Thursday, January 29, 2009

Borgata Trip Hand Conclusion

So, to finish the hand from Sunday, when I was down AC at the Borgata for the start of the of the 3k deep stack Main Event, I was able to get to the poker room to play.

Recap.

Sat down at $1/$2 bought in for $140 (I know its light)
Built it up to $190ish
I have been playing for 2+hours and have a good read on everone at the table. No one has been out of line, pretty standard stuff.

I'm UTG+2 or 3. That the only part i cant remember but I know it was semi-early position.

the kid of my direct right limps for $2, so I'm pretty sure only the SB and BB were in the hand.

I look down and see Ace of hearts and Ace of Spades.

I raise to $16, folds all the way around to the limper and calls the $14. Kid has been playing tight and solid. Has not been involve in many hands and stay out of trouble. At times, he look frustated, trying to make preflop decisions.

Flop was Jh, 8h, 3s

he checks

and I bet $26.

in about maybe 30 seconds, he re-raises to $200, putting me all-in. So the way he grab the two stacks of red chips, with both hands and aggressively put them in the pot, my stomach jumped out of my body and screamed "FUCK"

The check raise made me feel sick. I tank for about maybe 2/3 minutes thinking what he could have, to limp call UTG.

The hands that ran through my mind were KK, QQ, AJ, KhQh, JJ, 88. I ruled out KK, QQ, JJ, figuring he would at least put in some kind of raise, even if it was small. so I knock them. I didnt think he would call a raise OOP with 88, but it still sat in my mind.

So I eventually put him on AJ, KhQh hand and I make the call.

He didnt even wait for the dealer to finish dealing and slams top set Jacks over, to reveal that he had a lock.

Turn and river brick. And my Aces go down.

I posted this hand in the RC forums. I think everyone except for one person said, I have to call, no matter what. Stating that I lose more money overtime folding, to the check-raise So big time cold deck. Live poker is rigged.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Borgata Trip

my experience today from the Borgata....

I went down today for the start of the Main Event, pretty much just a chance to get out of the house and maybe play some poker....

LJ and Lucko, were playing but didnt get to say Hi, but was able to track their play here

Also, met $mokkee himself.... cool dude, who runs good at the cash games at the Borgata keep it up and nice talking to you. Hopefully we will get to meet again sometime.

I believe there were a couple of other bloggers there as well...

So.....

any way....
got to 1/2 table and only bought in for about $140.. built it up to about $190... been playing my TAGish style for the 2 hours I was sitting there and had a good read on everyone. No one was really out of line.

i'm maybe UTG+2 maybe 3... kid on my right playing fairly tight for the 2 hours that we have been playing calls 2...

i look down at Ace of hearts, A of spades. I raised and made it $16...
folds around to the limper on my right and calls the 14. pot is now about $35 (if there was another limper, but cant remember is there was one or not) and he is sitting on about $300+ he had me cover....

we see a flop of J of hearts, 8 hearts and 3 spades......

he checks...

i bet of $26.

he says... all in, with two hands puts two stacks of chips in....

whats your play...