Back in Action

Finally got my Mac back up and running and sat down at FullTilt for some action. Felt great to play again, but it was also a reminder of how damn BORING and at times, FRUSTRATING poker is when you're playing correctly.

$110 SnG
Thought a good start would be a nice little sit n' go (SnG) for $110. Nothing crazy, I worked my way up to 2,500 from starting stack of 1,500. Re-raised a mid-position 150 bet to 450 from the button with QQ. Flop came K-high, rainbow...caller checks to me and I bet, 800. He pushes all-in and has me covered. I fold (he shows KQ). I've got 1300 still, not a bad spot. A while later, I'm in late position and wake up to AA. It folds around to a small stack, who pushes all-in with 700 into a 400 pot. I push my remaining 1200 in. The big blind pushes 2200, all-in with AQ (WTF!). Short stack has 8d4d (WTF!). Flop comes 744 - LOVELY! I'm out, in typical SnG bull$shit.

$2/$4 NLHE
This is my bread 'n butter. But, started out badly. I hold KK from the button and raise to $14. Big blind is a calling station...so he calls, for heads-up. Flop is a harmless 626. He checks, I bet $30 pot. He calls. Turn is 9, no help. He leads-out with $90 (WTF!), I raise to $200. He calls (WTF!). River is a blank, T. He checks (WTF!). I check it down. He flips over 63 off-suit for the trips. LOVELY.

Session became profitable after losing $110 SnG + $250 on the KK (above). I patiently kept winning smallish pots, playing aggressive with big hands. Got back up to $700 (from $400) and was close to breaking even after the crappy start. New player sits down on the big blind when I'm on the button. He is an absolute MANIAC (with $300). He donks off $100 over the next round. On my button, I raise to $14 with AsQs after the table folds around. SB folds and the MANIAC pushes all-in for $191 (WTF!). My spidey-sense goes off. I'm about 50% sure this donk has NOTHING. The other side of me is grappling with the possibility that he may actually be playing me for a fool. Throwing caution to the wind, I call to gleefully see he has Q4 off-suit. I take down the pot of nearly $400 as he swears with every explicative imaginable (took some notes, actually)...he clearly has had experience with getting called-out when he pulls his pants down! Anyway, I was back +$200 for the session, and really didn't feel like playing much more. Not a huge win, but it was a moral victory of sorts.