Enjoyed great meals and wonderful company at Chef Vola and the Knife and Fork!
Great to see old friends, play poker, and have a few days without the responsibilities of work and home!
Fun hand from 20-40 holdem: UTG limps, I (UTG+1) raise with 77, next player calls, next player folds, SB calls, BB 3 bets, UTG calls, I call next player calls and SB calls. Flop is 774, SB checks, BB bets, everyone calls. Turn is a T, SB checks, BB bets, UTG folds. With 2 players left to act I thought there was more value in calling than raising so I just called but the other 2 players folded. I forget the river but the BB bet, I raised and he paid me off. This happened at around 3 am (after the high hand promotion ended).
Fun hand from 2-5 NL: Effective stacks are 700. UTG (weak player, of the hands he played he open limped/open raised about 60%/40%) raised to 15, next 2 players fold, and I make it 45 with AA, next 2 players and the blinds fold, UTG makes it 100. I consider 5 betting to about 250 or flatting since I have position. I chose to flat. Flop is Q97 and he bets 45. It seemed like a polarizing bet (he's making a small bet with a monster or a small bet with a weak hand). I chose to just call. The turn was an 8 and he bet 50. I raised to 200 and he went in the tank. He was visibly stressed (or hollywooding big time) but ultimately called. The river was a 4, he checked. With almost 700 in the pot, I bet 350 (about what he had left). He thought for about 20 seconds and folded.
My 2023 Atlarge Stats:
- Time in the greater Atlantic City area: 74 hours
- Ring games: 38 hours
- Tournaments: 13 hours
- Eating & drinking: 8 hours
- Sleeping: 8 hours
Looking forward to ARGEM in a few weeks!