2005-04-28
Poker
After a dismal start to the week’s poker trails (see previous post, here’s a summary: -$150 in 175 hands), Tuesday brought a nice reversal. I was three tabling the 100NL at Party and sitting about even (+/- 10BB at each) when I was able to almost double up at one table. Wednesday I was up another $70 plus I placed 3rd in only my 3rd SNG this month for another $40. So all in all, I got back to my winning ways, which is nice.
One hand that frustrated me was a KK hand. I was raised on the flop and was bet into fairly big on the turn after I checked and I got weak. I figured I still had the best hand, but I was 3 tabling and watching “The Shield” and didn’t have GameTime+ running, so I wasn’t really sure what he had done in the past. He ended up raising me on the river when I led out and I just called. His AKo did not improve and my cowboys took down a $180 pot.
I think my play here is a little suspect. I’ve come to realize that top pair is not really a good hand. The flop was ragged and rainbow, so I didn’t think it hit him, especially after calling a 3xBB preflop raise. The flop was jack high and I couldn’t put him on JJ. I figured maybe AJ, QQ, or QJ. I was a total calling station until the river when I decided to throw out a bet, and then called his min raise. I was totally prepared to lose 75% of my stack on that and was shocked when the pot was shoved my way. Just when I think I’ve got some aggression figured out I pull something like that. While I won the hand, I could have probably won more or bought it earlier. I got a bit lucky and was paid off, but it’s not a good way to play.
Bonuses
I’ve been a bad bonus whore this month. I’ve hardly cleared anything. I have played only about 20% of the hands I played last month (when I had my best month ever). I’m still up for the month, so that’s good. Of course, up is up and much better than being in the red. Real life has just taken more time this month, and that’s fine because it’s been “good” real life and not just bad things that have popped up to take time away, so I’ve got that going for me.
April 28th, 2005 at 7:09 am
*throws Chris’ bonus whoring badge in the Mississippi*
Can you clear my bonuses pleeeeeeeease? I chased way too of them many this month
April 28th, 2005 at 7:54 am
You played that so weak you may have made the pot bigger than you could have won otherwise. Also, if that guy tracks you in the future, he may think you’re “fishy” and want to tangle with him.
That’s all good, too. When you see him next time you can take him down properly.
April 28th, 2005 at 7:57 am
Haha, you know, that crossed my mind Easycure. Well, at least the part about building the pot anyway. It wasn’t a slowplay or any play to build it intentionally. You’re probably right though, had I raised, he may have folded which would have cost me in the end. Of course, I wouldn’t feel like a weak/tight wuss had I played it harder
April 28th, 2005 at 8:17 am
“So, I’ve got that going for me.”
Classic Caddyshack reference. Absolute classic.
GaryC
April 28th, 2005 at 11:45 am
I did the same exact thing on an AA hand last night. I had raised preflop, but turned into a calling station afterwards on a flop with no connectors or matched suits, no pairs, not even any high cards, and a guy betting into me. It turned into a $48 pot (on the $25NL tables), and I won it, but I almost thought to myself that I didn’t deserve to!! If I’d have consciously slowplayed it, I wouldn’t feel so bad, but it was just me being weak. No wonder the guy kept betting into me. I reaked of weakness. (I was so weak that I didnt’ even bet the river - I was first to act, and checked. He bet out - why on Earth didn’t I reraise him?) I won the pot but was just ill with my play.
Where do those wussy moments come from???