tnp (6/1) or: NC is my biatch

sometimes, everything goes right and last night was one of those nights. lately i have to admit that i have been seeing more flops and am willing to call small raises pre-flop with cards i would have normally thrown away just to see the flop.

my first big hand of the night was when i called on the button with 68. flop comes 5 5? 7. CB bets 6, i call and MN goes all in for about 15 more. CB thinks for a while and eventually calls. i put MN on an overpair in his hand, maybe tens and CB holding a 5. i figure i have 15 outs and decide to call when CB calls. the turn is a beautiful 4 and i call CB's all in for a couple more. it turns out i only had two outs because CB has pocket 7s and flopped a boat. MN shows the trip 5s and i scoop it in.

much later in the night i complete the SB with 68o and see a flop with NC in the BB. flop comes 8-4-3 rainbow and i come out betting. NC raises me and i call. anybody else i might lay it down right here, but with NC he could have anything. turn comes another 8 and i'm feeling pretty good until NC raises me back again. river brings a 6 and i shove all in. NC goes into a deep think and finally mucks. in retrospect with the worst i could do is split the pot i think i should have bet smaller but i think i was hoping he would think i was trying to buy the pot and call.

it all works out in the end because the last hand of the night i catch pocket rockets UTG and call hoping NC or MN behind me will raise the pot as they have been doing all night. sadly this is the one hand where neither of them chooses to be aggressive and we have a family pot. flop comes K-baby-baby with two spades and now i'm wishing i raised big pre-flop. i bet 3 and NC raises me 3. everyone else ejects and i decide that i want it here and now and raise him 20. He goes all in for another 12 and i call. he shows K2o and a river adds a final florish.