Cash Game: Caesars Palace April 19th 3:45 PM-1:15 AM

I went to Caesars again, looking to put in a long session to get some hours for the freeroll again. Ill be damned if I didn’t get my big pair/AK backlog to catch up to me today, but this also lead to a hand that will have me talking to myself for a long long time.

First hand of the day, I was in LP with several limpers and I found AKo and raised it up to $15. I got 3 callers and the flop came KT6 2 diamonds. It checked to me and I bet out $25 and got called in one spot. The turn came the Kd, giving me 3 kings but putting a flush on the board. It kind of worried me and he checked so I just checked behind. The river came another T, filling me up and he checked and I bet $30 and he called and mucked when I showed (I doubt that he had flush actually but maybe he did) and I was up to $300 or so after the first hand!

A little later, the same spewy kid from the previous hand raised it to $10 in the cutoff and I was in the BB and found AJhh. I know that I probably shouldn’t be calling here usually but he was pretty easy money and I felt like I might be able to win a good pot off of him so I called. The flop came 9h6h3x giving me 2 overs and a fl draw. I checked and he bet out $20. He only had about $110 on the flop so I raised it to $65, effectively committing myself to the hand. He instawent all in and I instacalled and he showed my Q9 and I was drawing very live. Ill be damned but an A hit the turn and my fl hit the river and I won the pot and was quickly up to $430 less than 15 minutes after I sat down.

I raised to $8 on the button when it folded to me with JTss and folded to a reraise by the BB. A guy in EP raised to $12 and one guy called and I found AKo on the button and called too. The flop came rags and I folded. It then folded to me in the SB and me and the BB chopped and I looked down and found AKcc (bummer but he had 66 so I may still have lost). I raised one limper from the cutoff with 33 to $11 and he was the only caller. My c-bet was good on a flop of A55. I raised in MP to $11 with JTdd and got reraised by one of the blinds and folded. I was up to $425 and I found QQ UTG and made it $15. I got 2 callers and a guy moved all in for $75 total. I reraised to $200 and the callers folded and he showed AA and I didn’t spike anything and was back down to $340. I raised 3 limpers from the cutoff to $16 with KJo. I got 2 caller and the flop came 875 and they checked, I c-bet $22, and he folded. I was back up to $370.

I called a raise to $15 with 66 and there were 3 other callers but I folded on the flop of K52. I made it $11 in MP with T8dd and got 3 callers. The flop came 932 with 2 diamonds, giving me a fl draw. I checked, one of the limpers bet out $15, and I was the only caller. The turn came an 8 and I checked, he bet $25, and I called. The river came a K and it went check/check and my pair of 8s was good enough to win. I was back to $420 after this hand. I raised one limper with ATo and he was the only caller. I c-bet a flop of 922 and it was good. I raised to $11 in EP with KQo and got 2 callers behind me and 2 callers in the blinds. The flop came Q74 with 2 spades and I bet out $25 and got called by one of the blinds. The turn came an offsuit 5 and he checked and I bet $30 and he folded and I was up to $480.

There were 6 limpers to me on the button and I found AsKx and decided to limp behind. The flop came A94 with 2 spades and one of the limpers bet out $10, one called, and I raised it to $35. The bettor called and the other guy folded. The turn came 3s and he checked and I checked behind (I had the A of spades now for the nut flush draw). The river came an offsuit 5 and he bet out $60 and I don’t know at all what he has here but I ultimately decided to call and he showed K2ss for a flush and I was back down to $390. I don’t know for sure what I can even beat on the river here. I probably should fold but the A of spades makes it a call I think because I know he doesn’t have the flush with AsXs. I don’t know, he probably doesn’t lead out here with an A with a worse kicker unless he made 2 pair or a straight on the river so I think that it was probably a bad call.

