Session 21

Happy New Year!

I headed up to put some work in shortly after the new years text messages were responded to and requisite phone calls were made. The atmosphere of the place was just as I had expected alot of drunk kids out having a good time. I slid into an established game at table 1. There was a 1-2-5 game going(they are going quite regularly now and it's killing me not being able to participate but I'm trying to stick to my BRM) on table 7 and a few of the players on that table came over to ask why I wasn't playing in it. I love when they do that, for some reason it gives me a little extra cred in the minds of the 1-2 players that aren't reg's and they then tend to play a bit more passively. Strange...

Anyway, the table I sat at was pretty well established. Seeing as it was table 1 it had probably been going since the morning before. I didn't want to waste my free advertising right away, so I sat back for quite a few hands before I got involved. The first thing I noticed was a huge tell on the player immediately to my left in the 4 seat. He did a certain something when he cared strongly about a hand, and a certain something else when he didn't. I would use this information, and soon.

The game proceeded normally with me winning a few pots here and there and slowly building my stack. I think I had about $300 in front of me when I pick up 42s on the button. Normally, this isn't the type of hand I want to get involved with but the 'strong hand' tell I mentioned noticing earlier was shown by the small blind. So I limped in. Just as expected the SB raised my limp, along with 4 other limpers to $12. 1 folded, 3 called(including me), I basically was looking for a small board. I was pretty sure the SB had big broadway cards or AA-QQ. When the flop came out 2-2-9, I knew he wouldn't be able to get away from a big pocket pair. I was right and doubled up. He tabled AA

An hour or so later, I saw the same tell from the same guy. This time however, I had a more legit hand in AJs. This time however, I raised from the button $10. He called along with another guy. He donk bet $12 into a $30 pot after I flopped a four flush. Everyone called. I turned the nuts when a 10d hit the turn, he moved in and I called doubling up again. He again tabled AA.

I played a few more hands but left when the BB hit me as my BRM guidelines dictated this behavior when I hit my stop win of 20% of my BR.