Fast and Furious!

It was looking like it was going to be a so-so session as I was starting to leave my tables, but then the poker gods smiled upon me.



My favorite hand of the day requires a prelude. I had one reg on 3 of my tables and we build up history faster than most. He was very aggressive preflop, and very positionally aware, but I was getting the better of him almost every time we got involved. Early on he 3bet me a lot, and I folded a few times. Then I started 4betting light. Then he tries to 4bet me.

Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 3 players - View hand 186477
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BTN: $100.00
Hero (SB): $100.00
BB: $38.00

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is SB with 9 9
BTN raises to $3.50, Hero raises to $13, 1 fold, BTN raises to $28, Hero raises to $100 all in, 1 fold

Final Pot: $57.00
Hero wins $57.00


And I can smell the tilt building up, and not 3 hands later...


Full Tilt Poker $0.50/$1 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 186478
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UTG: $126.00
MP: $101.50
Hero (CO): $123.30
BTN: $58.50
SB: $100.50
BB: $104.50

Pre Flop: ($1.50) Hero is CO with A A
2 folds, Hero raises to $3.50, 2 folds, BB raises to $12, Hero raises to $31, BB raises to $104.50 all in, Hero calls $73.50

Flop: ($209.50) 3 5 8

Turn: ($209.50) J

River: ($209.50) 7

Final Pot: $209.50
Hero shows A A (a pair of Aces)
BB shows T T (a pair of Tens)
Hero wins $206.50
(Rake: $3.00)


And just because of the history leading up to it, that is my favorite hand of the night.

I also flopped quads and got paid by a 40bb stack, a close runner up.

There were so many fun hands tonight, I don't think I'll talk about any others. I'm mad at myself for one hand where I 4bet TT against an opponent who 3bet me OTB before I realized that over a decent sample his 3bet was very, very low. I had to call his shove and lost to his QQ. And took notes.

I'm also pretty sure I missed a value bet spot. Maybe two. I've posted some hands on CardPlayer for critique.

Generally I'm very happy with how I played tonight. I was constantly aggressive, and it shows by my non-showdown winnings. I haven't been running many bluffs yet this summer and I tried a couple, mostly successful.

Now I have to try and go to sleep despite the loads of adrenaline pumping through me right now.

Cash: +1,155.90
Tournaments: -26.00
Total: +1129.90