Poker Update
Currently in the lull before the storm before the Cricket World Cup starts, been trying to get to the casino once a week and come home with some rent money. Last night the $1/$2 $100 buy-in game was oversubscribed so rather reluctantly I sat in on the $2/$5 $200 one instead. Reluctantly as even though I'm not out of my depth, with only $500 in the pocket you can end up with a short night if things go against you.
A few hours into it I was indeed down a couple of hundred thanks to slowplaying a hand that went wrong, and is a good illustration of why slowplaying should not always be the automatic choice when you think you're so far out in front you can't get caught.
I had been dealt As Ks (that's Ace of Spades and King of Spades for those who don't know their card deck) and got 4 callers after raising $15. Well blow me down the flop came Qs Js 3s and mentally I'm doing cartwheels while sitting there stonefaced. After it got checked around we get to see the turn (fourth card), a red 9 and someone bet $50 into the $80 pot. After one caller I decided to just call as so long as the board doesn't pair I'm home and hosed. I put the guy who bet maybe on pocket 9's so no pair on the board please dealer ...
and of course the dealer throws out the last card, a red Jack. Fuck. The two other guys checked to me and I almost checked behind but threw in $125 whereupon tricky Asian gentleman immediately went allin for $260. Double Fuck. Other guy instafolded and while I'm pretty sure Mr Tricky does indeed have a full house I'm being asked to put $140 into a $600-odd pot and I have to make my crying call to see his pocket nines, which he didn't have - he had 9J instead, but same result.
Sometimes with big hands you don't get paid, but that's still more preferable than losing money. Lesson learned. Anyway, don't cry for me NZ, I ended the night well ahead mainly thanks to Mr Fish who was more philanthropic than Bill Gates - I lost count the number of times he bought in but it was at least $1400. He just kept peeling red C notes out of his shirt pocket. God bless him. Biggest pot of the night was $2600 when two big stacks went to war on a Q93 rainbow flop - one had QQ while the other had 99. Ouch.
A few hours into it I was indeed down a couple of hundred thanks to slowplaying a hand that went wrong, and is a good illustration of why slowplaying should not always be the automatic choice when you think you're so far out in front you can't get caught.
I had been dealt As Ks (that's Ace of Spades and King of Spades for those who don't know their card deck) and got 4 callers after raising $15. Well blow me down the flop came Qs Js 3s and mentally I'm doing cartwheels while sitting there stonefaced. After it got checked around we get to see the turn (fourth card), a red 9 and someone bet $50 into the $80 pot. After one caller I decided to just call as so long as the board doesn't pair I'm home and hosed. I put the guy who bet maybe on pocket 9's so no pair on the board please dealer ...
and of course the dealer throws out the last card, a red Jack. Fuck. The two other guys checked to me and I almost checked behind but threw in $125 whereupon tricky Asian gentleman immediately went allin for $260. Double Fuck. Other guy instafolded and while I'm pretty sure Mr Tricky does indeed have a full house I'm being asked to put $140 into a $600-odd pot and I have to make my crying call to see his pocket nines, which he didn't have - he had 9J instead, but same result.
Sometimes with big hands you don't get paid, but that's still more preferable than losing money. Lesson learned. Anyway, don't cry for me NZ, I ended the night well ahead mainly thanks to Mr Fish who was more philanthropic than Bill Gates - I lost count the number of times he bought in but it was at least $1400. He just kept peeling red C notes out of his shirt pocket. God bless him. Biggest pot of the night was $2600 when two big stacks went to war on a Q93 rainbow flop - one had QQ while the other had 99. Ouch.
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