THE HAMMER!!!Blame Grubby, but my play has gotten even worse: I’m now raising with the worst possible Hold ‘em starting hand: 27o, or The Hammer. Here’s the punch line: It worked!
UPDATE: It worked three times!!!
Here’s how it went down:
Game started at: 16:40:45
02/14/04
Game ID: 106082 1/2 Table Five 1/2 (Hold’em)
Seat 4 is the button
Seat 4: bananahead (67.75).
Seat 5: Pokertorsken (88.75).
Seat 6: RickBlaine (26).
Seat 8: Lamby (84).
Player Pokertorsken has small blind (0.50)
Player RickBlaine has big blind (1)
Player Pokertorsken received card: [10h]
Player Pokertorsken received card: [7s]
Player RickBlaine received card: [2c]
Player RickBlaine received card: [7d]
Player Lamby received card: [Ad]
Player Lamby received card: [5s]
Player bananahead received card: [8d]
Player bananahead received card: [5d]
Player Lamby folds
Player bananahead raises (2)
Player Pokertorsken folds
Player RickBlaine calls (1)
*** FLOP ***: [Kd 6h Ac]
Player RickBlaine bets (1)
Player bananahead raises (2)
Player RickBlaine raises (2)
Player bananahead folds
------ Summary ------
Pot: 9.25. Rake: 0.25
Board: [Kd 6h Ac]
Player bananahead does not show cards. Bets: 4. Collects: 0 Loses: 4
Player Pokertorsken does not show cards. Bets: 0.50. Collects: 0 Loses: 0.50
*Player RickBlaine shows: High Card Ace [2c 7d]. Bets: 5. Collects: 9.25 Wins: 4.25
Player Lamby does not show cards. Bets: 0. Collects: 0 Wins: 0
Game ended at: 16:41:23 02/14/04
And here’s the chat:
#106082:RickBlaine wins ($9.25) High Card Ace
RickBlaine:THE HAMMER!!!!
Pauly would be proud.
UPDATE:
Game started at: 16:04:19 02/15/04
Game ID: 110310 1/2 Table Two 1/2 (Hold’em)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 2: Amazing (68.50).
Seat 6: RickBlaine (33).
Player RickBlaine has small blind (0.50)
Player Amazing has big blind (1)
Player Amazing received card: [3d]
Player Amazing received card: [10h]
Player RickBlaine received card: [2h]
Player RickBlaine received card: [7s]
Player RickBlaine calls (0.50)
Player Amazing checks
*** FLOP ***: [4c Jc As]
Player Amazing checks
Player RickBlaine bets (1)
Player Amazing folds
------ Summary ------
Pot: 3. Rake: 0
Board: [4c Jc As]
Player Amazing does not show cards. Bets: 1. Collects: 0 Loses: 1
*Player RickBlaine shows: High Card Ace [2h 7s]. Bets: 2. Collects: 3 Wins: 1
Game ended at: 16:04:40 02/15/04
And the chat:
#110310:RickBlaine wins ($3) High Card Ace
RickBlaine:THE HAMMER!!!
2/15/2004 4:31:32 PM Game started at: 16:31:32 02/15/04
Game ID: 110445 1/2 Table Two 1/2 (Hold’em)
Seat 6 is the button
Seat 2: Amazing (52.25).
Seat 6: RickBlaine (41.25).
Seat 10: DoYou (108.25).
Player DoYou has small blind (0.50)
Player Amazing has big blind (1)
Player DoYou received card: [2h]
Player DoYou received card: [Qh]
Player Amazing received card: [2s]
Player Amazing received card: [Qs]
Player RickBlaine received card: [7h]
Player RickBlaine received card: [2c]
Player RickBlaine calls (1)
Player DoYou calls (0.50)
Player Amazing checks
*** FLOP ***: [8s Kc Jc]
Player DoYou checks
Player Amazing checks
Player RickBlaine bets (1)
Player DoYou folds
Player Amazing folds
------ Summary ------
Pot: 4. Rake: 0
Board: [8s Kc Jc]
Player Amazing does not show cards. Bets: 1. Collects: 0 Loses: 1
*Player RickBlaine shows: High Card King [7h 2c]. Bets: 2. Collects: 4 Wins: 2
Player DoYou does not show cards. Bets: 1. Collects: 0 Loses: 1
Game ended at: 16:31:55 02/15/04
And the chat:
#110445:RickBlaine wins ($4) High Card King
RickBlaine:THE HAMMER!!!
