I can not beat this guy...

[Talking Poker]

When donks run hot, it's one thing, because they are donks and will inevitably give it all back - you just have to hope they will keep playing you. But when GOOD players run hot, I'm just envious.

This guy is a good HU SNG player... A very good one, in fact. He is one of a very few people that I will purposely avoid. He's better than me (against the field), but FWIW, I think I have a slight edge against him when we play each other. I feel like I'm pretty in tune to what he thinks I'm thinking, and I don't think he knows what I think he's thinking nearly as well. I still avoid him though, because I think it's just not +EV for us to be playing each other, and ESPECIALLY for me because of how he runs.

Here's a fine example from the match we played tonight. FWIW, I beat 3 other guys while this match dragged on.

I started off down after he called me with a weak TP when I was repping a made straight on the river (raise flop, check behind turn, "value" bet when oesd card hits river). I thought he'd lay it down, but he didn't. I built back up, and then this:


Full Tilt Poker Game #5849660474: $200 + $10 Heads Up Sit & Go (44529363), Table 1 - 30/60 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:38:51 ET - 2008/03/30
Seat 1: acesneverlose (1,330)
Seat 2: Troll Pie (1,670)
Troll Pie posts the small blind of 30
acesneverlose posts the big blind of 60
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Troll Pie [6d 9d]
Troll Pie raises to 150
acesneverlose calls 90
*** FLOP *** [6s 9s 2c]
acesneverlose checks
Troll Pie bets 180
acesneverlose raises to 480
Troll Pie raises to 1,520, and is all in
acesneverlose calls 700, and is all in
Troll Pie shows [6d 9d]
acesneverlose shows [As 7s]
Uncalled bet of 340 returned to Troll Pie
*** TURN *** [6s 9s 2c] [Jh]
*** RIVER *** [6s 9s 2c Jh] [4s]
Troll Pie shows two pair, Nines and Sixes
acesneverlose shows a flush, Ace high
acesneverlose wins the pot (2,660) with a flush, Ace high
The blinds are now 40/80
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,660 | Rake 0
Board: [6s 9s 2c Jh 4s]
Seat 1: acesneverlose (big blind) showed [As 7s] and won (2,660) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: Troll Pie (small blind) showed [6d 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Sixes


I built back up AGAIN (well, I was getting there), and then this:

Full Tilt Poker Game #5849730393: $200 + $10 Heads Up Sit & Go (44529363), Table 1 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 23:44:59 ET - 2008/03/30
Seat 1: acesneverlose (1,920)
Seat 2: Troll Pie (1,080)
acesneverlose posts the small blind of 40
Troll Pie posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Troll Pie [Kh Ts]
acesneverlose calls 40
Troll Pie checks
*** FLOP *** [2c Kd 3d]
Troll Pie checks
acesneverlose bets 80
Troll Pie raises to 200
acesneverlose calls 120
*** TURN *** [2c Kd 3d] [Jh]
Troll Pie bets 360
acesneverlose has 15 seconds left to act
acesneverlose raises to 880
Troll Pie calls 440, and is all in
acesneverlose shows [Qs Qc]
Troll Pie shows [Kh Ts]
Uncalled bet of 80 returned to acesneverlose
*** RIVER *** [2c Kd 3d Jh] [Qh] <-- Whore.
acesneverlose shows three of a kind, Queens
Troll Pie shows a pair of Kings
acesneverlose wins the pot (2,160) with three of a kind, Queens
Troll Pie: oh ffs
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2,160 | Rake 0
Board: [2c Kd 3d Jh Qh]
Seat 1: acesneverlose (small blind) showed [Qs Qc] and won (2,160) with three of a kind, Queens
Seat 2: Troll Pie (big blind) showed [Kh Ts] and lost with a pair of Kings


Can you imagine what it would be like to play well AND run even better? He's got like the anti-bdawg luck.