Thursday, December 13, 2012

What a catch, what a fold!

I'm back and aiming for the top! About a month ago a new poker room with Electronic tables (it's like playing online poker against opponents that are sitting at the same table) opened close to me and I am loving it. No more 1.5 hour drives to Niagara. Players are weak, cards are hot (about 38 hours of play so far). No more online poker for me, this is so much better.

Last Friday, I'm playing 2-5NL, with a stack of about $1200, it's deep into a 10 hour session, so I am calling some less than average hand because when they do hit there are some fishy players with lots of chips; ripe for a stacking! When they miss I can steal it anyway ;)

UTG - makes a 3x bet, he's been doing this a little too often. 2nd to act, a tight player calls, I call in late position with 58, 1 other caller behind me.

Flop 3 6 K
checks to me, I bet, player behind me folds, other 2 call.

Turn (pot is ~220) 7
checks to me, I am worried that the tight player caught his higher flush, but decide to see where I am at - bet $100. UTG folds, tight player calls.

River (pot is ~420) 9
He bets out $200
..at this point I'm not sure if he has an A to call an all in...maybe it's a blocker bet with a Q, or he low balled a K, so I raise to $500. He lays down A J... That's right he had the nut flush on the turn, and he laid it down on the river putting me on a straight flush...what a fold! I couldn't believe it; obviously still happy about hitting my 2 outer.