Flop a Set.. Fold a Set
2nd hand of a turbo Cardiff ($1 sng, shorthanded).
In the cutoff, I'm dealt pocket fives.
UTG folds.
UTG+1 min raises to 20.
I call.
Button calls.
SB raises TO 80.
Everyone, like sheep, calls the extra 60.
FLOP: Ah-5h-Qh. YES A SET, could be in trouble, but I still will likely get some chips in the pot.
SB ALL-IN - 910. No problem, if he had the flush he probably wouldn't have bet it so heavy. I'll be calling that!
BB Calls... OK, now I'm worried... think, think.... I could still be good.
UTG+1 Calls.. Adios Set.
SB had Aces (no heart).
BB had K-10 off (king of heats) flush and straight draw.
UTG+1 9h-10h flush.
TURN came another heart, giving K10 the win.
Obvious lay down for me. But still hurts to put down a set. Might have been my first time.
A much needed Vacation - non poker related.
OK. Well, yet another long while w/o a post. I have SOME excuse this time. I was away with the family on vacation. It was our first actual vacation since our daughter (who's now 2 1/2). In the past we had taken all our vacations to visit her family and my family. But now that we live two hours away from my wife's family and we seem them every month, we actually have one free week.
We decided to stay with in driving distance, and headed up to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. VERY nice! My daughter LOVED the pool. We got her some floaties, and one of those big long pink foam "noodles". She put the noodle under her arms, swam around singing, "I'm swimmin' like a noodle." She's so precious.
We also spent a lot of time at the playground in town. Had a big jungle gym in the playground and a little water area that the kids could run around and get soaked.
We did some typical touristy things. Went up a big gondola to the top of a mountain. But it was too buggy and cloudy to see. We also drove to the top of White Mountain (scary ass road!), 6288ft, but again, cloudy and didn't have much view from the top. On the way up (and down) we were able to stop and get some breathtaking views.
There's also a little amusement park there, called Storyland. Has a bunch of rides and sets up based on fairy tales. It was perfect for her age and we spent the whole day there.
It was just a nice relaxing vacation, and much needed. And an entire week without poker! I don't know how I tolerated it!
Herpes Lives!
I was playing in a $2.40 Zurich (turbo 10 handed). I made the mistake of selecting turbo 10 handed. Blinds go too fast. I like Turbo 6 handed. ANYWAY... I was super card dead. And people were playing kinda tight. So I found myself with 7 people left (blinds at 150/300) with about 650. I REALLY got nothing to play. A two levels (50/100) earlier I got AA in the BB. Folded to SB who called. I raised to 300, he folded.
Anyway I'm in the BB and have half my chips, it's folded to me. In teh SB I go all in, and the BB folds. I get some marginal hands, I battle back. I'm short stacked 4 handed. Battled some more. Got REALLY lucky on two hands, doubling through the chip leader twice. Ended up 3 handed, and I was the chip leader. I ended up taking it home.
HERPES LIVES ON!
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They call me, Herpes. Just when you think you got rid of me, I'm back!
Multi Tabling
I like to multi-table. Usually, I like to play 2 maybe three. Usually a combination of SnGs and Cash games.
This morning I played a heads-up SnG on FTP and lost. So I decided to play a 2nd one. As I started my 2nd heads-up tournament, I started another heads up match on Titan.
I managed to win both (after falling behind in both). But let me tell you, I suggest you don't multi-table heads up? You're in every hand and have to concentrate on each match. Woo! That was a mistake.
Note: I like Phil Gordon, but his fake laugh (ESPN's Poker Edge Podcast) is SOOOO annoying (don't hate me Dawn).
Atlantic City closing Down?
From CNN:
New Jersey begins statewide shutdown
Lottery stopped; casinos could be next
What will Dawn and Karol do??? There will be rioting in the streets!
I figured their forays to AC would pay for any budget problems NJ had!
An Experiment
I usually play the micro limits at any online site I play, whether it's no-limit or limit. Well I decided to up my limits for once. This is only a test. Playing some low limit I was able to cash $150 out of Titan and Party Poker. It's been sitting there while I try to decide what to do with it. I decided to put $50 into Full Tilt and give a go @ the 2-4 limits. I'm doing this for a couple of reasons. I want to build the bankroll a little faster, and will do this only for $50, if I blow it, I won't be throwing in more money. Basically, at the micro-limits it's a tough grind. You wait, wait, wait, get a monster, and BAM, you win $5.00. This will put a little more meaning into the amounts being bet, and a little more excitement into the grind.
I started this morning. The key thing for me to do is to stick with the full table games, and focus on patience. I only played a little this morning, and patience did fail me when I decided to play Q10 from middle position. I hit a Q (QJ7) on the flop. I bet it, got a re-raise, and just called. The turn came an Ace, I bet. Guy called. The river was a blank, I bet, he thought and thought and then folded. I'm glad I won, but I'm kickin' myself for playing it. Anyway, I didn't play long (about two rotations), but I finished up $30.
I'll keep you up to date on how I progress.
