Roller Coaster Ride
08-23-2006
Gregg “Bunky” Williams
Ever have one of those nights where the swings are big? I had a good one tonight and it culminated with me winning my second biggest pot ever online (it was a very close second) but it was a roller coaster. I'll give you the Sportscenter highlights.
NL .50/1.00
Opponent is solid enough haven't seen him make any crazy plays and seems to win more often than not. I have to go by memory as it seems Mansion HH is down ATM.
I have around 110 and opponent has me covered. Opponent limps in I raise to 4.50 with Ac Kd we pick up one caller and opponent calls.
Flop Ks 7c 5c
Opponent bets $8.00, I raise to 25. Other player folds.
Turn Kc
Opponent checks, I push. Opponent thinks for a long time and finally calls.
River bricks and AK beats KJ and we're off to a good start.
Then things get weird. 2-4 NL against a couple short stacks, a few solids and one player who is wild, bluffs a lot and calls down with tight holdings more often than he should. I lose around 90 or so when I c-bet into short stacks and they call and I whiff turn and river and have to fold to their all in bets.
Then the death blow strikes.
I get dealt AA and raise 1 limper (the wild one) to 18 we pick up 3 callers and the wild one calls.
Flop 664 w/2 diamonds.
checked to me I bet 75 only the wild one calls. He could literally have anything here. He'll call with any over pair to the board and diamond draw or obviously a 6.
Turn is a 5c and he checks into me again. I push , he calls. 56 nighty night. Reload time.
He's probably the only one at that table that can bust me there with that hand but he played it well and got me. Oh well reload and let him make the fatal error back. Then literally about 4 hands later.
I pick up 99 in the BB and 3 limpers to me I make it 20. button calls and the wild one calls in the SB.
Flop Kc 9c 5s
Wild one checks again I bet 35, button calls, wild one raises to 100, I push for 390 total, button thinks for like 2 seconds and calls all in and has me covered. Now its back to the wild one who thinks for like 10 seconds and CALLS! All I could think was please hold'em.
Turn 4h
River 6s.
Wild one shows K9s for top two pair, and I never got to see the buttons hand though the only hands that would really make sense are 55 or the NFD. Either way The pot was just under 1200 and its back in business.
Then I had an interesting hand against a player who seems a bit wild and aggro but I haven't seen much of him so he's still relatively unknown at this point.
Different table 2-4 NL I have around 400 and opponent has 250. I limp Ah Jh UTG and we go to the flop 4 handed.
Flop As Ts Tc
Checked to aggro who min bets $4.00, I raise to $15.00. the field clears and he smooth calls.
Turn Th
Opponent leads for $40.00
Alright, this is interesting. This certainly could be a Ten and he's nearly certain i have to call with an Ace. Its actually a very nice bet, I could raise here, but If he has an Ace were splitting if he has a Ten I lose a huge chunk, if he's bluffing he folds. So raising can't be right, I smooth call.
River 3h
He leads for $100.00
Well, I called the turn i certainly can't fold on the river for $100.00. Its a bit less than pot size, and if he has the case, so be it. I call. Opponent turns over Js 5s. Interesting play.
So I wind up doing well on the night and wound up finally on a limit table as well won 20 bets in the 3-6 game and wasn't even paying attention to it. Maybe I ought to pay less attention and I'll play better LHE? Who knows.
Anyway, Glad tonight is over. Was one hell of a ride though.
Good luck and see you at the tables.
