Math call with 73o... Do you think I'm an idiot?

haddonhaddon
in General Poker Chat
Here's the situation. There's a $3/$6 player sitting at our $1/$2 table (it was late and all the $3/$6 tables had broken), basically raising and gambling with any two cards. He and his buddy were just screwing around, and I knew it was just a matter of time before one of them gambled at the wrong time.

The two of them decided to leave, and on the last hand one of them went all-in blind for about $100. I was on the button with two people to act behind me. The small blind didn't seem to have any intention of calling, and the big blind really wanted to call, but you could tell it would have been a gamble for him and that he didn't really have that good of a hand.

I look down and find 73o. Normally I would just throw this away in this spot, but then the guy showed me pocket twos, the small and big folded out of turn. I just felt that I was good. I had missed my 45/51 when I was slightly behind coin flips the last 9 times in a row. Variance should kick in right?

I called and lost. I actually felt really good about the call though, all things considered...Sure I -could- have waited for a better spot, but I was up for a bit of a gamble, and ultimately it came down to a math decision.

Usually when I go to the casino I'm there with a buddy of mine, and when he saw my cards he was basically completely sickened. Even though I explained about the math and variance he still couldn't believe I made the call.

So, I ask you this... would -you- make that call? And why?

Comments

  • ChrisWinsorChrisWinsor
    rofl... It woulda been the same had he had q8o, but K8o you're a donk if you don't make the call.

    I seriously love though the "poker talk" that goes on with some players here, like EV + - 0.4 variance etc... Sure you can overanalyse the hand after the fact, but theres no fucking way all that goes through your head before you make a call or raise. It's reads, instict and odds.
  • pkrfce9pkrfce9
    Yes I do. What was the rest of it about?
  • haddonhaddon
    Yes I am an idiot?
    Or yes you call?
  • pkrfce9pkrfce9
    i leave it to the reader to decide
  • MetroMetro
    ChrisWinsor wrote: »
    rofl... It woulda been the same had he had q8o, but K8o you're a donk if you don't make the call.

    I seriously love though the "poker talk" that goes on with some players here, like EV + - 0.4 variance etc... Sure you can overanalyse the hand after the fact, but theres no fucking way all that goes through your head before you make a call or raise. It's reads, instict and odds.

    Please justify how you are "donk" if you don't make that call?

    Oh, and with regards to your previous "Bruson" comment. What exactly is this INSTICT you use?
  • HobbesHobbes
    Yes I think you are an idiot...ROFL

    Now as for the call...... :)
  • ChrisWinsorChrisWinsor
    TNORTH wrote: »
    Please justify how you are "donk" if you don't make that call?

    Oh, and with regards to your previous "Bruson" comment. What exactly is this INSTICT you use?

    What was my Brunson call? All I remember regarding that is asking for the quote where he says to fold bottom set on a connecting flop, cause I don't believe he ever said that. And see the other forum for your answer to #1
  • MetroMetro
    Well as I mentioned it was page 550 - 551 and who responded who is Bruson - with respect to a typo.
  • Doktor B.S.Doktor B.S.
    An entirely new thread dedicated to mocking my (legitimate) post, I love it! haddon, you have way too much time on your hands.

    You say you hate whining (which I wasn't even doing), but that's exactly what you've been doing about my post.
  • haddonhaddon
    Whining about whining is fine!!

    Two wrongs make a right.

    And I do have too much time on my hands. Sunday to Wednesday I am totally bored.

    Thanks to another newb for giving me something to do and responding so perfectly predictably to my nonsense.

    Mad props Donktor. Mad props!
  • JohnnieHJohnnieH
    haddon wrote: »
    And I do have too much time on my hands. Sunday to Wednesday I am totally bored.

    Try not to break another rib while licking your owns stamps, bro!
  • haddonhaddon
    Fuck that, I have two dogs, a jar of peanut butter and sometimes, on a good day, Wraychel just tells you the traffic was bad on the way home. :D
  • JohnnieHJohnnieH
    haddon wrote: »
    Fuck that, I have two dogs, a jar of peanut butter and sometimes, on a good day, Wraychel just tells you the traffic was bad on the way home. :D

    lol...Homer loves Peanut butter.
  • BBC ZBBC Z
    ChrisWinsor wrote: »
    rofl... It woulda been the same had he had q8o, but K8o you're a donk if you don't make the call.

    I seriously love though the "poker talk" that goes on with some players here, like EV + - 0.4 variance etc... Sure you can overanalyse the hand after the fact, but theres no fucking way all that goes through your head before you make a call or raise. It's reads, instict and odds.


    You play poker now? Cool. What the hell do you think ODDS are aside from EV + - 0.4 variance? Did your opponent flip the cards face up?
  • MetroMetro
    BBC Z wrote: »
    You play poker now? Cool. What the hell do you think ODDS are aside from EV + - 0.4 variance? Did your opponent flip the cards face up?

    BBC -

    My thoughts exactly, although I was unsure if this was just pointing out the obvious...
  • BBC ZBBC Z
    Wow, I totally missed the point of this thread. Sigh. I'm losing my touch.
  • ChrisWinsorChrisWinsor
    Thx Tnorth, I'm going back home Firday so I'll go find it and get back to you after I reread those pages.
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