Amateur moves, missed opportunities

Took a couple of days off of work and was able to play longer nights - Weds was unfortunate again.  There was no real action for me, other than getting the second nutz a couple of times costing me enough to need to rebuy.  I didn't really make any terrible calls or moves, just was not a good night.  Called it a loss.


Thursday night I decided start with only 100 even though everyone had 200 or more in front of them.  Played solid, for about 1 1/2 hours going up and down just a little - no real action in front of me until I turned the wheel and someone else hit the nutz with 5 6.  I did a rebuy for 80 and got the J high flush against Q high so I added on another 120 and was going no deeper than that.  I was also doing a prop bet.  Lost 120 in the prop bet but was doing well in the game, it was "hilarious" - would have been much funner if I was on the winning side.


The older gentlemen that I have mentioned in previous postings has been playing back at me a lot lately.  He's been booking some pretty big wins in the past few weeks and he won the tourney. He played in the WSOP for over 20 years I think he said.  He slow plays a lot of his big hands, frequently check calls and slow roles the nutz.  He had made a raise preflop and was called so I reraised to 37 with Ah Ad - he called.  (I couldn't believe he called - everyone knew how tight I was playing and how much I was folding)  
The flop came Ac 9c 9s - I checked he bet 20 - I figured he decided I had Kings when he called and was going to represent the Ace if it hit.  I know the person to my left knew where I was, but I still needed to do whatever I could to make my opponent pay me off.  I eventually called and the turn was a 2h I checked he went all in for about 100 and I called and showed my hand.  WTF was I thinking???!!!  I never saw his hand.  I was happy to win the pot and the prop bet pot was about 20.  I'm really curious about what he had, but it didn't matter lol


He was in for about $600 and that was unusually for him, it was very late and that's also unusual for him - it was close to my set time to leave and he knew that.  I was going see two more hands and I look down at As Qs - there were about two limps.  I hesitated and decided to raise to 14, I was prepared for a few calls but it ended up being 5 ways.  The flop was Ac 10d 7s - three checks to me, I bet $38 everyone folded to him - I had a feeling he was going to push for about 180 but I didn't feel like he was strong - I didn't react quickly though.  I counted the pot, thought about the action.  Looked at him and thought about his demeanor and I really could tell I was good.  I also thought, If I call and lose, I'm down a little but I played well and I have to be willing to lose it if I want to win anything.  I also knew I had outs - I could go runner runner for the flush.... I called, and it went runner, runner spades and I was so happy I turned over the nutz.  I was so relieved, he looks at my hand and says, "WELL!  I can't beat the nutz!" and he put both hands on the table, stood up and said goodnight to everyone.  
Oh SHIT!  My buddies were NOT happy with me!  They were so upset that I did not make him show his hand before I showed mine.  I told them I was not going to slow role the nutz.  I just know I had a good read, I believe there was a possibility that he had 8 9 off suite and was open ended on the flop - but that's it at best.  I am very confident that I had a good read and I'm glad I didn't share the information with everyone else.  Most of them think I got lucky and he was good, or they know I was right and are just giving me a hard time because we will never know for sure.  LOL - I love this game even more when I'm winning!


Profit $300
Cash me out!