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Saturday, January 7, 2012

The Ups And Downs Of Poker

Ahhh . . . the ups and downs of poker.

We had 11 runners assemble at the poker table last Thursday at J-Dawgs, the most we've had in a while. Bobby Dee smoked a brisket, which was awesome. Once everyone had their fill we started pitching cards.

It was an evening of big winners and losers in this $20 buy-in, dealer's choice limit game. Unfortunately, I was on the "loser" side of the equation, dropping $17 on the evening. Bobby Dee was the big winner, collecting a little north of $50, including the High Hand Jackpot that he won with quad aces. Gentleman Jim also cashed out for around $50, with Glass Man getting beat up to the tune of $45.

Friday night was much better for me. Lil' Annie Okie and I got heads up in Tin Man's $5 NLHE Tourney, with Annie holding an 8-1 chip advantage. I hit a good run of cards and was able to pull even and we ended up chopping the prize money.

The $2 buy-in cash game was also profitable. The biggest pot I was involved in was with Big Daddy and Philly Phanatic. Philly had raised 2.5X the big blind and I called with Q-T soooted from the BB. Big Daddy also came along for the ride. The flop had two of my suit, one a king, so I was drawing to the second nut flush draw. I checked, as did Big Daddy, and Philly tossed in a 1/3 pot bet. Both Big Daddy and myself called.

The turn brought an ace, which completed my flush and I was sitting on the nuts at this point. I checked my monster, counting on Philly to do the heavy lifting for me. Big Daddy checked behind. Philly didn't disappoint, pushing in his remaining chips.

SAH-WEET!

I hem-hawed for a minute, hoping to get Big Daddy to stay in. I called as did Big Daddy, sliding his remaining chips forward. Philly tabled A-K for top two pair, and Big Daddy showed K-J. The river was harmless and I raked in a nice $10 pot.

I walked away with an extra $29 in my pocket, giving me a $12 profit for the week.

Next week begins our Vegas Or Bust Poker League, so you can expect an upcoming report.

Till next time, win the flips.

4 comments:

  1. Good start to the year Lucki, you're getting to be a cash game whiz. Good luck in your league

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  2. Some thoughts:

    1) "Bobby Dee smoked a brisket"

    Is that what you Texas guys do to catch a buzz?

    2) Quads seem to show up pretty regularly in your games.

    3) "I called with Q-T soooted"

    If J-10 is The VJ, will Q-T now be called The Duck?

    4) "The river was harmless"

    Obviously playing a home game. If this had been a report of an online hand we all know that an Ace or King would have surfaced on the river. : o )

    Congrats!

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  3. GL in the Vegas or Bust League. Love to see you win a seat to the WSOP.

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  4. @ neo- Not too sure about being a whiz, but I'll take a win anytime!

    @ lightning- I think the reason we get quads so much is because we have a hard time seeing the cards after smoking brisket, so we take our best guess :)

    "The Duck" . . . I like it!

    Online poker does seem to stick it to you on the river more often than live.

    @ MOJO- Thanks! I hope I can win a seat too!

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