Back on track

Hey, i played a session last night, and its alot better. I didn't really get involved in any pots would make me have to really read the other players. Overall, i think i tighten up a little bit, was playing alot of suited connectors and small pairs in multiway pots. But then, i would bet out with my small pair on that board, or tried raising someone that bet. So for this session i tried not to do that and just be more patient. Well, here are a couple hands that played out.

I pick up Qs 3s in the SB and its limped by 4 other peoples. Flop comes out 2d 3d 3h. I check, its checked all around to the button, he bets 25$ into 30$ pot, i just call, BB makes it 125$ total. Everyone folded to me. At this point, i'm pretty sure he has the 3 and i probably have the best kicker, so i moved it for 230$ more and he calls and shows 6 3. Turn J, river 10. Good start to the night.

Next hand that i play is Kd 8d in position with a couple other people limped in. It goes all the way around to the BB and he makes it 25$ more.(he does that alot to just build pots) We end up being 5 players that put in 30$ plus a couple limpers so about 160$ in the pot. The flop is Ad 3c 5d. For some reason this flop is checked all the way around, so i get to see a free card. Turn is Kh. Now the preflop raiser comes out betting 65$. I have no idea how strong he is, but i might have him beat, he could easily have like JJ and make a play like htat if he thinks no1 has the Ace. So i call. River comes 8c making me 2 pairs and he goes all in for about 150$, we didn't count it, i just insta called. I heard someone say he had A Q but i don't know.

I pick up Ah Ad UTG, so i just limped in. There was 2 limpers and the BB decided to make it 25 total. I thought i would play it a little tricky. The 2 other limpers call and the SB folds. Flop is Js 10c 9s. Needless to say, thats a bad flop. The preflop raiser comes out betting 80$. I think i had the best hand at that point, i just needed a couple blanks or an Ace. Everyone else folded. Turn came Qc. He comes out betting 160$ saying, ''I was on a flush draw but i just hit a straight so make in 160$''. I believed him and folded.

Maybe Next hand that i play, i pick up Ah Ad in the cut-off. The pot was straddled with about 45$ in the pot so i made it 60$. I got 2 callers making the pot a little over 200$. Flop comes out 8s 5s 2h. Its checked around to me, and i come out betting 160$. Player on tilt moves in for his last 360. Other player folds and i call 200 more. Qc on turn and As on the river. I think he had like 6 7 or something like that. I win the pot.

Next hand i play, I limp in late position with Kc 8c. We end up being 5 players in the hand, pot is 25$. Very nice flop for me, its 8h 4c 3c. It's checked around to me, and i bet out 20$. Player on tilt calls. Turn is 9d. Pot is 65$ and i bet out 55$, and i get raised to 155$ total. I think i'm probably beat. He probaly has 8 9 for him to do that, but he's still on tilt, so he could have J 10 and be doing that. I call. I get the best card possible, i get the Ac on the river, giving me second nuts. He comes out betting 210$. I really wanted to get called and i wasn't sure how strong he was since he was on tilt. I wanted to make a bet where he could call and still have chips to re-raise me if he has a flush and be able to call if he has a pair of 9's. I raised to 500$ total and left him another 400$ behind. He insta called, but i didn't see his hand again. For how quick he called i'm pretty sure i could have made it around 700$ total and maybe even all in for 900$. I'm pretty sure that when he's on tilt, he moves in for the last 400$ with a flush so i think he must of had 2 pairs in that spot.


I played a couple more hands, picked up KK but Ace came on flop, lost minimum there. Finished the night up 1300$. So i'm back on track and a good confidence booster before Vegas.

Will post later this week ... until next time ... later