Monday, December 08, 2008
Gas prices - December 2008
Just for my own little log...gas prices are $1.42 at the station by my house.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Another poker trip to Windsor
Me and Victory headed over to Windsor for some more fun poker action on Friday/Saturday. In between the poker, we were able to play some Pai Gow (big loser), eat a nice expensive meal, spend some time in the hot tub and pool, and relax.
Hand #1: Set over set turns into quads at 1/2
I had slowly burned off about $40-50 when this hand came up. A few players limped, and I limped along with 33. The flop came a beautiful Qh3h2x. Checked to the 20 year old kid 2 to my right, who led out $5. The guy to my right called, and I raised to $25. All folded to the kid, who called, and the first caller folded.
The turn was the other 3, giving me quads, and the kid led $25 into me again. The only other hand I had previously seen was similar, with him continually donking into players, despite being raised on an earlier street (that hand he showed up with top pair, good kicker). I didn’t want to lose him, so I made a smallish raise to $50, which he called.
The river was some other inconsequential card (didn’t make the board any more scary for a top pair type hand), and he led $50 into me again. At this point he only had another $50 or so behind, so I raised and he called, showing 22 for a cooler. I can’t believe it took until the river to get the money in, despite me raising him on every post-flop street.
Hand #2: Gin flop at 1/2
One player raised UTG to $12, and 2 players called (including the kid from hand 1). I called with TT, and almost the whole table called behind, so 7 went to the flop for $12 apiece. Flop came Ts7x7s, and the original raiser checked, another checked, and then the kid from hand #1 bet out $15 (a tiny bet relative to the pot), I decided to just call and invite others to come along. A short stack in the SB called as well, and the three of us went to the turn.
The turn was a 6x (98 just got a straight), the SB checked, the kid led out $25. I again just called, and now the SB moved all-in (obviously a 7) for $59 total. The kid called the $34 extra, and now I woke up, announcing a raise. Again wanting to bring him along with what I deemed a lock hand, I re-raised another $50, which he called.
The river was a J, and disappointingly he checked. I moved in for his last $100 into the $400 pot or so and shockingly he folded. I showed my full house to win the main pot, and the kid triumphantly grabbed his cards out of the muck, showing KK???? Yeah, nice fold kid….you should have made it last street, or at least realized somebody was in there with a 7.
Hand #3: Stupid hand at 1/2
This hand wasn’t all that interesting, just found it funny. I limped after a bunch of limpers with Ah4h, and the flop came Q92 (no hearts), all checked to me so I took a $6 stab. One of the early limpers (young douchebag in a knit cap called). The turn was a J, and he checked, and I decided to take another stab, betting $15….which he called. Now I am done with the hand. Then a T came on the river, making any 9 or K a straight. When checked to, I decided to take one more stab and bet $30. He thought for about 15 seconds and called, I tabled my hand and he showed J2 for a turned 2 pair. Then he starts lecturing me that “he would have folded if I bet 10, but he was calling 30”. I told him, congrats, because I would have bet 30 with a K also. He kept repeating the lecture, and finally I just told him “Shut-up dude, you won the hand, nice job.”
Hand #4: Huge welcome to the 2/5 Table:
My first hand was JJ, which I took down a 3 way pot on the flop with a bet of $60. My second hand I pick up AdKd, the lady to my right limps (with 350 behind), and I raise to 25. I get called in like 5 spots, and the flop comes Jx3d2d. After being checked to, I decide to check, with the hopes of getting the last raise in, and potentially take it down without a showdown, or get a free card. The Asian guy to my left with about $325 bets $100 (more than I was hoping), all fold to the lady on my right who calls the $100. I then raise to $300 (thinking this shows a hell of a lot of strength, and I have seen live players make folds like this before). The Asian folds and then the woman declares all-in, which I have basically already done for her, and she shows KJo, so I have a few less outs then I had hoped, but it’s really not all that bad for me.
Things look bleaker when the turn is an offsuit 6, but the Jd falls off on the river for a huge pot.
Hand #5: First time feeling bad on a hand in a while
A bit later, I open UTG with 7d6d to $20, and as is typical I am called in 5 places, including by the guy right after me, who I had been bullshitting with for a bit and seemed like a legitimately nice guy. The flop came A66, and I immediately knew we were shaping up for a big pot. I led out $60, as there is no reason to slowplay here. The guy I mentioned after me just called, and the rest folded. He didn’t seem like the type to play a 6 for a raise, so I was fairly certain he had an A.
The turn was another 6, giving me quads. Now I obviously knew he didn’t have a 6, and continued firing, by betting out $125. He called, and that’s when I started to feel bad for the poor guy, knowing that he was running into a certain disaster.
The river was inconsequential and I moved him in for his last $200 or so (I said I felt bad, but it’s still poker), he called after a few seconds, and I quietly turned over my cards and collected the pot, and just like that, I was up $950 at the table in a matter of 30 minutes.
