+94 @ The Commerce Casino

Good cards and a fun table made for a most enjoyable day.

• J,Q suited in middle position. There was a raise before the flop and I called. I bet the 6,8,J and got raised. I just checked the 6 on the turn and mucked when it was bet. The fellow almost certainly had a large pocket pair and the only card that could save me was another J. Of course the river gave us the J. That's ok, I know that I did the right thing. The raiser had pocket aces.
• K,Q of clubs in early position and 10,_,_ with one club and two diamonds. When a K came on the turn I bet it, then folded when an A showed on the river and a checker became a better.
• We almost had a jackpot at the table, but we missed by a kicker. The board was A,A,4,Q,A and the two players had 9,9 and A,6. So close!
• A,J in late position. I raised it and got nothin' for my troubles.
• Jd,10s in middle position. The board turned out to be 7s,9s,As,K,Qs. So not only did I make my straight, I also made my flush. Both the Ks and the Js could have beaten me, but they didn't show. Send the money!
• Pocket 5 as BB. It was raised before the flop and was so happy that I called as I caught a beautiful flop: 5,4,4. I decided to slow play because there were so many people in and I checked. Thankfully, there was a bet and we all called. The play repeated itself with the A on the turn. I thought I could do it again when the river was a 6, but sadly it was checked all the way around. I probably should have bet the river instead of hoping for a check-raise opportunity. Oh well, it was still a nice pot. After consulting with Guy he informed me that the standard play is to check raise the turn and bet the river. It makes perfect sense in retrospect. Something to remember for next time.
• My A,Q and A,K both held up as top pair with good kickers, but I soon lost the bulk of that when I had Q,8 suited as big blind. I flopped a flush, bet it and got a few callers. No more of the suit showed up on the turn and river so I bet them both again. The turn was fine, not so the river. I got raised. I called and he showed A,4 of the suit. D'oh! Bad call on my part, especially as this fellow was on fire. He sat down with $49 and had made it into over $300 by this time.
• J,10 suited in late position. 10,9,10 on the flop. It was checked all the way around to me so I put in my $3. Everyone called thankfully. The J on the turn was a great sight and I didn't care too much about the K on the river. Everyone kept checking to me and I still had 4 callers at the end who were willing to give me their money.
• I raised my pocket jacks in middle position only to get a disappointing 8,8,_. If that wasn't bad enough, the turn was an A. I mucked and the on-fire guytook the pot. He confessed that the A didn't help him. I figured as much.
• 5,6 of clubs in middle position combined with a flop of 4c,2c,6 was pretty exciting. I called the A on the turn then bet the 6 on the river. The pot was mine.