[surfdoc]

So, the fire was heading through Rancho Santa Fe and heading directly toward my house. We were under mandatory evacuation so there wasn't much time to post about my commerce 3 day binge. Now the wind has changed and we are back in our home with new perspective on the "bad beat." At least 4 doctors I work with regularly have confirmed that their houses are gone.

The trip was a marginal success and I posted a 2k win despite running like ass for most of the trip. I played an 18 hr intense session in the 60 where the game was insanely good. There were 2 players who had played over 72 hrs and one was stuck in the 30k range. The highlight hand included me overlimping with 55 and flopping a set in a pot that was 8 ways for 2 bets preflop and capped on the flop by me 6 ways. Of course the one card straight gets there on the river and I lose the 2 rack pot. Then I get AJ against 2 players with QT on an AKx flop and of course the turn is a J. The retarded part is that I got owned on the turn as I bet and the first guy with the nuts just calls and then the second one raises and then I call trying to fill and now the first guy raises and the second one caps. The river bricked anyway but it was still gross losing to 2 guys who had 3 outs to a chop.

Surf flew out from NYC and sacked up pretty huge. He shortstacked the 20/40 NL and doubles through some guy when he flops a straight. I will let him tell the story since it is pretty good if he wants. Then he plays limit and runs over everyone with a his boat flopping skills.

I did play one pretty sweet hand. I 3 bet TT against a tight solid early raiser. We get HU on a TT9r flop and he checkraises me. I 3 bet him and think about how sick it is going to be when he chekraises me on the turn. The turn puts out a 5 and I get to 3 bet his CR again. The river is another 5 and he check/calls as I proudly announce my favorite hand, "QUADS FULL." Surf laughs.

I played a bunch of hands against the best player alive (just ask him) i.e. scott lazar. I think it took him 2 days to realize I was going to take passive lines against him since he is such a damn betting station. The best hand was when I raise KxQs and he 3 bets QQ, the BB calls 3 and the flop is 8s9s3x and I peel one off getting 10:1 with overs and 2 backdoor draws. Turn was Ks and I c/c. River was a brick and I c/c. The ensuing conversation was classic.

Best player in the world "wow, wow, it looks like we play very differently."

me: "yes we do"

BPITW: "I would never call that flop. See, you hit your card and still didn't know what to do"

me: "I am pretty sure I knew what to do." Thinking: "I just let you bet since you never stop betting"

BPITW: "How long have you been playing this game. I didn't read you for that bad. wow, wow, wow, how can you call that flop"

me: "you are way too good a player for me to give you insight into my thinking" me thinking "for christ sake you can have 22 here how can I not call that flop. You are going to raise me and 3 bet me with gutshots and then lecture me about making a loose peel getting 10.5:1?"

BPITW: "blah, blah, blah, blah"

me: "I am pretty sure I don't want to discuss this hand with you anymore."