Poker At The Buzzer
April 6, 2009 by Kris Jones
Filed under Sports
Whew – I’m glad I could connect to the Internet. Have to get you your daily poker blog even if it takes using the unsecured connection at the outside of an apartment.
Today’s video features poker journeyman Ralph Perry limping in with pocket aces and getting himself in the worst possible situation – a table full of callers. He ends up throwing the best hand in poker away after a bet and subsequent reraise. Although it’s concievable he ran up against K8 or a set, I don’t see anything wrong with testing the raiser to see if he didn’t just have a good king such as KJ or KQ.
I’ve done the same thing Ralph Perry did here, but I’m usually more successful in pulling it off. Then again, I usually don’t get a table full of limpers making virtually any thing that splashes the board (besides an ace) dangerous. The funny thing here is how much different things would have probably played out had Perry so much as doubled the blind. Nothing wrong with changing things up every now and then though.
That Ralph guy is dumb… Under the gun, I make a smooth call only if I know I have players that raise so I can come over the top. To call knowing the table will limp in is already putting yourself in a shitty situation. What would of kept him in the hand… A set of Aces… At least call (but it should have been a raise for approx 75% of the other dudes chips) and see what the turn is, if the board turns a heart, there’s no shame in laying down Aces.
He had a good flop to get. A flush draw and a King. You should be able to raise the pot and make it extremely expensive for those hands to draw out on. Not for K-J to push you off. Isn’t that hand called the beginner hand?
Ah7h should have made a play too… Nut flush draw and the over card. I’m not sure how much they were playing for but I’m not suprised why I’ve never seen or heard of those dudes.
I watched it again… If not for the re-raise, I’m sure Chad calls. Either way, he still had the original bettor and raiser behind him. With the re-raise, I would have folded too. In the end, Ralph played it all wrong…