Pattern Mapper For $1000 Alex
 

PokerStars Game #8827626089: Hold'em No Limit ($2/$4) - 2007/03/10 - 02:43:45 (ET)
Table 'Deneb V' 6-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: 1on1guru ($400 in chips)
Seat 2: Newt_Buggs ($400 in chips)
Seat 3: NoTalentTom ($690.05 in chips)
Seat 4: bmm83 ($546.10 in chips)
Seat 5: TableATM ($1319.60 in chips)
Seat 6: espartaco60 ($2985.35 in chips)
espartaco60: posts small blind $2
1on1guru: posts big blind $4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to NoTalentTom [9h 9c]
Newt_Buggs: folds
NoTalentTom: raises $12 to $16
bmm83: folds
TableATM: folds
espartaco60: calls $14
1on1guru: folds
*** FLOP *** [9d Qd 7s]
espartaco60: checks
NoTalentTom: bets $24
espartaco60: calls $24
*** TURN *** [9d Qd 7s] [5d]
espartaco60: checks
NoTalentTom: bets $66
espartaco60: calls $66
*** RIVER *** [9d Qd 7s 5d] [4s]
espartaco60: bets $176
NoTalentTom: calls $176
*** SHOW DOWN ***
espartaco60: shows [6s 3s] (a straight, Three to Seven)
NoTalentTom: mucks hand
espartaco60 collected $565 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $568 | Rake $3
Board [9d Qd 7s 5d 4s]
Seat 1: 1on1guru (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Newt_Buggs folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: NoTalentTom mucked [9h 9c]
Seat 4: bmm83 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: TableATM (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: espartaco60 (small blind) showed [6s 3s] and won ($565) with a straight, Three to Seven

Shitty beat (wtf was villian thinking?)... but on a side note, with the completed diamond draw and 86 open ended on the turn, is checking behind for pot control a bad play here? It'd be my prefered line. If we're check raised on the turn (I assume we call), the river bet now puts us all in

gorgeous flop peel

Against a more sane opponent, it probably would be. This guy was AWFUL though.

What gives you that impression :rolleyes:

Edit: Always has me AMAZED when an awful player is sitting on some insane stack (like here 7.5 buy ins deeps!)