Wrong Move, Right Time?

Gets down to what it’s all about, doesn’t it? Making the wrong move at the right time.

I’ve never actually seen “The Cincinnati Kid“, to be honest this quote always makes me think of Card Club. Anyway, I thought it was appropriate for this situation:

Very low buy-in SNG over at VC Poker, middle level, In the BB I’m dealt:

An ultra loose maniacal player directly to my left raises up 3XBB, the action is folded around to me and I decide to play (probably a mistake, but not the point of this post). Even with the raise it’s hard to put him on a hand, any jack, queen, king or ace is possible or some pocket pair.

We see a flop:

I’ve hit bottom pair and I’m out of position. In a moment of craziness I decide there’s only one thing for it. All-In.

Don’t ask me to justify this move, I know it was the wrong thing to do. Why? Because this guy is a maniac, unbluffable! Sure I’ve hit the flop a little but he’ll call me with any pair, possibly any over cards and certainly if he has clubs. All this goes through my head after I push the “All-In” button.

He calls and shows:

Top pair, good kicker and I’ve made the wrong move. We see the turn:

Right time! The river is a rag and I knock him out of the tournament.

Just call me Eeyore.

(Oh and in case you’re wondering… I went out in fifth. Trip kings vs a full house – kings full of tens. All in all I didn’t play anywhere near my usual standard, only writing about it because I really wanted to use the Cincinnati Kid quote )