Session 10a

MGM Midnight buy in for 100 clams. Raise to 7 with AQ get pseudo-min-raised to 15 and I call. Flop is K high and I miss all streets. Fold to bet on the River.

I see some other flops with decent starters but no business.

Then I try to protect against the flush when my KQ hits a Q but run into bottom set. Reload.

Hand of the trip. Seat 2 limps. Seat 3 raises to 16. One caller from 6. Then back to Seat 2 who now raises to 40. Seat 3 shoves. Seat 6 folds. Seat 2 insta-calls with KK. Seat 3 shows Aces. Flop brings a King. Groans from the table. Turn is an A to give the lead back. Bigger groan. River is the case King. Biggest groan of all. AA has to leave the table to walk it off. I tip the dealer for her contribution to entertainment value for the table.

Royal's hand to the rescue. I limp in MP with 3c6c. Flop bottom two on a Qc high board. I check and hope one of the stabbers will bet for me. No luck. Then 9c peels off on the Turn and I have the rare two pair boat draw and flush draw combo. I bet 10 and get four callers. River is Ts and I bet 20. No callers and I take down a reasonable pot.

SB special. I throw in the extra 1 in the SB to see a flop with 6hTh. Flop comes 89Q two Hearts for a flush draw and what I thought was a gut shot but as I found when a 7 peels off is actually a double gutter. I called 10 on the Flop. And bet 20 after making my straight. Bad card T on the riv but I bet it anyway for 20 and take it down.

I am trying to not get complacent about winning tons of chips with garbage (no offense Royal). I am pulling back on the reigns now that I have a stack to protect.