Oh the drama

Saturday at Dave's turned into a Jerry Springer episode, filled with violence, wife beating, cat fights, and cheating spouses. I predicted about a month ago that this will likely be the last big tourney season at Dave's, and this probably put the icing on the cake. It's unfortunate that it had to happen at such a great venue hosted by a very gracious homeowner. Leave it to the trailer trash to fuck things up.

Anyway, I did manage to book a $505 win on a single $100 buy-in. I was up over $600 for a while and gave back a couple hundo after my 2pr got beat by a better one. Interesting hand of the night...it's last orbit and Grayday is hammered (not that there's anything wrong with that), and he raises to like $30 into a $2 pot, for about the fourth straight hand. I look down at AK and make it $100 to go. TK shoves his last $35 into the pot, and GD calls. Flop is 10-6-3, all spades. I have no spade. GD is first to act and checks. I put him on a big A or even KQ. Possibly a small pair that missed the flop. I bet out another hundo, and he tanks forever. I suddenly start thinking he actually has something. He sstarts whining that he thinks he has to fold, that he can't improve. I ask him if he has an overpair, and he tables 2 red queens. Ouch. I am suddenly sick. He tanks for a few more minutes and actually FOLDS! I was certain he would call. I scoop the side pot. So me and TK table our hands. He has AJ. The turn is the A of spades, and the river is another spade, and me and TK chop $35 of GD's money.

No love in the tourney. I was doing great for the first few rounds, and then flopped an open-ender with some junk hand. Hip and I both called a bet, and when I hit the 8 for my straight, it hit Hip's gutshot for the higher straight, which I never thought he was donkish enough to chase. Man was I wrong. NH sir. Just kidding Hip, nice bubble my friend.

The main event should be fun. I am about at the same point I was at last year, in 11th place. I'll start with $53k in chips, which is well above average.

I'm gonna have another low stakes NLHE game again in June,and maybe a $100, 2-table tourney as well. I'm on vacation next week and I'll probably hit Nautica a couple of nights during the week.