This was the first time I have ever played live No Limit cash game with people I have never played with. And at $1/$2 blinds, pots can reach $100 pre flop, so you have to be ready to play. I bought in for $200 and had an extra $100 waiting in case of a reload. I sat down a the table and the button was 1 seat to my left. Dealer asked if I wanted to by in for $2 and I declined. The look he gave me was amazing since I would have to wait 7 hands before I could play 1. What did I do in these 7 hands? I watched and learned. I learned a lot of about some of the players there. The 65 year old woman with about $100 in chips, sunglasses, and white hair who would cold call you if she had the nuts and would fold if she missed. Or how about the middle aged man that would raise a lot of pots in early position and then check if he missed. Or the guy that raised to $14 EVERY time he had a pocket pair. Idiot.
OK, so I played from 9PM to 11PM and in this time, I walked away up $123. So now the stories. The first hand I played, I had 10h 9 h in late position and called a preflop raise of $10. On the flop, I flopped a King high flush with a straight flush draw. The preflop raiser bet and I called. On the turn was a Qh, which gave the board 4 cards to a flush, but there was now a royal flush draw on the table. Preflop raiser checked and I bet $30 and he folded.
Next big hand was where I was able to limp preflop with As 7c. 4 other players in the game limped and the flop was Kc Ah 7c. BB bet $8 and UTG + 1 called. I raised in middle position to $24. It was folded around to UTG + 1 and he called. Guess what he has, flush draw. I knew it. I'm not an idiot. So the turn is a 10s and it is heads up and checked to me. I bet $40. $40 into about a $56 pot I think. UTG + 1 calls. Turn is his club and he goes all in. Now why the hell would I call? Idiot. Seriously. I fold, stating that I know he hit his flush and I showed my Aces up and half the table knew this guy was possibly the luckiest guy in the world. However, only me and 1 other guy knew the guy should have folded after the turn. Not too bad of a hit to me since I was up going into the hand but I wasn't too happy.
Final big hand that needs to be talked about is where I got KK in UTG + 1. I raised to $10 preflop and got 1 called. Flop comes down 3d 2s 2d. I bet $16 and this guy in late position went all in. I knew he didn't have a 2 because he was a very tight player. Probably had Ad 10d or something, but I never really looked at his hand. I called after much thought and told him he was drawing, flipped over my Kings and they held up. HUGE POT. In all, I think it was about $170. This put me at $300. I hung around for a couple more hands and the last hand I had was Ad Kd, raised $10 preflop with 3 callers. Bet $20 on the turn when my King hit and everyone folded. 2 people called out that I had AK, it was sick.
So none the less, I had a successful night with my first attempt at $1/$2 NL. It was a good night. I'm sure I will make my way back for some more action.
Now I'm off to bed...
See you at the tables.
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