As I just got “hit n run” again.  I realized that I will probably post that term frequently now that I am talking more in depth about each session I have due to my 60k in 6 months goal.  I wanted to take the time to talk about what a “hit n run” is as many readers may not know.

Often times, there will be no 5 card draw game going.  So I will sit and wait for opponents.  Sometimes that wait lasts a while.  But every so once in a while someone will sit down.  I sit with my normal $600 at 15/30 and this someone joins with $200. 

Right off the bat I suspect the player to be average at best.  It is just a matter of whether he or she is too passive or too aggressive.  I will usually have a good idea within 20 hands or so. 

However, with these “hit n runners”, I may never see 20 hands.  They will sit with $200, win a quick $150 in litterally 5-10 hands and get up.  Hence, the term “hit n run”……they hit me for a quick little bit of money and run for the hills to go roll around in my money.

I have had players tell me how much they hate hit-n-runners.  Me on the other hand, welcome them with open arms.

Why do they do it?  It is usually because they are scared.  They get up a couple bucks and they get scared that they will lose it back.  Which is usually what they would do, so I am not going to complain. 

Other times though, they sit down with their $200 and lose it in a matter of less than 5 minutes.  It all evens out over time, and more often than not they are really giving and running instead of hitting and running. 

But one thing these hit-n-runners don’t realize is that one aspect of a Heads-up game is momentum.  If you have the momentum, why get up?  I am almost glad that these guys get up with only a little fraction of what I would have been willing to play for.  They don’t realize that they had something good going.  Then they come back a couple days later, looking to hit-n-run once again, but this time I have notes on this player and already have somewhat of an idea of how they play.  They usually, not always, just lose it all back and then some.

See, each session….whether it is 2 minutes long or 2 hours long, is all the same.  Poker IS one long session.  If someone wants to sit and try to win a quick hundred, go ahead.  But you better win!

Oh and by the way……

as I was writing this post, a suspected hit-n-runner just sat and lost $197.50 to me and left.