By Podiman on September 6th, 2007 (more posts by author)

I don't claim to be the best player, but I am def. top 2-3 at my home game, i win consistantly there. We have a WSOP pool going, each week we start with a $150 tourny, with 2-$100RB during the 1st 3 levels (10min). We take $600 out each week and by next May we will have enough to send 2 to the WSOP plus $2K travel, plus some $$ for 3-5th. I am currently in 1st and have cashed in the tourny 8 times (2-1st, 3-2nd, 3-3rd) for 62%. Not bad at all.

Then we go to a $1/$2 game with a $200 max, then $2/$5 at 10pm with a $400 max. There can easily be $5K in play, not bad for a small home game. The other night, this hand came up:
Late night action, 3-handed I have a little over $1000 in front of me

Here is the deal.. I have an incredibly loose/crazy/bluffer image with this group. I play a lot of garbage for cheap and when I hit..… I also raise with garbage and throw out either a check-raise with or bet out, but then show my hands. Of course I get paid alot when I have a big hand cause they just assume I am playing crap again. I know this group well now and have a good read on most.

In the BB looked down at KK. UTG makes it $12 ( back to $1/$2), SB folds and I make it $30. He smooth calls. I know this player well and he is the other top player in the group (7 cahses at 54%)

Flop is 9 high with 2 spades. I think for a few and bet $45, he thinks for a while and goes all-in for almost $400.


So.. back to the hand. I know he thinks I am f’n around again and he has a real hand. I know, cause he always thinks too long with a big hand, going over how he should play it. When he is drawing or bluffing, he acts quickly.

When he went all-in I insta-called and he turned over QQ and I dragged a pot of over $800.

Needless to say.. it was the last hand of the night.

Off to Vegas this weekend to play in a RollingStone Celeb/Pro tourny at the Hard Rock, will let ya know how it goes!