pstarfish (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} pstarfish) wrote,@ 2005-05-23 12:50:00 |
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Big week
Well, I guess it's time to take a breath and write a few things down again! This week was my biggest ever. I won every day, and pretty solid wins at that. I know that I am having a stretch of good fortune, which certainly won't always be the case, but I also know that focus on poker is definitely improving my game by leaps and bounds. During a stretch like this, I don't want to take a day off!
A little specifics of the good fortune. Thursday night I played in a home game tournament for pretty high stakes, and didn't win. I then returned to the casino for a very good 75-150 holdem game. I started out the session horribly, with Aces and Kings getting beat in a short handed game. But I got even and then some on the this hand: I'm in the big blind with the J9 of hearts. A raise and 2 callers in this 4 handed game, so I decide to make it a family pot and call. Flop is 10h Qh 5s. We like it. Small blind checks, I check, original raiser bets, 2 calls, I call. Turn is the Kh. Bingo! Small blind checks, I check, original raiser bets, next player raises! Small blind folds, I call, original raiser raises! Next player raises to cap it. I get 4 bets in on the turn without exposing the strength of my hand. It doesn't get any better than that.
River is the 5c. I bet out because this card looks like it will help me. Original raiser thinks for awhile and calls, other player raises. I raise, original raiser folds. Then we go raise, raise, raise, raise before the other gentlemen decides that even though he has 4 5's, he's probably not winning this pot. First time I've ever been involved in a hand that win a jackpot on the smaller limit tables. I guess the implied odds on making that original call were ok here!
Brian and Eric finished their respective sports seasons last week, and I had the opportunity to watch some pretty fun baseball games. This week school lets out, and I'm taking Brian to New York for the weekend so he can see a big city up close. But I'll probably squeeze in a little poker this week before we go!
Well, I guess it's time to take a breath and write a few things down again! This week was my biggest ever. I won every day, and pretty solid wins at that. I know that I am having a stretch of good fortune, which certainly won't always be the case, but I also know that focus on poker is definitely improving my game by leaps and bounds. During a stretch like this, I don't want to take a day off!
A little specifics of the good fortune. Thursday night I played in a home game tournament for pretty high stakes, and didn't win. I then returned to the casino for a very good 75-150 holdem game. I started out the session horribly, with Aces and Kings getting beat in a short handed game. But I got even and then some on the this hand: I'm in the big blind with the J9 of hearts. A raise and 2 callers in this 4 handed game, so I decide to make it a family pot and call. Flop is 10h Qh 5s. We like it. Small blind checks, I check, original raiser bets, 2 calls, I call. Turn is the Kh. Bingo! Small blind checks, I check, original raiser bets, next player raises! Small blind folds, I call, original raiser raises! Next player raises to cap it. I get 4 bets in on the turn without exposing the strength of my hand. It doesn't get any better than that.
River is the 5c. I bet out because this card looks like it will help me. Original raiser thinks for awhile and calls, other player raises. I raise, original raiser folds. Then we go raise, raise, raise, raise before the other gentlemen decides that even though he has 4 5's, he's probably not winning this pot. First time I've ever been involved in a hand that win a jackpot on the smaller limit tables. I guess the implied odds on making that original call were ok here!
Brian and Eric finished their respective sports seasons last week, and I had the opportunity to watch some pretty fun baseball games. This week school lets out, and I'm taking Brian to New York for the weekend so he can see a big city up close. But I'll probably squeeze in a little poker this week before we go!
