Always be wary when you have three of a kind in case the other guy already had a pair. Might not happen often, but when it does you can lose big.In post 40, Kmd4390 wrote:I'm actually shocked that with as much as I've learned about the game since this, my answer doesn't change. I was reading the scenario going "oh God, I hope my past self didn't encourage this play".In post 12, Kmd4390 wrote:I wouldn't have called that pre-flop, but once you caught your 7s, the hand was yours. You got lucky. Lucky isn't a bad thing in poker, but don't count on it too often.
As for the (necro) OP, I had a similar situation in a casino a few years back. Guy just started shoving all in every hand, I spot this early on (nobody else does.. and people wondered how I regularly final tabled, easy game), and just muck pretty much every hand waiting for a semi decent hand to catch him out on. Land pocket 8s and flat call UTG. Dopey McDope does his shove, and I shove over the top to make sure nobody else fancies coming along for the ride, he turns over 78 off suit, and I'm laughing inside, until 69T hits the flop, then I laugh on the outside at the absurdity of it, which causes him to respond along the lines of "yeah, ha ha, that'll teach you" sort of shite.
Very next hand I land pocket Aces, and I'm still on more chips than him despite doubling him up so we play the same game, he shoves all in I go over the top, he's got nothing this time, my Aces hold, and he storms off bitching about my play... yes mate, because shoving every hand and expecting everyone to fold all the time is great play.