Wildlife and Last Nights Game

It seems up in northern Alberta conservation officers went in and shot dead 12 black bears who had the audacity to frequent the garbage dump. Imagine the nerve of those bears coming into our wilderness area and going through the trash. Actually all kidding aside I can't believe that we still have Neanderthal conservation officers who think that the solution to a wildlife problem is to shoot them. This was not in a major city or a bear threatening people but this was bears wandering into a garbage dump that wasn't properly fenced. The nearest town had a population of just over 100 people. I was sickened when I read the article here

Where I live when I go for a run or walk I frequently see deer. Sometimes in packs of 3 or 4. I always stop and watch them. There are literally dozens that live in the wooded area near me. I feel fortunate to live here and yet every so often some person will complain with a letter to the editor about the deer. Well guess what folks where do you want these animals to go?? We have built into there natural habitat and we have to learn to co exist with them. Now I know deer aren't the same as bears but you get the idea.

There were ways around the cull of the bears in Alberta but the gun slinging officers took the easy way out . Shame on them and shame on Alberta for allowing this to happen.

I played my usual Thursday live game last night with about 50 players. I started off well when in the very first hand I got dealt QJ in the dealer position. I limped in with 4 others. Flop comes Q64. I bet got one caller. The turn was a J giving me two pair. I bet. She called. River brought an ace. I was a little concerned but bet out fairly big. She finally called after a lot of thought. She had AK so my two pair were good. Good pot and I was glad she overplayed her AK and didn't raise preflop.

My night went well. I was getting decent cards and building my stack when I hit pocket Aces UTG and put in a pretty decent raise. Guy next to me went all in.
Everyone folded back to me and of course I called. He had KJd. He hit his K but the Aces held and I was sailing along.

I took a huge hit when I got dealt AK clubs. Guy in EP raised and I just flat called him. Then the BB pushed all in. The loose young guy in EP called and action was on me. Should I call, push (young guy and me had about the same amount of chips) or fold as to call was over half my stack. I elected to just call. BB had AQ, young guy had J9. I hit my K on the flop but young guy hit his straight on the river and won a huge pot. He sheepishly said he was just trying to steal when he first raised and would have folded if I pushed. That one stung.

I managed to win a couple small pots later but eventually went out when we were down to 2 tables. I think I was 12th place.