Wed AC Trip

Running still going well and this is an easy week with just 3 5 mile runs so not too bad.

Took another day trip to AC yesterday. Started off nice with me doubled within a few minutes against a guy who missed a draw to my 2 pair and still paid me off on the river when his A hit even though he had no kicker. Then a tough hand came up.

I am in the SB with A7. 3 limpers and I call BB checks. Flop Ah Qs 7h. Bingo. I lead out for 20, BB calls, 2 folds, button raises to 120. He has about 260 behind and I have him well covered. I tank for a bit then push him in and he calls and tables AQ. NH. Later on I take a sick beat.

I am the SB with 44. 3 limpers, button makes it 20, I call, BB folds, 2 calls, i fold (90 in pot). Dream flop of A K 4 rainbow. Check to the button who overbets 100, I smooth call, another overcall and a fold. Turn T. check, check, Button bets 250, I push for another 280, one fold (he says AJ) and button calls and tables AT. River T and I am stuck a buy-in early.

I took a few other less bad beats and was down about 950 at one point then i started hitting flops like a champ. I got up to about 2k in front of me and then just started raising about 70% of hands. No one played back at me and i took a lot of small pots and lost a couple small ones where I didn't commit much. Then I look to see AA in UTG + 1. I made it the standard of 20 and get 3 callers. Flop Q 9 2. I bet 50, player to my left min raises to 100, fold fold, I go to 300 he pushes, i call he tables Q 7. It holds and then the table breaks and I leave up close to 2k.

Good day.

10 Miles!

Because of wrobo's wedding this weekend, I decided to do my long run this weekend and just got back from a 10 miler. Finished in 1:40:18 so not too bad and about the pace I am looking for. You know its a long fucking run when you go through 5 towns and pass a ~pro baseball stadium.

In poker news, I unbutso'd myself and deposited $100 on Full Tilt. The plan is to play $25 NL and hopefully get up to $500 and then move up. In 3 days I have doubled my $100 and think I am playing pretty well so hopefully it sticks.

Stupid summer almost over so work is looming over everything. Fuck work

AC Again

Went to AC thursday/Friday with Ryan and JB. Played for about 25 hours straight and the 2/5 table I played at for about 9 hours straight was right out of a wet dream. After donking around with them at a 1/2 table for a few hours and raising every pot, everyone else went to sleep and i went back to 2/5. Preflop raises to 30 would get 6 callers and every pot for a few hours was at least $500. It was a value betters dream. Unfortunately I couldn't get a hand. I got a bunch of SC's and one gappers but never hit the flop and only won about 5-6 hands in 9 hours, and ended up about $150 at the table. Overall lost about $150-200 for the trip but was a good time and i felt i played well and adjusted to the different tables nicely.

On the running note, just ran 9 miles this morning and feel pretty good. Time was 1:28:36.

Running Well Again

Went down to Borgata again last night. Absolutely wild and awesome 2/5 table.

I actually played really tight because in my first 6 hours I didn't get a single pocket pair and no AK or AQ either. luckily i got a lot of suited connectors and one gappers that i hit and got paid off by retards. I was up about 1k and finally looked down to see KK in the BB. A raise in EP to 20 and 5 callers (yeh awesome table) and i popped to 150. 2 callers including the shorty in the SB (about 350 behind). flop 6 6 9 rainbow. SB donk bets 100 and i put him all-in and he has Q6s.

so i'm down to about 1k in front of me when about 20 minutes later i got AA in the SB. UTG raises to 15, 3 callers, I go to 100, BB goes to 250, UTG pushes for about 400 total. I of course push behind and BB folds and shows queens. UTG has kings and the aces hold. got lucky there which is awesome. so shortly after i cash out and go home with about 2300 and gives me 5 straight winning sessions which I am happy about.

Also ran my first long run in my marathon program but unfortunately i ran it in Sparta, NJ with Robby G, and that town has ridiculous hills. I felt like I was running up Everest and am hurting today. Fuck you Rob

Moving, Training and AC!

So I moved this past weekend to a nice house in Somerville. Very happy with the place and has a nice big backyard for the dog. Moving sucks, but luckily its done.

Also This week started my 16 week training for the marathon. Ran a 3 miler on Tuesday and 5 miler on Thursday. First long run is 8 miles on saturday. Exciting I know

Also just returned from AC. I think I played pretty well and was up about 450 playing 2/5 at the Borgata in about a 3 hour session. Then played the $100+20 tourney with a songle add-on. As with most tourneys in AC the play was atrocious. 5k starting stack, 4th hand, 25/50 blinds I riase from MP to 200 with JJ. 2 callers behind. Flop J 8 4 rainbow. I bet 400, gets raised to 1400, one fold, i call. turn K. I check he bets 1500, I c/r all-in he calls with AQ so I double early. I fold JJ the very next hand to an all-in 3 bet preflop.

I get card-dead for a bit and after the break with blinds at 200/400/50 ante, i get jacks again in UTG + 2. UTG limps (standard and stack of about 11k), UTG+1 (absolutely awful player stack 7k) raises to 1k. I RR to 5k, UTG folds, UTG+1 pushes i call. He tables QJo, yes QJo. of course queen on the turn and i am now very short. Later I push to same donks limp with 88 and he calls with KQs and turns a queen again and bye bye dwal. Good cash session and i feel i played pretty well overall and have 4 straight winning live 2/5 sessions so i am back on an upswing.