Comments on: California Poker Blog - Day 5

By: Pauly McGrupp

Pauly McGrupp — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Ready to move the family out to California? Better weather, booze in stores on Sundays, and more casinos!!! Oh I forgot to mention… half nekkid ladies!

By: Chris Halverson

Chris Halverson — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

You know, as much as MN pisses me off (can we be taxed ANY more?), I do like it there. LA is just too crazy. I do like the booze on Sunday part. The nekkid ladies don’t hurt either (as long as my wife isn’t around

By: Diver

Diver — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

If it makes you feel any better, pre-flop raising with QQ in the 1/2 games at Party, although the correct play, in this case would have meant another -.5BB. Raises at most of the 1/2 Party tables don’t make anyone fold who wasn’t going to fold anyway. Last night I had AA cracked by QTo in a 3-way showdown that was capped pre-flop and post-flop (with another ace on the flop). He hit the straight with a J on the turn and K on the river. The other guy had AK. Took me several hands to work off the tilt from that one.

By: Chris Halverson

Chris Halverson — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Yeah, I’m sure you’re right about the QQ raise at the 1/2 tables in general. However, at this particular table, raises were getting some people out. I guess when I said I “stupidly didn’t raise” it was more for value than anything. It would have been the right play, that’s what I meant but didn’t say In retrospect, I’m obviously happy I didn’t.

By: Diver

Diver — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

BTW, the hand I spoke of above - probably the worst played hand I’ve ever seen - not only did this fish call all those raises with a hand he should have mucked on the first raise, he only called when he had the nut straight on the river…(this after he was one of the raisers pre-flop). Guess I still haven’t gotten over this one. lol
GL to you and Henry.