Taj Trip Report
Another Tuesday off, another trip to the Taj. It's been a while, but I just wasn't prepared for what I faced. Did you ever have a day where you just couldn't get rolling? That was me yesterday. I sat at the table with Domenic and promptly won 3 pots in 4 hands. I was up only about $40, because the table was rather tight, but still, up is up.
The pendulum swung both ways yesterday, with me slapping a rough one on Domenic with 96s taking down his AQs with an 9-A-6 flop, yet I caught two of the toughest BACK-TO-BACK.
First hand, I look down to see A9 of hearts in MP. I raise it and get 3 callers (typical for an AC 3/6 game). I flop TPTK with a 9-5-2 flop, with 2 hearts. I lead out, same 3 call, turn card is a non-heart 4, I lead out, one guy calls. River brings the 7 of clubs, and I lead, and this moron RAISES? I call and he turns over a suited hammer in diamonds. Yes, 72s. He called my pre-flop raise COLD with 72s. Called my flop bet with a pair of deuces, 7 kicker. Called my turn bet with the same. He says, "Wow. 4 hours and $400--I finally win a pot." I actually start to steam, and say, "Well, you know, sir, maybe if you don't play garbage like 72s, you wouldn't be down $400." He gets up to go to the bathroom. Throughout my observation that day, if he flopped ANY pair, ANY draw, he would call to the river. A truly horrible player.
NEXT HAND, still MP, I look down at pocket kings. I raise, get 2 callers. Flop is 8-2-5. I lead, get called. Turn is an 8. I lead, get called. River is a J. I lead, opponent raises, I call, he turns over Q8. I literally spike my kings across the table, gather my chips and cash out, down $128. I was on irreversible tilt.
I really didn't handle it appropriately, but I mean, this was ridiculous. I actually laid down top set during the session, and second set as well, because one donkey at our table played any two suited and sucked out flushes TWICE. Two sets, two losses, but the salvaging fact of yesterday was that if I didn't make those laydowns, I'd have been down even more. I also laid down TPTK with AK on an A-3-5 flop. My opponent flipped over 42o for the flopped nut straight. If big laydowns are victories (and I believe them to be), I had a great day yesterday. Probably the greatest day ever by a player who lost 4.27 BB/hour. I laid down pocket jacks to a woman who had never played in a live casino before. The flop was ten high (T-6-Q IIRC), the turn was an ace, and the river another ten. I laid it down on the river (after she check-called the flop and turn and led out on the river), and she accidentally exposed her hand after I mucked. She had T7o. I laid down QQ on an Ace-high flop with 5 players firing back and forth. None of them had an ace, two of them turned the same straight.
That was the kind of day it was. Ugh.
Next time will be better.
Hey, the upside--Domenic took home $100 playing solid poker. As long as we break somewhat even playing the fish, I'm happy. Good job by you, dude.
Most players never remember the large pots they've won, but they can remember the bad beats in vivid detail...
The pendulum swung both ways yesterday, with me slapping a rough one on Domenic with 96s taking down his AQs with an 9-A-6 flop, yet I caught two of the toughest BACK-TO-BACK.
First hand, I look down to see A9 of hearts in MP. I raise it and get 3 callers (typical for an AC 3/6 game). I flop TPTK with a 9-5-2 flop, with 2 hearts. I lead out, same 3 call, turn card is a non-heart 4, I lead out, one guy calls. River brings the 7 of clubs, and I lead, and this moron RAISES? I call and he turns over a suited hammer in diamonds. Yes, 72s. He called my pre-flop raise COLD with 72s. Called my flop bet with a pair of deuces, 7 kicker. Called my turn bet with the same. He says, "Wow. 4 hours and $400--I finally win a pot." I actually start to steam, and say, "Well, you know, sir, maybe if you don't play garbage like 72s, you wouldn't be down $400." He gets up to go to the bathroom. Throughout my observation that day, if he flopped ANY pair, ANY draw, he would call to the river. A truly horrible player.
NEXT HAND, still MP, I look down at pocket kings. I raise, get 2 callers. Flop is 8-2-5. I lead, get called. Turn is an 8. I lead, get called. River is a J. I lead, opponent raises, I call, he turns over Q8. I literally spike my kings across the table, gather my chips and cash out, down $128. I was on irreversible tilt.
I really didn't handle it appropriately, but I mean, this was ridiculous. I actually laid down top set during the session, and second set as well, because one donkey at our table played any two suited and sucked out flushes TWICE. Two sets, two losses, but the salvaging fact of yesterday was that if I didn't make those laydowns, I'd have been down even more. I also laid down TPTK with AK on an A-3-5 flop. My opponent flipped over 42o for the flopped nut straight. If big laydowns are victories (and I believe them to be), I had a great day yesterday. Probably the greatest day ever by a player who lost 4.27 BB/hour. I laid down pocket jacks to a woman who had never played in a live casino before. The flop was ten high (T-6-Q IIRC), the turn was an ace, and the river another ten. I laid it down on the river (after she check-called the flop and turn and led out on the river), and she accidentally exposed her hand after I mucked. She had T7o. I laid down QQ on an Ace-high flop with 5 players firing back and forth. None of them had an ace, two of them turned the same straight.
That was the kind of day it was. Ugh.
Next time will be better.
Hey, the upside--Domenic took home $100 playing solid poker. As long as we break somewhat even playing the fish, I'm happy. Good job by you, dude.
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