The Boss Hogg of Poker

Today I told a friend ahead of our session that I was going to be the Boss Hogg of Poker.

Boss Hogg isn't just an entertaining character from the Dukes of Hazzard. No, not at all. I am beginning to understand that the most effective filter for decisions at the poker table is the question, "What would Boss Hogg do in this situation?"

Angel's book is damn good but it can't save you when Boss Hogg sits at your table. Ain't no chapter in no book on that.

In four hours at the Aladdin $1-2 NL game I made $250. It might have been more but I misplayed a hand.

I called a straddled pot in late position with Tc7c. The straddle raised to $15 and it was called in three seats before it got to me. I had the button and I called. The flop came T76. The straddle bet $20, an early position player called, and I raised to $100. The straddle called and then the early position player thought a long time and went all-in for $155 more. This was not good and I knew it. I had the straddle beat, but the early position player was solid and I thought his most likely hand was 66.

I was pretty sure the straddle was going to call, which would put $685 into the pot for a $155 call. I was getting 4.4-1. I felt like it was a bad call at the time but it turned out to be a good call.

That doesn't mean I won the hand. Pocket sixes held up. But to me, the mistake I made was the big raise on the flop that pot committed me.

I just don't think Boss Hogg makes that raise.