+18 @ The Commerce Casino

Dropped Jennifer off at the airport and went to play.

• J,10 late. J,10,8 on the flop. I raised but the fellows looking for the straight draw stuck around. 7 on the turn. I checked then called since there were still a lot of players but no raisers. The river was a blank so I bailed. The pot was split between two folks who had 9s. In a cruel twist of fate, two other players had J,10 in the next three rounds and they both won.
• J,8 as big blind, 9,10,Q on the flop. I checked because we had a lot of players (including a mad-man who was betting/raising everything in sight) but it was checked all the way around. Crap. I bet the blank turn but everyone folded. I should have bet the flop.
• Pocket 10s in late position so I raised. The 4,4,9 on the flop was checked to me so I bet. The Q on the turn was also checked to me and I bet it again, despite the fact it was an overcard, and I also bet the blank river. Despite the fairly large number of callers toward the end, I took the pot.
• Q,9 suited. Q,4,2 so I bet and got callers. The 8 on the turn changed a caller into a better so I folded. He ended up taking the pot with a Q,8.
• Q,7 club in late position and two more of my suit fell on the flop, including the K. I kept calling until the river and when the third club fell I bet it. And got raised. D'oh! I called and he showed A,8 of clubs. What were the odds of that? 100%!
• Pocket K (I didn't have many pocket pairs today) in early position. I raised. Lots of callers. A,Q,_ on the flop. Just what I didn't want. I checked and it waschecked all the way around. Another A on the turn. What do I do now? I bet. It turned out to be the right play because everyone folded. Got lucky on that one.
• In other hands, my Aces up lost to a flush on the river, but my A with a medium kicker held, and my Q,2 as big blind made a straight on the river.