Taking a Shot
Not much happening at my usual $5/$10 game on Pacific this morning, just a couple of tables and little action so I took a peek at the $10/$20. There really are people in this world who just don’t like money. Yes, there were a couple of TAGish players (tight-aggressives - the type you don’t want around), but also a bunch of guys I’d beaten up on at lower limits in the past who obviously thought that by playing higher they could make it all back quicker. Good for them.
The bankroll manager in me hated it. The gambler in me loved it. Pot sizes that you can really care about got a touch of adrenalin flowing for what seemed like the first time in weeks.
Played only two tables, instead of my usual three or four, concentrated on the action and never really felt out of my depth even having a set of 5’s cracked then wired aces and a one dude’s turn raise that forced me out with what turned out to be the easily the best hand.
Still, there was enough flowing around to leave me up $400 or so in a couple hours without hitting any really good hands. A good way to end a sometimes tortuous month. Oh, and that rambling stuff about moving to no limit the other day? Forget it. For now, anyway.