Oh what could of been

To say I've been running hot the last couple of weeks would be a large understatement. Unfortunately that all ended pretty early last night.

The session looked promising, within the first couple rounds I got QQ and JJ twice. Lost with the JJ both times, flopped top set with QQ once and took down a pot with the other QQ on a bluff.

After the initial run of hot cards I pretty much was dealt nadda. Made a few raises preflop just to let the other players know I was there but every time it was with rags. I really only got involved in two other pots the rest of the night.

first pot:

Limp/ called a pretty big preflop bet, 20 or 25 I think, with 67 of hearts. Guy wasn't splashing around much and I was pretty sure his big bet meant big hand. Flop brought a Q 7 and something smaller then a 7. I checked and the guy bet 25, which I thought was kinda strange, I called. I still had him on either a biggish pair or even AK/ AQ nothing extremely strong though. Turn brought a 6 I checked and he bet 25 into me. I raised to 75 and he called fairly quickly which made me feel he had some sort of over pair or AQ. The river was the worst card in the deck a board pairing Q. I checked knowing I was now beat then he checked and turned over JJ. His hand was definitely weaker then I thought but still the same result as if he had AA. I guess I could of fired on the river but I didn't think he was going anywhere after he called my turn check raise.

Second pot:

Pretty simple cooler hand. Flopped top pair jacks with a king kicker in a multi-way pot. Guy in MP with about 125 behind makes a bet and I call. Turns another J. He makes another bet I call. I didn't want to get overly involved with top pair in a multi-way pot but when the turn brought the other J and the MP guy didn't have a lot behind I decided I wasn't folding (we were heads up after the flop). River completes a straight draw. He bets the rest of his chips and I call. He won't turn his hand over until I tell him "I don't have a straight just a Jack" and show KJ. He shows down AJ for the win.

After those two hands I sat with a little over 200 and at the end of the night I rolled out with a little under 200.

The game make up was great, but it was one that you had to make a hand. Guys were making big bets and calls with pairs. Not even top pairs......and the boards would be straightie and flushie too. Crazy action with marginal hands. Don't bother bluffing either, you were going to get called. My run of cards had to end sometime. Just wish it would of waited until after last nights session.

One Day

Maybe one day I'll be a good poker player.

I used to think I was a decent poker player. Now I've accepted the fact that I am not. There's lots of reasons I'm not a good player but the main reason, apparently, is because I don't want to be. I don't show up to a game to be a robot all night I go to have fun.

Sometimes I start a night of poker trying to play well but ultimately I regress. The other night I was so bored that I open raised almost every hand to 8 bucks for 3 orbits. Probably not the best poker strategy but it was fun. I also called a short stack's all-in preflop bet with A2 suited and another big, $50, preflop raise with A5 suited.

I like to gamble and when the cards fall my way early I like to gamboool more. Last wednesday I dam near made an insane call with AK off because it looked like the pot was going to be 3 ways for 500 apiece preflop. I was looking for any reason I could find to make the call. I convinced myself that the one guy was on a steal but ultimately couldn't get AA or KK out of the other guy's hand.