DrStrange
4 of a Kind
We are playing $1/$1, $100 max buy-in, ten handed. It is the Saturday after Thanksgiving and everyone is ready to play {and eat all the food}. There is just over $2,000 on the table about two hours into the game. Volatile, aggressive, friendly ---> a good time is being had. However, the winners are having a better time, just saying . . . .
The cast of Characters:
Few details at first, more as we focus in. Here are the two big stacks at the table.
The Ultimate Calling Station is UTG+1 playing $600. He is the big winner so far and it is affecting his game. This villain plays better and more aggressively when he is ahead. He evolves from an ultra loose calling station to a ultra loose semi aggressive player. He does have air in his betting range now. He will be the opening raiser.
Hero {who is not DrStrange} is playing $550. This is the cougar. Tricky, trappy, loose calling station. He too is a big winner, as we can see by the fact these two players have over half the chips in play.
The hand:
UTG folds. The Ultimate calling station raises to $6. One intervening call brings us to Hero who finds himself holding
. Does he fold, flat the raise or three-bet? If he does three bet, the observant players will range him with KK+. There is little chance the UCS folds to a three-bet.
If Hero flats, expect the hand to garner lots of callers. If Hero three bets, expect it to be heads up or three way most of the time.
The cast of Characters:
Few details at first, more as we focus in. Here are the two big stacks at the table.
The Ultimate Calling Station is UTG+1 playing $600. He is the big winner so far and it is affecting his game. This villain plays better and more aggressively when he is ahead. He evolves from an ultra loose calling station to a ultra loose semi aggressive player. He does have air in his betting range now. He will be the opening raiser.
Hero {who is not DrStrange} is playing $550. This is the cougar. Tricky, trappy, loose calling station. He too is a big winner, as we can see by the fact these two players have over half the chips in play.
The hand:
UTG folds. The Ultimate calling station raises to $6. One intervening call brings us to Hero who finds himself holding


If Hero flats, expect the hand to garner lots of callers. If Hero three bets, expect it to be heads up or three way most of the time.