I think I need a break!

Today is Easter Monday, woke up afternoon, every where's closed. Only place open would be Fish Pond. Had lunch over there, then as usual I can't resisted the temptation. Once again I swam around at $2/$3 tables. Normally I only carry 2 buy-ins at most ($400). Sat down, the biggest stack was about $1000, with a few healthy stack along with 3 short stack. I bought in for $200 (max allowed). In the first 15 min, nothings going on. Stack down to $180+. Then pick up a small pot and lost a few pots hitting either middle pair or nothing at all. Stack down to about $160, then this hand came up.

There were 2 limpers up front, 1 fold, next in raised to $13, 1 call, I was in CO with AJ off. I decided to call. Button called, SB fold, BB called, limpers called. Flop J 6 2 rainbow. Everyone check to the raiser who bet $20. Absolutely weak bet, and I figure my AJ was good. I decided to raise to $50. Button fold, BB called, UTG folded, raiser folded. Turn another 2. BB all of the sudden shove all-in for $64. With all the money on the table, I made a crying call. River K. BB showed J 2 STHOOTED for Full House. What the fuck was going on in here?

I top up for another $150 as my stack was down to $35+. In the next 2 rounds, I played extremely tight ( I fold all the hands!). Then in the BB I dealt K5 off. Limp pot, I check my option, $20 inside already, as 7 players see the flop (very common in these fishy games). Flop 5c5h9h. WOW! I flop trips, must be BBS (Big Blind Special). I check, as I felt my K kicker is good enough. UTG+2 lead out for $20, 1 caller, I raised to $60. One of them must be on a draw. All fold to UTG+2 all of the sudden shove all-in, MP fold. I snap called. If he had 99 or A5 good on him. Turn 7d, river 4h. He showed Ah8h for flush. Another LT in the making!

I was absolutely sick! Didn't want to go to the ATM, as I felt I am an ATM. I realized BBS could stand for a lot of things. From Big Blind Special ( most other players will refer to ), for me it must refer to Bugger! Bull Shit!

Went home afterwards, then had dinner with Fat Banana ( my snooker buddy), hit some balls with him. Felt good on the table, potting well although not a lot of breaks, but I can feel I am getting there. I guess I need to spend more time in snooker in the next few month, coz all those ranking tournaments are coming up. Need to get away from those poker craps!

After snooker, I called Master Gee and I went to his place. What else? We played on Stars again. Master Gee is truely amazing. He played a $11, 2 tables SNG and came 2nd. We should have won that SNG, during HU we had a 2-1 chip lead, our JJ were no match against 22 and the LT spiked a deuce on the river. We small ball our way to the chip lead again, then we lost consecutive pots all-in pre-flop with A4 vs 33, than JQ vs A6.

Then we registered $11 deep stack tourney as well as $3.30 double stack tourney. Nothing went right in the deep stack, no hand no flop, nothing. We didn't make any sort of impact and bust out in the 2nd hour. In the $3.30, we managed to build a good stack in the $3.30 in the first hour. Then our AK lost to QQ, all-in pre-flop. I guess we overplayed our AK, as blinds only 60/120, we had like 9k in chips in the BB. Since the field is large, we figure the raiser was on tilt, the worst scenario would be a flip. Well, we could play a bit passive by just calling, but just hate playing those AK out of position.

Talk to Squizzy in the MSN, he managed to build his bankroll from $4 to $50+, playing only $1 SNG. I have a question for him, " Why are you so good?"