Yesterday I got to the cardroom kind of late and was unable to get an immediate seat at my usual 2/5 NL game, but fortunately for me, there was room at the greatest 1/2 table of all time. I absolutely crushed this table, there was action, and there were lots of donkeys. I played for about 4 hours, and increased my buy-in 5-fold. It was my single biggest 1/2 session I've ever had, and there was one beautiful hand that set it off for me and gave me total control of the table. Here it is...
It was on my second orbit at the table. I'd already taken down a nice pot when my K-9 (button hand) notched a guy's J-9 and we both had trip 9's. Anyway, super tight guy to my right makes it $12 to go and I look down at 10h-9h on the big blind. I put my $10 in, and then three more people call. Flop comes 10-9-4 rainbow. I checked, having put the raiser on a big hand and expecting a C-bet. The other two people check and the raiser bets $20. I raise to $50, hoping to keep him in, but lose the rest of the field. One guy smooth calls, and the raiser also calls. Turn comes 9, giving me 9's full of 10's, and I decide to check. Normally I would bet here, because I think a check makes it pretty obvious I've made a huge hand, but with the donkeys at this table I'm pretty sure they're not thinking at that level, and I think the raiser still likes his big pocket pair. The other guy checks behind me, and the original raiser goes all in for $60. I can see the other guy playing with his chips and getting his call ready, so I just smooth call, anticipating he'll come along to the river. River comes an 8, and I push my last $115 into the pot and get instacalled. The second guy turns over A-9, I show my full house, the original raiser throws K-K into the muck, and I rake both of their stacks. God bless 1/2 NL.
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