AJ Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I simply don't have words for the level of stupidity that some people display in double or nothing games. Seen a few recently, but felt compelled to post this They sensibly check it to the river, and then get into a betting frenzy; fair enough for Polo he has the nuts and should play, but there are all manner of hands that are beating Vickypieter here. second bottom set is no hand to hang yourself on. Key point is dollar has 255 chips after posting the ante, around 1 x BB and he's coming up to the blinds. They are almost 100% certain to cash, but Vicky throws away the money. Had this happen to me yesterday when I cashed with 400 chips after two big stacks went all in preflop at the end. :lol Standard in these games is worse then before I reckon. *********** # 1 ************** PokerStars Game #32862717898: Tournament #195587771, $5.00+$0.20 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level VI (100/200) - 2009/09/15 5:09:33 ET Table '195587771 1' 10-max Seat #6 is the button Seat 3: Rustambul (5835 in chips) Seat 4: Polo181279 (2175 in chips) Seat 6: dollar5784 (275 in chips) Seat 8: asjohnstone (3255 in chips) Seat 9: vickypieter (2005 in chips) Seat 10: zhouzhongjie (1455 in chips) Rustambul: posts the ante 20 Polo181279: posts the ante 20 dollar5784: posts the ante 20 asjohnstone: posts the ante 20 vickypieter: posts the ante 20 zhouzhongjie: posts the ante 20 asjohnstone: posts small blind 100 vickypieter: posts big blind 200 *** HOLE CARDS *** Dealt to asjohnstone [5d 8s] zhouzhongjie: folds Rustambul: folds Polo181279: calls 200 dollar5784: folds asjohnstone: folds vickypieter: checks *** FLOP *** [2h Th 4d] vickypieter: checks Polo181279: checks *** TURN *** [2h Th 4d] [Ac] vickypieter: checks Polo181279: checks *** RIVER *** [2h Th 4d Ac] [Kd] vickypieter: bets 200 Polo181279: raises 200 to 400 vickypieter: raises 200 to 600 Polo181279: raises 1355 to 1955 and is all-in vickypieter: calls 1185 and is all-in Uncalled bet (170) returned to Polo181279 *** SHOW DOWN *** Polo181279: shows [Jc Qs] (a straight, Ten to Ace) vickypieter: shows [4c 4s] (three of a kind, Fours) Polo181279 collected 4190 from pot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuleBritannia Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Re: Retarded calls Would you not have bet the flop, just to see where you were? Unlikely to be behind at that stage and more likely to fall behind with each card turned over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Re: Retarded calls There's a guy with 255 chips. It's a bubble on a double or nothing. i'd have folded pocket tens on that flop if I'd faced a bet. It's fundamental ICM. People consistantly display zero situational knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glceud Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Re: Retarded calls It's fundamental ICM. People consistantly display zero situational knowledge. Still not a 100% sure that the term "Retarded" is necessary.:sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy the punter Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Re: Retarded calls I think the preflop limp by Polo is shocking. And vicky trying to trap when survival, not chip gathering, is key, shows a massively lack of understanding, like you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuleBritannia Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Re: Retarded calls There's a guy with 255 chips. It's a bubble on a double or nothing. i'd have folded pocket tens on that flop if I'd faced a bet. It's fundamental ICM. People consistantly display zero situational knowledge. I mis-counted, thought there was 7 left :sad Still, amazing the amount of times you see this, where players get so caught up in it that they forget where they are at. Whether it is "retarded" or not is up for debate IMO. Not clever ... yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Re: Retarded calls a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: Dictionary.com defines retarded as above. Happy it fits with the play we've seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glceud Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Re: Retarded calls Dictionary.com defines retarded as above. Happy it fits with the play we've seen. You should get out into the real world from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 Re: Retarded calls You should get out into the real world from time to time. Tried it, didn't like it. look, have i offened you in some way here ? I don't use the word in any way to reference down syndrome or anything. Really wasn't what I meant, just thought it was a dreadful play. If I've upset you, I didn't mean it. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glceud Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Re: Retarded calls Tried it, didn't like it. look, have i offened you in some way here ? I don't use the word in any way to reference down syndrome or anything. Really wasn't what I meant, just thought it was a dreadful play. If I've upset you, I didn't mean it. Sorry. Not offended, just think its a slightly stronger word than is needed to describe a play in a game of cards. Stupid, dumbass or idiotic would suffice:ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glceud Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Re: Retarded calls I simply don't have words for the level of stupidity that some people display in double or nothing games. . You still dont have the right words;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlydaveLDN Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Re: Retarded calls I think the following hand is the worst call I've ever seen, and will be tough to beat. The guy had 4-bet me a couple of times and I was just waiting for a hand to get all-in with. Grabbed by Holdem Manager NL Holdem $0.50(BB) Replayer Hero ($67.25) SB ($92.85) Dealt to Hero J J SB raises to $1.50, Hero raises to $5, SB raises to $15.50, Hero raises to $67.25 (AI), SB calls $51.75 FLOP ($134) 5 5 Q TURN ($134) 5 5 Q 8 RIVER ($134) 5 5 Q 8 K Hero shows J J (Pre 83%, Flop 94.2%, Turn 100.0%) SB shows 4 3 (Pre 17%, Flop 5.8%, Turn 0.0%) Hero wins $134 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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