My excursion scanning the globe for poker sites is over. It was halted at 208.
There are four reasons I stopped my quest to visit every poker site running:
> Our government is crushing sites left and right with their lame brain laws so I have no idea who will be here tomorrow.
> Sites are not always returning funds when they go out of business or stop taking USA business.
> Sites like Mansion Poker are taking your money, then asking for identification and information they do not need - in order for you to cash out.
> I am going to stick with the sites that stuck with US players during this debacle.
I get letters from women all over the world. For instance Jessica Simpson, Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Gulbis keep asking "Where does Nik Faldo play poker? We want to play with his chips!" Well, who can blame them?
Here are the sites I am on now and the list can only shrink. Time for me to get some FPP equity in the sites I play in.
1. Poker Stars – the best site in my opinion and didn’t run out on US players like Party Poker. This leaves Poker Stars above the rest by a long shot.
2. World Poker Exchange – NO RAKE! Few players, but plenty of free rolls and a sports bookie – if you like to look up the lines for information only!
3. Bugsy’s Club – Nice software
4. The Gaming Club – Don’t like the software but they have plenty of tournaments
5. Full Tilt Poker – Plenty of players and nice software.
6. Ultimate Bet – Plenty of players but I hate the lobby.
7. Bo Dog Poker – I just don’t like the software or the lobby, but a bookie also.
8. Absolute Poker – I don’t trust this site for some reason, don’t like the service or the software, but plenty of free rolls
9. Platinum Poker (Doyle’s Poker Network) – Don’t like the software but tourneys are plentiful enough
10. True Poker – Been around a long time and never gets any bigger or any better. Horrible lobby, few players, tournaments are few, SNG’s never fill, but the graphics are great for ring play.
11. Jungle Poker – the little site that could! Plenty of tourneys and they are still open!
This is where I am playing, but in my opinion Poker Stars is the best bar none! - Nik Faldo
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Let us examine the real reasons for Nik:
1) He's not handsome.
2) He's not very smart.
3) He whines about "bad beats" except from his gay lover.
4) He's never around to play poker with his manpig boyfriend on Friday evenings.
Beerhog, Gridlock, 7forty7 and I were watching Brokeback Mt. and time slipped away.
So did the soap on a rope later.
Check this out.
If I would have lost this hand my monitor would have been smashed to bits.
Hold'em Limit ($3/$6)
Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: Louanna ($139 in chips)
Seat 2: ASSOSRIGAS ($735 in chips)
Seat 3: homerwells ($71 in chips)
Seat 4: N8II ($293 in chips)
Seat 5: moneyman11 ($146 in chips)
Seat 6: FL-Hunter ($502.50 in chips)
Seat 7: BighandLeo ($99 in chips)
Seat 8: nzdsm ($170 in chips)
Seat 9: Zhenja ($121 in chips)
FL-Hunter: posts small blind $1
BighandLeo: posts big blind $3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Louanna [2h 6d]
nzdsm: folds
Zhenja: folds
Louanna: folds
ASSOSRIGAS: raises $3 to $6
homerwells: folds
N8II: raises $3 to $9
moneyman11: folds
FL-Hunter: folds
BighandLeo: folds
ASSOSRIGAS: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [4h Kc 7h]
ASSOSRIGAS: bets $3
N8II: raises $3 to $6
ASSOSRIGAS: raises $3 to $9
N8II: raises $3 to $12
Betting is capped
ASSOSRIGAS: calls $3
*** TURN *** [4h Kc 7h] [Ad]
ASSOSRIGAS: bets $6
N8II: raises $6 to $12
ASSOSRIGAS: calls $6
*** RIVER *** [4h Kc 7h Ad] [5c]
ASSOSRIGAS: checks
N8II: bets $6
ASSOSRIGAS: calls $6
*** SHOW DOWN ***
N8II: shows [8c 6h] (a straight, Four to Eight)
ASSOSRIGAS: mucks hand
N8II collected $79 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $82 | Rake $3
Board [4h Kc 7h Ad 5c]
Seat 1: Louanna folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: ASSOSRIGAS mucked [Ac Ks]
Seat 3: homerwells folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: N8II showed [8c 6h] and won ($79) with a straight, Four to Eight
Seat 5: moneyman11 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: FL-Hunter (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: BighandLeo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: nzdsm folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Zhenja folded before Flop (didn't bet)
The 'For Sale' sign was posted...
Hold'em Limit ($3/$6)
Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: Louanna ($139 in chips)
Seat 2: ASSOSRIGAS ($669 in chips)
Seat 3: homerwells ($71 in chips)
Seat 5: moneyman11 ($178 in chips)
Seat 6: FL-Hunter ($501.50 in chips)
Seat 7: BighandLeo ($95 in chips)
Seat 8: nzdsm ($166 in chips)
Seat 9: Zhenja ($139 in chips)
Seat 10: haba87 ($24.50 in chips)
haba87: posts small blind $1
Louanna: posts big blind $3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Louanna [Kc 3s]
ASSOSRIGAS: folds
homerwells: folds
moneyman11: calls $3
FL-Hunter: folds
BighandLeo: calls $3
nzdsm: folds
Zhenja: folds
haba87: calls $2
Louanna: checks
*** FLOP *** [4c 2h 9s]
haba87: checks
Louanna: checks
moneyman11: checks
BighandLeo: checks
*** TURN *** [4c 2h 9s] [4d]
haba87: checks
Louanna: bets $6
N8II has returned
moneyman11: folds
BighandLeo: folds
haba87: folds
Louanna collected $12 from pot
Louanna: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $12 | Rake $0
Board [4c 2h 9s 4d]
Seat 1: Louanna (big blind) collected ($12)
Seat 2: ASSOSRIGAS folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: homerwells folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: moneyman11 folded on the Turn
Seat 6: FL-Hunter folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: BighandLeo folded on the Turn
Seat 8: nzdsm folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: Zhenja (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: haba87 (small blind) folded on the Turn
This guy plays almost every hand, and enjoys raising often.
