[Talking Poker]

I've been playing some 1/2 (6 max) limit for the bankroll building contest.

WOW.... These players are bad, and by bad, I mean BAD!
These are a small fraction of the bad beats I've taken, but I could resist saving off a few. This one moron - literally one of the worst players I've ever seen - probably stole $100 from me singlehandedly, if not more. I have no idea how someone can play so badly and get so lucky. He'll go broke, of course, but he was rolling when I was at the table.

Here are a few hands for your reading enjoyment (and my pain):

This is the guy who crushed me. I realize I didn't have close to the nuts on the river, but this guy called EVERYTHING down, so I had to value bet him all the time:
***** Hand History for Game 2405425348 *****
1/2 Texas Hold'em Game Table (Limit) - Fri Jul 22 15:31:33 EDT 2005
Table Table 25430 (6 max) (Real Money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: Rogue623 ( $17.50)
Seat 2: xzavier19855 ( $87.75)
Seat 3: BatPope ( $107)
Seat 5: jmam0809 ( $64.25)
xzavier19855 posts small blind (0.50)
BatPope posts big blind (1)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Rogue623 [ As, Ac ]
jmam0809 folds.
Rogue623 raises (2) to 2
xzavier19855 calls (1.50)
BatPope folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ Ad, Ts, 9h ]
xzavier19855 checks.
Rogue623 bets (1)
xzavier19855 calls (1)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4s ]
xzavier19855 checks.
Rogue623 bets (2)
xzavier19855 calls (2)
** Dealing River ** : [ Qs ]
xzavier19855 checks.
Rogue623 bets (2)
xzavier19855 raises (4) to 4
Rogue623 calls (2)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $18.25 | Rake: $0.75
Board: [ Ad Ts 9h 4s Qs ]
Rogue623 balance $8.50, lost $9 [ As Ac ] [ three of a kind, aces -- As,Ac,Ad,Qs,Ts ]
xzavier19855 balance $97, bet $9, collected $18.25, net +$9.25 [ Js 7s ] [ a flush, queen high -- Qs,Js,Ts,7s,4s ]
BatPope balance $106, lost $1 (folded)
jmam0809 balance $64.25, didn't bet (folded)

Not a horrible beat (pretty annoying though), but could this guy play any worse and be any luckier?
***** Hand History for Game 2405488037 *****
1/2 Texas Hold'em Game Table (Limit) - Fri Jul 22 15:47:22 EDT 2005
Table Table 25430 (6 max) (Real Money) -- Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Rogue623 ( $48)
Seat 2: xzavier19855 ( $85)
Seat 3: BatPope ( $105.50)
Seat 4: nora4321 ( $52.25)
Seat 5: jmam0809 ( $59.25)
Seat 6: BIGSCOTTY111 ( $60.50)
jmam0809 posts small blind (0.50)
BIGSCOTTY111 posts big blind (1)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Rogue623 [ 9d, 9h ]
Rogue623 raises (2) to 2
xzavier19855 calls (2)
BatPope folds.
nora4321 calls (2)
jmam0809 calls (1.50)
BIGSCOTTY111 calls (1)
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 5s, 3c, 2d ]
jmam0809 checks.
BIGSCOTTY111 checks.
Rogue623 bets (1)
xzavier19855 calls (1)
nora4321 calls (1)
jmam0809 raises (2) to 2
BIGSCOTTY111 folds.
Rogue623 raises (2) to 3
xzavier19855 calls (2)
nora4321 folds.
jmam0809 raises (2) to 4
Rogue623 calls (1)
xzavier19855 calls (1)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 4d ]
jmam0809 bets (2)
Rogue623: funny
Rogue623 folds.
xzavier19855 raises (4) to 4
jmam0809 raises (4) to 6
xzavier19855 calls (2)
** Dealing River ** : [ 5d ]
jmam0809 bets (2)
xzavier19855 calls (2)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $38 | Rake: $1
Board: [ 5s 3c 2d 4d 5d ]
Rogue623 balance $42, lost $6 (folded)
xzavier19855 balance $109, bet $14, collected $38, net +$24 [ Qh 6h ] [ a straight, two to six -- 6h,5s,4d,3c,2d ]
BatPope balance $105.50, didn't bet (folded)
nora4321 balance $49.25, lost $3 (folded)
jmam0809 balance $45.25, lost $14 [ 7s 5c ] [ three of a kind, fives -- 7s,5c,5s,5d,4d ]
BIGSCOTTY111 balance $58.50, lost $2 (folded)

