Maoiee wowie

This is the second time I've used this blog post title. The first was way back on August 17, 2011. Here's an excerpt of what I had to say then:

Last night, I met a player I'll call Maoiee. Strictly speaking, a more accurate moniker would be M.A.O.I.E.E. - short for the Most Aggressive Opponent I've Ever Encountered. All I can say is, wowie!

Last night, I encountered the new Maoiee. He fired 45 bullets in the second tournament I entered, for a total outlay of 2,250,000 play dollars wagered. He would have had to come in second place to turn a profit, and he didn't even make the money, finishing in 45th place. I also failed to make the money, but I fired way fewer bullets (13), and came much closer (23rd place). It was sheer fiscal irresponsibility on his part to fire so many bullets.

style flavor buy_in entry players hands entries paid place winnings

MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    59      72   15    34        0
MTT-R NLHE    43500  6500       9    83      67   15    23        0

delta: $-900,000
MTT with rebuys NLHE balance: $34,865,500
2018 balance: $1,142,000
balance: $46,655,260

Maoiee wowie

Last night, I met a player I'll call Maoiee. Strictly speaking, a more accurate moniker would be M.A.O.I.E.E. - short for the Most Aggressive Opponent I've Ever Encountered. All I can say is, wowie! I saw Maoiee play 9 hands. On the first hand, he missed going all in by a mere $1,400. On four of the others, he went all in. Here are the chip amounts of his stack at the start of each hand:

$82,000
$42,000
$54,700
$79,700
$142,400
$240,300
$220,300
$218,300
$137,400

He hit the felt on the ninth hand and left the table. I've never seen such reckless play before. Maoiee lost almost a quarter of a million play dollars in a mere four hands. Unbelievable! I'm sure the loss he took on his last hand is the biggest one hand loss I've ever seen a player take.

Needless to say, I folded early and often during his brief reign. Everyone collectively breathed a sigh of relief when he flamed out; betting returned to more normal levels right away. Playing in such a reckless style as Maoiee's is foolhardy. You're guaranteed to hit the felt; it's not a question of if but when. I for one don't enjoy playing with such players, and I bet most poker players feel the same.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 22 hands and saw flop:
- 2 out of 3 times while in big blind (66%)
- 2 out of 3 times while in small blind (66%)
- 5 out of 16 times in other positions (31%)
- a total of 9 out of 22 (40%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 5 (40%)
Pots won without showdown - 1

delta: $19,300
balance: $1,764,282