Posted by Dr Fro 2:02 PM
Last night I stopped by Js for a little 2-5 NL and did quite well. In stark contrast to last week, I was very focused. I was early enough to have my choice of seats and strategically found a spot with a maniac to my right and the best player to my left.

Fairly early on, I was dealt 55. Roy raised preflop and I called. I flopped a set, checked to Roy and called his bet. On the turn, I made a boat, checked, Roy bet, and I called. The river brought a third diamond. I thought that if he had something decent, it was irrelevant if I bet or checked - either way, he would end up all in (another $85). But if he held something like AA, he would be unlikely to bet if I checked. I decided to bet and determined I had to go all-in to give the appearance that I could be on a steal. I did, he went back and forth and finally called. He had AA and I won a $500 pot.

I won two other big pots with mediocre hands, but both times I did the same thing. Doofus raised pre-flop and I re-raised him to go heads-up. I knew that Doofus would raise with absolutely anything, so I figured going headsup with a mediocre hand (I think it was QJ once and A9 once....both times he had complete rags) would probably make me the favorite. I was right. The table was shocked, "Why did you re-raise with QJ?" Yet another example of why playing mechanically means missing oportunities in NL.

I went home booking a $400 profit.

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