Rounder => Moneymaker => Poker Boom

I saw Rounders after Chris Moneymaker won the 2003 World Series of Poker, but I just heard it announced durring the 2009 World Series of Poker (the Ante Up for Africa tournament) that Chris Moneymaker got into poker because of the movie Rounders.

Good job Matt Damon.

I loved that movie btw.

I'm a hee haw.

Here is part of a conversation Meli about my poker play last night (from Skype).

[11:32:29 AM] Michael Rivers says: I'm a hee haw baby.

[11:33:25 AM] Michael Rivers says: I lost a big pot, like $20. But I only lost about $7. But I should have only lost about $2.

[11:34:07 AM] Melissa Greco says: you are random

[11:34:39 AM] Michael Rivers says: Jim had a trash hand like K2, I had AQ, flop came 722, with two hearts, and I bet $2 (I had a flush draw, Ah, Qh, 7h, 2h).

[11:35:03 AM] Michael Rivers says: Darren called (he had KK). Jim went all in for ~$7.

[11:36:29 AM] Michael Rivers says: I went all in for like $20 to make Darren fold. It worked, but it was still a stupid play. I should have just folded. Someone could have had 77 and I would have been drawing dead (<1%>

[11:37:39 AM] Michael Rivers says: Plus, I was just on a draw, I was in trouble if he had anything, and I could have been drawing dead. As it was, Jim made a full house, and I would have lost even if I did hit a flush, but that's when I decided to cash out with the $20 I still had.
I had around $30, but I think I was too tired to play anymore.

[11:37:44 AM] Michael Rivers says: Live & learn, right babe?

The thing is, Jim has such a tight image, I thought he couldn't have a 2. But he could have easily had 77. And I don't remember clearly, he may have been in the big blind, so if my raise was only 3x, he can call with pretty much trash. Then if he has just a 7, when I make a flush, he still makes a full house >8% of the time.

I think I still had positive equity in this case, but in general I don't think I'll be doing that in the future. Like I said in the message, when someone makes a huge bet (and they're known as a rock), and you could be drawing dead, folding is ok. I'll even go a step further and say, "just fold!"

So yeah, I'm a hee haw.