Live 1/2 Slow Roll

I was playing 1/2 at Foxwoods the other night. New player at the table raises to $10 from UTG. It was my straddle, half the table calls $10 so I toss in the additional $6 with 34 crubs.

The Flop is 235 with 2 clubs, giving me middle pair and and an open ended straight flush draw. SB, BB check, I check, new guy bets out $30 into a $70 pot. Miracualously everyone else folds, and I decide to just call with the world for outs. I could have raised on my monster draw, but since the guy just sat down and raised his first hand I give him credit for an overpair, I put him on Queens.

The Turn is a non club 8, I check and he bets $45. For a moment I think maybe he has AK and just fired a second barrel, but I am fairly sure he has QQ. I call $45 like a donkey, still having the world for outs.

The River is a Jack and I check having missed everything and holding a 3 with a 4 kicker that cannot possibly be good. I say "Your Queens are good, I missed my draw", and hold my cards towards the muck waiting for him to flip his over pair.

Now for the slow roll ...

At Foxwoods, you have to show both cards in a showdown in order to take the pot regardless of whether the other player mucks or not. I genuinely dislike the showdown game of flipping one card at a time, and want to move on to the next hand. Normally I will announce and show my cards regardless of position when I know I am ahead, or even think that my hand might win the showdown.

I know that I am beat. He still hesitates so I show my 3 and say "I know this isnt any good". He says what is the kicker, I say its a 4. Then he says show it.

I know that I am not ahead and have all but surrendered, and he is demanding to see both cards. I have told him his hand is good, and showed him all I have is middle pair. Other players are now complaining so I table both cards and wait for him. He looks at me and slowly flips QQ one at a time. What the fuck?

I said thanks for holding up the game by intentionally slowrolling me, you could have just shown your friggan Queens and moved on. Other players at the table told him that it was completely uncool and not called for.

Does anyone agree or disagree with this behavior?

Quads over Quads

All I can say is ouch ...

Horsey

Played a couple HORSE tourneys this evening. 5th place in one and chopped 1/2 in the other. 4am is not the time to be playing split pot games heads up.


I am still pondering making a trip out to Vegas; I really need to just pull the trigger on a plane and hotel. Still on terminal leave, I have about 4 weeks left before I have to look at a real job.

Final Tabled Poker from the Rail

I believe this was my first time at a final table for the BBT5. The Hammer was good to double up when we were 8 handed, 27o > AQ! KOed Astin with T7h for a flush. AJ < QQ = out in 5th.

Listened to Buddy Dank Radio while playing; took the crews suggestion and played in the HORSE tourney. Chopped 1st/2nd with even stacks about 10 minutes into Razz. I must have had 80% of the bring ins. Neither of us saw any point going back and forth.


4am time for bed.

Yikes!

Put a big hurt on CK with this ridiculousness...



Money went in on the flop

^^ That is about the limit of my live blogging =)

Home Just in Time! .... for the BBT5!

Not sure how many of the events I will be playing in, but I will reload and see how it goes. Last year I had a TOC seat early on, but did not get to play it. No date set, but I am definitely planning to get to Vegas for a few days while I am on leave.

EDIT: Oh ya, a welcome back invite to the freeroll would be nice =)

Over the Hill

Went over the hill during demob. Technically we aren't supposed to leave the post, but AC is just an hour and a half away from Ft Dix, and my boss (a LTC) was driving. I would have preferred to finish my demob and go home, but we are stuck until Friday to finish medical.

Checked into Resorts and walked over to the Taj poker room. Kinda dumpy compared to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun imho. The tables seemed really close together, and the room appeared to be well worn.

Table one +550 after about 4 hours of play. Caught a set of 3s early on for a nice pot. Lost top two vs a turned set later on which sucked. Doubled up with an AK 4 flush all in on the flop. Doubled up again with a set of 7s and a rivered boat vs an over pair. Poker is easy when you run good.

Table two earned a few pots with some value bet bluffs and AK vs AQ. Never had a pocket pair larger than 99 the whole night. +450 for a nice +1000 total on the evening.

Tomorrow we have another nothing day and Friday I should be cut loose on terminal leave.

Update

My time in Iraq is getting short once again. If all goes as planned, I have a couple days left in Ramadi, a few days in Baghdad and Kuwait and then a few more at Ft Dix NJ. My best guess is I that will be back in the States by the beginning of April and on terminal leave by the middle of next month.
I am looking forward to getting home and seeing my family and friends - and of course hitting the poker tables at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. Last time I was over here my friends went to Vegas for March Madness without me. Where are they this year? In Vegas again without me. Bastards!

A couple of choice pics:

A nice summer day!

This one can apply to playing poker for long hours

My window Christmas Eve 2009

Go Sox!

See you all soon!