It was a delight having him at the table this evening.
Hold'em Limit ($3/$6)
Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: Louanna ($56 in chips)
Seat 3: homerwells ($146 in chips)
Seat 4: N8II ($340 in chips)
Seat 5: moneyman11 ($133 in chips)
Seat 6: FL-Hunter ($483.50 in chips)
Seat 7: BighandLeo ($88 in chips)
Seat 8: nzdsm ($162 in chips)
Seat 10: qwpendr ($117 in chips)
moneyman11: posts small blind $1
FL-Hunter: posts big blind $3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Louanna [Jd Qs]
BighandLeo: folds
nzdsm: folds
qwpendr: folds
Louanna: calls $3
homerwells: calls $3
N8II: raises $3 to $6
moneyman11: folds
FL-Hunter: folds
Louanna: calls $3
homerwells: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [2h Qh 8d]
Louanna: bets $3
homerwells: folds
N8II: raises $3 to $6
Louanna: calls $3
*** TURN *** [2h Qh 8d] [3s]
Louanna: bets $6
N8II: raises $6 to $12
Louanna: calls $6
*** RIVER *** [2h Qh 8d 3s] [5d]
Louanna: bets $6
N8II: raises $6 to $12
Louanna: calls $6
*** SHOW DOWN ***
N8II: shows [Ts Ah] (high card Ace)
Louanna: shows [Jd Qs] (a pair of Queens)
Louanna collected $79 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $82 | Rake $3
Board [2h Qh 8d 3s 5d]
Seat 1: Louanna showed [Jd Qs] and won ($79) with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: homerwells folded on the Flop
Seat 4: N8II (button) showed [Ts Ah] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 5: moneyman11 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: FL-Hunter (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: BighandLeo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: nzdsm folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 10: qwpendr folded before Flop (didn't bet)
I raised on the river here, but I wasn't happy about it.
Please inform me of your thoughts on this matter.
Also, see comments at the end of this synopsis.
Hold'em Limit ($3/$6)
Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: MaxPower ($114 in chips)
Seat 2: Louanna ($121 in chips)
Seat 3: danny boy 14 ($304 in chips)
Seat 4: johnnyru16 ($67 in chips)
Seat 5: hewittrand ($288.50 in chips)
Seat 6: franky11mo ($139.50 in chips)
Seat 7: HollyStreet ($85 in chips)
Seat 8: helmet32 ($124.50 in chips)
Seat 9: md1silro ($167.50 in chips)
Seat 10: cflex ($90 in chips)
danny boy 14: posts small blind $1
johnnyru16: posts big blind $3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Louanna [Kc Ac]
hewittrand: folds
franky11mo: folds
HollyStreet: folds
helmet32: folds
md1silro: calls $3
cflex: folds
MaxPower: folds
Louanna: raises $3 to $6
danny boy 14: folds
johnnyru16: calls $3
md1silro: calls $3
*** FLOP *** [Kh 6c 4s]
johnnyru16: bets $3
md1silro: calls $3
Louanna: raises $3 to $6
johnnyru16: calls $3
md1silro: calls $3
*** TURN *** [Kh 6c 4s] [4h]
johnnyru16: bets $6
md1silro: folds
Louanna: raises $6 to $12
johnnyru16: calls $6
*** RIVER *** [Kh 6c 4s 4h] [6d]
johnnyru16: bets $6
Louanna: raises $6 to $12
johnnyru16: calls $6
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Louanna: shows [Kc Ac] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
johnnyru16: mucks hand
Louanna collected $82 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $85 | Rake $3
Board [Kh 6c 4s 4h 6d]
Seat 1: MaxPower folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Louanna (button) showed [Kc Ac] and won ($82) with two pair, Kings and Sixes
Seat 3: danny boy 14 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: johnnyru16 (big blind) mucked [Ks Js]
Seat 5: hewittrand folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: franky11mo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: HollyStreet folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: helmet32 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: md1silro folded on the Turn
Seat 10: cflex folded before Flop (didn't bet)
It turned out to be ok, but do you think it will be profitable to do this in the long run?
My reasoning was, it's not likely that the blind would lead into 2 opponents with bottom pair on the flop after a preflop raise by the button (me) and a KING on board.
It was even less likely that the blind would lead out on the turn when the bottom card paired if indeed he did have it. It seemed that his most likely holding was Kx or a middle pair.
I should also point out that his bet placed on the flop and turn were made quickly as were his calls, leading me to believe he had something like a weak king or middle pair. And he hesitated about 6 seconds when he bet into me on the river, leading me to believe he actually had to think for a few seconds before deciding what to do. I reasoned that if he really had a SIX, it would have been either another quick bet or a longer pause while he enjoyed his runner runner full house.
The only six I could put him on was A6s and since I had an ace I figured that even to be less likely than normal.
I'd like to think that I reasoned this hand as well as I'm saying, but I'm not completely sure that I just couldn't unconvince myself of placing him on a weak king or thereabouts early on.
How would you have bet it.
I think you played it right - except for the value bet at the end.
I probably would of called there because it would of cost me three bets if he had a 6 or a 4.
But your read was point on and if you believed your read was perfect - then bet!
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