I'm in for 1300 as this point and am level, then get involved in a multiway pot with
. The flop comes
. Paul Grummit leads for 40 into 100ish. I call last to act with a gunshot and backdoor fd, and 1300 the other end if one of them comes in (I think...) Turn is a lovely
he bets 40 again. I wasn't sure about my raise sizing here. Him betting 40 leads me to believe he's pretty weak. But since he's Paul Grumitt I thought he probs call anyway. I make it 155. He calls. River is a safe looking
he checks. I bet 305 with about 800 behind. He shoves. Blurrrrrrrrgggghhhhhhh.
Just can't lay this hand down to Paul. He might value raises a set or two pair here, not to mention the chance he's full of shit. I call and he shows me 89. Had to step away from the table for a while after that. By quite some way the biggest pot I've ever lost. But that's all part of moving up stakes. Dealt with it pretty well and decided to return to the game with the 700 in my pocket and that'd be my last bullet. It was just too good a lineup to turn down and after my chill out session I wasn't feeling tilted at all.
Played pretty tight after that, went down to 500 and then ground it back, making some hands and some good calls. Flopped a set of eights in a 3bet pot vs my nemesis mr Grummit and won a decent pot, which could've been bigger had I raised the turn but the board was KQ8A and he'd 3bet from the blinds so was cautious. His river bet sizing gave away that he didn't have a bigger set so I comfortably value raised and got paid by AQ.
I finished the session up 60 and absolutely exhausted. The game broke and seats came open on 1/2 and I sat there and just couldn't deal with anymore poker. Im not used to the money and swings in that game and it really took it out of me. I got up and just chilled out with deadman till he went home.
The 2/5 runs pretty infrequently anyway, but I won't be playing too often. I'm just getting comfortable at 1/2 on my own I don't wanna go crazy and start losing 2/3/4k in a night.
Looking forward to a break, moving house on Monday, my brothers coming to visit and there's a sick night out planned. Then going on holiday a few days later for a week, can't wait.
Though I have to say, the buzz in those huge pots and the satisfaction I got just from getting even was amazing.
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