[BPRescue]

Thanks to the response on my post yesterday. Yet another question in regard to showing cards.

On my 2nd 3-6 table of the day, I began my play very tight as to watch the table. It seemed there was one guy, 2 positions to my left, who was really pushing the table around regardless of position and anytime someone would try to see a flop, he would either bet and or raise/re-raise until most folded. I saw him go to completion a couple times on medium pairs when overcards were on the table and after betting hard.

Anyway, after folding many hands pre-flop, limping/folding on one BB and watching the table, I got big slick suited and decided that I should probably begin my play. Knowing how this guy pushed everyone I decided to just call his raise. 3 others called as normal just to see a flop. Calling is a little dangerous at this point, I know, but with an incredibly tight table, and one maniac, I thought the remaining table would be out soon unless they picked up a hand and would just see what the flop had to offer and likely raise at that point and or go from there. On another note, I love to trap with A-x suited cards, so… The flop comes, K 2 A with two suited cards, uh, wrong suit. Everyone checks to me, I check and sure enough Rambo fires away. Everyone else folds, I pause (a little Hollywood), and then finally call. Turn comes showing a middle card that I do not remember, other than it giving the board its 3rd suited card. I didn’t like that card, but was confident he did not have the flush. I check, Rambo launches and before his chips are in, I re-raise. Representing has paid off about half the time for me, so I was on the old semi bluff if you can call it that. Clearly in disgust, he pauses and does the WPT staredown thing, then finally mucking his cards and saying in quite the smart ass tone “I’ll give you credit for the flush”.

I just mucked my hand and said nothing as I never like to show. I like to let them think a bit. At the same time, after mucking, I began to question myself only because of his attitude. He clearly thought he was the man. The guy was clearly pissed because he had been manhandling the table, and either I embarrassed him, or he just had zero respect for my beginning play. After that, he went back to pushing the others around, but would play tighter when I was in the pot, and I noticed he would not bet into me as hard as the others. This entire time, I was quiet. After a while though I started to question myself on what I should have done. On one hand, I thought, yeah, let him think I had the flush so he thinks my tight ass will supply his coal if he calls me. The other side of me wanted him to know that I outplayed him.

Now, I know you guys will likely jump on me for slow playing, and then re-raising when
A flush draw came out on the turn. He could have had a hand, but so did I and he played a lot of hands pushing people around, so I felt I could slow play and get away with it. Once I saw the turn though, I decided it was time to close the hand out. A couple hands later, my wife was out of the tournament, and wanted to go play 2-4 so I joined in. But, that hand was the highlight of my day. I love nothing more than to stick it to someone who exudes arrogance and has no respect for those at the table.

On another note, with the Unabomber and all the craziness we are seeing lately, I have come up with a new one. My wife however made it quite clear she would never play with me if I did it. Here goes. Welders mask at the table. Fold it down only while in play. ;-) Sorry, on yet another tournament I saw a player with a bill hat. Every hand he would play, he would remove his glasses from the hat and put them on and pull the bill down. I just have to laugh sometimes.