Back on track
After a couple of weeks of bad runs at the poker table, I came out very well last night. I’ve been playing 4-8 at Green Valley to freshen up my limit skills and also to kill time while building up hours for the freeroll tournament coming up. It has been quite a roller coaster ride, leaving me wondering if I was just in a slump or I just didn’t know what I was doing.
So I decided to hit the 3-5 no limit table to see if I really had it. I picked this table because I had played it once before and the quality of play was miles above the 1-2 no limit. I took my seat and after a slow start and table change things livened up a bit. The play was pretty much where I thought it would be, with calculated raises, frustrated folds and a few good bluffs. As I watched all of this my chips didn’t move more than +/- 50 bucks for the first hour and half, then it started to change. I had a few good pots that put me up to about 600 (on a 400 buyin). I was ready to call it a night and be please with my 50% increase, until all hell broke loose. The three most memorable hands:
5s 6s: Limped in from late position. 3 others had limped so far and with the jumbo jackpot potential, what the hell. 1 person raised behind me to 25 and everyone called. For that prices I called as well. Flop came 4c5d6c. Oh yea, top two. The only thing I was worried about was a limper with 7-8 or maybe two clubs. It was checked all around to me and I bet out 75. I wanted to take it right there and everyone laughed and let me have it.
6-6: This was my first big hand. I was BB and got an early position riase to 35. 2 people called and although I had a weak hand out of position, if I hit I pretty well figured to get paid off. Sure enough the flop was 6J7 rainbow. I checked and the raiser made it 100 to go. The other two folded. I thought about how to play it for maximum profit. He either had an overpair or AJ. I couldn’t see an early raise with anything else. He was a solid by the book player. If I called he might suspect a trap, so I hoped he had the over pair and decided to play like I had the AJ and made it 250. He clearly didn’t like it and I think he immediately suspected the set. He gumbled for a few minutes before going all in for another 80 bucks or so. He turned over KK and my set held up.
Js8S: I was actually racking up to go after a very good night (in 2 1/2 hours) when I picked this up on the button. A small raise to 15 and three of us were in the pot with me in position. The flop cam 8c8d7c. 1 person checked and the cutoff went all in for about 280. I had the trips with a decent kicker and thought he might have been on the flush draw. If it had been for more money I wouldn’t have played but I looked at his 280 and thought I couldn’t fold a set at this point. I called and he turned over 89. I added his 280 to my third tray and promptly left.
I more than made up for my losing streak, leaving with 4 times what I bought in for. Now, if I can just continue…
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