Hand #6: A tough spot with QQ Hand posting on 2+2
Villian has a little over 500, and I cover. I have been at the table about an hour and am up nearly 2 buy-ins, once showing an aggressively played nut flush draw, and the other time quads. The only action I have seen from villian is once calling a lot of money on a flush draw, but he seems to be the type not afraid to make a move, and also appears to be a regular.
He opens UTG to 15, and gets 2 callers. I have QQ in the CO and make it 75. He flat calls, and the other two callers fold.
Flop is 852r. He check-calls my bet of 125.
Turn is a 9, putting 2 to a suit out, and he slowly gathers his chips and moves-in for 320.
After debating I opted to fold face up. I felt that there were was a possibility he had a bigger overpair than mine (though he likely would have raised the flop), potentially a connecting hand that made 2 pair or a straight, or a set that woke up on the turn, not wanting me to check behind.
After folding he showed 87, for a pair and a gutshot straight draw. I'm surprised he made a move like that, as he had no reason to believe that I could fold an overpair there, which was exactly what I was representing. This type of thinking is exactly why I folded in the first place.
Hand #7: AK in a tough river spot Hand posting on 2+2
Villain has about 900, and I cover. Only hand I have seen of villain is a pretty straight-forwardly played set where he got a full double-up. I did see one of his buddy going broke on the turn with TPGK on the turn, not sure it necessarily relates but it was some information that I had.
One player limps, and I pop it to 25 with AKo (no hearts), villain right after me calls, and the limper calls.
Flop is AxQx3h. I bet 50 and he calls.
Turn is the 6h. I check, he bets 75, I think and call. I guess this was pot control, but it probably makes my hand pretty transparent.
River is the Kh. I opted to check-call, as I expected him to bet somewhere in the neighborhood of $150. After a few seconds, he bet $300, which was a slight overbet and way more than I anticipated. It didn't seem to fall in line with the play of the rest of the hand, and smelled really bad. I was pretty sure I was beat, but I wasn't sure how. I almost found the fold button, but in the end I made the call, and he showed AhJh.
In the end, I think there are better ways to play the hand, though without folding the river, I got away from it as cheap as possible. If I had it to do over again, I would bet the turn, and then bet/fold the river. I just don't see most 2/5 players being able to raise that river with anything less than a flush there. 2 pair will call, and a set may even call to be safe because of how deep we are, even though it's a fairly weak play. I'm fairly certain it would have turned out worse for me had I followed that plan here, but in the long run I think it's the best plan of attack.
I just have to make sure that I follow my gut instinct and make those big folds.
Oh well, enough rambling, if I get a chance I'll "wordsmith" this so it makes better sense, as at this point it's just getting my thoughts down on "paper".
Hand #1: Set over set turns into quads at 1/2
I had slowly burned off about $40-50 when this hand came up. A few players limped, and I limped along with 33. The flop came a beautiful Qh3h2x. Checked to the 20 year old kid 2 to my right, who led out $5. The guy to my right called, and I raised to $25. All folded to the kid, who called, and the first caller folded.
The turn was the other 3, giving me quads, and the kid led $25 into me again. The only other hand I had previously seen was similar, with him continually donking into players, despite being raised on an earlier street (that hand he showed up with top pair, good kicker). I didn’t want to lose him, so I made a smallish raise to $50, which he called.
The river was some other inconsequential card (didn’t make the board any more scary for a top pair type hand), and he led $50 into me again. At this point he only had another $50 or so behind, so I raised and he called, showing 22 for a cooler. I can’t believe it took until the river to get the money in, despite me raising him on every post-flop street.
Hand #2: Gin flop at 1/2
One player raised UTG to $12, and 2 players called (including the kid from hand 1). I called with TT, and almost the whole table called behind, so 7 went to the flop for $12 apiece. Flop came Ts7x7s, and the original raiser checked, another checked, and then the kid from hand #1 bet out $15 (a tiny bet relative to the pot), I decided to just call and invite others to come along. A short stack in the SB called as well, and the three of us went to the turn.
The turn was a 6x (98 just got a straight), the SB checked, the kid led out $25. I again just called, and now the SB moved all-in (obviously a 7) for $59 total. The kid called the $34 extra, and now I woke up, announcing a raise. Again wanting to bring him along with what I deemed a lock hand, I re-raised another $50, which he called.
The river was a J, and disappointingly he checked. I moved in for his last $100 into the $400 pot or so and shockingly he folded. I showed my full house to win the main pot, and the kid triumphantly grabbed his cards out of the muck, showing KK???? Yeah, nice fold kid….you should have made it last street, or at least realized somebody was in there with a 7.
