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The seafood restuarant near my house ( "Rudders" ) just started hosting World Tavern Poker Tour events. So last night after my son was safely in bed, and Cheryl was preparing to watch a "House" marathon thanks to tivo, I decided to duck out and play in their 10:00pm tournament.

I am still haunted by my last trip to Rudders, this haunting has nothing to do with poker, or food, and everything to do with the "live music" that particular night. To every musician, aspiring musicain, and guitar hack: Piano man should NOT be played solo on a Guitar. Ever. Period. EVER! Maybe Jimi Hendrix could have pulled it off, but it should be illigal for anyone else to EVER try. Got it? ok..

The 10pm game was small (8 players, including the owners, and a waitress) which was nice since I wanted to be home before midnight. 5000tc to start. Blinds 100/200. I'm to the left of the button to start, and dont play a hand for one entire cycle. (I dont see a face card, let alone two, no pairs, and no suited connectors). I don't make a move because there is a player Who Raises $500 before and after every flop, reguardless of what he has and refuses to fold EVER. He gets up big early, but then everyone at the table figures out his "Strategy", and his stack just drains the rest of the night. I don't recall him ever actualy having a hand.

First notable hand. I'm BB with 85o. I was uncharacteristically distracted, and almost folded the check to me and everyone saw it and reminded me that I all I had to do was check (I was a BIT embarrased).. Flop comes up AA5 . Im first to act, and take a stab at the pot for a 2000tc. Everyone folds back to me. I show my 85 and rake in the pot. The guy to my right (who I've pegged as the only other serious player) cusses. he had an ace and Since I had been playing so tight he got scared off the pot by my 2k. I still don't know what he thought I had. He knew I tried to fold preflop on a 200tc bet. and the hands that would beat him were pocket 5s, or A with a better kicker. It seems like all my big hands were against him.

Several hands go buy, and I decide to take a stab at the pot. Flop comes up QJ9 and Q5. Take a stab. Same guy calls me cold. King comes up. I take another stab All-In. Called. (DOH). I show my Q5, he shows his pocket Q9 for two pair. I figure im drawing dead. when a J comes up (KQJJ9 on the board), Whoa! We split the pot since we both have Qs and Js with a King kicker.

Down to three players, and I'm staring at pocket 7s. I'm middle stack, and I see this as a time to make a move. Raise agressivly pre-flop, and am called by the same guy. Flop comes up 7KQ. I check, he raises, I go over the top with all in.. He stares at me.. then down on the board.. and calls. I double up. He never gets afoothold after that.

I took first place, and was home by 11:30.




[EDIT] I cant beleive I forgot this hand.. K♠3♥ Flop comes up T♠J♥5♠ I take a stab at it, and the SAME guy calls. Turn comes up 7♠. I make a monster stab at it and go all in. He calls and turns over J♠7♦ for two pair. I had 8 Outs (any ♠ ) and hit it on the river. I don't think he saw it coming, cause he reached for MY pot and grinned. I double up on him AGAIN.

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