Thank you Hoyt Corkins!

So, last night my old man and I went to our poker league game, I still can't find my sunglasses so I really wasn't that optimistic. We started the first game around 7 and I was doing well. I played very little hands and was finally knocked out in 8th place. I had pushed all in with pocket jacks and lost to KQ. I had to push because of the blinds, so I wasn't upset for losing, plu sI was in the points. The second game didn't start until 10 and it was only 9 when I got knocked out, so the hubby and I ate and enjoyed some quality time together.

So I am all ready for the second game and this time I am sitting with the non-smokers. I am not sure if I mentioned this before, but the non-smokers are very tight compared to the smokers. Sitting at the non-smoking table agrees with my style of play. However, I made one bad call, so I was barely hanging on at the first break, (well, I was right around ten times the blind at this point). So, I knew that it was time to start pushing. I forgot to mention, there are only 6 players at the table now. I started stealing blinds when I could, and pushing with K9, two face cards, or any ace. Soon, I had given myself quite a cushion.

Around this time, the game had gone to one table, and I was among the chip leaders. No one player was really dominating and with the blinds so high, I was still playing somewhat aggressive to steal blinds. (I heard the word donkey a couple of times) By the time we chipped up and I was dominating I knew I was going to win it all. However, the final three, one being my old man, was throwing a wrench in my plans. My hubby and I heads up games together, so I didn't want to go heads up with him(he knows most of my secrets). I had to fold some good hands in order for the other two to take each other out. It was a back and forth battle among us three, but soon it was down to the two women. I quickly won the tournament (she only had double the blinds to start heads up), and I received my 10 dollar gift card, my Snowman poker card protector, and a victory! It was a great game and I learned that if I sit back and wait for the hands, I will be forced all in by someone else or lose my chips to blinds. So I took the control and I started pushing, and in the end I was victorious!

***this is a pic of my new card protector i got for first place in the tourney. It's a little bigger thean a chip and goldplated. I took the sticker that says first place off the back. It's not much but i think its cool!