Doing Good

Today was nice. I'min Waco, but I brought my laptop on the off-chance I'd have playing time. Adn I've played a bunch. Regretfully, I don't have my Interpoker or Noble info here, so it's just been PokerStars. That's ok, because I have an uncleared bonus there that I've not worked much on. Clearing it during December would give me 12.5% of goal right there.
Anyway, I thought I'd just fiddle around at low limit... limit.
LIG
Limit Is Gay

PokerStars limit owns me.
I can't seem to beat it. Playing 1/2, I lost around $30.

But I started play heads up matches again. I played four. 3 $20 matches and one $10 match. I also played a $20 9-handed SnG.

With 8 left, I had 500 chips.

But I had big hands at nice times and quickly got back in the game. My luck held up. Here's the last hand. it's interesting because it looks right, but it really isn't.

*********** # 1 **************
PokerStars Game #3362249369: Tournament #16658076, Hold'em No Limit - Level VII (100/200) - 2005/12/17 - 21:02:48 (ET)
Table '16658076 1' Seat #5 is the button
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (8705 in chips)
Seat 5: MIZE52 (4795 in chips)
BurntOrnge: posts the ante 25
MIZE52: posts the ante 25
MIZE52: posts small blind 100
BurntOrnge: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to BurntOrnge [Ah 7s]
MIZE52: raises 200 to 400
BurntOrnge: calls 200
*** FLOP *** [5s 8s 6c]
BurntOrnge: checks
MIZE52: bets 1000
BurntOrnge: raises 7280 to 8280 and is all-in
MIZE52: calls 3370 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [5s 8s 6c] [2h]
*** RIVER *** [5s 8s 6c 2h] [9c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
BurntOrnge: shows [Ah 7s] (a straight, Five to Nine)
MIZE52: shows [Ac Qh] (high card Ace)
BurntOrnge collected 9590 from pot
BurntOrnge [observer] said, "gg"
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9590 | Rake 0
Board [5s 8s 6c 2h 9c]
Seat 4: BurntOrnge (big blind) showed [Ah 7s] and won (9590) with a straight, Five to Nine
Seat 5: MIZE52 (button) (small blind) showed [Ac Qh] and lost with high card Ace


See, when he bet that flop I "knew" he had ace-big. How can he call? If he does, I have 11 outs.
Seems okay, but I knew he wouldn't fold. I was just impatient and thought it was ok because he should fold.
Plays like this that don't work out are one of my weak points. I have a read, make a play based on what my opponent "should" do, then kick my own ass when he doesn't cooperate.
I think I'd be a better player if I try not to be so "good".

But fuck it, I won, and I deserved to win. That guy deserved to lose for calling.

I've accomplished over 25% of my goal, cashing out $210 all told in the last few days.

"So you're telling me there's a chance?"