Down then Up

Friday night partying was cancelled so I ended up playing poker and doing well to start when this doozy happened...

PokerStars Game #1341298890: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/03/11 - 21:46:25 (ET)Table 'Alfirk III' Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: ROHOtheRAT ($76.50 in chips)
Seat 2: Poppybeel ($96.15 in chips)
Seat 3: dorseforce ($50.20 in chips)
Seat 4: lightyear ($72 in chips)
Seat 5: Pockettwos ($94 in chips)
Seat 6: Babydoll56x ($37 in chips)
Seat 7: hockey4444 ($106.10 in chips)
Seat 8: bluey1000 ($100 in chips)
Seat 9: CTBob ($111.25 in chips)
CTBob: posts small blind $0.50
ROHOtheRAT: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bluey1000 [Qh Qd]
Poppybeel: folds
dorseforce: folds
lightyear: calls $1
Poppybeel is sitting out
Pockettwos: calls $1
Babydoll56x: calls $1
hockey4444: calls $1
Poppybeel has returned
bluey1000: raises $6 to $7
CTBob: folds
ROHOtheRAT: folds
lightyear: calls $6
Pockettwos: folds
Babydoll56x: folds
hockey4444: calls $6
*** FLOP *** [3h 2d 4d]
lightyear: checks
hockey4444: bets $20
bluey1000: raises $73 to $93 and is all-in
lightyear: folds
Poppybeel is sitting out
hockey4444: calls $73
*** TURN *** [3h 2d 4d] [8h]
*** RIVER *** [3h 2d 4d 8h] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
hockey4444: shows [3d Ah] (a straight, Ace to Five)
bluey1000: mucks hand
hockey4444 collected $207.50 from pot
bluey1000 said, "lol"
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $210.50 Rake $3
Board [3h 2d 4d 8h 5c]
Seat 1: ROHOtheRAT (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: Poppybeel folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: dorseforce folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: lightyear folded on the Flop
Seat 5: Pockettwos folded before Flop
Seat 6: Babydoll56x folded before Flop
Seat 7: hockey4444 showed [3d Ah] and won ($207.50) with a straight, Ace to Five
Seat 8: bluey1000 (button) mucked [Qh Qd]

I pushed all-in on the flop as I felt he was either on a draw or a weaker PP than me and I didnt want him getting any cheap cards. I am asked him why he called my all-in and he said "he knew I had a pair but he had a feeling". Guess he was right!

Then on another had I was SB and the button raise to $4 and I called with AdKs. Flop came all diamonds J-high. I played it aggressively and was called. Turn was a Ace. I didnt put him on diamonds so I either felt I was ahead of his pocket pair now or we were going to split. So I bet big again and he pushed in which I called. No diamond on the river and he showed AJc - DOH. Another $200 pot lost. The good news is I only ended up the night down $10, so no harm done. Its been a while since I have been handed a bad beat anyway, so I was due.

Been playing again this morning and have had some flops falling very nicely my way. Small PP's have flopped a few trips and on a couple I have managed to win a big pot. See below for an example...

PokerStars Game #1344536032: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2005/03/12 - 14:14:53 (ET)Table 'Chimaera' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: MDB123 ($142.15 in chips)
Seat 2: frederica ($38.75 in chips)
Seat 3: cpz... ($195.35 in chips)
Seat 4: bigfatty37 ($58 in chips)
Seat 5: damainevent ($113.55 in chips)
Seat 7: bluey1000 ($110.55 in chips)
Seat 8: gomer3000 ($30.75 in chips)
Seat 9: Lit21 ($28 in chips)
bigfatty37: posts small blind $0.5
0damainevent: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to bluey1000 [8s 8d]
bluey1000: calls $1
gomer3000: calls $1
Lit21: calls $1
MDB123: raises $2 to $3
frederica: calls $3
cpz...: folds
bigfatty37: folds
damainevent: folds
bluey1000: calls $2
gomer3000: calls $2
Lit21: calls $2
*** FLOP *** [3s 8c Ah]
bluey1000: checks
gomer3000: checks
Lit21: checks
MDB123: bets $5
frederica: folds
Azn-Playya has returned
bluey1000: raises $5 to $10
gomer3000: raises $17.75 to $27.75 and is all-in
Lit21: folds
MDB123: calls $22.75
bluey1000: raises $17.75 to $45.50
MDB123: calls $17.75
*** TURN *** [3s 8c Ah] [7d]
bluey1000: bets $25
MDB123: calls $25
*** RIVER *** [3s 8c Ah 7d] [Kh]
bluey1000: bets $37.05 and is all-in
MDB123: calls $37.05
*** SHOW DOWN ***
bluey1000: shows [8s 8d] (three of a kind, Eights)
MDB123: mucks hand
bluey1000 collected $159.60 from side pot
gomer3000: mucks hand
bluey1000 collected $96.75 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***Total pot $259.35 Main pot $96.75. Side pot $159.60. Rake $3
Board [3s 8c Ah 7d Kh]
Seat 1: MDB123 mucked [Qh Ac]
Seat 2: frederica folded on the Flop
Seat 3: cpz... (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bigfatty37 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: damainevent (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: bluey1000 showed [8s 8d] and won ($256.35) with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 8: gomer3000 mucked [Ad Kc]

Quite simply MDB couldnt get the hint that he was behind and was drawing dead after the turn. Hey I tried to warn him with my big bets, heh.

I am not sure exactly but I believe this mornings session (split in 2 sittings) has netted me approx. $340. Time for a well deserved break :-)