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canbora
Rock Star
Silver Level
This is a bit of a story kiddies, strap in.
While this has been a lifelong game for me, i was out of the loop for a while post "black friday" here in America. So after getting back into things I started to hear this word. Now.....if it was used before that I either never paid attention, or it simply wasn't used. So when I look it up, it says its when someone doesn't want to show their cards at showdown and its considered to be one of the words etiquettes in poker.
Now thats a pretty powerful statement. I mean, read that again.
Ok, fast forward to more modern-ish times. I hear top pros always saying "(insert name here) slowrolled me" And I rewind to see what they were talking about. And I at no point saw someone do what the definition said they were doing. WHAT I TOOK FROM IT was ...more of what I personally would define this from context. Its someone intentionally SUPER dragging their feet when they have the nuts. Or something along those lines. Basically wasting peoples time, being a jerk, etc.
OK, fast forward again to lets say,,,,,,,this past year, for me, playing online.
This includes, the approx 3 times to my memory that this happened. The most recent of which was just tonight. Keep in mind, I've played A LOT so three times in a year is rare. ..but still happened.
So, we all play online, right? ...right. So connection issues happen. This happens all the time, its someone's turn and the timer runs out. It sucks they allow this in a disconnect, but whatever. It doesn't seem to happen so much lately like it was a while back. Ive had situations where I had strong hands, even monster, even at one point...the 2nd nuts. (I was in the BB with K4, it checked to me, I flopped K44. I lost to runner runner bigger boat, J4).
Anyway, in all these cases, in order to Hollywood it up to the N-th degree. They person I just mentioned above, and I kid you not. Ran the time down on ever street after the flop. the "shot clock" (as I call it) for the first 15 seconds, then the full time afterward. EVERY.....SINGLE....TIME. This &^#*$*#&# thinks he's putting on an academy ward. "oh my stars what ever shall I do with my horrible horrible horrible hand?" and meanwhile. I'm sitting over here irritated because this guy clearly has connection issues. (or so I thought). After it was all over and I put it together, I said something. I called him out. With my now decades now playing and my age, i say less and less over the years. Nor do I get angry, even at bad beats. ... but I said something. didnt name call or curse. Just said something to the effect of, next time lay off the theatrics there "hollywood" and dont waste the tables time. You're little trick didnt actually work, I thought you had connection issues.
Tonights story was similar. I was new to a cash tables (if you know me you know while I LOVE poker, I hate cash games lol). I didnt want to get in a tourney, I was busy. So I'm just goofing off, playing 10NL. ( i normally play 25 or 50NL). I'm new at the table, but my villain is an obvious TAG. I had AQ suited in the SB. He raised the CO high ( i later learned this was his standard in the CO/button, but didnt know that at the time) So. I'm new, so I'm cautious. I'm not playing for my stack out of position. So I min 3 bet to isolate. Its he and I, headsup to the flop. I fop an A on a rainbow board. I check he bets small, I call. tun comes K, I check, he bets small, I call. river comes Q (no flushes or boats possible). I now have 2 pair. I lead out like a third pot for value. He runs THE ENTIRE CLOCK DOWN TO 1 SECOND!!!!. I seriouslyyyyyyyy thought he disconnected and it was gonna auto fold him.
NOPE! he slams a pot sized bet bet. I snap call, he turns over J 10 offsuit. Yes I know that was his range, but even still... even having the one hand (within reason) to beat me... the math just isnt there. Thats why i called. Anyway........ yup... I said something. Next few hands I something to the effect, shall we all just run the friggen clock down to 1 for no reason like big dawg here? ... something stupid and goofy like that, I said. But think about that. Thats sixty, plus fifteen. Just sit here now and watch the clock for 75 seconds. Do it. This A-hole did that on purpose to make me think "oh heavens what shall i do?" buddy.......make your friggen play and get on with it. Its online poker. Think about it sure, you dont rush and snap bet. But thats ridiculous.
Anyway, if you follow some of my other threads, you know I don't particularly care for cash games, and even more so the over population of TAGs that populate these tables. Well anyway, this guy must have gotten peeved so now we have a war, and now like a shark frenzy, two other players join in. Our table stats must have been through the roof. We were trading paint back and forth and in proper tactics, you dont fight fire with fire(being a TAG) you fight it with water (being a LAG). I ended taking all of my money back off of this guy and then some, and so did a couple other people. We didn't felt him, but we got him down pretty low from his 256BB stack he was sitting on. In internet talk "haha.... Got-eeem"
So I got my revenge. HHAHAHAHA. Im literally laughing now typing this because its all so stupid and I'm fully ware of that.
lol so anyway... is this slowrolling? What do you know of it? Whats your opinion? Also.......have this makeshift "slowrolls" happened to you at the table? What happened afterward?
