Hours spent at AJ's $6/$12 game: 3
Total # of pots won: 0
Total # of times I finished with 2 pair or better: 0
Total # of times I had Aces cracked by a smaller pair hitting a 2-outter on the turn or river: 2

Total amount lost: don't know; don't care

The second time I had my Aces cracked, it was a 5-way pot that was capped pre-flop. Flop was raggedy Q-high. Turn was a Q, and villian of course had AQ. After that hand, I did something I've never done in a live game before - simply picked up what was left of my chips, grabbed my jacket, and cashed out - didn't even wait for the blinds to come around.

At least I'm currently up $65 through my first 50 hands of NL50 tonight (full house big-blind special getting paid off by a full stack with an overpair), so the day's not a total loss....

Revenge is a dish best served cold...

Literally the very first hand at the table - while waiting for the blinds, villian had already done his pre-flop shove thing twice, so I figure I'm ahead of his range. Turns out I was right - I had him dominated, for all the good it did me.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

MP ($16.70)
CO ($52.20)
Button ($28.05)
SB ($18)
Hero ($50)
UTG ($52.30)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
1 fold, MP calls $0.50, CO raises to $52.2, 1 fold, SB calls $17.75 (All-In), Hero calls $49.50 (All-In), MP folds.

Flop: ($120.70) , , (3 players, 2 all-in)

Turn: ($120.70) (3 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($120.70) (3 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $120.70

Results in white below:
SB has Tc Th (two pair, tens and eights).
Hero has Kh Ah (two pair, aces and eights).
CO has Qc Ad (two pair, aces and queens).
Outcome: CO wins $120.70.


Fortunately, he stuck around. I knew that if he was willing to shove pre-flop with AQo, it would only be a matter of time before I got my money back. Sure enough, about 40 hands later this one comes up. Same two villians as the other hand -

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

UTG ($49.75)
MP ($96.70)
CO ($40.70)
Button ($36.90)
Hero ($49.95)
BB ($63.90)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
1 fold, MP calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, Button calls $0.50, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) , , (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, MP bets $1, CO folds, Button raises to $3, Hero calls $3, BB folds, MP calls $2.

Turn: ($11.50) (3 players)
Hero checks, MP bets $3, Button raises to $10, Hero raises to $46.45, MP raises to $93.2, Button calls $23.40 (All-In).

River: ($184.55) (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $184.55

Results in white below:
Hero has 6d 5h (straight, seven high).
MP has 3h 3c (three of a kind, threes).
Button has 4c 4d (three of a kind, fours).
Outcome: Hero wins $184.55.

Got my stack back and then some (converter messed up - about $40 of MP's all-in was uncalled since he had both of us covered. The pot was actually $134.80).