BACK IN THE SUN

BACK IN THE SUN AT LAST.

Wednesday 17th September

After 6 weeks in London with no poker, well hardly any poker as I took a well deserved and needed break I have finally arrived back in sunny Spain to decide on my future.

Whilst deciding I thought I would go back to the small easy games to pick up some spending money.

I spent a day or two sorting my stuff out at home as I had been away for 4 months with only 1 week back and had to make the house nice again.

I set up the sky + for my shit as now I did not have to record or watch the girlfriends stuff as she no longer lives here J

I went to see all the boyz to say hello and enjoyed a few nights out on the town as a single man again. That was fun and needed……..

POKER what to do.
I went to a local game to get my appetite back for the game that I had become fed up with and decided to play disciplined poker.
Easy to say and not easy to do when the players around you are so bad and like to gamble. You really needed to loosen your game as your range of wining hands could be so much larger than if you were playing in a normal game… (what is normal these days).

I got into the game and to my left was matey J I had been told about him and his game, betting everything and calling if not re-raising most of the time.
I was in a pot or 2 with him and was studying him and his play/actions. I think I had him worked out as he liked to show me his cards every time I was not in the pot so this was perfect and lots of extra free information for me.

I was in the SB with 62 and he urged me to call. He was on my left so I knew that he would not re-raise pre flop. The flop came down 653 so I checked to him to see what he did. He bet out so I thought for a while of his possible hand selection here and thought that I could even be in front and if not I should have 10 live outs. (any 6,4 or 2). I pushed all in and he called me only to turn over 5 3. No help on the turn or river and it was CHIPS shouted for me.
Funny thing here is the rest of the table all thought I had like trips or the made straight and when I mucked put me on JJ or better.
I think I will take my chances against this kind of player who could have had latterly any 2 cards.

I re-loaded for 500 and with 2 5 blinds and a 10 straddle there was a player in early position who raised to 40, 4 callers so of course when it came to me I knew I had to move all in to collect the pot. Who here would call 500 pre flop except possibly the first raiser?
Silly me I forgot matey was at the table and would call 500 blind lol.
I managed to get lucky and I beat his K9os with my sexy J7 spades and from there I did not look back.
I did make it clear I would only be playing for 2 hrs when I sat down as I needed to get home and sleep as I had a full day on the next day.
Next thing I know I have called out of position a small raise from my friend on my left with T9 and checked to him on a T82 board. He bet out 50 so I called. The turn was a 9 so I checked again. He bet 200 so I re-raised to 600. He pushed all in and I called. He turned over 89 and the 7 on the river was no help (glad all the money went in on the turn though).
I went from 500 down to 1250 up in like 15 min.
Seemed like no one else wanted to gamble with him and there were like 5 rocks just sitting and waiting. I think Mater liked me because I was gambling with him and not just sitting and waiting for AA. I was card dead for 20 min after and left the game as I said I would returning home to sleep feeling good about myself and my game again. This is important.
I wish I could have stayed all night with him as I think it could have been profitable but that is the gambler in me. I still won 1250 which for 2 hours work is ok in a small 2 5 game.
I said my goodbyes and told my new friend that I was here for a few weeks and he would get a chance to win it back any night he wanted.