Got some points last night
May 15, 2007
I played live last night.
Out of about 60 people, I got 10th. Not too bad. Got some points but I need more to make the finals.
I played pretty good. All the hands I won were because I went in with the best and didn’t get sucked out.
There were 2 hands I made a lot of chips from.
In one hand I had pocket A’s. A guy in front of me raises the pot $2,500 when the blinds were still $300/$600. I put him on a high pocket pair so when it came to me, I went all-in knowing he would call. He did. He flips over pocket K’s. My A’s hold up and I double up.
In another hand I was in the BB with 10 8 off. Flop comes 10 8 rag with 2 hearts. I didn’t bet cause I wanted to catch someone goofing around but it checked around. River comes up, another 8. So now I have the FH. Someone bet a medium size bet and I just called cause I wasn’t in trouble and I wanted to see if someone would hit. The river is a heart.
Three hearts on the board…yee haw. Well, I was right. Someone was chasing the flush. He bet about 5k. I raised and just doubled his bet. Any more and I don’t think he would call. He calls and he flips over his cards like he got me. I flip mine over and he had to look twice to see the FH. He never saw it coming…I love that!
After that, I went card dead for a long time. I made it to the final table and in my last hand I had PP 9’s. I was in middle position so I raised pretty big. The big stack calls.
Flop comes 10 rag rag. I didn’t put him on a 10 so I go all-in. He calls and flips over A J.
Well, the turn shows a A and, just to rub salt in it, the river shows a A. I understand the initial bet call but the all-in after the flop call was pretty donkyish. He didn’t put me on a A K, A Q, or pocket pair?
He was one of those guys that was having a good night. I don’t know if you have seen them before but on some nights you get that one person who just can’t do anything wrong. They are very lucky and take out a lot of players.
All in all it was fun.
Hopefully, I will be around one or two nights this week. I am scheduled to play in the SNG challenge on Thursday. I may however need to make a trip to Iowa for a machine repair. I will know better tomorrow.
See ya all later…….
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I am playing Thursday.. so no scooting off on jobs.. get yah priorities right, poker first, all else second lol..
Yanno yah can’t pass the opportunity up for some sweet revenge since our last little green felt battle..
Ok Bud. Game On!
It looks like I won’t have to go so I should be there to kick a little Blasphemer Butt!
Nice one Dave. You are right of course about one player who can do no wrong, even after making a very poor decision. Just look at a few of the past world champions - Moneymaker, Raymer and more recently Gold. They were all extremely lucky en-route to the world championship.
But not to worry mate… one day it could be you with the golden horseshoe firmly wedged between your butt-cheeks.
Good luck in tonights game BTW. I hope the you and Blagz both come croppers to a Varmint!
The funny thing is, when we talk about the horsehoe thing it revolves around someone who wins hands when the shouldn’t right? I mean you’re right, the player made a poor decision or he goes in with the second best hand and wins. So, do I really want the horseshoe? If claims are made that I have a horseshoe up my butt, that means I am winning hands I shouldn’t be winning. Or, I am hitting cards that are marginal to begin with.
Does that make any sense? (I am on the Twisted Logic Team..lol)
I sure wouldn’t turn the horseshoe down. I was just thinking about the whole thing.
Tonight should be fun.
Boy, even when you type I have a hard time understanding you…lol
What the heck is a “come croppers”…lol
I know exactly what you mean, met one today in an omaha h/l sitngo.
chipleader with some 8000 chips bullied the table with 4 of us left. i was in third got ace k 2 of clubs and an ace of diamonds on my 500 bb wich decreased my stack to 1500. no 4 called too. up came 4 8 j of clubs.
I betted 1000 and this guy reraised me allin no 4 calls allin and so did I. he shows trip jacks, turn came q of spades and on the river of course the jack that gave him quads.
At least i made the money but still, this guy played exactly after the book as you should but boy did he get lucky there. I couldn’t get pissed at his bullying, he dominated the table totally. Respect!!