I One-Upped Mike Caro

Some people would never do what I did several weeks ago. A guy playing at our table had lost 3 buy ins of $500 at our 2- 5 no limit hold em game. I won a fair amount of that $1,500 including a hand that I trapped him on when I picked up a gut shot straight draw, bottom pair and a backdoor flush draw on the turn and hit the flush on the river.

I caught him in a perfect trap with good implied odds and check raised him all in on the river and he called for his last $290 after he had bet $100. As I was raking in the pot he was reaching into his pocket. All he had left was $100. The buy in was $200. A well dressed cowboy at the table then said “you really should give him back his last hundred dollar bill”. I am sure he was joking around more than actually meaning it.

I asked the guy where he was from and he said he was from here. Bingo! I flipped a hundred dollar bill to him immediately.

You should have seen everyone’s reaction at this table. Wh… Continue reading I One-Upped Mike Caro

Wed, December 28th, 2005

Poker lingo:

BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
TOP TWO PAIR - In flop games, having hole cards that make the highest possible two pair hand.
KICKER TROUBLE - Not having as high a kicker as an opponent.
OVER - A term used in describing two pair or a full house. "Kings over tens" means two pair, kings and tens. "Jacks over", also "Jacks up" describes a hand that is two pair: Jacks with an unspecified lower pair. Also used to describe a full house, distinguishing the three of a kind from the pair. The hand J-J-J-A-A could be described as "Full house, Jacks over Aces".
TOP PAIR - In flop games, having a hole card that matches the highest card on the board.
CARDS SPEAK - Winner(s) of the hand are determined by turning their cards face up, the best hand(s) wins (no declaration).

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