thejimsheet

I’m leaving Vegas and the internets for a couple weeks.   I wish all of you a good Holiday Season and a Happy New Year.

While wondering whatever happened to Hank Dudek.

-Sign that you are a bad player:  You say, “I hate AK.”  or “I hate suited connectors.”  or “I hate Jacks.”  You hate them because you don’t play them well.   And, furthermore, it’s a good sign that you don’t play any hand well.   While I enjoy having you at my table, it would be better for you to hate being a suckass and quit the game.

-I’m kinda working on a post about the evolution of my game, or de-evolution into being a nit.   I doubt, however, that the post will ever get done, so I’ll just mention that I spend most of my time at the table folding and wondering how I’m down $xx to these morons, only to take a stack and then leave.

-I still look at one card at a time.   I started doing this awhile back, and haven’t broken myself of the habit yet.   Not surprisingly, the second card doesn’t pair the first as often as I expect it to.

-Some people really do want to lose their money.   Sometimes it is more obvious than others, but there’s almost always someone at the table looking for a chance to give their money away.

-It was brought to my attention today that my blog has been a disappointment, so please feel free to let me know what else you’d like to read about.

Later.

Wake -8 @ Richmond

UNO -1 @ ULaMo

W. Carolina +18 @ Marquette

NYK -3 v. MIL

MEM -2.5 v. CHA

I was on NE last week, but didn’t post.   I’m dumb.   I’m going to get to this week early, and I won’t be picking any week 17 games.

I’m on both road teams in the “big” matchups this weekend.

PIT -1 @ TEN

CAR +3 @ NYG

NOH -5.5 @ MEM

The picks:

BYU +3 v. Arizona

S. Miss +4 v. Troy

Maryland +1.5 v. Nevada

Rice -3 v. WMU

Oregon +3.5 v. OK. State

BC -3.5 v. Vandy*

Iowa -3.5 v. USC

USC -10 v. Penn State

Cincy -2 v. VT

Bama -10 v. Utah

UT -9 v. OSU

UF -3 v. OU

Top Ten Bowls to Watch (in chronological order):

4. 12-23 Poinsettia Boise v. TCU

2. 12-24 Hawaii ND v. Hawaii

5. 12-30 Holiday OK State v. Oregon

3. 1-1 Rose USC v. Penn State

9. 1-1 Orange Cincy v. VT

7. 1-2 Cotton TTU v. Ol’ Miss

8. 1-2 Sugar Bama v. Utah

6.  1-5 Fiesta UT v. OSU

10. 1-6 GMAC Tulsa v. Ball

1. 1-8 NC OU v. UF

Cleveland State +13 @ Syracuse

WAS -1.5 v. IND

ATL -7.5 v. CHA

NYK +8 @ PHX

MIA -2.5 v. ATL

SAS -7 @ MIN

I need to go to the grocery store.   I eat better with groceries.   Today was the first time I didn’t do well at all since Thanksgiving.   I had Subway for lunch, Panda for dinner, and Jack in the Box for lastmeal.   Too much money for one day and too many calories.

I don’t like saying things like “one more orbit” or “until my blind”.   When I think it’s time to leave, I usually leave.   I’m writing that because despite that, when this hand came up, I was definitely leaving “soon”.   I went to the Venetian a little early today to see about afternoon play and get a long session in.   I need hours at the table.   I lost a little early (pretty much even except for my set against a flush), and when my table broke around 7:30 I decided to take a dinner break.   A little Panda later, and I go back for more.   I’m up and it’s about time to go, but I may be there for one more hand or another hour, depending.

Anyways, I’m in MP and it’s folded to me.   I see Tc9c.   I raise to 10.   Folds to the sb, who calls, bb folds.   We’re heads-up to the T87 rainbow flop.   That’s clearly a good flop for me.   He checks, I bet 20.   He calls.    Turn is the Kc, giving me a club draw in addition to my OESD and pair.   SB bets out 30, leaving about 50 behind.   So, pot is 90.   You’re facing a bet of 30 (so, obviously getting about 4-1).   Assuming the SB is “reasonable”, what range of hands are you putting him on?   Do you call, fold, or raise and why?