Was playing with a woman who did something similar (I was not in the hand, so no sour grapes) saying "I knew he had aces, but I had a feeling this T7 was going to hit." She just kept on saying "I had this deep down feeling" going on about it for like 5 minutes. I finally said, "Are you sure it wasn't just gas?" Table cracks up and at least she stopped blathering about her gut feeling.

I'm derailing the thread but its 68/32.

Finally I have a contribution;

At a 2/4 game last week. Typical Poker bro at the table, throwing around all kinds of strategy-talk like the typical "If you bet the turn, I'm folding every time", "I was priced in (with 72o)" talk...

He's in a hand HU with another player and action goes like this;

Board: AJ67 (Turn just came)
Player 1 bets 50% pot
PokerBro tanks
Pokerbro: "I'm pretty sure I have fold equity here."
Tanks some more.
PokerBro Folds.

I lol'ed inside.
As soon as you say "I have fold equity", you kind of don't.
But he obviously didn't understand the meaning of it, I'm pretty confident he assumed it meant the money he was saving by folding.

No he had already decided to fold and was attempting to sate his ego by saying 'I'm smart enough to raise you here because you fold most of the time' but didn't have the balls to pull the trigger. I don't think he was talking about fold equity in the way you're assuming, but I do agree it's annoying and the guy should just shut up and fold.

As annoying as players like him can be, they basically tell you how they play and you can often make them level themselves into some pretty bad plays.

Quick one that amused me;

Horrible player on my right finally leaves after dropping about $1k in this 1/2 game. Man just couldn't fold top pair for any amount of money, even if his top pair was 9s and his kicker Jack with no redraws.

Guy on my left who has his picture in the dictionary next to OMC definition says to table "that guy wasn't playing right".

I speak up saying he was playing just fine. Dealer tries not to laugh.

OMC says "no, that guy was really not playing right".

I reply by asking OMC "why are you here?".

Dealer breaks out laughing for real and OMC just is confused because he didn't understand where I was coming from.


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In a tournament at Hollywood Park, one (asian) guy bets on the flop, one (black) guy thinks and folds, the other (asian) guy calls. Don't remember how the hand played out but anyways.

The (black) guy that folded to the flop bet after the hand was like "If I called, the other (asian) caller would have definitely folded."

I asked him what his reasoning was for this but he didn't give an answer.

100% sure the (asian) caller would have called if he (black folder) called, weirdest logic I have encountered.

Or maybe they have history and the one player knows that the black player plays tight and it's not about race?

Has nothing to do with race, it was just a comment that made no sense and they didn't have any history

Nothing wrong with profiling people at a poker table, you are dumb if you dont.

It wasn't about that. It was about him adding race to the description of the scenario. I wasn't doing that social justice thing of calling him racist for doing it. I think it's fine to use a stereotype of a player to make a tough decision until you have more information to show that the read is wrong. I just didn't really understand the reason for the post I guess. He's also assuming they don't have a history. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't think "OMG That is soooo absurd" to the guy's comment.

It was absurd IMO, he was so sure, but even the 2nd Asian guy said after the hand he would hot have folded had black guy called. He was so confident with no reasoning behind it about the fact he would fold, and after the hand the Asian guy confirmed he wouldn't have. In reality, Asian guy is getting better odds to call if black guy does so he's probably more likely to call...

So ya.....

Sure seemed like you were doing that racist thing. I'm going to guess you are one of those races and got offended. If I had just said 3 white guys you probably wouldn't have flinched.

Reality is, if I didn't put the races in it makes the situation seem even more bland as it isn't detailed to begin with, just really silly reasoning that could have been made by any race/gender but god bless, wish all those guys the best =)

I am always profiling my competition at the table and am very aware of everything going on...

LCP isn't a strategy forum.

Nice!

Also belongs in the "stingiest" thread in OOT.

Didn't witness the thought process, but whatever it was I think it fits here:

Game is 2/4, 10 players
Bill and Ted are at the river, HU.
Bill is a spewing whale who has rebought at least 5 times for $200 (max is $400)
Pot is $90
Board doesn't matter, Bill bets $40 with $300 behind.
Ted goes all in for $44.
Bill folds.

Bill obviously had nothing.

I might be calling there with nothing on the chance Ted passes out before he can table his cards.

Metagame-wise there's more value to calling. Plus V can always announce "I missed" and muck.

i folded to an 8$ raise once in 1/2.... I missed a str8 flush draw... i bet every street, $50 on river... lady went allin for 58, i folded.

He should have paid $4 more for the information.

Bingo.

Yes. He should be playing Bingo.

Yeah. I love that he's implying that he has K9 and is pretty sure that it's good.

Several times I have seen a certian player go all-in pre-flop, everyone folds and then shows a pair of jacks saying, "That is the only way you can play them."

Not strictly heard live, actually posted on the Facebook poker forum but great none the less.