I set a personal record for profit at 1/2 at Northville on Sunday, 11/27. I played for only 5 hours and 15 minutes, and turned a profit of 1002. It was a combination of playing well, and running phenominally. I would say that I was able to extract the max out of my good hands in this session.
Quick start
Playing 6-7 handed, I open in CO for 8 with 77, and tight middle aged guy (I actually saw him flat the turn and the river with the nuts) calls on button. Flop K87. I cbet 15, and he calls. Turn 10, I bet 30 and he calls. River K, I bet 60 and he calls, and MHIG. I didn't see what he had, but I am guessing it is trip K's.
Luckbox
There is a button straddle, and after 1 call, I raise to 25 with AdQh. Guy after me with a bit over 100 in his stack smooth calls (he's a guy that I really hate from an incident I had with him at Doc's when he was all-in, and I was taking my time in the same pot trying to determine if I was going to call on the river after a bet into the sidepot, where he called the clock on me). I remember thinking that he had a really strong hand there to just call. One of the blinds calls and the pot is 80. Flop is Tc6x2c. Blind checks, I cbet 40 (totally forgetting/ignoring my earlier read), smooth caller shoves for 80, blind folds and I feel I am priced in and call. Turn Jc, river K and he rolls over KK, I roll over runner runner broadway. He actually takes it remarkably well.
The roll ends
I have just picked off a few bluffs, and I am about +500. I pick up QsQx in the BB, and after about 4-5 limpers, I raise to 15. I get 3 callers, however at the time I only thought there were 2 callers. Flop is Ts4s2s. I actually look back at my cards and say "Just have to do a spade check", and then bet 25. One player folds, and then the fat thinking regular (FTR), raises to 75, with 175 back. Folds to me. I think he has a lot of semi-bluffs in his range here, especially considering my un-intentional small bet may have induced a raise, and I decide to shove. He calls fairly quickly, asking if I flopped a flush. Obviously he did and he turns over 8s5s. Turn is a red K, and the river is the Jc, giving me a quick tease, since it looked like the spade, and I lose a big pot.
The very next hand
Suddenly I am only up about 250-300, and thinking about leaving and locking in a winner. Aggressive young kid (AYK) raises in EP to 12. For a stretch he was sitting 2 to my right, and was opening a lot of pots, forcing me to alter my game. I don't think I 3 bet him any in that stretch, as a good opportunity didn't seem to present itself. He moved about 4 seats to my left after I got some chips, not sure if that was a coincidence or not. FTR is still stacking chips and calls the 12. Fold to me in the SB and I have QQ again. I elect to 3 bet to 48. Young spewy regular (YSR) cold-calls with about 150 behind. AYK calls (425 behind), and FTR calls (500 behind). I cover all.
Pot is about 190 and the flop is Q42r. I decide to check, with the hope that one of them will stab at the pot, but it gets checked around. Turn is another 4, and my plan was to bet the turn, but now that I am full I elect to check again. Checked to AYK, and he bets 99. FTR thinks for a bit and looks pained, finally he says "oh man" and then folds. I ask AYK how much he has behind, though I know exactly, as a plan is starting to formulate in my head. He has 325, and I decide to almost min-raise it to 200, hoping to give him the impression that I am messing around, and he has some fold equity. YSR folds, and then AYK thinks for about 30 seconds, and then says "All-in". I snap and he says "Do you have queens?" I say yes and roll them over and he mucks his cards before the river is even dealt. Good thing he didn't have KK as the inconsequential river is a K.
I don't think I get his stack taking a conventional bet 80 on flop, bet turn, shove river line, though I could be wrong. Obviously I got the max.
Running good
Now I am just running over the table. LP player (playing about 250) raises to 7, I flat with 88 in the CO, button calls (100 behind). Flop is 7s5s2x. LP bets 10. I raise to 35, button calls the 35, LP folds. Turn is Qx. I shove, button says "Let's gamble", and calls with AsKs. River bricks and I pick up the pot.
