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Originally Posted by casinogosain Let's hear a trip report.
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i'm so damn lazy. here goes:
the game was thursday nights at ash's (casinogosain). I'd not played there before or met any of the guys, and the game structure (.5-1 NLHE) was a bit big for me, so i was nervous. i did my classic "get there on time even though no one ever shows up on time maneuver" and an hour or so later we were under way.
ash has a sweet set up:
custom ASM's, a homemade table and copags to keep the game running. itunes and beer to keep the action coming. we had 7 to play, and the action was furious.
to describe the game as laggy might be an understatement. most pots were raised and called in a couple of spots. there are a couple of guys that were just relentless, betting every street until someone backs down, and often were the times a 50-60 dollar pot was taken down by top pair-mediocre kicker.
my problem: i'm pretty tight, on top of which the money is...consequential to me. i took a hit when i semi-bluffed the turn with a flush draw and bluffed the river with that same flush draw, and was down to half my starting stack, at about $30.
minutes later, the pot was raised to 3 and reraised to 10, and i look down at AKs. i raise all-in to 30, and am called in both spots, after much thought. to my delight, they turn over QT and KT. i put my rebuy back in my pocket. Triple up!
i worked on avoiding winners tilt (the old i'm on a rush, i'm going to play T8o), and sat tight. a few minutes later, ash raises (on my immediate right) and i check my cards, and have KK. if i were VVP, i woulda had to yell out "twin rulers! a real hand, a wired pair!" luckily i'm not VVP. i reraised to 10. ash called. the flop came T92 (i think), and ash immediately pushed. he had me just covered. i called (but not without pain and sorrow in my heart (cause i'm a big weakling)) and he turned over K9. i double up to 200 or so.
i didn't get any opportunities after that, although we played another hour or so. i tried not to go crazy calling raises with junk, and managed to hold on to my stack.
this game was crazy. ash is a solid, experienced player who went into lag mode after accumulating a good-sized stack. the other guys range from playing 30-60% of there hands, and are fighting to take the lead on every hand after the flop. i liked that i brought home money, but also know that i'll have to sit tight, and will probably take some pretty bad beats at this game.
i was invited back for next thursday; i hope to make it.
corrections or comments, ash?
