Played Well, Ran Good, No Complaints (except for the poots)

Finally they updated the results for the Tunica tournament at Bluff Mag (still not anything at PokerPages)

Skipped the Monday night tourney to go see a skateboard demo under the Mississippi Riv Bridge. It was fun. Food, old friends, and some sick skating. I did make it to the after tourney game though. I wonder if I have a better mind set when I skip the tournament because I dont feel like Im already 40 down.

So lets recap the action. Caught nothing for a couple of rounds except the whiff of these stanky ass farting muther fuckers which prompted me to get the floor fan out. Then I limped dark 3 times in a row and had AQ and won and KK and won and then AQ and lost. I think I tried it again a few hands later only to have 10,2 so I stopped the dark limp run.

One hand I called a small raise from a tight player and I had the A of clubs (and a 10) on an all club 10 high flop. I raised the tight preflop raiser who was continuation betting 20 and he quickly folded what surely was AK. I usually overplay AK there so Im glad he isnt me.

Once I made it 20 on button with AJ and got two callers who had limped for $2. Flop K,Q,rag and I get two checks so I bet 40 and get two calls and give up on that hand when a 10 or A doesnt come on the turn.

There was an interesting topic being discussed about how can you just limp and then call a massive over raise. I personally dont do it very often. If I limp for $2 and you make it $22 to go, Im usually either folding or raising. Unless 5 people have called and I have a hand that if it hits will be very good like a set or an Ace high flush I will usually muck (unless Im steaming). Now the guy making this observation seems baffled by the callers but he's the worst on of them all. I think they were ragging him for getting $200 in preflop with 8 high last week. Of coarse he won that hand. I also talked in a past blog about him calling my raise to $50 preflop with K7 and winning vs my QQ but I digress.

Later I pick up QQ and reraise from 12 to 60 and get put all in by the UTG limper who is the same guy from last week who did it with 99. This time its 77 and he doesnt hit a set. I woulda went full Hellmuth I think. Then I call 6 in SB with AK against the whole table and flop AAQ and make about 60 more by check raising the same guy who this hand had a Q and a short stack from the QQ vs 77 debacle. I say I check raised him but he went all-in and so did I to shut out the flush draw (which got there).

One hand I have AQ and raised to 26 from the SB to limpers (including the same guy who couldnt understand calling the over raise after you limp) and get 6 calls (he was the second caller). Flop Q87 and I check. Im not betting into 6 people with one pair. All check and a 3 hits turn so I bet 45 and get a call from the luckbox who also loves to move people like me of our winning hands. There really isnt a draw out there. I think the board was rainbow even. River is K and I check and guy chickened out of his bet because he thought I had AK and hit the riv. I probably woulda called given his willingness to bluff there in the past. He put me on AK because I checked and then put out a weak bet on the turn. I was just trying to get to the showdown cheaply and without getting trapped by someone with 87 suited or pocket 3s.

I made a straight flush and was scared I was behind. Playing 76diamonds outta position I flop a flush with 6 people in the pot. I dont want to get trapped by a bigger flush so I check and call the bet of the last guy to act. Everyone else folds. I dont want to see a diamond on the turn but it comes. 9 of diamonds on a 810Q of diamonds board. Jack of diamonds is the nuts. I check and button checks. I bet pot on the river and he folds. I played it very conservatively but I was winning at the time and I dont mind playing conservative against a loose aggresive table.

Another hand I called the flop bet in position and I made a flush when the top pair on the board paired on the turn. I was calling for my kicker to hit and then when the second Q (of my needed suit) hit I said that'll work. I got checked to. I bet half the pot and get called. The player is tight so Im sure she has a pretty good hand but not a boat yet. She checks the river and I put out a 35%ish value bet. Had she hit her kicker on the river and check raised me I coulda folded. I think she woulda bet out if that had happened though just because she wouldnt have wanted me to just check the river with a baby flush.

Well thats all the significant hands I can remember. I won more than I lost the week before which was sweet. That means I dont have to rethink the direction of my life this week. I hope I can keep this up and have a good roll going into the September Biloxi event. Weeeeeeee.