While this has been a lifelong game for me, i was out of the loop for a while post "black friday" here in America. So after getting back into things I started to hear this word. Now.....if it was used before that I either never paid attention, or it simply wasn't used. So when I look it up, it says its when someone doesn't want to show their cards at showdown and its considered to be one of the words etiquettes in poker.
Now thats a pretty powerful statement. I mean, read that again.
Ok, fast forward to more modern-ish times. I hear top pros always saying "(insert name here) slowrolled me" And I rewind to see what they were talking about. And I at no point saw someone do what the definition said they were doing. WHAT I TOOK FROM IT was ...more of what I personally would define this from context. Its someone intentionally SUPER dragging their feet when they have the nuts. Or something along those lines. Basically wasting peoples time, being a jerk, etc.
OK, fast forward again to lets say,,,,,,,this past year, for me, playing online.
This includes, the approx 3 times to my memory that this happened. The most recent of which was just tonight. Keep in mind, I've played A LOT so three times in a year is rare. ..but still happened.
So, we all play online, right? ...right. So connection issues happen. This happens all the time, its someone's turn and the timer runs out. It sucks they allow this in a disconnect, but whatever. It doesn't seem to happen so much lately like it was a while back. Ive had situations where I had strong hands, even monster, even at one point...the 2nd nuts. (I was in the BB with K4, it checked to me, I flopped K44. I lost to runner runner bigger boat, J4).
Anyway, in all these cases, in order to Hollywood it up to the N-th degree. They person I just mentioned above, and I kid you not. Ran the time down on ever street after the flop. the "shot clock" (as I call it) for the first 15 seconds, then the full time afterward. EVERY.....SINGLE....TIME. This &^#*$*#&# thinks he's putting on an academy ward. "oh my stars what ever shall I do with my horrible horrible horrible hand?" and meanwhile. I'm sitting over here irritated because this guy clearly has connection issues. (or so I thought). After it was all over and I put it together, I said something. I called him out. With my now decades now playing and my age, i say less and less over the years. Nor do I get angry, even at bad beats. ... but I said something. didnt name call or curse. Just said something to the effect of, next time lay off the theatrics there "hollywood" and dont waste the tables time. You're little trick didnt actually work, I thought you had connection issues.
Tonights story was similar. I was new to a cash tables (if you know me you know while I LOVE poker, I hate cash games lol). I didnt want to get in a tourney, I was busy. So I'm just goofing off, playing 10NL. ( i normally play 25 or 50NL). I'm new at the table, but my villain is an obvious TAG. I had AQ suited in the SB. He raised the CO high ( i later learned this was his standard in the CO/button, but didnt know that at the time) So. I'm new, so I'm cautious. I'm not playing for my stack out of position. So I min 3 bet to isolate. Its he and I, headsup to the flop. I fop an A on a rainbow board. I check he bets small, I call. tun comes K, I check, he bets small, I call. river comes Q (no flushes or boats possible). I now have 2 pair. I lead out like a third pot for value. He runs THE ENTIRE CLOCK DOWN TO 1 SECOND!!!!. I seriouslyyyyyyyy thought he disconnected and it was gonna auto fold him.
NOPE! he slams a pot sized bet bet. I snap call, he turns over J 10 offsuit. Yes I know that was his range, but even still... even having the one hand (within reason) to beat me... the math just isnt there. Thats why i called. Anyway........ yup... I said something. Next few hands I something to the effect, shall we all just run the friggen clock down to 1 for no reason like big dawg here? ... something stupid and goofy like that, I said. But think about that. Thats sixty, plus fifteen. Just sit here now and watch the clock for 75 seconds. Do it. This A-hole did that on purpose to make me think "oh heavens what shall i do?" buddy.......make your friggen play and get on with it. Its online poker. Think about it sure, you dont rush and snap bet. But thats ridiculous.
Anyway, if you follow some of my other threads, you know I don't particularly care for cash games, and even more so the over population of TAGs that populate these tables. Well anyway, this guy must have gotten peeved so now we have a war, and now like a shark frenzy, two other players join in. Our table stats must have been through the roof. We were trading paint back and forth and in proper tactics, you dont fight fire with fire(being a TAG) you fight it with water (being a LAG). I ended taking all of my money back off of this guy and then some, and so did a couple other people. We didn't felt him, but we got him down pretty low from his 256BB stack he was sitting on. In internet talk "haha.... Got-eeem"
So I got my revenge. HHAHAHAHA. Im literally laughing now typing this because its all so stupid and I'm fully ware of that.
lol so anyway... is this slowrolling? What do you know of it? Whats your opinion? Also.......have this makeshift "slowrolls" happened to you at the table? What happened afterward?
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