Cloud Poker / Nick Cantwell / 23 February 2009 / Leave a comment

I'm writing this on the back of a warm glow of winning back to back sit and go games, and my bankroll is currently sitting at its peak.

" They will try to chat up any female at the table, especially a player with an attractive picture - unaware that the person is actually a dustman from Swindon."

I'm guessing this won't last long, as my personal poker god Steve has a habit of slapping me around the chops repeatedly with non suited cards between nine and four after a good run - but right now I'm smiling.

I now have enough of a roll to move up to $10 sit and go's (using a very conservative 50 buy-in rule) and I managed to win the first one I played - an incredibly weak table, where a maniac bluffed his whole stack early on when I had just flopped a set - so a nice early double up set me up for the game.

I am coming across the same type of opponent on a regular basis - the "Limp Caller". These guys want action, but they want action cheap, but when the action no longer becomes cheap because someone has raised it up, they just can't give up their average holding like King Ten, as they already have money in the pot. And then when they do hit their King on the flop (or even a ten sometimes) they are usually willing to go all the way with their hand - a great position to be in when you have a bigger pair or a bigger kicker.

These limp callers can be identified in a few ways :

1) They limp a lot - obviously.
2) They have a username like "da best" or "Ivey22" or "pokermad". (Incidentally, a poker name that includes "Ivey" will normally mean the player will play any two cards. Very badly.)
3) They chat a lot and will sometimes use text speak. They use text speak, not because it is easier, but because of an inability to spell.
4) They have an avatar (on sites where there are avatars) of a dog, a child, themselves wearing sunglasses looking mean, themselves wearing a silly hat or a stupid grin or most tellingly, a royal flush.
5) They will try to chat up any female at the table, especially a player with an attractive picture - unaware that the person is actually a dustman from Swindon.

I'm going to continue with the sit and go's for now - I'm enjoying them and winning a few dollars, so hopefully it will continue.

Away from the tables, I've joined the Twitter revolution. I'm finding it very enjoyable, and I think it could be very big in poker circles - an ideal vehicle for posting updates on tournaments, and bad-beat induced ranting. You can find me at www.twitter.com/cloudyman

Thanks for reading and I'll be back next week, but before I go I'll leave you with a piece of poker advice - multi-tabling is fine, but try and stick to doing this online.

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