sick cash game at Commerce / SprStoner makes it to day 3 of LAPC Main Event

I decided to drive up to Commerce Saturday afternoon to play 200 NL and follow SprStoner's progress.

I ended up sitting at a very loose 200 NL game where the standard pf raise was $25. The problem with this kind of table is if you buy-in max, call a few raises and check/fold, you're suddenly down to $125.

That's exactly what happened to me, then i picked up KK and doubled thru A-7o. That's right kiddies, guy calls a $25 pf raise with A7o hits top pair and can't fold. Life is good.

I pick up KK the very next hand and raise it to $25. Asian guy to my left reraises to $60. I shove, he folds and said he had a big Ace. sure thing buddy.

I end up bleeding back down to $175 when this hand comes up. I limp with 3-3 in EP. A few players limp behind. Flop comes Qh-Kh-3h. Guy in the BB bets pot, i call. Everyone else folds and he says he's all-in dark. I call and the board doesn't pair. I was pretty sure he had the flush but i'm not folding a set ever at this table.

I reload. Later, i pick up A-9o and limp from MP. Button and both blinds check. Flop comes A-A-5. Guy in the BB bets out $20, I call. turn brings an 8. BB bets out $20 again, I call. River is an Ace. BB checks and I bet $40 figuring he has a boat and there's no way he can put me on quads. He folds. Obv betting with air. That's how sick this table was.

Hand of the day. With the table so active, raising $25 pf almost every other hand, i limp with K-K UTG. Obv, half the table limp/calls. The flop comes A-Q-J rainbow. I'm pretty much done with the hand ready to check/fold. It checks around and the turn brings a K. All hell breaks loose. Some guy in SB bets out and the BB shoves all-in before it gets to me. It's obv at least 1 of these guys has a 10 for the broadway straight. I only have like $170 total behind and figure it's time to gamble. The button might even have a 10 and can't fold giving me pot odds to triple up. I shove and sure enough, Button says i have the nuts and shoves. SB calls and we have a four way all in with one card to come.

Pair the board babee, ONE TIME!

The case 10 hits the river and we chop it up. Live poker is so sick.

SprStoner made it to day 3 of the LAPC Main Event with 29k in chips, blinds will start at 600/1200 on Day 3. There are 170 players left with 63 getting paid.

You can follow the action at the 2009 LAPC Main Event.

goooooo Stoner!