I raised with AJo to $11 in MP and folded when one of the blinds reraised me. I limped behind a bunch of limpers from the cutoff with 44 and folded on the flop when I missed my set. I then played a HILARIOUS hand with some drunk guy. Ive never seen anything quite like this hand and I was involved. There were a bunch of limpers to me on the button and I decided to limp with 65ss (I know Im not supposed to do this but I limped behind with small suited connectors 2 times in 10 hours today and it paid off both times so that’s kind of comical but still –EV in the long run). The flop came KQJ all spades, giving me a flush. It checked to me and I bet out $10 and it folded to the drunk guy and he started talking to me. He says “I have a monster draw, I have the best draw possible, I need the ten of spades to make a royal flush.” He proceeds to ask the dealer “Is it legal for me to show a card during play?” The dealer doesn’t answer but he shows his cards As5x for the nut flush draw and this makes me laugh. The turn comes another K pairing the board and he checks and I bet $20 and he calls (I know his cards. . .so funny). The river is the funniest part of the hand. The river comes an offsuit 10 giving him a straight. He checks and its such a funny spot here because I know that he made his straight but I know that I have it crushed. I bet out $35 and he decides to call and my flush is good. Its really funny to bet into a guy who you know his hand and you know you have a better hand than him. I was back to $435 or so after this.

A couple hands later I found 32hh in MP and raised a couple of limpers to $15 and got called in 3 spots. The flop came J72 and I fired a $22 c-bet and everyone folded and I was up to $480. I raised an EP limper with JThh and he was the only caller. The flop came AA5 and he lead out for $20 and I folded. I found QQ in the BB with 5 limpers and I raised it to $20. I got one caller and the flop came K54. I checked and he bet $40 and I folded and he showed KQ and I was back down to $420. I raised to $11 in EP with 76hh and both of the blinds called. The flop came A52 and one of the blinds lead out and I folded. I was in the BB and guy in MP minraised it to $6 and it folded to me so I called with 53dd. The flop came Q96 with 2 diamonds and I lead out for $6, he minraised to $12, and I called. The turn came Jd, giving me the flush and I checked and he made a big $35 bet and I just called. The river paired the board with the 9 and I checked and he checked behind and my flush was good. I limped in LP in a family pot with 77 and folded when I didn’t hit a set on the flop.

I was at $450 or so when the hand that will plague me for a while happened. I cannot say how painful it is to write about this but the hand plays itself kind of and little commentary on it is necessary. Its so hard to not slam on the keyboard for a while but I will restrain myself. A tighter older man raised in EP to $15 and got 3 callers to my SB. I looked down and found KK and I reraised it to $80 total. It folded to the raiser and he, pretty quickly, put his remaining $350 all in in the pot. Everyone else folded back to me. I had about $450 at the start of the hand so I had him covered by about $100. I thought for a really really long time and he seemed very confident about his hand. I didn’t think he was a good enough player to go into any psychological reverse tell battle or anything, but I didn’t really find any signs of weakness when I looked at him. By watching his play, he doesn’t make this play with AK, so he either has AA or QQ here. After a while, I decided to fold, giving him credit for AA and he ended up showing QQ. I mean, folding KK PF in a $1-$2 ($3 whatever) NL game is a WTF maneuver, but we were both playing pretty deep at the time. I probably should have called here but I really thought he had to have AA here. When it comes down to it (this hand is pretty much all I have thought about for the last 6 hours or so) is that I was either going to look like a genius or an idiot folded here. If he has AA, I look like a genius and save myself $270. If he has QQ, I look like an idiot and make myself $350. These are pretty much the only 2 hands that will ever play like this and more often than not, the hand he has here is going to be AA as opposed to QQ. This time, he had QQ and I looked like an idiot for folding KK (and losing all of his money). Even if it is maybe a winning play to fold here vs this player in the long run (which I don’t know if it is), it still sucks that I missed my chance at a HUGE pot and all of that money. After this hand, it was really hard for me to focus. I came really close to leaving, but luckily, the poker gods evened things out and smacked me in the face with the deck for a while.

