You are ordered to Active Duty as a member of your Reserve Component unit for the period indicated unless sooner released or unless extended. Proceed from your current location in sufficient time to report by the date specified. You enter active duty upon reporting to unit home station.
Operation Iraqi Freedom tour of duty number two coming up.
This must be why I have been running like Zeus.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Close but no Cigar
I have had jury duty all this week. #75 on the list, and the damn lawyers manage to excuse 61 people just so I could be the last one to sit. Lucky seat #7.
In the Skillz game I made the FT but got KOed in 4th place. I managed to put a bad beat on Don when he limped with 33 5 handed. I complete the small blind with 87. Flop 773, and we 4 bet the turn when a deuce comes. It's not like I am folding without a fight here, but the 4 bet had me concerned. Of course I run like Zeus (Thanks Smokkee) and another duece saved me on the river.
It was all downhill after that, though I managed to KO F-train with Ace-rag vs QJ in a battle of the blinds.
Mookie tomorrow (today) night!
In the Skillz game I made the FT but got KOed in 4th place. I managed to put a bad beat on Don when he limped with 33 5 handed. I complete the small blind with 87. Flop 773, and we 4 bet the turn when a deuce comes. It's not like I am folding without a fight here, but the 4 bet had me concerned. Of course I run like Zeus (Thanks Smokkee) and another duece saved me on the river.
It was all downhill after that, though I managed to KO F-train with Ace-rag vs QJ in a battle of the blinds.
Mookie tomorrow (today) night!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The big pot I took off of Wonka
I wasn't going to say anything, but since Dave asked here goes:
On Thursday of last week, Wonka called me about 7 pm and twisted my arm into going to Foxwoods. At first I said no, but my arm is made of rubber. 23 minutes later we were on the road headed south.
We arrive around 8:30 which is essentially the beginning of prime time for a week night. There is open seating and I pick my table. I am initially in the 7 seat and Wonka is at another table. There are 2 solids to my left, with about $500 each and a big stack with about $1000 to my immediate right. There is a crazian at the other end of the table losing large pots on missed flush draws every other hand. I made the mistake of buying in short for $150 before I doubled up with AK. 5 players to the flop after a $15 raise by me. Flop AK3 rainbow, 3 players call my $40 bet on the flop, big stack pushes on the turn when another Ace comes. Aces full of Kings vs Aces full of Threes. Yay, I now have $400 something instead of $700 something if I had bought in for the full $300.
Wonka moves to my table and the players change out during the course of several hours. We both have chipped up to about $550 for him and $650 for me. 6 limpers around the table to the BB who raises to $12 which of course gets 6 callers incuding me, Wonka, and some nice lady.
The flop is 8h6h2s which fits in very nicely with my 97h =)
Initial raiser leads out for $45 into a $84 pot.
This is normally enough to send all but the strongest of holdings flying for cover at a $1/2 table. People are more than willing to limp-call ten bucks pre flop but unless they have an over pair or smack the flop really hard they fold.
Wonka flat calls $45 <-- He does not flat call $45 without a very good hand. He probably has a set. I should fold.
Some nice lady flat calls $45 <-- she has been calling big bets to the river all night and losing. I was more concerned with the set that Wonka probably had than her.
I had been considering raising the initial bettor until 2 players flat called in between.
Let us see. There is now $219 in the pot, and $45 to me in position with an open ended straight, flush, straight flush draw. Flat calling $45 is not normally in the book of plays I like to make but I am up $500 and decide to peel another card off.
I make the comment of "What is there like $300 in the pot now?" (there was $264) before the turn is flipped.
The turn brings a nice off suit Ten to complete my straight. Initial raiser plays with a stack and a half contemplating leading out again for $150 but unfortunately he checks. Wonka looks and him and says "$300" and puts 3 stacks of reds into the pot. Some nice lady folds, and I look at Wonka and ask how much he has left.
Of course I am going to move in with my straight, and I am actually hoping Wonka will fold (since he is my friend and it may make for a long ride home if I stack him). Initial raiser folds and Wonka makes the call with his set, he still has 10 outs. The river is a brick and I win a $1300 somethingish pot. Sorry dude.
The initial raiser had T8c and said he would have stacked off with top 2 until I re-raised.
Some nice lady said she had a Queen high flush draw but she didn't want to go all in with just a flush draw and one card to come.
On Thursday of last week, Wonka called me about 7 pm and twisted my arm into going to Foxwoods. At first I said no, but my arm is made of rubber. 23 minutes later we were on the road headed south.
We arrive around 8:30 which is essentially the beginning of prime time for a week night. There is open seating and I pick my table. I am initially in the 7 seat and Wonka is at another table. There are 2 solids to my left, with about $500 each and a big stack with about $1000 to my immediate right. There is a crazian at the other end of the table losing large pots on missed flush draws every other hand. I made the mistake of buying in short for $150 before I doubled up with AK. 5 players to the flop after a $15 raise by me. Flop AK3 rainbow, 3 players call my $40 bet on the flop, big stack pushes on the turn when another Ace comes. Aces full of Kings vs Aces full of Threes. Yay, I now have $400 something instead of $700 something if I had bought in for the full $300.
Wonka moves to my table and the players change out during the course of several hours. We both have chipped up to about $550 for him and $650 for me. 6 limpers around the table to the BB who raises to $12 which of course gets 6 callers incuding me, Wonka, and some nice lady.
The flop is 8h6h2s which fits in very nicely with my 97h =)
Initial raiser leads out for $45 into a $84 pot.
This is normally enough to send all but the strongest of holdings flying for cover at a $1/2 table. People are more than willing to limp-call ten bucks pre flop but unless they have an over pair or smack the flop really hard they fold.
Wonka flat calls $45 <-- He does not flat call $45 without a very good hand. He probably has a set. I should fold.
Some nice lady flat calls $45 <-- she has been calling big bets to the river all night and losing. I was more concerned with the set that Wonka probably had than her.
I had been considering raising the initial bettor until 2 players flat called in between.
Let us see. There is now $219 in the pot, and $45 to me in position with an open ended straight, flush, straight flush draw. Flat calling $45 is not normally in the book of plays I like to make but I am up $500 and decide to peel another card off.
I make the comment of "What is there like $300 in the pot now?" (there was $264) before the turn is flipped.
The turn brings a nice off suit Ten to complete my straight. Initial raiser plays with a stack and a half contemplating leading out again for $150 but unfortunately he checks. Wonka looks and him and says "$300" and puts 3 stacks of reds into the pot. Some nice lady folds, and I look at Wonka and ask how much he has left.
Of course I am going to move in with my straight, and I am actually hoping Wonka will fold (since he is my friend and it may make for a long ride home if I stack him). Initial raiser folds and Wonka makes the call with his set, he still has 10 outs. The river is a brick and I win a $1300 somethingish pot. Sorry dude.
The initial raiser had T8c and said he would have stacked off with top 2 until I re-raised.
Some nice lady said she had a Queen high flush draw but she didn't want to go all in with just a flush draw and one card to come.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
Big Game Victory
I should feel guilty for my lack of posts, but it would feel even more wrong if I didn't post after my Big Game win...
Good game to RecessRampage and Hoyazo, 2nd and 3rd respectively. And thank you to Al, and whomever else is running the BBT4.
Good game to RecessRampage and Hoyazo, 2nd and 3rd respectively. And thank you to Al, and whomever else is running the BBT4.
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