Poker Table Update and PLO Cash Table

Eventually I’ll start a rhythm with this and show hand histories, etc. Problem being is that I’m writing on my work computer and only play at home. I’ll need to remember to send hand histories to work to review and post.

Didn’t get to play a tourney on FTP last night, but I did get in 50 odd hands on the $50 PLO table. Made a mistake in a raised pot by calling the raise from the SB after a BB raise. Granted, I was getting huge odds, but I still should have folded J5XX. Flop comes 5-5-2. I check with the intent of check-raising the BB (my favorite move), but he checks as well. Button pots it and I check-raise the button. BB folds after some thought and it’s back to the button who repots. This is where I should have gotten away from the hand. He either had a better 5 or 2-2. I repot all in and he happily calls with A-Q-5-X and rivers a Q for a boat.

Shortly after that, I run up my stack by hitting top set against a monkey who couldn’t get away from his overpair. I will happily fold overpairs postflop if I have nothing working on the flop and it amazes me that other people can’t. When you are check-raised, why would you think your K-K-Q-7 is still good on a 10 high flop? Anyway, that hand gets me ½ my buy-in back. I get the rest back on a few other hands and finish the night out up 20% of a buy-in.

On the poker table, I worked on it for about 2 hours last night and finished up the bottom of the base. Tonight I need to sand it and install the gussets which will mount the playing surface to the base. I will probably also at least draw out on the plywood the playing surface oval and as well as the rails.

Home alone tonight as the wife and kids are staying at the in-laws. If I get what I need done quickly, then I’ll probably be back playing PLO cash tonight. I’m somewhat out of my downswing and back to trending upward so we shall see how I do.