Slowrolls, Second Place

So I was reading the All Vegas Poker site yesterday and some guy in there was talking about going to Vegas to play in the Main Event this year. He also went on to tell how he got there and some other poker stuff. He then said he was playing at the same table as his wife in a home tournament and she slow rolled him. (for you non poker players it means when you are called or obviously have the winning hand you don't show it right giving the other player false hope that he/she has won).

Anyways he said he lost it on her. HUH??? He got ticked at his wife because she didn't show her cards fast enough. Oh My. I was floored. I think its childish to get ticked at anybody because you think they might have slow rolled you but your wife. Wow. What happens if she cooks his steak too much, burns his toast or his eggs aren't over easy. Does he flip out?? Does he stamp his feet. Turn red in the face. Go into a pout.

You see it all the time at the poker tables. People flipping out. Throwing their cards or whatever because they don't like how someone plays. To react like that to your wife is just wrong in so many ways. It would be interesting to see if they are still married in a couple years.

Last night at my regular Monday night game we had somewhere between 40-50 players and I got seated at a very aggressive but good table. Very few hands were going to showdown. I won a pot early when I had pocket 6's and I bet everyone off after the flop. Then I got semi card dead for awhile and when down to about 1800 chips and looking A9h I figured push now and hope to maybe get one caller and double up. Well I got 3 all ins behind me. Wow. Figured I was dead. Hands were flipped over, one had KK, one had 10,10 and the other had A7c. Not sure about that last one why he would do that but anyways as he was the last to act. I got the lovely ACE on the flop plus 2 hearts and my A9 held up but didn't get the flush. So I quadrupled up and I was back.

Next hand I got dealt A7d and got my flush on the turn and managed to win another decent pot when I slow played it until the river and some lady called me. I then had a decent stack and managed to win some pots with hands like KK and also AQ.The AQ I bluffed off this younger guy after the flop when I whiffed. He thought I had a higher pocket pair than him after I called his preflop raise. I asked him what he had and he said a middle pocket pair. I said good fold... Okay a tiny lie... Ha Ha

Anyways I made it to the final table got a little card dead and finally pushed with K9 suited got one caller and doubled up. Next hand same lady who was now short stacked pushed and I had K9 again off suit this time. I was last to act and I thought okay worked once why not again. She had A10d. I lucked out got my king and she was out.

When we got down to 3 players all fairly even stacked at this point I had 77 so I raised and both guys called. Flop came KK6 two diamonds........ Hmmmmmmm Decision time. Unless someone had a King or an over pair I thought I might be good and the pot was huge so I pushed hoping to win it right there. They both went all in right behind me. Yikes. Well it turned out I had the best hand. One guy had AJd and the other had 2 diamonds too (very surprising that this guy pushed too as he was last to act). Unfortunately the first guy hit his Ace on the turn and the river didn't help me. We were both eliminated as he had us both covered by a bit but because I had more chips than the third guy I got second. I think I made the right push he just got lucky and hit his Ace. Still a good night.

Looks like the River Rock Casino has a 7 PM 100 dollar tournament tomorrow night. When I was checking yesterday I must have missed in in the listings. Anyways I am going to try and get there for that and if not I will be sitting at the cash games. I haven't played there in awhile so really looking forward to it.