While visiting Seattle this week there was an opportunity to go to the Snoqualmie Casino with my buddy Jim. I don't play a lot of 2/5 no limit so it was a time for caution for me. Played very tight, folding small blinds and button and moderately strong hands against preflop raises. My patience paid off as I got it all in against weaker hands a couple of times (A/10 vs. weak 10 on trip 10 flop, set of 4's vs ??). I was up about $125 and it was getting late so I found Jim on another table and asked him if he was ready to leave. Nope, he was up about $300 on a $300 buy in. Went back to my table and lost all my profit until this hand. I raised preflop with JJ and was called by two players, one the luckiest guy (didn't have a clue, first time playing live) and the biggest stack and best player, Matt who had $1000 in front of him. Rut row. Flop came really ugly for me, k/q/7. Checked to me, I checked too. Turn, jack, bingo! Matt bets $30 into me and I raise to $100. Fold by mr rookie lucky and after a lot of deliberation, Matt calls. River is a 6 and we check check. Matt had QJ and had turned two pair when I caught the case jack. I didn't leave any money on the table as Matt told me later he would not have called a river bet, and I did not want to get stacked on the off chance he had A/10 or 9/10.
Jim in the meantime had managed to get involved in a three way big stack all in pot on a draw and missed, losing the $1400 pot and all his chips. He finally came over to see if I was ready, which I was. Ended the session up $169, while Jim down $300. We both should have left earlier, but I did improve slightly.
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It sounds like you had fun & you should be happy Matt didn't have a straight! Anyway, I'm too chicken to try no limit live. I thought about it last time I was in Pendleton. Maybe next time. It's got to be better than playing tournaments around here with some of these crazy players (and I thought I was bad). See my blog. Hope to see you soon!
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