Luckbox RR

[JDMcNugent7]

I never post here but since it was against a known Luckbox Robbie Robb I thought it'd be okay...

PokerStars Game #4825154064: Tournament #24046809, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Match Round I, Level I (10/20) - 2006/05/03 - 21:31:37 (ET)
Table '24046809 1' 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: JDpoker$tar7 (1775 in chips)
Seat 2: Robbie Robb (1225 in chips)
JDpoker$tar7: posts small blind 10
Robbie Robb: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to JDpoker$tar7 [Ah Ad]
JDpoker$tar7: raises 40 to 60
Robbie Robb: raises 140 to 200
JDpoker$tar7: raises 245 to 445
Robbie Robb: calls 245
*** FLOP *** [Kd Qc Jd]
Robbie Robb: bets 780 and is all-in
JDpoker$tar7 said, "wow"
JDpoker$tar7 said, "that was an ugly flop"
JDpoker$tar7: calls 780
Robbie Robb said, "ouch"
Robbie Robb said, "9"
*** TURN *** [Kd Qc Jd] [5s]
Robbie Robb said, "9"
*** RIVER *** [Kd Qc Jd 5s] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Robbie Robb: shows [Tc Qd] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
JDpoker$tar7: shows [Ah Ad] (three of a kind, Aces)
Robbie Robb collected 2450 from pot
Robbie Robb said, "that works too"
Robbie Robb said, ":-)"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2450 | Rake 0
Board [Kd Qc Jd 5s As]
Seat 1: JDpoker$tar7 (button) (small blind) showed [Ah Ad] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 2: Robbie Robb (big blind) showed [Tc Qd] and won (2450) with a straight, Ten to Ace

[Robbie Robb]

yeah...sorry 'bout that.... {snicker}

I did feel bad for you the last hand though especially when the board paired the queens negating your fours.

Good game though!

[Robbie Robb]

My luck continues....

PokerStars Game #4825740724: Tournament #24046809, Hold'em No Limit - Match Round III, Level I (40/80) - 2006/05/03 - 22:19:23 (ET)
Table '24046809 1' 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (6000 in chips)
Seat 2: Boobie Lover (6000 in chips)
Boobie Lover: posts small blind 40
Robbie Robb: posts big blind 80
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Robbie Robb [5s Ac]
Boobie Lover: raises 160 to 240
Robbie Robb: raises 560 to 800
Boobie Lover: raises 1600 to 2400
Robbie Robb said, "hmmm"
Robbie Robb: raises 3600 to 6000 and is all-in
Boobie Lover: calls 3600 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Tc 3c Ah]
*** TURN *** [Tc 3c Ah] [4s]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 3c Ah 4s] [3d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Robbie Robb: shows [5s Ac] (two pair, Aces and Threes)
Boobie Lover: shows [8c 8s] (two pair, Eights and Threes)
Robbie Robb said, "gg"
Robbie Robb said, "short, but good"
Robbie Robb collected 12000 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 12000 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 3c Ah 4s 3d]
Seat 1: Robbie Robb (big blind) showed [5s Ac] and won (12000) with two pair, Aces and Threes
Seat 2: Boobie Lover (button) (small blind) showed [8c 8s] and lost with two pair, Eights and Threes

This was on hand #6.

[eejit101]

that was one shocking play robbie. But hey, if you hold the eternal luckbox key, why not use it!!

[Reel Deal]

Question for JD in bold below...

[JDMcNugent7]

Cuz I thought he would def. fold to a push.

[Reel Deal]

Yeah, I think re-raising and coming back over the top again are the same thing. But wouldn't this be a re-re-raise? Anyway, semantics aside, I want to understand your logic here... if you push and he folds you've now got a 3 to 1 chip lead and, assuming you're the better player, that's a very good situation HU. I guess you feel that trying to extract the maximum amount from the opponent w/o scaring them off is worth the risk of what might happen later in the hand?

Just trying to get inside the mind of the poker genius here and understand your logic! Thanks.

[JDMcNugent7]

It wasn't the first time RR re-raised me like that - and therefore I couldnt put him on that strong of a hand like a high PP or even AK. Therefore I didnt think he would have called an all in - if i thought he had PP I would have just pushed. Anyway, in the hand looking back on it i wish i re-raised more than I did again, but i still dont like pushing there cuz ya - i think i can get alot more $ out of the hand and I set myself up in a great situation to do so (about a 70% fav. when the $ went in) - the cards just screwed up the play.

[Robbie Robb]

This is REALLY interesting to read as it gives me insight into how other players "read" me (other than just auto-classifying me as a luckbox ).

I'd like to say that you were absolutely correct in your assessment that I would fold if you pushed there but, honestly, I don't know if I would have. I guess it's something I would have had to consider at the time (tangent: maybe that's one of my many weaknesses in the game - I need to consider more options before faced with them on a future street). In this hand I had middle pair with the OESD. Granted, right now there are a boatload of hands I'm behind: AA, KK, QQ (unlikely but possible), JJ, AK, AQ, AJ, AT, KQ, KJ, and QJ. Okay, wow, now that I put all that in type....I was a damn fool to play that hand out the way I did. Jesus, I'm a donkey at times...

Anyway, thanks again for this thread. I like it when people shake their heads at my idiocy - it really helps my game.

Why, oh why, can't I transfer my luckbox-iness into this week's $35million lotto draw. I guarantee you all right now - I win there is going to be one HELL of a party in Vegas this summer!

[Reel Deal]

Duh... just read this again and yeah, you came back over the top, I missed that first time so I edited the initial question so it makes sense.