Local Cash Game

Played in a local $1/$2 NL game last night and came home with a small profit of $70. We only had 7 players to start the night, then lost one guy early who had his Ace's cracked to trip Jacks and didn't buy back in. We played the next 1 1/2 hours six handed before another guy showed up but then lost another player again.

I think I played pretty conservative, which isn't in general my style of play. I haven't had a winning cash game session on a few months and really wanted to focus, not try anything stupid and just play a good solid game. I think I did that for the most part.

I was up about $50 when I played a horrible J3 in the small blind and lost a big hand against the big blind. There was another guy in the pot as well, huge pot by the time the river card hit the board. Jack on the flop which was the card I guess I thought I needed to continue to play. 3 on the river that got me in trouble. My two pair was crap to this guys straight. My mistakes were; 1) I should NOT have even seen the flop with J3, that's just horrible starting cards. 2) I should have realized with two other people in the pot, I was probably beat with anything they had. During this hand, I never even thought about that. 3) When first guy bets $15, I reraise to $30 and BB comes over the top for another raise of $60 I should have insta folded. I didn't. BIG MISTAKE. I called, he had the straight, I suck!

Work to build my stack back when I get involved in a huge pot, he basically pushes me all in, and I turn over top two pair to his bottom two pair. That hand doubled me up and basically ended the session with $70 profit.

Can't wait to go back, good game to play in and it's better then driving 3 hours to the Horseshoe.

PEACE!