Edmondo is an awful maniac who started running crazy hot a few minutes after and took almost four BIs from another maniac who was as bad as him. Excession sat down with me and saw how great this tables are...MEH.


Texas Hold'em $0.50-$1 PL (real money), hand #162,589,386
Table Tripolis, 7 Apr 2007 11:25 PM ET

Seat 3: AlexMR [ JD,10S ] ($66.35 in chips)
Seat 5: susianni ($254.70 in chips)
Seat 6: laakeri84 ($62.60 in chips)
Seat 10: edmundo79 ($30.50 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
edmundo79 posts blind ($0.50), AlexMR posts blind ($0.50).

PRE-FLOP
susianni folds, laakeri84 folds, edmundo79 checks, AlexMR checks.

FLOP [board cards JS,5S,3D ]
edmundo79 bets $0.50, AlexMR bets $1.30, edmundo79 calls $0.80.

TURN [board cards JS,5S,3D,10H ]
edmundo79 checks, AlexMR bets $3.60, edmundo79 calls $3.60.

RIVER [board cards JS,5S,3D,10H,7H ]
edmundo79 checks, AlexMR bets $8, edmundo79 bets $25, AlexMR calls $17.

SHOWDOWN


Is my call too out of line? I mean, he was a maniac, i think at that point i should want him to have more chips to push. I saw him playing for more than double stacks with top pair * kicker.

What the hell do you put him on? That suddenly raises? 89? Come on...no draws really got there, easy call.

64 got there, but I'm calling too. If he is a true maniac who makes unpredictable plays that include bluffing the river and value betting marginal hands then I play according to the the strength of my hand. You have top two, so call.

He had 77 you 2 fishes!!! How did you not see it!!?

i think you should fold. here's why:

most of the time i CR the river....i have a very big and/or concealed hand.

most of the time i CR the river without a monster....i get looked up by 2nd best hands and remind myself to CR the river less often.

most of the time i CR the river on a bluff...i get looked up by stupid crap and remind myself to CR the river less often.

EVERY time i've seen an opponent CR the river at $100NL and show down, they've had a hand that can beat 2 pair. it may be something retarded that they should never have got to the river with, and you may have a strong hand in a situation where it seems like you have to call.....but....i dont think river CR's are bluffs until you get up way way higher than $50NL.