sbrugby...

[Talking Poker]

Here's a brutal hand against a guy that I have played against a lot at the lower limits (5/10 NL, mostly). I have a note on this guy - he's one of the best players on Full Tilt (at the lower limits, anyway), no question about it. He's a huge winner.

Then again, shit like this doesn't hurt his numbers, either:

Full Tilt Poker Game #1453645765: Table Bennett (6 max) - $200/$400 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:46:59 ET - 2006/12/22
Seat 1: CaseyAtTheBat ($30,600)
Seat 2: Erik1223 ($28,793)
Seat 3: sbrugby ($138,818.20)
Seat 4: the hustlah408 ($45,180)
Seat 5: Wyteazn ($39,400)
Seat 6: Phil Ivey ($40,000), is sitting out
the hustlah408 posts the small blind of $200
Wyteazn posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
CaseyAtTheBat folds
Erik1223 folds
sbrugby raises to $1,400
the hustlah408 folds
Wyteazn raises to $4,700
sbrugby calls $3,300
*** FLOP *** [8s 3c 7h]
Wyteazn bets $6,400
sbrugby calls $6,400
*** TURN *** [8s 3c 7h] [6d]
Wyteazn has 15 seconds left to act
Wyteazn bets $13,200
sbrugby raises to $127,718.20, and is all in
Wyteazn calls $15,100, and is all in
sbrugby shows [As Ac]
Wyteazn shows [8c 9d]
Uncalled bet of $99,418.20 returned to sbrugby
*** RIVER *** [8s 3c 7h 6d] [9s]
sbrugby shows a pair of Aces
Wyteazn shows two pair, Nines and Eights
Wyteazn wins the pot ($78,997) with two pair, Nines and Eights
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $79,000 | Rake $3
Board: [8s 3c 7h 6d 9s]
Seat 1: CaseyAtTheBat didn't bet (folded)
Seat 2: Erik1223 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: sbrugby (button) showed [As Ac] and lost with a pair of Aces
Seat 4: the hustlah408 (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 5: Wyteazn (big blind) showed [8c 9d] and won ($78,997) with two pair, Nines and Eights
Seat 6: Phil Ivey is sitting out

[lightfungus]

The game of poker is sick...I don't care who you are, there is no way that doesn't dent their cheary afternoon.

[Robbr25]

That is a damn loose raise from BB (after someone else already raised) preflop.
Why did sbrugby not reraise preflop? Guess he was trying to hide his strength, worked until the lucky river.

[Talking Poker]

Don't take this wrong (seriously), but please don't try to analyze high stakes poker. Not if your thinking follows the above logic.

I think it's very common for the average player to watch high stakes game and be amazed at the "bad" play they see, with players often getting it all in with mediocre (at best) starting hands. The thing is, this isn't bad play at all... it's just beyond the comprehension of the average player, so to him, it looks bad. Barring tilt, etc, those crazy "bad" plays are often the result of very logical decision making.

For this hand, I can look at it and very easily see exactly why it played out the way it did. But I'll gladly admit that they are plays (usually "heroic" calls of big river bets) that I don't understand.

[Robbr25]

Yes I understand this is higher stakes and that it is different,
but as I said one should only make the play if you have a good read on your opponant.
Edit - Sorry said this in another thread, only make this play if you have a good read on your opponant.