Don’t let the breasts fool you, I’ve got balls too! lol
The last two weeks I’ve final tabled in the two attempts in tourneys.
I played in the Binion’s 10am tourney the day of the employee event and took second. The 10am folks are some tough players so I felt really good about my play. I was able to read my table and make moves against them to gain the chips I needed.
I then played at the TI tourney on Wed of last week. I had a great time! Lots of good players, no drama or donkeys. That makes poker fun when you can sit down, enjoy your company and have a good time. We ended chopping because it had been a long afternoon and most of us had other places to be. We all managed over $500 including our bounties. First was only $700 so it was a good deal as we were all very close in chips from one another. I had the chance to sit and get to know a fella from SD named Omar. A young fella who clearly is one of the “next gen” poker players. To his advantage, he knew how to play a live game and behave himself. I was pleased with his play and we stayed out of one another’s way and it all worked out. I was at the Venetian the following day at the Grand Lux and he was there and came up to me to say hello and meet his friends. I took it as a big compliment that he’d introduce his pals and to say “hi”.
I am a mother of a 19 yo son who’s in the military headed to Iraq soon. Maybe I have a stronger sensitivity to our younger gen to pay attention to them. Maybe I don’t want to not be one of those mothers who are totally out of touch with this generation. I do, however, want to always remember they are our young men and women who will be leading our country when we’re trying to get our bedclothes changed one day and hope the’ll be kind to me in return.
I’m feeling really good about my play as of late. I’m making incredible reads against my opponents. Something has clicked inside my brain. It’s like I can tell when you’re lying to me and when you’re scared to make a move against me. Funny thing happened to me. When I sat down to the TI poker tourney last week, I got NO respect initially. 6 out of the other 9 players tried to make moves against me and all I did was collect their chips. One hand in particular I had A 10 of spades. I raise in the cutoff position with a 2.5 bb raise. I get one caller. The board comes Jack, 7, 2. suit not important. The guy in first position pushes all in as his stack is about the size of the pot. I don’t remember the suits of the cards on the flop because I knew he was gonna push regardless to make me think he caught the flop. I went in the tank for a few and called. I was positive about my read and I was correct. He had K 3 off. I had him dominated and took his stack. The ENTIRE room watched and you could hear the other tables talk about the hand when everyone sat down. Amazingly, there was alot of ass kissing afterwards towards me. Ahh, just another day when I took one for the “gals” to prove we DO know how to call a bluff and CAN’T be pushed around.
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