Played for about 3 hours last night but caught a nice run of cards at a fairly soft table with lots of limpers and chasers and came out ahead about $231 to push up the winnings to just over $1200.
Decided to try the morning tourney again today.
During the first hour when the blinds were low I played 4 hands and won them all despite the fact that I had nothing really to play with. I used my tight "I can't get any cards"(you guys think that I don't cultivate that image???...:-)?) routine so was able to play in position and not get challenged.
Was all in once on the button with AQ and was called by another AQ,so no harm was done.
Got my stack up to around $14,000(start with 7000) and then....disaster hits!
I am on the button with AK diamonds. Four limpers in at 1,000. I make it 8,000 as I have all of the limpers pretty well covered and we are close to the final table. Big blind goes all in for an extra 1,500. Everyone folds and I call. He has KK and I lose. Now I only have 4500 left.
Next hand: I have AQ. Limp,limp, and I go all in for my last 4500. Everyone folds so I add 3500(2 limpers + blinds)to my stack for a total of 8,000. OK...not great but not horrible. AND THE.....horror of horrors....I look down at my next hand and am faced with AK SUITED AGAIN!! Oh no....I hate this hand so much I cannot even believe it!
The player who had split the AQ pot with me earlier raises to 5,000. I seriously consider folding this hand but cannot of course, as I am trying to get some damn chips for the win. So...I raise all in my my extra 3,000 and he thinks for a couple of minutes(good sign) and then calls(bad sign). He turns over 9-9 and of course I miss everything and am gone. CRAP!!!
The only reason I am not over the $2,000 mark right now is because of that piece of shit AK...."top 6"...whatever...hand.
Oh well,at least the cash games are going well.
One thing I am(and have been working on)is my money management down here.
I am learning to walk away from the table when things look like they are going sour. No use giving up all of the money you work so hard for by sticking around "past your time".
As for that AK thing......some day I will get my share of hits with it.
One hand of note last night which saved me a ton of money(like....all of it),was laying down pocket AA when the flop hit 10-10-8
I had bet preflop $20 dollars from the cutoff position with 5 limpers in front of me and got 4 callers of course(told you that this was a soft game.....lots of chasers,speculators and limpers(felt that I was playing free poker). Everyone checked to me after the flop,and I raised $40 to see where I was at. Well...first guy called and the next one raised $200. OOPS...I am in deep doo doo here folks as the guy who raised always had the nuts when doing in previous hands, so.... thought for about 4 minutes(had to apologize to the table),and reluctantly folded. The other player called as he was short stacked. The raiser had 9-10 suited!!!!! and the all in caller had JJ. The 10's held when nothing else came up and I was relieved to have made the right call. It helped that I had played against these guys during the past couple of days.
So...a $15 raise and the guy stays with 9-10 and catches. Good for him...but bad for me.
No worries though as I was able to play on and come out ahead.
Am taking the night off so will be back online either tomorrow or Friday.
Hope that this holds up as Vegas is only 6 days away. Hate leaving this area as the play is soft and there is money to be made(obviously)but want to see if I can continue my winning ways over there.
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Keep getting in with the best Rick. You will come out ahead in the end....you know its true..
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