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Heads Up

Posted by wynn On November - 10 - 2009ADD COMMENTS

Players say I am dangerous in a full game. It is hard to read me or put me on a hand.

If I am dangerous at a full table, then I am lethal heads up.

I was in a cash game recently and took a bad beat on the river after moving all-in on the turn as a 98% favorite to win the hand.

The other player felt bad (his first mistake) and offered to play me heads up in a freezeout (his second mistake). In other words, winner take all.

I agreed.

Here is what happened next:

Hand #1: I raise and he folds. I take down the blinds.

Hand #2: He raises and I fold. He takes down the blinds and we are back to even.

Hand #3: I get dealt pocket 7s and raise. He calls the raise with A-10. The flop comes A-10-7 rainbow. I bet. He reraises me. I push all-in. He calls. The turn is another 7 for quads.

I offered to go again, but the player shook his head, chuckled, and said no way.

Alltop. Seriously?! I got in?