A Nice Little Session

My most recent poker session in Ventura was short and sweet.  We had a bit of rare (for Southern California) inclement weather and as such I got to the poker room later than usual.  I had some things to do after playing so I knew it wasn't going to be a very long session.

I bought into the 1/2 game for the $100 max.  I was down about $20 when I got pocket 5's in the small blind.  It was raised to $5, which I called.  Five of us saw a flop of Ace-5-3, rainbow.  I checked, fairly certain the preflop raiser would bet.  Indeed she did—$13.  One player folded, another called.  I looked at the player behind me and she sure looked like she was going to at least call, maybe raise.  I decided to take a chance and make sure I didn't scare her off with a raise.  I flatted and indeed the last player called.

The turn was a blank and I checked again.  This time I planned on a check-raise.  The same player bet $15.  The next player folded and I made it $36.  That was a few chips more than the last player had and I couldn't see the original bettor folding for that amount.  Well, I was right that the last player shoved for a less, but the original bettor went into the tank before finally folding.

The river was another brick and she flipped over Ace-3 for two pair.  I dragged a nice pot of over $100.  Pretty good for this game.

I went card dead for a long time, then got a pair of 6's.  It was a limped pot and multi-way.  The flop was King-Queen-6 for my second set of the day.  I led out for $6 and got two callers.  But on a blank turn, my $15 bet didn't get any action.

There was a straddle and I was dealt a couple of Jacks.  I made it $12 and only the straddler called.  The flop was King-King-5.  He checked.  He was short stacked and I thought he'd only call me if he had a King.  But I suspected if I checked behind he might bet his stack on the turn.  No way he had enough to get me to fold.  So I checked and indeed on a blank turn he shoved.  It was like $12 or $14.  I called  The river was a blank and he said he didn't have anything.  I didn't bother to make him show…I showed my Jacks and took the pot.

I was in the cutoff and woke up with pocket Kings.  It folded to me.  I'd already heard one of the blinds talking about chopping.  Well the hell with that.  I only raised to $6, but the three players behind me all called. The flop was 10-10-x and it checked to me.  I bet $12 and no one called.

Ace-Jack in the small blind, a bunch of limpers and I just completed.  I bet $8 on a Jack-high flop.  One call.  Blank on the turn and I bet $15. No call.

It was time to go and I cashed out $220….for a $100 buy-in.  I'll always take a double-up.

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