Thursday, April 10, 2008

Crazy cash game!

Oh well not much to report for online poker. I lost about $100 in the hotel at the weekend playing OH8 - got about $40 back by last night.
So a mate of mine (mentioned his cash games in the blog before) invited me to his Thursday night $1-3 game. I said I'd go on Tuesday then started immediately regretting it. It's way over my poker bankroll - I play like 25c NL at the moment and I feel better playing online. Also I play tight starting hands and one can sit for an hour without playing a hand. Still...thought I'd better go so practised OH8 and NLHE online last night and Tuesday night. I decided my aim for the session was just to get through the night with my original buy in.
So I get there and its the usual crowd - full table. Mixed group a few maniacs. So I play very tight the first 20 mins and have about $140 left (bought in $150). Then I pick up AA in the BB - everyone all 9 other players have limped in for $3. I raise it $20 - i must have been thinking it was $1-2 cos I wanted to make a pot sized raise. Anyway - everyone calls except the small blind! The only hand I have played in 20 mins! F@@K I think. I'm first to act on flop so decide before dealt that I am check probably folding unless an Ace comes. Anyway flop is K84 rainbow - I check one guy bets $50 everyone folds back to me (one guy accidentally exposed J6 off!)- I'm not worried about this opponent he is loose and probably just has the K. I reraise all in he calls with K3 - I hold up. That was a nice pot more than doubled up must have $350 but no time to count because next hand.......
AA on button - (i must have been small blind hand before this is all from memory) a guy in mid postion makes it $25a couple of callers - I decide not to fool around and at least get heads up so make it $100. 3!! callers. Actually the first caller made it $106 and is all in. Now I'm worried! Flop is 6c7cKd - I don't have Ac - 1st guy all in already 2nd guy checks 3rd goes all in for $250. I make a crying call, 2nd guy folds. 1st guy has 66 3rd has AK. Turn is an Ace!!
I cant remember the exact figures but over $1000 after this hand. I felt sorry for the guy with 66 but to limp then call $100 with it - come on!
I win another nice pot with 77 on a 789 board - saw the flop cheap bet $30 flop 2 callers $50 turn one caller river puts a flush out there and we check check - he had AK - just some overs!
Lost about $100 with AKs when I flat called $50 preflop and it was heads up. Opponent check all the way to river and it really looked like AK hi was good and he bet another $50 - I call but he had jacks.
My best call was with AJh - I'm big blind about 6 limpers. Flop is AK5 - I check - want to keep the pot small out of postion - everyone else checks. Turn is 3 putting 2 spades out there. One guy bets $50 all folded to me - I hesitate and call - I put him on either A3 or a spade draw. River is another 5 - I check he bets $250. I don't love my hand but it doesn't make sense. I don't think he puts me on the Ace so if he had trip 5s why so much. I think he puts me on a missed draw - so why on earth overbet the pot? I count out the chips as if to call and he looked kind of sick - didn't think it was acting so I called. He said good call he has nothing and mucked!
We played OH8 later on and I lost a bit but cashed out $1,340. This is my new live poker roll! I'll include the other $250 I took with me also
Closing roll $307 online Live $1,590

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