You see the books tell you a gutshot is some kind of bad hand that is a big dog and you'll go broke playing them...yadda yadda manyadda...
Anyway the pros know this is bullshit and you will see them making this play alot because they know the TRUE odds....which are now a very solid and PROVEN over close to 80 hands now FAV of 55-18. Thats right as hard as the poker writers may stress different the TRUE odds of calling my pair with ANY 2 cards remains a very good bet GUARANTEED to put you in the winners circle.
So next time you have that gutshot straight draw for your whole stack dont hesitate to push them in there....SHOW EM UR A PRO who knows the TRUE ODDS!!!!
PokerStars Game #31946270142: Tournament #187199607, $3+$0 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/08/22 23:07:56 ET
Table '187199607 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: crustystache (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Colachito (14414 in chips)
Seat 3: allynlong (6955 in chips)
Seat 4: ETHAN314 (10016 in chips)
Seat 5: pitaoufmg (9200 in chips)
Seat 6: M@RT!N.,.SS. (2870 in chips)
Seat 7: PAT PIERSON (3630 in chips)
Seat 8: andistar89 (1750 in chips)
Seat 9: lenary (1815 in chips)
PAT PIERSON: posts small blind 25
andistar89: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to allynlong [2s 2c]
lenary: folds
crustystache has timed out
crustystache: folds
crustystache is sitting out
Colachito: calls 50
allynlong: calls 50
ETHAN314: raises 115 to 165
pitaoufmg: folds
crustystache has returned
M@RT!N.,.SS.: folds
PAT PIERSON: calls 140
andistar89: calls 115
Colachito: calls 115
allynlong: calls 115
*** FLOP *** [5s 2d 9s]
PAT PIERSON: bets 100
andistar89: folds
Colachito: folds
allynlong: raises 350 to 450
ETHAN314: raises 9401 to 9851 and is all-in
PAT PIERSON: folds
allynlong: calls 6340 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3061) returned to ETHAN314
*** TURN *** [5s 2d 9s] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [5s 2d 9s 4d] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
allynlong: shows [2s 2c] (three of a kind, Deuces)
ETHAN314: shows [Ah 3s] (a straight, Ace to Five)
ETHAN314 collected 14505 from pot
allynlong said, "very nicely rigged"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14505 | Rake 0
Board [5s 2d 9s 4d 8d]
Seat 1: crustystache folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Colachito folded on the Flop
Seat 3: allynlong showed [2s 2c] and lost with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 4: ETHAN314 showed [Ah 3s] and won (14505) with a straight, Ace to Five
Anyway the pros know this is bullshit and you will see them making this play alot because they know the TRUE odds....which are now a very solid and PROVEN over close to 80 hands now FAV of 55-18. Thats right as hard as the poker writers may stress different the TRUE odds of calling my pair with ANY 2 cards remains a very good bet GUARANTEED to put you in the winners circle.
So next time you have that gutshot straight draw for your whole stack dont hesitate to push them in there....SHOW EM UR A PRO who knows the TRUE ODDS!!!!
PokerStars Game #31946270142: Tournament #187199607, $3+$0 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2009/08/22 23:07:56 ET
Table '187199607 2' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: crustystache (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: Colachito (14414 in chips)
Seat 3: allynlong (6955 in chips)
Seat 4: ETHAN314 (10016 in chips)
Seat 5: pitaoufmg (9200 in chips)
Seat 6: M@RT!N.,.SS. (2870 in chips)
Seat 7: PAT PIERSON (3630 in chips)
Seat 8: andistar89 (1750 in chips)
Seat 9: lenary (1815 in chips)
PAT PIERSON: posts small blind 25
andistar89: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to allynlong [2s 2c]
lenary: folds
crustystache has timed out
crustystache: folds
crustystache is sitting out
Colachito: calls 50
allynlong: calls 50
ETHAN314: raises 115 to 165
pitaoufmg: folds
crustystache has returned
M@RT!N.,.SS.: folds
PAT PIERSON: calls 140
andistar89: calls 115
Colachito: calls 115
allynlong: calls 115
*** FLOP *** [5s 2d 9s]
PAT PIERSON: bets 100
andistar89: folds
Colachito: folds
allynlong: raises 350 to 450
ETHAN314: raises 9401 to 9851 and is all-in
PAT PIERSON: folds
allynlong: calls 6340 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (3061) returned to ETHAN314
*** TURN *** [5s 2d 9s] [4d]
*** RIVER *** [5s 2d 9s 4d] [8d]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
allynlong: shows [2s 2c] (three of a kind, Deuces)
ETHAN314: shows [Ah 3s] (a straight, Ace to Five)
ETHAN314 collected 14505 from pot
allynlong said, "very nicely rigged"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 14505 | Rake 0
Board [5s 2d 9s 4d 8d]
Seat 1: crustystache folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: Colachito folded on the Flop
Seat 3: allynlong showed [2s 2c] and lost with three of a kind, Deuces
Seat 4: ETHAN314 showed [Ah 3s] and won (14505) with a straight, Ace to Five