Playing again...

So I finally made it to the poker room in a pandemic world. Actually I made intentions to play before this date, but the wait was hours instead of minutes and I ended up playing (winning & losing) in blackjack. This time there was a wait, and I decided to do the same thing again and find some blackjack. I did and I won enough to be happy and left the table and headed back to Graton's poker room and lo and behold I was on the list with maybe a 30 minute wait. I decided to wait it out. And I got called before my patience ran out.

It was interesting. Seven players to a table. Plexiglass around each player. An all-in button for each player. The dealer button was a visionary hazard. It was an obstructing hand sanitizer that looked about 90% empty. Also, the blinds changed from 3-1 to 3-1-1...I suppose to make more action happen.

I sat in seat 5 and started out with the big blind. How fun. After a few hands I got the lay of the land. Player in seat 7 was in every hand. Lady next to me...older asian...didn't play...so tight-passive probably. Other players seemed average. Here are the interesting hands from this session.

KQo Seat 1 BB, UTG called. I raised to 15. Called by BB. UTG reraises to $65. Seemed fishy. I folded. BB eventually called. URG had the greatest hand in NL Holdem. He won.

KTs Can't remember the exact details, but I raised to 10 and the player in seat 7 called. flop T83. I bet. He called. Turn Q. Check. Check. River A. I decided to bet. I think $45. Didn't have any thoughts on his range. He had such a wide range...playing all the hands. He folded. Not sure what I was trying to gain by betting at the end. Only a better hand would call.

K8s I called, but S6 raised to $25. S7 called. I folded. I would have had 2 pair on the flop.

99 S2 raises $22. I call. I guess I was set mining. 2 overcards on the flop and a bet. I folded.

93s Small blind. I should have called. I would have ended up with a full house.

To summarize... I lost $100, and I enjoyed the time. It was an interesting experience. I didn't play as aggressive as I could. And I didn't gamble as well. I probably played a couple of hours. I would definitely try it again.