5/3/06 - Part 1

Went back to my ususal underground SNG place and everyone is happy that I don't have my BBS notebook, which I forgot at home. I just say that, I just need a piece of paper to write my BBS and they sigh . . . I laugh, on the inside of course. I stumbled upon the rare, mutli-table tournament here and I buy-in because there were seats left and were just being blinded out.

As I am sitting down, action is to me and I look down at A5o and I raise 3xBB on my first hand. Everyone groans and says, oh here we go again. The player to my left calls as the rest of the players fold. The flop comes 7-3-5 and I bet 200, he calls. The turn comes with an A and I check, and he bets out 500 which I call. When another 5 comes on the river, I bet out 500 and the player mucks his hand. Nothing too spectacular, but always a good thing when you win your first hand.
BBS-effect served

Analysis - When I sat down people knew already what game I was bringing to the table. I guess thats good and bad at the same time. With a flop like that, my A5 wasn't really hidden and I think that's why it scared my opponent.

Later on that game, a guy goes all-in and I'm BB and look down at 53o, and I call about 2/3 of my stack. He flips up JTo and I flip up my cards. I like my chances, as always. The flop comes T-5-6 so both of us hitting the flop but with a 4 coming on the turn, my opponent starts to sweat now. But when I see that open-ended straight draw, I knew I was going to lose that hand, which I did when a K came.
BBS denied

Analysis - Pre-flop I was behind, as usual, 67/33 and after the flop I was already 78/22 behind, I really didn't like that T coming out. The 4 on the turn game me some breathing space and was only down 70/30 but got denied. Another case of a straight draw not materializing. I'm beginning to think that BBS really are not for straights or flushes.

I nurse my stack and had only about about 2xBB left so I decide to go all-in with my 65o when someone goes all-in to my left and a player calls to my right. I and mildly shock to see that the original all-in raiser opens up K6 but the other guy had KJo which was stranger still. The board came 6-J-4-4-A and both of us bust out.
BBS denied

Analysis - Pre-flop I wasn't the total underdog that I thought I was, with 26% chance to win. K6o only had 16% chance to win while KJ was the favorite, of course, 57%. After the flop K6 was almost drawing dead with only 9% chance to win, I actually was around there as well with only 15% chance to win. I wouldn't be such an underdog if the K6 guy wasn't in the pot but what can you do, I wasn't supposed to be in the pot either.

Game total - (500)
Running Total - 1160