Big changes

so yesterday, i decided i was fed up with de anza. so this morning i dropped.... everything. im no longer going to attend summer school. instead im going to fire up again next fall over at west valley. this means i will be attending the cruise to mexico next week :). im very excited about the cruise, i get to hang out with my distant family. im really starting to get my flow back in poker as well. i feel like im making goo dreads again and i think ill win all my money back from my blow up within a few weeks. the blow up totaled around $12,000 before i finally got things turned around. now, not taking summer classes means i should be playing a lot of tournament poker this summer. i may even be traveling to New York for some events at turning stone. im kind of excited about all this change but im still feeling a bit skeptical as everything was pretty much spur of the moment, this morning i was a de anza student and had no intentions of changing that, now ive completely dropped it.


ive been really active heads up lately, heres a hand i played earlier this week, kind of been how things have been flowin.


Full Tilt Poker Game #2784908545: Table Reed (heads up) - $2/$4 - No Limit Hold'em - 13:02:15 ET - 2007/06/27
Seat 1: donkyslayer ($357.20)
Seat 2: Kadabra ($481.50)
donkyslayer posts the small blind of $2
Kadabra posts the big blind of $4
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Kadabra [Jh 8h]
donkyslayer raises to $12
Kadabra calls $8
*** FLOP *** [5h 3c Ad]
Kadabra checks
donkyslayer bets $16
Kadabra raises to $39
donkyslayer has 15 seconds left to act
donkyslayer raises to $84
Kadabra has 15 seconds left to act
Kadabra raises to $129
donkyslayer folds
Uncalled bet of $45 returned to Kadabra
Kadabra mucks
Kadabra wins the pot ($191.50)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $192 | Rake $0.50
Board: [5h 3c Ad]
Seat 1: donkyslayer (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 2: Kadabra (big blind) collected ($191.50), mucked


so donkslayer made a standard raise on the button. i called with a marginal holding and the flop came with an ace

i checked it. he bet 16, i felt like if he wanted action hed bet 12, so i put in a raise.

he made a good reraise, realizing i could do this with complete air. and also thinking i wouldnt think he would reraise without an ace or a set.

the raise smelled for a few reasons


if he had an ace with a weak kicker, he just call.


if he had 2 pair or ace with a strong kicker he would make his reraise larger, push out draws and get more money in the pot incase i have a medium solid hand.


so i decide to make a small reraise. the reason i made it small, is because if he actually does have a hand, he will call or move in and im practically drawing dead. if he has nothing my small raise is as good as a big raise



thanks for reading