends to play a bit tight. When he raises, it is either all face cards or 10's or up.
CO: 6h6c calls the 800. Never seen this guy before. New.
Button: Calls. Guy is extremely loose.
SB: Calls
BB: Folds
Back to me: I call.
Pot is ~3k
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Flop: Ah 6h 3h
UTG (me): I bet 1.5k (My thinking is make people pay to fish - I regret this later....)
HJ: Calls
CO: Calls
Button: Folds
SB: Folds
Pot is ~8k
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Turn: Ac
UTG (Me): I bet 2k (My thinking is ok I have trips - board pairs the full house can nullify a flush if anyone played KQh, QJh, JTh but i'm not buying that anyone has that.... i regret this later....)
HJ: Calls
CO: Calls
Pot is ~14k
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River: 6s
UTG (Me): I bet 10k
HJ: Folds
CO: Re-raise all-in for an additional 15k, making it 25k
UTG (Me): I call thinking the only thing that beats me now is quads. I lucked out and the board paired.
As posted above, the CO has 66 for quads. The HJ had QQ on of them hearts.
I am bust in the first hand. Played all of 5 minutes tops.
Now, i'm replaying back in my mind. On the flop, I should've checked to the pre-flop re-raiser. Called any bet on the flop. Turn would've gave me trips, I should've check/call because the flush is still out there (play small ball). The river filled me up, if the turn went checks all around and I could've have bet realizing that if anyone raises I just call.
I hesitated with this approach because the tourney before (Monday), I took this approach and I was just bleeding and bleeding chips. Ultimately, I went bust with AK pre-flop to AA. So, tonight (Wednesday) I'm thinking be the aggressor and do not people limp in with garbage and hit two pair or the oddball straights.
My poker theory and stats are rust as hell. It has been a long time since I read poker books, i.e. Dan Harrington's, Gus Hansen's, Kill Everyone, so I'm sure I'm defying things illustrated in those books.
Any random thoughts from anyone? Feel free to tell me, this play was garbage or ehhh this is not positive EV. Whatever you think.