Raymers Romper Room




Photos From the Future:  Raymer, 2011 Season Champion & Player of the Year for the Asselyn Circuit

 
Raymer's page of personal observations (most of which are likely targeted at pseudoStuie's neverending psychological assault on our senses) and sage poker advice.

Sage Advice #1:
When facing a big bet/raise, if pseudoStuie:

• hems and haws for an hour,
• acts like an indecisive weakling, and
• makes comments like "Might as well" or anything that sounds like he's doing you a favor...

... but then he only calls, the likelihood is that he's got the nuts or close to it.

He's only trying to reel you into making another big bet -and/or- he's going to make what looks like a desperate over-the-top bet/raise that is supposed to look like a wretchedly audacious bluff on the river.

Don't be fooled.

pseudoStuie is a frustrated actor, and generally loves to moan and whine.  It reminds him of the prison noise he is used to falling asleep to...


Sage Advice #2:
Conversely, if:

• no one has bet in front of pseudoStuie, and
• he's holding rags in late position (incl. being in the blinds pre-flop),

... then pseudoStuie will frequently (5 ~ 6 times during a normal 2~3 hour tourney-style game) will act very strong by making a large & decisive bet. 

Sometimes it's just to steal a small pot.

Smetimes to get rid of limpers and go head's up (even 3-way), to set up continuation bluffs.  pseudoStuie loves to show the complete-whiff / 9-3 offsuit bluff on the river after he's gotten you to fold mid-pair. 

And sometimes it's a pure donkey play like trying to catch bottom two pair while holding, e.g., 4-5 suited (or even offsuit), and drawing for the nut full boat. 

pseudoStuie is quasi-evil and occasionally demented, as he likes to believe that when such donkey plays pay off it is somehow evidence of Ungar-like poker genius. 

It is, of course, not any such thing... turning a pre-flop bluff into a dumb shit-luck 2-pair or full remains donkey play only a doofus could admire...  but, it is certainly annoying and he gets away with it more often than the Random Porcelain Gods of Misfortune should allow.


Sage Advice #3:
Don't let pseudoStuie limp into big family pots cheaply. 

He loves to do that, and hope to catch cards. 

If you've got a real hand, make him pay to play... and a 75 chip raise on a 25 chip big blind isn't typically enough.  5 to 7 times the big blind should be sufficient to curtail his fishing expeditions.


Sage Advice #4:
Joey's hand (the one with the chips in it) shakes involuntarily when he bets or calls with a big hand, especially in early betting rounds. 

Once in a great while, he may try to disguise it by purposely shaking his hand when his cards are much weaker, but if you watch long enough, you can tell the difference.


Sage Advice #4 & 1/2:
If, however, Noodles has spent the afternoon at Sebago Brewing and then imbibes massive quantities of Vodka at the card game, then his hand-shaking tell will disappear entirely.

It is hardly a loss, however, since the quality of his game is inversely proportional to the quantity of Vodka consumed.  All in all, you'll make more off his Vodka-inspired bad play than by his hand-shaking tell.


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