Seriously, this was the best time I’ve ever had playing poker! We had so much fun! I’m patient, and put pressure on when I feel I’m good. He’s wild (nearing maniac levels), and squirrelly, and he was catching a lot of monsters, which is a bad recipe for me. He ended up taking it down, so I’m buying him in on Sunday.
One hand, I caught trips against his paired A, and when I reraised him, he said “you have a 6, don’t you?” I try to go stoic, but the way he asked question made me smile inwardly, and he caught just a twitch of a smile and folded.
Another time, he reacted just a little to my raise, and made the call. It was convincing, probably would have fooled most people, but my dad sense was tingling. I checked the river behind him, and he showed 2nd set against my paired A. He was ticked that I didn’t bet.
Another hand, I had A9, board was AQ6. He shoved the turn, and after tanking I folded. He turns over just one card, a Q. He said later he had had AQ, but I’m not sure I believe him.
I’be never experienced it, but I’d love to have a full table of good friends who are experienced poker players. I’m working on it.