I was down to $350 after this hand. I folded for a while, figuring I would be able to use my tight reputation (I had just folded KK preflop. . .who does that. . .I think my name goes on a 20 person list of folding KK in a $1-$2 ($3 whatever) NL game). There was one limper in EP and I found 52hh in MLP and made it $15. The limper was the only caller and the flop came 952. He bet out $40 on the flop and I put him all in for about $110 total. He called and showed T9 and missed his outs and I was back up to $460. There were a bunch of limpers in my SB and I found 99 and made it $16 and got one caller. The flop cmae KT5 and I bet out $20 and he folded.

I then raised one limper on the button with QQ to $12 and he was the only caller. The flop came J84 2 spades and he bet out $15, I raised to $50, and he folded. I raised in LP with $11 with 98dd and folded to a reraise from a blind. There were several limpers on my BB and I picked up AKo and raised to $15 and got only one caller. The flop came 755 and my c-bet was good. Then another pretty interesting hand came up. A guy limped UTG and I found JJ UTG +1 and made it $15. It folded to him and he made a speech about how “he thinks Im pushing him around” and reraised to $80 total. I ultimately folded my JJ here and he showed just one K. I don’t know if he had it or not but I just don’t know if I should get involved in a pot with JJ here. I mean even if he has AK or KQ I am struggling on the flop, even if it comes all unders and he bets big. I don’t know if this is the right play. Maybe its playing a little scared or whatever, but I know that I can find better spots to get my money in than that.

I was in MP and found AQdd and made it $12 and a guy in LP was the only caller. The flop came QJT and I bet out $15 and he called. The turn came a Q and I checked and he bet out $25 and I called. The river came a 5 and it went check/check and my AQ was good against his KQ (missed value here?). I was up to $550 or so after this. I raised in LP with 64o and the BB was the only caller. The flop came KJ4 and he check folded to my c-bet. There were 2 limpers to me in the cutoff and I found AA and made it $15 and both the limpers called. The flop came 963 and they checked and I c-bet $25 and they folded. I raised it to $11 in MP with 44 and got 2 callers. The flop came 995 and my c-bet of $15 was good.

It folded to the button and she made it $8 and I called with TT in the SB. The flop came 832 and I checked and she checked. The turn came a 9 and I bet out $15 and got called. The river came a Q and it went check check and my TT was good to take down a small pot. I was up to $600 or so after this pot. I raised from the hijack with A8o and the BB was the only caller. The flop came Q52 and my c-bet took it down. I raised with J6hh in the cutoff and both of the blinds called me. The flop came A64 and I folded to a lead out bet. I raised to $11 with 77 in EP and got called in 3 spots. The flop came 952 and I c-bet $22 and a blind was the only caller. The turn came a 4 and the blind lead out for $25. The bet really confused me but I decided to call. The river came an A and the blind checked and I should have bluffed here because it would have worked but I checked behind and she had J9 for a pair higher than mine and I was down to $550.

I found QQ in the SB and raised one limper to $12 and the limper was the only caller. The flop came 952 and I c-bet $15 and she called. The turn came a 7 and I c-bet $20 and she folded. I was in the BB and there was a minraise and 2 callers. I found AQo and tinkered with the idea of raising but just called. The flop came 998 and I took a stab for $12 and got called in multiple spots and folded on the turn. In the cutoff and I found 74dd and, for the 2nd time today, decided to limp behind a bunch of limpers. The flop came Q73 2 spades and it checked to me and I bet out $6. I got called in 2 spots and the turn came 4s, putting a flush on the board but giving me 2 pair. It checked to me and I checked behind. The river came an offsuit 4, filling me up. One of the guys bet out $25 and I raised It to $80 and he called with a flush and I got paid off.

I was up to $600 or so after this and left a little later cashing out with $588, up $388 for the day and with another successful session at Caesars. Too bad thought because it could have been much more successful with 2 words(I call) in the most important pot of the night. Crazy hand, crazy night, good winnings, but could have been a lot better. Never folding KK preflop again. . .ever.