Hand #3: Stupid hand at 1/2
This hand wasn’t all that interesting, just found it funny. I limped after a bunch of limpers with Ah4h, and the flop came Q92 (no hearts), all checked to me so I took a $6 stab. One of the early limpers (young douchebag in a knit cap called). The turn was a J, and he checked, and I decided to take another stab, betting $15….which he called. Now I am done with the hand. Then a T came on the river, making any 9 or K a straight. When checked to, I decided to take one more stab and bet $30. He thought for about 15 seconds and called, I tabled my hand and he showed J2 for a turned 2 pair. Then he starts lecturing me that “he would have folded if I bet 10, but he was calling 30”. I told him, congrats, because I would have bet 30 with a K also. He kept repeating the lecture, and finally I just told him “Shut-up dude, you won the hand, nice job.”
Hand #4: Huge welcome to the 2/5 Table:
My first hand was JJ, which I took down a 3 way pot on the flop with a bet of $60. My second hand I pick up AdKd, the lady to my right limps (with 350 behind), and I raise to 25. I get called in like 5 spots, and the flop comes Jx3d2d. After being checked to, I decide to check, with the hopes of getting the last raise in, and potentially take it down without a showdown, or get a free card. The Asian guy to my left with about $325 bets $100 (more than I was hoping), all fold to the lady on my right who calls the $100. I then raise to $300 (thinking this shows a hell of a lot of strength, and I have seen live players make folds like this before). The Asian folds and then the woman declares all-in, which I have basically already done for her, and she shows KJo, so I have a few less outs then I had hoped, but it’s really not all that bad for me.
Things look bleaker when the turn is an offsuit 6, but the Jd falls off on the river for a huge pot.
Hand #5: First time feeling bad on a hand in a while
A bit later, I open UTG with 7d6d to $20, and as is typical I am called in 5 places, including by the guy right after me, who I had been bullshitting with for a bit and seemed like a legitimately nice guy. The flop came A66, and I immediately knew we were shaping up for a big pot. I led out $60, as there is no reason to slowplay here. The guy I mentioned after me just called, and the rest folded. He didn’t seem like the type to play a 6 for a raise, so I was fairly certain he had an A.
The turn was another 6, giving me quads. Now I obviously knew he didn’t have a 6, and continued firing, by betting out $125. He called, and that’s when I started to feel bad for the poor guy, knowing that he was running into a certain disaster.
The river was inconsequential and I moved him in for his last $200 or so (I said I felt bad, but it’s still poker), he called after a few seconds, and I quietly turned over my cards and collected the pot, and just like that, I was up $950 at the table in a matter of 30 minutes.
Hand #6: A tough spot with QQ Hand posting on 2+2
Villian has a little over 500, and I cover. I have been at the table about an hour and am up nearly 2 buy-ins, once showing an aggressively played nut flush draw, and the other time quads. The only action I have seen from villian is once calling a lot of money on a flush draw, but he seems to be the type not afraid to make a move, and also appears to be a regular.
He opens UTG to 15, and gets 2 callers. I have QQ in the CO and make it 75. He flat calls, and the other two callers fold.
Flop is 852r. He check-calls my bet of 125.
Turn is a 9, putting 2 to a suit out, and he slowly gathers his chips and moves-in for 320.
After debating I opted to fold face up. I felt that there were was a possibility he had a bigger overpair than mine (though he likely would have raised the flop), potentially a connecting hand that made 2 pair or a straight, or a set that woke up on the turn, not wanting me to check behind.
After folding he showed 87, for a pair and a gutshot straight draw. I'm surprised he made a move like that, as he had no reason to believe that I could fold an overpair there, which was exactly what I was representing. This type of thinking is exactly why I folded in the first place.
Hand #7: AK in a tough river spot Hand posting on 2+2
Villain has about 900, and I cover. Only hand I have seen of villain is a pretty straight-forwardly played set where he got a full double-up. I did see one of his buddy going broke on the turn with TPGK on the turn, not sure it necessarily relates but it was some information that I had.
One player limps, and I pop it to 25 with AKo (no hearts), villain right after me calls, and the limper calls.
Flop is AxQx3h. I bet 50 and he calls.
Turn is the 6h. I check, he bets 75, I think and call. I guess this was pot control, but it probably makes my hand pretty transparent.
River is the Kh. I opted to check-call, as I expected him to bet somewhere in the neighborhood of $150. After a few seconds, he bet $300, which was a slight overbet and way more than I anticipated. It didn't seem to fall in line with the play of the rest of the hand, and smelled really bad. I was pretty sure I was beat, but I wasn't sure how. I almost found the fold button, but in the end I made the call, and he showed AhJh.
In the end, I think there are better ways to play the hand, though without folding the river, I got away from it as cheap as possible. If I had it to do over again, I would bet the turn, and then bet/fold the river. I just don't see most 2/5 players being able to raise that river with anything less than a flush there. 2 pair will call, and a set may even call to be safe because of how deep we are, even though it's a fairly weak play. I'm fairly certain it would have turned out worse for me had I followed that plan here, but in the long run I think it's the best plan of attack.
I just have to make sure that I follow my gut instinct and make those big folds.
Oh well, enough rambling, if I get a chance I'll "wordsmith" this so it makes better sense, as at this point it's just getting my thoughts down on "paper".
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