Day at the Reservation…

Today “SuperDonk” and I went to the reservation for some live chip slinging action. It was an “experience,” needless to say. Here are the highlights/lowlights of the session.

Second hand in, I’m dealt AA, first to act, I raise 4x blind. Button min-reraise.  I come back and min-reraise him, which he calls. Flop comes down K-Q-X. He checks it to me, I bet the pot, he calls, putting himself all-in. Kx suited in his hand and he takes it down, as X matched the board. Your Beer Drinking Hero is a bit irritated, but not tilting… yet.

Hour or so later, I’m in the big blind with five limpers, holding Kx suited. Flop comes K-X-X (yes, my X). I check, some old dude bets, I raise, knock everyone out other than old dude.

Turn comes another X (boat now). Check from me, bet from him, RR to pot, he calls. River’s a blank. I bet out, he calls. Yes, my shit hand wins because he limped preflop with AA. This hand dug me out so I could at least see light from my hole (score: KX suited 2 – AA 0; hero 1 – bad guys 1).

I had numerous other hands, nothing significant though. Things out of position that were thrown out and what have you… Until I peek down and see JJ UTG. I raise 6x blinds.  I get 1 caller in the late position (Ace Buster – dude who nailed me with Kx). So I’m assuming he has a suspect hand. He should believe I have a monster, of course. Flop comes A-8-8. I check, he bets into me. I thought about this for a second, as I’d noticed before he tends to check when he had a made hand. I suspect he may be trying to knock me off my hand, so I raise and he calls.

The turn delivers a six. I check, he bets. I move over the top, raising to allin. He flips over AQs. Ouch…  Guess my read was a little off?

Yep, your hero is officially on tilt. I get up from the table and walk around to blow off steam. In walking around, I manage to find a blackjack table, where I sit down and proceed to win all but a small portion of my money back. By the way, the motion for check means “hit.”

“All hail 21″

Blackjack saved the day
Took the Hold’em beats away
Saved was my bankroll.