+171 @ the Commerce Casino

New strategy, play tight and agressive and change tables or go home when I get to 150-200% of my original buy in. Stop loss at 200. Let's see how it works...

First hand A9. flop an A but the other guy had one too with a better kicker. Too aggressive on my part.. Chips!

98s raised to 10  and I call. Raised 15 more and I call again. Not tight like I promised myself, but there were 4 other players and that's not a bad hand for a multi way pot. Even better when 997 with two clubs comes out.. Fellow bet 25 another guy went went all in for 30 and then I went all in to isolate. Original better layed it down and the other guy missed his flush. Up 50.

Lost 100 in the next hand. AJ in early position. I make it 15 and two callers. with AQQ on the flop. Checked around. I bet 40 on the blank turn and get a caller. Uh oh....but I think he only has an A. When he raises my 40 on the blank turn, I know he has a Q. I muck. He showed that he had AQ and played it well.

KK early. One guy goes all in for 11. Call. I raise to 25. A K 5 rainbow. Checked around. 5 on the turn. I get a call with me 25 bet. Q on the river. I bet 30 he calls with his straight. Up 50

QJ in early and I make it 6; many callers. QJ2 all clubs. Sb makes 15. I make it 30 he calls. Crap, he has the flush already or an A. But a Q comes on the turn so now the question is how to play it...I bet 30 and he calls. Blank river and I bet 50 and he calls. He flopped the flush and was pissed. Up 170. I should really be going, but I do want to play a bit longer. Not keeping to my strategy...

AK a couple of times

QQ mid. I make it 15 and get 3 callers.. Shpuld have bet more. J K 6 on the flop. Cheecked to me. I bet 30 amd get called. Crap he has a king. Blank turn and check check. A on the river. He checks. What should I do, if I bet I might win...but i'm scared of the the cards...i check and he shows his K. I shoulda stabbed.

Hand I wasn't in: AA against KJ. Boards is AJJKJ. wow. The guy with the AA has had really bad luck, he was the flush I cracked earlier. 

QQ. I make it 20 and get one caller. QJ7. I make it 50. He rhinks...talks to the shoe shine guy...gets a coin from him and tosses it. Heads so he calls. He has K9 for a gut shot! Took it from him. Up 160.

AA in middle position. I make it 25 and no one plays.

AQ. I make it 20. guy goes all in for 30 more. There's someone behind me with a reallly big stack...i go all in and isolate the raiser. He has 10s and I hit my Q.

Up 220. Waiting for the button I play AJ hearts. I raise 15 and get one call. Flop is 2 more hearts. I check and he bets 30. Crap. I call and his 55 holds up. Leaving for home..up 171.

Final verdict on the new strategy? No problem...as long as you have great cards to back it up! Now that I'm home I'm happy that I left when I did even though I played for less than 3 hours.

kastner at alumni dot caltech dot edu