Pocket Pairs

Well on Wednesday I went to play poker with some other members of the meteo department. I did have a little fun, even though I was a little pissed that I was the first one out of the little tournament. Pocket pairs apparently weren't my friends that night. I had a pair of kings in my hole cards, and then another king came up on the board. I can't remember if it was on the flop or the turn. Either way, I went all in at that point, even though there was a possible straight on the board. The odds of someone having the queen to complete the straight were pretty slim. Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened. I guess after reanalyzing the hand, I could have bet a bit stronger before the flop. But I played it the best I could, and couldn't help that someone beat me.

After a while a losers table started up, and at least there I wasn't the first one out. I was the second. At this table, though, I actually won a couple pots, instead of losing every one I was a part of. But my last one, I had a pair of tens in the hole. Unfortunately, the person next to me had a pair of queens. The loss wouldn't have been so bad, if the dealer hadn't looked at what the last burn card was and showed me that it was a ten. If only I wouldn't have known that. But what can you do? I played it the only way I could.

It was still fun. Long night, though. I stayed to watch the last people play out the rest of the game to see who won. Let me tell you, if there were TV cameras there, there wouldn't have been much to show. Lots of checking going on. It was kind of boring, but once the last hand got played, it was interesting.

Other than that, not much is new with me. Long days, and I haven't been able to sleep lately at night. I even took a nap this afternoon because I was so tired. I think after this weekend, I should hopefully be over my illness finally. Or at least very close to being over it. We'll see.

Well, I'm off for now. It's nice to just chill out for the night. Who knows, maybe I'll do something exciting this weekend. Probably not, but it could happen. Night all!