Vegas - Running Hot on Moonshine

Found myself plonked next to a couple of guys from Oklahoma last night. I was being educated in the production of moonshine, and how adding apple pie mix to it took the edge off and made it a fine afternoon beverage. Unfortunately, just as I was doing a good impression of a willing student my Malibu and Pineapple arrived.

“Hey! What you got there my English brother?”

“Umm - Malibu”

“Oh. Ma wife drinks that” :(

Ran super-hot last night in two cash sessions, for a total of $750 profit. The tables contained some stronger players so I was able to go back to at least raising the hands I normally play, and playing pots heads up, as opposed to against five opponents.

The first big hand was from raising QJ and seeing a rather good flop of 89T rainbow. I got my whole stack in by the river and got paid of by KT.

The fun really started in the second session after dinner (the location for that being a very nice Japanese restaurant in Planet Hollywood by the name of Koi).

Hand1
Raise in early position to $11 from lady. Both myself and the lady are playing deep stacks so I call with A♠5♠ in SB. Chinese fella in the BB makes it $30. Lady calls. Chinese guy only has $120 behind, but since lady is deep I call the extra $20. This may be dubious I guess, but I know I’m folding unless I get a fistful of spades.

I look out of the corner of my eye and see all cards are red. That is the hand over with. Chinese guy moves in with his KK, at which point I notice there are a couple of red 5s on the board. Lady unfortunately passes but I stack Chinese guy. Chinese guy not happy.

Hand2
Funny hand. 4 limpers, so I make up the SB with K♣10♣. Chinese guy is having a nightmare and shoves his last $23 in from the BB. Two callers, so I call.

Flop is KT9

I begin side pot building by betting $20.

One weak player calls.

Chinese guy says “looks like it is the end of the game for me”

Turn is a blank.

I put other player in sidepot all in for his last $70. He calls.

Chinese guy triumphantly flips QJ for the flopped straight, so I guess I will have to content myself with sidepot.

River: TEN

Chinese guy declares it is time for him to get some fresh air :)

I think it’s Thanksgiving today, so I guess the poker tables may be fairly quiet - we shall see.