Turning Stone

We arrived on Sunday afternoon to play the $200 tourney today, $300 Tuesday, and $300 Wednesday. If one of us does really well in any of these then we will probably stay for the 1k on Saturday.

I played an interesting session last night at $300 max, where I felt like I was playing really well. Here are a few of the hands:

I after one limper I raised with AQ to $30 from middle position and got called by the button, bb and the limper. The flop came A 10 2. Checked to me and I bet 55. Folded to the bb who seemed like a bit of a donk. He raised 100 more. He seemed really confident, and after thinking for a while I mucked. He showed me A10.

A young player at the table who played really recklessly just lost a 300 after he limp raised Krissy from middle position. Krissy has KK and moved in. The guy was committed and called but said he had two under cards and obv lost.

After this I could tell he was clearly ready to gamble and I was hoping to pick him off. After 2 limpers he made it 30 on the puck. I was pretty sure he was doing this with any two in this spot, and when I looked down at A6, I figured I would take a look at a flop and see if I could hit something and let him bluff off to me. I called and so did 1 other player. The flop was 10 3 2. It checked to him and he quickly bet 60. I was pretty sure he didn’t have much, he bet it so quickly, just like he had done on the limp raise against Krissy. I thought for a while, and I had about 250 behind. If I had the best hand, and I raised he would clearly fold and I would never make any more money on the hand. If he had me beat he would most likely call as he was on tilt. I figured their was no value in raising, so I decided to let him bluff off to me on the turn if I did have the best hand. I called and checked the Q turn. He instantly said all in for 200. When he did it right away I really felt like he didn’t have anything. I looked at him and I could tell he was weak. The problem was that if he did have something like AJ or AK or 44 he had the best hand. I said to him I’m pretty sure your bluffing, but the sad thing is you could still have the best hand. After thinking for like 5 minutes, I closed my eyes and pushed in the 200. He said nice call, which still didn’t mean much. He goes I have K high, and I show the A6. The puzzled looks on peoples faces around the table was priceless, trying to figure out wtf I had. The river was the 9 and he mucked his hand. I think that was one of the best calls I have ever made, and it felt good.

A little later I called 20 on the puck with QJ, and 3 other saw the flop. It was 10 10 K one heart and it checked around. Turn was the Ah, and this donk bet out 15. Everyone called and I made it 75. Just the one donkey called. The river was the 2h, and he looked at me, looked at his cards, looked back at me, and checked. I checked right away and he showed 6h4h.

I lost some other pots that I can’t clearly remember. I ended the session up 160 and I was really happy with the way I played. Every time that I was in a big hand, I seemed to make the right decision, and my reads were really on. It was a great way to start of the poker trip.

Today I played the 200 and lets say I didn’t run too well. On the 5th hand it was limped 5 ways for 50. I looked down at Q10 in the sb and limped and the donkey in the bb who has played every hand to the river, with terrible decisions on every street checked. The flop was QQ5 two clubs. It checked around to the puck who bet 300. I was a little worried about a big hand here, and I didn’t want to make the pot huge just yet. I just called, and at no surprise, so did the donk. The turn was the Ah. I checked the donk bet 400 and the flop better folded. Now I was 95% sure I had the best hand against the moron, so I raised to 1300. He called right away, and the river was the 4c. I had put him on the flush draw, but the donk could easily have 56 he was so stupid. I checked anyway and he thought for a while and bet 1k. I was getting about 4/1 and there was no way I was folding to this guy when I’m getting 4/1 and I have trips. I call and he shows the Q4. That was pretty gross, and I was then down to 500. I stole some blinds and then had 68ss in the sb. Three of us saw the flop at 50. The flop was Q63 two spades. I was ready to get it all in but I wanted a bet from someone first. I check and so did everyone else. The turn was the 9s. I bet 100, and the donk called. The limper raised to 300 and I shoved for my last 400. The donkey called and the limper raised 400 more. Obv he had the As7s, and I was out in the first level.

It turned out not to be a bad thing because I played in the $300 max and I ended up winning more then 9th place would have won in the tourney. There wasn’t really many interesting hands in that session. I basically just ran good, and got paid off.

Tomorrow is the 300 deep stack turbo. Wtf is that. Anyway, I’ll be back if anything else interesting happens.

Ps. Krissy won the $3 rebuy on stars the other night for 5k. She completely destroyed the ft, and she played really well. I’m trying to get her to write about it but she is too lazy. Anyway, congrats to her.