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Friday at Party: Does it get any better?

Sat down at a 1/2 table prepared to apply what I had learned over the last few days. In particular, if you have a decent set of cards pre-flop, raise it up. Another important concept I started to get to grips was don’t be afraid to bet because you are afraid of a raise. The theory being that if you can bet you can call a raise (or even re-raise). That was something that I had some problems with at 50/1. I would be too timidand would want to save a bet if I thought I may be raised. I am now getting to the point where if I can bet, I can definitely call a raise. It’s a mental thing, but I’m getting there.

Let’s just say that I’m amazed how well it works. My table was full of the regular Party gang, but did exhibit some of the 1/2 behavior that I’ve noticed, ie. in general they can fold, at least to a bet on the turn. Of course there was also the “play any A” and “play any A/K s00ted” people. All I can say is “Thank you for stopping by.”

I played 94 hands before the table started breaking (people were busting out faster than they could be replaced). I had a net of +27BB. This was the first time that I have ever seen triple digits next to my in play bankroll and it was quite the rush. Even better was that I think that I loosened up just enough that I was able to leverage some hands that I normally wouldn’t have. Not enough to throw money away, but I saw closer to 30% of the flops instead of the 15-20% that I had normally seen. I tended to get out quickly though, I have quite a few -1SB hands. These would have been marginal hands not worth raising pre-flop but were decent to limp in with.

I’ll have to go back an look over my play in more detail, but I feel good about tonight. The money part is great (and needed after last weekend), but more importantly I feel I was able to incorporate something new into my game which is something that I haven’t done in a long time. Very, very refreshing.

Also, thanks Wil for the pointer today! I feel honored!

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