Is that a typical higher limit play?

[odlozilik]

Today I just took a spot at 1/2 and 2/4 (after a few suckouts , including busting my AA twice), and I had something to see. Are those people just so rich, or is it actually a good play?

Hand 1:

Stage #912933122: Holdem No Limit $4 - 2008-02-22 10:46:28 (ET)

Table: COLBY ST (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer

Seat 1 - BALTZ89 ($317.90 in chips)
Seat 3 - ODLOZILIK ($759.20 in chips)
Seat 4 - JHOOK17 ($522.85 in chips)
Seat 5 - PURELUCK_ ($312.80 in chips)
Seat 6 - RXT215 ($250.10 in chips)

ODLOZILIK - Posts small blind $2
JHOOK17 - Posts big blind $4

*** POCKET CARDS ***

Dealt to ODLOZILIK [Kd Kc]

PURELUCK_ - Folds
RXT215 - Calls $4
BALTZ89 - Raises $12 to $12
ODLOZILIK - Raises $29 to $31
JHOOK17 - Folds
RXT215 - Folds
BALTZ89 - Calls $19

*** FLOP *** [7d 8d Ad]

ODLOZILIK - Bets $50
BALTZ89 - Calls $50

*** TURN *** [7d 8d Ad] [4c]

ODLOZILIK - Checks
BALTZ89 - Bets $64
ODLOZILIK - Calls $64

*** RIVER *** [7d 8d Ad 4c] [Ac]

ODLOZILIK - Checks
BALTZ89 - All-In $172.90
ODLOZILIK - Calls $172.90

*** SHOW DOWN ***

BALTZ89 - Shows [Jc 9c] (One pair, aces)

ODLOZILIK - Shows [Kd Kc] (Two Pair, aces and kings)

ODLOZILIK Collects $640.30 from main pot

Hand 2:

Stage #912934183: Holdem No Limit $2 - 2008-02-22 10:48:29 (ET)

Table: BROWN AVE (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer

Seat 1 - PORKROLLNCHZ ($178.70 in chips)
Seat 2 - ODLOZILIK ($449.30 in chips)
Seat 3 - RVMAN1 ($163 in chips)
Seat 5 - SCHLUMPFAGE ($420.95 in chips)
Seat 6 - THEJEFF4 ($144.70 in chips)

ODLOZILIK - Posts small blind $1
RVMAN1 - Posts big blind $2

*** POCKET CARDS ***

Dealt to ODLOZILIK [As Jd]

SCHLUMPFAGE - Folds
THEJEFF4 - Raises $6 to $6
PORKROLLNCHZ - Folds
ODLOZILIK - Calls $5
RVMAN1 - Calls $4

*** FLOP *** [7d 2h Js]

ODLOZILIK - Checks
RVMAN1 - Checks
THEJEFF4 - Bets $8
ODLOZILIK - Raises $19 to $19
RVMAN1 - Raises $38 to $38
THEJEFF4 - Folds
ODLOZILIK - Raises $200 to $219
RVMAN1 - All-In $119
ODLOZILIK - returned ($62) : not called
*** TURN *** [7d 2h Js] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [7d 2h Js Kc] [2c]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

ODLOZILIK - Shows [As Jd] (Two Pair, jacks and twos)

RVMAN1 - Shows [Jh 9s] (Two Pair, jacks and twos)

ODLOZILIK Collects $337 from main pot

Well, I think even many donks at 0.05/0.1 wouldn't go broke with j9 here.

[odlozilik]

Oh, forgot about this one:

Stage #912914651: Holdem No Limit $2 - 2008-02-22 10:07:02 (ET)

Table: BROWN AVE (Real Money) Seat #1 is the dealer

Seat 1 - PORKROLLNCHZ ($228.70 in chips)
Seat 2 - ODLOZILIK ($275 in chips)
Seat 3 - BORIK232 ($203.80 in chips)
Seat 4 - BALTZ89 ($199.80 in chips)
Seat 5 - SCHLUMPFAGE ($575.60 in chips)
Seat 6 - RAIL_BARON ($530.15 in chips)

ODLOZILIK - Posts small blind $1
BORIK232 - Posts big blind $2

*** POCKET CARDS ***

Dealt to ODLOZILIK [Ah Ad]

BALTZ89 - Folds
SCHLUMPFAGE - Folds
RAIL_BARON - Raises $8 to $8
PORKROLLNCHZ - Folds
ODLOZILIK - Raises $20 to $21
BORIK232 - Folds
RAIL_BARON - Calls $13

*** FLOP *** [3h 3c Ks]

ODLOZILIK - Bets $35
RAIL_BARON - Raises $126 to $126
ODLOZILIK - Calls $91

*** TURN *** [3h 3c Ks] [Kc]

ODLOZILIK - Checks
RAIL_BARON - Bets $138
ODLOZILIK - All-In $128
RAIL_BARON - returned ($10) : not called

*** RIVER *** [3h 3c Ks Kc] [10h]

*** SHOW DOWN ***

ODLOZILIK - Shows [Ah Ad] (Two Pair, aces and kings)

RAIL_BARON - Shows [2h 2c] (Two Pair, kings and threes)

ODLOZILIK Collects $549 from main pot

[xDiamond_CutteRx]

Obviously they just haven't learned that you shouldn't bluff a calling station.

[Sean_in_NJ]

Obviously they just haven't learned that you shouldn't bluff a calling station.

ZING!

[odlozilik]

Obviously they just haven't learned that you shouldn't bluff a calling station.

Well, they perhaps couldn't learn that because I think I am not a calling station, lol! I am pretty tight, it just happened I somehow made those few maybe a little bit controversial calls.

[Jauron]

Can I ask what you put him on in hand #1? That's a pretty sick call or you are a calling station.

[odlozilik]

Can I ask what you put him on in hand #1? That's a pretty sick call or you are a calling station.

I put him on anything but ace, lol! If I pushed the river myself, he would only call with the hand which beats me, so I let him to do it for me. If he accidentally had an ace (or any boat of flush), oh well...Btw, wouldn't he raise the flop with ace? He would hardly slowplay it, because of 3 diamonds on the flop.
Btw., I consider the call in the hand 3 to be the worst, he could really "easily" have K, considering his flop reraise. But, I felt too committed to fold it.

[gumbie]

Hand one is quite interesting.

[ninetensuited]

calling station 101

[snoogins47]

Hand one is quite interesting.

[odlozilik]

Hand one is quite interesting.

Who played worse, me or him?

[AHBrownell]

I think that the majority of raises come from Ax hands. So not putting those in his range in hand 1 seems nuts to me. board is scary. Some players play scary boards by raising - others play it more cautiously. I don't think his call means he has an ace for sure, but it would scare me a bit. I probably lead out on the turn though anyway, its unlikely that your opponent is going to like a 2nd barrel, and you have 11 outs. The problem with the hand I have is the river. When that 2nd ace hits, I find it less likely that they have an ace, BUT because you check-called the turn, I give him the credit for an ace, and so that last ace check-call is a bit nutty IMO.

[Yozman]

calling station

[UrAteUp]

You found some people who play terrible. You didn't play exceptional poker in my book. You didn't make a fantastic call on any of those hands. You just found some really bad poker players.

But the good part is you found them and come out on top...

[odlozilik]

Well, such a hands happened quite a lot, when I started to play NL 2/4$. It seems to me many players have changed a lot after they came to know me better, they don't put money in with me so easily. Eh, those were golden times.