An entirely typical Jokerstars cold-deck blah blah etc
So, I’m still playing micro limit Stud/8 on Stars. I’m currently alternating between four tabling the 10c/20c games and single-tabling higher up. And why am I still grinding the micro games? Because of hands like this –
PokerStars Game #20334990267: 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo Limit ($0.10/$0.20) – 2008/09/11 21:53:52 ET
Table ‘Mustel III’ 8-max
Seat 1: seat1 ($1.65 in chips)
Seat 2: dermoth ($12.74 in chips)
Seat 3: seat3 ($3.84 in chips)
Seat 4: seat4 ($2.29 in chips)
Seat 5: seat5 ($10.95 in chips)
Seat 6: seat6 ($3.83 in chips)
Seat 7: seat7 ($3.77 in chips)
Seat 8: seat8 ($3.61 in chips)
everyone: posts the ante $0.02
*** 3rd STREET ***
Dealt to seat1 [7h]
Dealt to dermoth [2d 6d 4h]
Three to a six-low, with two diamonds. Why not?
Dealt to seat3 [Qs]
Dealt to seat4 [Ah]
Dealt to seat5 [3d]
Dealt to seat6 [5h]
Dealt to seat7 [Kh]
Dealt to seat8 [6h]
seat5: brings in for $0.05
seat6: calls $0.05
seat7: calls $0.05
seat8: calls $0.05
seat1: calls $0.05
dermoth: calls $0.05
I will usually raise in this spot to get more money in the pot, but the call felt right here. I mix my 3rd street raise/calls up a fair bit, which I believe is the correct strategy; I doubt many of my opponents are paying much attention to what I’m doing, but Stud/8 is a game where it pays to be unpredictable. (More so than other forms of poker, I mean).
seat3: folds
seat4: calls $0.05
So, just the seven players on 4th street. Tight!
*** 4th STREET ***
Dealt to seat1 [7h] [7c]
Dealt to dermoth [2d 6d 4h] [Qd]
Dealt to seat4 [Ah] [Ac]
Dealt to seat5 [3d] [Ts]
Dealt to seat6 [5h] [Kd]
Dealt to seat7 [Kh] [6c]
Dealt to seat8 [6h] [8d]
seat4: bets $0.10
seat5: folds
seat6: folds
seat7: folds
seat8: calls $0.10
seat1: calls $0.10
dermoth: calls $0.10
Being a total noob at this game, I’m not sure how horrible this call is. I’ve got a three card draw in both directions, and as three card draws go, it’s not too shabby.
*** 5th STREET ***
Dealt to seat1 [7h 7c] [7s]
Zomg.
Dealt to dermoth [2d 6d 4h Qd] [4d]
Woo! A four flush. Shame about the trips behind me. I’m drawing pretty thin here…
Dealt to seat4 [Ah Ac] [Ad]
ZOMG!!11
Dealt to seat8 [6h 8d] [2s]
seat4: bets $0.20
seat8: calls $0.20
seat1: calls $0.20
dermoth: calls $0.20
Yes, I know. It closed the betting, I was getting loads to one… and I’m almost certainly drawing dead for high and ultrathin for low. Oh god, it’s so embarrassing… I did mention I was playing four tables, yes? Also, my mouse is unpredictable, and thinking back, I believe this was a misclick. Yes. A misclick.
*** 6th STREET ***
Dealt to seat1 [7h 7c 7s] [2c]
Dealt to dermoth [2d 6d 4h Qd 4d] [9s]
Dealt to seat4 [Ah Ac Ad] [Th]
Dealt to seat8 [6h 8d 2s] [Jd]
seat4: bets $0.20
seat8: calls $0.20
seat3 said, “Call??”
seat3 said, “crazy”
More than you can imagine, my friend.
seat1: calls $0.20
dermoth: calls $0.20
Well, I’m not folding my sweet draw now, am I? Again, I’m closing the betting, and I’m getting 11/2, which would be just enough to call if it weren’t for the fact that five of my outs were already dead. Ah, well, to the punchline…
*** RIVER ***
Dealt to dermoth [2d 6d 4h Qd 4d 9s] [Jc]
Guess what? I lost this pot.
seat5 said, “wow”
HOLD THE FRONT PAGE! LOOSE CALLS IN MICRO LIMIT GAME! MORE NEWS AT ELEVEN!
seat4: bets $0.20
seat8: folds
seat1: calls $0.20
dermoth: folds
Are you ready for the punchline? THIS is “wow”. I got your “wow” RIGHT HERE.
*** SHOW DOWN ***
seat4: shows [5d As Ah Ac Ad Th Tc] (HI: four of a kind, Aces)
seat1: shows [7d Qc 7h 7c 7s 2c Jh] (HI: four of a kind, Sevens)
seat4 collected $2.78 from pot
No low hand qualified
dermoth said, “wow”
It takes a lot to shock me. This… this shocked me. Not only was this the first quad over quad I’d seen in any game for several years, but take a look at that betting sequence… Seat four makes quads and flat calls all the way to a showdown, for what can only be described as a small pot. And sure, they were drawing dead from fifth street onwards, but, but, but… HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN? HOW DO YOU NOT VALUE BET QUADS?
The best bit was the subsequent table chat; the Sevens were left with about 80 cents after the hand, and complaining about stuff; I politely remarked that I was amazed they had any chips left at all, and more amazed that I had managed to get to seventh street against two quads. The response…
“Well, I could hardly fold quads, could I?”
No. No, you couldn’t. It’s now half an hour later, and my head is still involuntarily shaking in disbelief. I may end up with whiplash.
The Poker Moth 
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