Impromptu Trip to Foxwoods.

Styles and I decided at the last minute to take a trip to Foxwoods yesterday and play some 4 / 8. I read some of the Lee Jones Limit Hold 'Em Book and wanted to see if it made a difference in my play. To be honest, it did. I ended up about even for the night (down $8) after catching an AQo on my last hand and calling a raise to see the flop, which I missed. That being said, I took away a lot from this session / had a lot of fun. As such, it was a good one. I think I've finally got a good grasp of a profit / loss algorithm that works for my style of play. If I am up over $100 and lose half, then I take a break. If I am up over $150, I straight up just take a break and try for a new table. Another big thing I learned is that you need to bet the turn to protect your hand. I haven't quite gotten there yet in the Jones book. However, I should credit Hellmuth as saying this early on.

Overall, I had some pretty big hands early on which amounted to my max up of $157. Styles maxed at $270 and then we both ended up leaving about even. I raked in a lot of cash on runner-runner nut flushes and in particular, flopping a boat with AJs. One thing I'm still having trouble with is loose aggressive players. I figure if I raise with pocket aces that a dude with 8 - 3 off-suit isn't going to cold call. That was probably one of the more annoying losses of the night. Seems like I still have a lot to learn / watch out for. Anyhoo, I've got some friends who may want to go to AC during the week. Maybe I'll take them up on their offer. ;-)