This flop was so glorious. Then the hands were turned face up, and I just braced myself for the paired board. Sigh. How about that Jasonland approach to aces from seat 9? Brilliant! He gets a note!
(AdTd) I didn’t love the pf call (but it was sooted!), and that flop is why. I’m OOP with top pair, marginal kicker…am I beat? I have to bet. I take it down, but this was not a comfortable hand.
Lol, the donk test…UTG administered it, two failed, one passed. The funny part is, the donk who called the all in *second* explained to the table that he “just wanted to see the quads.”
$+1
Wow, another one of those nights so far. I wish they would just hit the clean six-outer and not the runner-runner. Sklanski is wiring some bucks to me right now...
$+2
Tried to muscle out the BB, who is a “station, calls light, don’t bluff” according to my notes. Way to use the notes, Ryan! Note that this was the next hand after the frustrating loss above. It’s not like it was 82o or anything, but I’m normally going to call with JTs in the SB, that was a steam raise.
(AQo) I was expecting a random villain to have AJ at this point, but I actually take one down.
I use that note correctly this time, and clean out the station I failed to bluff before. I am concerned that he has a deuce, here, actually, but I rate to be ahead for sure.
Then he buys back in again, and hits a set against the chip leader (AJ), who paid him off just like I would have if I hit my ace against him. Glad to have the fish fatten up off someone else.
(KJ) I test the station with a big river bet, but he passes. Sure, KJ isn’t the nuts, but his calling range is huge.
Argh! Then he gives it all back and more to the chip leader. Looks like he’s not coming back, either. The fat fish, eaten by another shark…
Drat. Lost my connection there for a few hands. Glad is wasn’t mid-monster.
I got what I wanted, which was two donks to a flop in position, but missed completely. I have never seen these two fold a flush draw, so betting the three-spade board is out of the question. Then I learn something new about Seat 5, who had JJ all along.
Lost one of my targets, who was replaced by an unknown, who instantly became my new target after his play here with A5o.
Unfortunately I can’t connect with my AKs, but a nice calling range to a 7x BB PF raise from both villains! I really wanted the other guy to win, he was a superdonk.
Curses! Soonerpup keeps taking them from me! The loser had moved in PF the previous hand with Q4s, and seemed intent on throwing a party. It was over quickly.
(QJo) I wish I could slow up a bit with a hand like this, but never with a flush draw on board at these stakes. I’m getting called a lot on that turn.
(JJ) Notes are so key. I knew this player has been at the table long enough, was good enough, and would respect me enough to fold to a bet with anything less than an excellent ace, here. Showing me the KQ was a nice bonus.
The server went on me again, the known fish left, and I managed to come back from that brutal start, so I’m going to cash out knowing it could have been much worse.
$7 --> $8.55
89 Hands
The silver lining of getting sucked out on early is that the fish is fatter, and you can get it all back minus a little rake, unless one of the other sharks beats you to it. So reload and go after it…this is the grind…
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