Going through some strange weather; battling tornados, of all things, in and around Huntington Beach. Considering we in SoCal tend to get a little self-conscious when we’re not on CNN for one reason or another after an extended period of time, it’s all to be expected in the general scheme of things, I guess…
Played for a decent stretch last night; it dawned on me that I seem to be having to check my stats a little too often (for $0.50/$1.00) to try to determine whether the button or blinds are three-betting my steal attempts light, and will fold to a 4-bet bluff. I mean seriously, this is getting ridiculous. I’m playing as reasonably aggressively as I can, yet am only managing a 12/10. How the hell are the games at this level so aggressive? Is everybody at these limits now watching stoxpoker.com videos? What in God’s name is waiting for me down the road at $3-$6?
Was all-in before the river 7 times, 4 times inconsequentially against short stacks. The fifth was a push with the same hand (big slick). On the sixth, I stacked an opponent who was holding a smaller straight (AJ vs. KJ on a KT9Q board); on the seventh, I lost 69bb w/AK vs. AT on an AA6T2 board. C'est la guerre.
Isles had their 4-game winning streak snapped, but showed remarkable resiliency in overcoming 3-0 and 4-1 deficits to tie the game at 4 in the third. Only a subsequent power play goal courtesy of Crosby/Malkin (and an unfortunate major/game misconduct taken by Andy Sutton with under five minutes left to play) sealed it for the Pens…
Bankroll: $14,064.59
Session: 1841 hands; up $58.25; EV $99.79
Month To Date: up $1,378; 6.11 bb/100
