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    I had a hand a few days ago that was truly laughable, I just switched to a laptop and didn't set my save hand histories but I'll try to put it together the best I can recall.

    To summarize:

    $5 Razz SnG

    3 players in the hand

    J is the bring-in

    I'm second to act (and complete)and have A3 (4 up)

    3rd player calls and has a 5 up

    Bring-in calls

    4th st

    Bring-in has a 10, checks

    I get a 2, bet

    3rd player folds

    Bring-in calls

    5th st

    Bring-in has a 8, checks

    I get an A, bet

    Bring-in calls

    6th st

    Bring-in has a 7, checks

    I get a 3, bet

    Bring-in calls

    7th st

    Bring-in checks

    I get a K, bet

    I end up losing to a Q low

    with my A234 showing the guy kept calling and ends up winning the damn hand, lol.

    I'm sure Scott & others that play alot have seen similar hands, just thought this was obscene Razz play, I guess I should've checked on 7th since I knew this quack wasn't going to budge, lol.

    Maybe he pushed the wrong game at buy-in, that's about the only explanation I can come up with.

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    The simple explanation is that...well its a 5$ sng, and with such low stakes your gonna run into alot of players who might not even know how to play the game, I've run into situations on certain sites where a player will reraise every bet/check, showing 2 pair.

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      CommentAuthorasfispimp
    • CommentTimeSep 5th 2006
     

    dude thats the worst play Ive ever seen, keep playing that way and you'll win in the long haul so donot worry about it. Whats the guys name? Ill play anyday all day with him.

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      CommentAuthorHuJwang
    • CommentTimeSep 6th 2006
     

    wow, i had almost the exact same thing happen once. i began with A234, then drew A4K, losing to a J or Q low (forget which). i guess mine isn't as bad cause i had A344 showing rather than A234. still annoyed the hell out of me though.

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    when i play razz my strategy is simple. bet bet bet when i am ahead(based on what i have and what i see of my opponent), check/call if im a little behind but have a good draw, and fold if i know i cant win. is this anywhere near good strategy or am i playing horribly wrong?

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    Just today I was raised by someone who had QQJJ showing. People are odd.

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    Right you are Alex, that'll teach me for not checking the save hand history box

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      CommentAuthorPiney1000
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2006
     

    If I had a big bank roll you should see the 30/60 game. I have seen some really bad play. I seen Jaconda78t this .

    Oh by the way where is Jaconda78 ????

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    You're playing straight up, good, solid, abc poker. At the lower levels this is all that's required to turn a profit. The only time you really have to worry about advanced play is if you want to move up to higher limits where everyone knows what they're doing and players can set up huge bluffs or make insanely good calls.

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    CrazyJoe, that is a typical $5 Razz SnG. They bring some of the worst players I have ever seen. You know the odds will work out in your favor, but those kinds of hands can just ruin your whole SnG. As soon as he called with the j 10 showing you should have slowed down a bit until you made your hand. I know that doesn't seem like sound strategy, but it saves you a chip or two when morons call you down like that and you brick brick brick. (that only applies to tournaments where odds are less important than chip stacks)

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      CommentAuthorCrustyFace
    • CommentTimeOct 29th 2006
     

    I found that the best thing to do at the low levels is to wait to you are pretty sure you have them beat before you bet. The standard is so low, not only that but you get alot of people who have never played it before and therefore have no idea what the hell they are doing and play for high.

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    I had a similar hand recently (in a $15/$30 cash game no less), only I ended up with a very smooth king low on the river. I had something ridiculous like 5432 showing - he had Q-2-9-8 (after calling with the queen on third).

    For some reason, I decided to check the river, and proceeded to kick myself several times after he checked and took the pot with a rough queen.

    By the way, how come the bring-in is acting first in your description of this hand? He should be acting after you, not before you.

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      CommentAuthorUFO1947
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2006
     

    i had a guy call a raise and then my reraise with 999 showing, i won the hand.

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      CommentAuthorLynchCats
    • CommentTimeNov 1st 2006
     

    That's the problem with small razz sit n go's and freerolls, they'll chase anything and hope you hit. Any good player would have folded by 5th street at the very latest.

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      CommentAuthorearthslash
    • CommentTimeNov 10th 2006
     

    Things like that are certainly frustrating. I lost a hand to someone the other day who thought they were playing Stud instead of Razz. They had a pair of aces showing and kept raising my bets. Somehow they managed to hit an 8 low on 7th street while I hit two pair on the river and only managed a 9 low. The person started asking why they won the pot since I had two pair... eventually someone chimed in telling them the game wasn't Stud. And it was in a $24+2 tournament too. Gotta wonder if people even read before entering some of the games on full tilt.

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    I disagree. That strategy may break even or might be slightly profitable, but you'll make more money in the long run by pushing every edge you can get.

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