A thread to talk about poker

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I got my ass kicked as expected yesterday, but not in the manner I expected.  I was making the right reads and playing the right way, but that was often folding 2nd-best hand.  I was looking down at a lot of Q3 and 86 offsuit and the ilk.  I didn't even have any hands that would have hit had I decided to splash around.  Basically, just got no cards.

The good news is that after one guy left, some of the others wanted to do some dealer's choice... and I won back all my money in 2 hands of 7-27, a horrendous game.

[phattymatty]

that is the worst game ever.  first time i ever played it i lost everything i came with, and it was like the very first game.  i have refused to play i ever since.  or maybe i'll get my cards and play if i get exactly 7 with the first two.  but yeah that game sucks.

[rjs246]

Easily the worst poker game ever invented.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I either take a few rounds to go for the pat 7 or see if I can bluff the 6 1/2 or 7 and drive others to chase for the high.  BTW, the worst "poker" game of all time is not 7-27, but rather ACEY DEUCEY (a.k.a. goalposts or whatnot).  At least with 7-27, you can simply fold after anteing up if you so choose.

[Father Demon]

I play 7-27 all the time at Dealer's Choice games.  But only because it annoys the shtein out of everyone else at the table.  Last week, because one guy was being an ass, I invented a stupid-ass game that was horrendously bad.  When I was challenged about it being a real game, I told them to prove it.  They couldn't, we played, and I annoyed everyone.

Good times.....

[Munson]

Played in the 100 dollar buy in tonight. I was busted when my pocket aces were cracked by pocket 6's. farging a

[phattymatty]

http://dps.twiihosting.net/wsop/doc/content/doc_591_57.PDF

[phattymatty]

i'm playing on bodog right now, i had Q-4 offsuit in BB, so i played.  flop comes QQ4.  guy in front of me bets.  turn card comes 4.  dudes bets big again, i call.  river comes A, he goes all in.   flopped a FH, had 2 sets at the turn. he paired his A on the river.  i win.

[rjs246]

Also, the WSOP is happening right now. Hellmuth won his record 11th bracelet earlier this week.

[phattymatty]

weird, i was just about to type that.  almost word for word.  i thought it was 12 though.

[rjs246]

Could be, I didn't read the article very closely.

[Munson]

Anyone know when they start televising it? I'm getting sick of watching Jamie Gold get lucky on ESPN.

I've been on a real bad luck streak lately....lots of shtein like flopping trips and someoen else having the case card with a higher kicker. straights losing to river flushes, etc. farging poker.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Hey, but at least you didn't fake-drunk-type.


They don't televise the WSOP until at least a month until the championship has been played usually.  Only the casual fans don't already know the outcome.

[phattymatty]

Um, the main event doesn't start for like another 3 weeks.

[phattymatty]

i came in 2nd in a 50-person, pot limit tournament yesterday.  150 bones.