AC League - Game 1

I played the AC league game 1 on Sat. 8 people actually showed. This is the biggest turnout since I started playing with these nerds. (You know who you are.) I went out in 7th. Not quite how I envisioned my starting out standings. I played rather well up until my “last hand.” Anyways I called a raised pot from MP after a raise from LP with AT. Not a good Idea in the first place, I know. Too often you will find yourself out-kicked, as I found out. Shit I normally not even limp with that hand. So Not only did I play this hand poorly, I should have never been in the situation in the first play. Double slap. Ouch, I sorry diddy. Oh yea, back to the hand. If I remember it correctly, the flop comes Axx. Sneaky me checks. JB (A new face at his first game, apparently one of IG’s buds) raises and I reraise. He just calls. The turn delivers the A. Now since the jig is up, so I lead out with a bet. JB pushes. At this point I know I am beat, but if I fold I am left with 600 in chips. 600 to call around 3500. What would he raise PF with? If it has an Ace in it, likely I’m out-kicked. I call. He turns over AK, I’m not surprised, and go to the virtual rail with IG. Game 1 shot to hell. I need to play my game and stop trying to push the action.

BTW, Iron Girl did a live blog of the tourney. She did a good job of it I might add. I you feel like it, give it a gander.

Game 1 - 7/8