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7/27/10 Tavern 12

07-28-2010 09:53:15 AM

I really don't know why I can't start these events right and eventually have to force myself to win a ton of marginal all-ins.

First hand UTG, AdKs, unraised. Flop comes JsTs2s. Called a bet of 800 from the button, turn was another spade, making me the second nuts. I bet 1000 and got called. River was the Jc, pairing the board. He leads out 1800, I call and he shows J2 for the river full house. Immediately puts me under 7K. Weak-tight playing of AK, if I'm going to limp and play it like any two unpaired cards in the hopes that no one will put me on TPTK if it hits, it has to be played harder than that.

Few hands later, I limp the button with Qd8d and the flop comes Q-high. UTG+2 leads 800, I call. He leads another 800 on the turn and I call. Board is Q-high with a bunch of other low cards, 7-2-6 or something. River is a 5, he checks, I lead 1500, he calls with Q-J. That is perfectly within a random stranger's range, to limp pre-flop and lead the flop. He's not leading with anything I can beat and I should've laid down on the flop. I go down to about 3K. I win a few pots and then get moved a little while later.

At the new table, I have about 1900 and shove with the KcQx and get called by AQo. Flop runs QcAcKc in that order, which looks ridiculous. Turn was a red brick and the river was the 5c, keeping me alive. With blinds at 400/800 I shove 3200 in late position with K5 vs. 9-7 and flop a K. Few hands later, UTG+2 shoves 7800, I shove behind for 7000 with A-Qo vs. his A-6. Board runs 5-7-9-J-K and I get back to 15K.

The most absurd hand for me comes when I shove 11K with Ad4d, blinds must have been around 1K/2K or 2K/4K. I get called by As4s and flop a flush draw and get there on the turn. 28K. With blinds at 2K/4K I shove AQo from the button, and a player calls all-in for about 25K with KJo and I hold again to go to 59K.

Raised AA to 14K with 2K/4K blinds from the SB and got called by the BB. Flop 5hTc3h, I immediately shove all in and he folds a mid PP. Didn't get any real value out of A-A vs. a hand he liked enough to call 14K preflop. If he has the set I lose, if not he probably does some betting for me. Also folded A-9 in the SB, UTG limped with 9-8 and flop came 9-2-3, would've taken a good amount of chips from him and he eventually won.

J-3 in the BB at the final table, SB completes, I check. Flop comes J-J-T, SB bets 20K, I shove, she calls with A-A and I hold and go to 92K. Knocked someone out with K-J vs. A-6 with a K spike on the flop. 3rd place went out with A-10 vs. the winner's J-J.

Heads up, we played about 4 hands, folded K-5 to his raise to 50K. Unraised pot with Q-6, flop comes 2-Q-A, I call 20K on the flop, check-check on the turn, I shove the river and get called by Q-7 which plays.