Winstar
I made a trip up there tonight for some 1/2 nlhe. Good times.
Some hands:
7dtd in the BB. Limped. Flop 9d8d3c. I bet 10. Three callers. Not good. I would really like a 6. Turn 9c. I check, checks around. River Qh. I bet 30, they all fold. Always nice to bluff into three players on the river.
QQ on the button. utg raises to 5, which he has done before. Couple callers, cutoff makes it 30. I shove 79, folds to cutoff who calls with AQo, QQ holds, I double.
KK early, I limp, a few more limpers, flop AT3 rainbow. I check fold to a bet of 15.
QJs early, I limp, a few more limpers, flop TJQ rainbow. BB bets 40. I think and muck. All fold. He shows K9.
That’s really it. I bought in for 100 on two different tables, played about two hours total. Won a total of 108. I like playing live.
I played with a guy who I recognized from Vegas, although he’s clearly from the Dallas area. That was interesting.
I also played with Mr. Annoying. Talked about every fucking hand. Talked about winning 17k with 85s in a 2/5 game. Ummmm, ok. Also talked about winning even more with A6o on a Bad Beat Jackpot. I didn’t care for him.
October 21st, 2009 at 10:27 am
Listening to Jimshow and reading JimSheet is fun.
I have noticed a Jim trend of buying in for $100 at winstar recently. What are you thinking with this buyin amount? You might have explained yourself somewhere, but I forget. Please remind me.
I enjoy Mr Annoying at my live tables, mostly from the tilt factor they may cause for other players. I like to fuck with them sometimes, depending on my own personal mood.
Nice fold of the 2 pair on that flop. Which reminds me of some thoughts in the back of my head when I go to a flop with connectors, I seem to always secretly hope I don’t flop 2 pair because I know it will be hard for me to get away from 2 pair and harder for me to get open ended players to fold. That might be a weak play/feeling on my part, but it makes me crazy anyway.
October 21st, 2009 at 10:43 am
Awesome, I played with Mr. Annoying last weekend. He talked about every hand, said “time” a lot, and kept apologizing because he had such a good hand he had to think about it. He could see that I wasn’t thrilled with him, especially after he hit running diamonds for a flush that cost him something like $16 pre-flop, $25 flop, and $30 on the turn. He had not other draws, no pair, no straight draw, no high card. A few hands later he says, “I hope there’s no hard feelings.” And I say, “No, I just think you’re an idiot.” He didn’t say much to me after that, but got really excited every time somebody new sat at the table. Ooooh! Someone new to talk to!
October 21st, 2009 at 3:35 pm
I like that story, Dave.
Trevor - I agree with connectors. I’m trying to flop two pair or better but prefer the better, even if it’s just a big draw. Usually, however, two pair is good enough to play fast. If he had made a normal bet, I probably would have committed myself. Also, I have been taking $300 and buying in for $100 with the intention of rebuying for $200 should I go to the felt. Although, I have also considered rebuying for $40 or $60 or whatever their short buy is. I just haven’t been felted yet. Shortstacking makes decisions very easy.