This may be the worst flop call I've ever seen. At least he was nice enough to check it down the whole way. Pretty aggressive play, huh? LOL...
***** Hand History for Game 2405528925 *****
1/2 Texas Hold'em Game Table (Limit) - Fri Jul 22 15:57:20 EDT 2005
Table Table 25430 (6 max) (Real Money) -- Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 4
Seat 1: Rogue623 ( $37.25)
Seat 2: xzavier19855 ( $133.50)
Seat 3: BatPope ( $93)
Seat 4: csluc1 ( $50.25)
xzavier19855 posts small blind (0.50)
BatPope posts big blind (1)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Rogue623 [ Ac, Kc ]
csluc1 folds.
Rogue623 raises (2) to 2
xzavier19855 calls (1.50)
BatPope folds.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 8s, 7d, Jh ]
xzavier19855 checks.
Rogue623 bets (1)
xzavier19855 calls (1)
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 6d ]
xzavier19855 checks.
Rogue623 checks.
** Dealing River ** : [ 4s ]
xzavier19855 checks.
Rogue623 checks.
** Summary **
Main Pot: $6.50 | Rake: $0.50
Board: [ 8s 7d Jh 6d 4s ]
Rogue623 balance $34.25, lost $3 [ Ac Kc ] [ high card ace -- Ac,Kc,Jh,8s,7d ]
xzavier19855 balance $137, bet $3, collected $6.50, net +$3.50 [ 5c 4d ] [ a straight, four to eight -- 8s,7d,6d,5c,4d ]
BatPope balance $92, lost $1 (folded)
csluc1 balance $50.25, didn't bet (folded)

Ok, last hand.... Yes, I played A2s. In this room, if you hit a nut flush, the implied odds were awesome. Of course, this sort of crap happened all the time too:
***** Hand History for Game 2405575424 *****
1/2 Texas Hold'em Game Table (Limit) - Fri Jul 22 16:08:26 EDT 2005
Table Table 25430 (6 max) (Real Money) -- Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Rogue623 ( $45)
Seat 2: xzavier19855 ( $140.25)
Seat 3: BatPope ( $89.25)
Seat 4: ImBroken ( $50.25)
Seat 5: MsMicky1 ( $30.50)
Seat 6: Rasatman ( $29)
ImBroken posts small blind (0.50)
MsMicky1 posts big blind (1)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Rogue623 [ As, 2s ]
Rasatman folds.
Rogue623 calls (1)
xzavier19855 calls (1)
BatPope folds.
ImBroken calls (0.50)
MsMicky1 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** : [ 3c, Th, 4d ]
ImBroken checks.
MsMicky1 checks.
Rogue623 checks.
xzavier19855 checks.
** Dealing Turn ** : [ 5s ]
ImBroken checks.
MsMicky1 checks.
Rogue623 bets (2)
xzavier19855 calls (2)
ImBroken calls (2)
MsMicky1 calls (2)
** Dealing River ** : [ 6c ]
ImBroken checks.
MsMicky1 checks.
Rogue623 checks.
xzavier19855 bets (2)
ImBroken calls (2)
MsMicky1 folds.
Rogue623 calls (2)
** Summary **
Main Pot: $17.25 | Rake: $0.75
Board: [ 3c Th 4d 5s 6c ]
Rogue623 balance $40, lost $5 [ As 2s ] [ a straight, two to six -- 6c,5s,4d,3c,2s ]
xzavier19855 balance $152.50, bet $5, collected $17.25, net +$12.25 [ 7h Ac ] [ a straight, three to seven -- 7h,6c,5s,4d,3c ]
BatPope balance $89.25, didn't bet (folded)
ImBroken balance $45.25, lost $5 [ 9c 2d ] [ a straight, two to six -- 6c,5s,4d,3c,2d ]
MsMicky1 balance $27.50, lost $3 (folded)
Rasatman balance $29, didn't bet (folded)

I hate him.