Before I start, just want to say that these last 6 weeks I have been in huge rut. Just straight grinding. I'm actually break even for this time period, but this after making more than a $1400 average per month for first 3 months of this year. My luck changed on this night. wow , did it ever.
last night I was playing my usual 6-handed NL100 ($2 big blind) at PP. very loose table for the most part. Chips were flying around, people were busting out and re-buying instantly. My type of table. I just got done doubling up a few mins ago when my AA beat QQ.
NOw this hand. I'm button with 8,9 spades. UTG raised to $6, everyone called to me, I figure this is good drawing type hand, and I have good postion. So i call, both blinds fold. So 4 players in hand. Flop is (10,J,Q) rainbow. Giving me the lower straight (sissy straight). ALL check to me, this kinda surprised me, I bet $10 into $23 pot. Back to UTG who thinks for a second then puts me all-in with his remaining $90. He just reloaded his buy-in twice in last 15 mins, I knew he was a wild player. It was folded to me. I'm thinking with that type of bet there is no way he has AK, I put him on at best a set. So I call his bet,and he shows AQ suited, turn and river were small cards, I win another big pot. Would you guys of called this bet? I think it was an easy call, considering he was a bad player, and probably on tilt. Im just lucky he didnt out draw me. Table then dismantled few mins later unfortuantly with me up $320.
I then felt like playing a tourney and won. It was a $55 sng NL tourney. After this I take a break and go watch the end of the indiana basketball game eat dinner. Still, felt like playing some more. so I head to $5-10 limit. Gotta love the convience of online poker, lol, in last couple of hours I have played NL ring game, a NL SNG and now go play some limit, wow. It was just one of those nights.
So, im at a $5-10 6-handed limit table. first hand at this game, im in BB with A10 clubs, two limpers to me, I raise preflop, both call. FLop was Kclubs, Q spades, and J clubs. COuld I have asked for a better flop? Flop the nut straight and have nuts flush draw. Best part was that these guys gave me lots of action, I drag down a $208 pot! As one guy flops two pair and other guy flops lower straight!!! I decided to leave after I folded next hand. This night was too good and did not deserve a bad beat! I'm glad to say I called it quits for the night, after making over $700 in less than 3 hrs of play. I realize this is not normal type of night here, but hopefully this can finally break my rut of being card dead and getting bad beats. take care and thanks for listening.
Congrats, and I hope this does get you out of the rut. They are no fun. I know January hit me hard, and since I have been running pretty solid, so lets just hope Im not due for cold cards anytime soon. LOL
Good job.
thats a great run...fwiw, i completely agree with calling the $90 with the low end of the str8, if it was PLO, i woulda laid the hand down, but it took a perfect to 2 cards to beat you...easy call, especially when you noticed his habits in previous hands...
thanks guys. It was just one of those days, I could do nothing wrong. I'm glad I realized that and did not try to push my luck. When I first started, after a few big wins, I would try to play some $15-30 or some 200sng's, and end up blowing it all. So i guess its all a big learning process and you learn from your prior mistakes, thats all we can ask for.
I happened to watch some of that NL 100 6 man you were playing ... since the time i met you on PP i remember your name and usually search for guys i know to watch. You really were taking candy from the babies for a while until you left when you had them all about 5-1 chipped. Nice playing and good luck in future.
