A Few $5/$10 Hands

OK, so it appears that I lied - I enjoyed my time off so much, I not only haven't played much (maybe 200 hands in 2 weeks, where I'd normally get 10 times that number of hands in), but haven't taken the time to write any blog posts. Now that two separate people have mocked me about this (surely a significant fraction of my "readers"), I figured I may as well churn one out - my two most memorable $5/$10 hands from my last stint.

Limit Holdem Ring game, $5/$10
10 players

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is BB with A♣ A♠

Yay - an AA hand. You just know that this is going to be a trainwreck, right?

4 folds, MP2 raises, 2 folds, Button calls, SB folds, Hero 3-bets, MP2 calls, Button calls.

Flop: 5♥ 3♦ 3♥ (9.5SB, 3 players)

Hero bets, MP2 calls, Button folds.

Turn: T♣ (5.75BB, 2 players)

Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero 3-bets, MP2 calls.

The only hands I am behind are specifically TT and 55 - there is no way he has a 3 in his hand at all. When he only calls my 3-bet, I know I am ahead.

River: 4♥ (11.75BB, 2 players)

Hero bets, MP2 raises, Hero calls.

Final pot: 15.75 BB ($157.50)

Results: MP2 showed A♥ T♥

Like I said......

Actually, the positiveness I take from this hand is the turn 3-bet. It shows that I am not playing weak-tight while playing above my normal level - that I can still read hands and act on those reads regardless of the higher stakes. The negativeness (if there is any) is that I couldn't bet/fold the river, but I simply can't fold an overpair getting over 14:1 vs. an unknown. But still, $70 of my own money down the toilet in one hand.

The next hand below is from the same table, about 30 minutes later.

Limit Holdem Ring game, $5/$10
10 players

Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is MP2 with J♠ J♦

UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 raises, MP1 folds, Hero 3-bets, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls.

Flop: T♠ 4♠ J♥ (10.5SB, 3 players)

[mental dialogue]
Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap - I've got top set at $5/$10, but man is that a drawy board.
[/mental dialogue]

UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 calls.

Turn: J♣ (6.75BB, 3 players)

[mental dialogue]
Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap - I've just turned quads at $5/$10, please please someone be slowplaying TT.
[/mental dialogue]

UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Hero bets, UTG+1 raises, ...

[mental dialogue]
OMFG$$$$$ - I've just been checkraised on turn the while holding the mortal nuts at $5/$10. This is going to totally make up for the AA fiasco. I briefly think about slowplaying, but realize that if he's got a hand he's willing to give action on that board with, any bet that misses going in is a bet I can't get back later on the river.
[/mental dialogue]

... UTG+2 folds, Hero 3-bets, UTG+1 folds.

[mental dialogue]
OMFGWTFBBQ - nice check-raise-fold line, sir.
[/mental dialogue]

Results: Final pot: 10.75 BB ($107.50)