the argument for playing these games was to get ready for VEGAS. i guess on one level it did, but on the other, i had to wonder how many times we expected to get to the final table of a tournament, let alone heads up.
the first game i went out on the bubble when the river gave NC two pair to beat my aces. oh well. second and third games are a blur but i went out unceremoniously in 4th both times. the third game came down to heads up between MN and RL. MN had built his stack up from T70 by winning a series of all ins and finally took the game. the match see-sawed back and forth between the two as they took turns going all in pre-flop, a la dewey tomko. the fourth game saw me heads up with MN in what was a much different match seeing a lot more flops and with me finally prevailing.
in the fifth game, i knocked out NC on the first hand when i limped in with A6o and flopped two pair. NC in the BB was the aggresor the whole way going all in on the river. i happily called and he mucked without even showing. another memorable hand was when it was three way and i completed my small blind with 79
and RL checked. flop came 862, all spades. RL went all in and i called with what i thought was the open ended straight flush draw. unfortunately Rl had 5T , both ends of my straight flush. a J came on the turn to give our combined hands a 7-card straight flush. luckily i had RL covered and was able to get heads up with MN again. the decisive hand came when i raised with J7o in the small blind and MN called. flop was JJ7 and i check-called. turn was another a thrid heart and again i check called. i bet out on the river T hoping MN had made either a flush or straight and would go all in. he called with J5 and i took down the pot.
we're going to play again on friday, as if we aren't going to play enough this weekend. is there such thing as too much poker?
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