Full on Doom Mode!

I only lost 1500 on the night combined in the 20/40 and 40/80 games that I played last night. I actually won 500 in the 20/40 before playing the 40/80.

I was up maybe 2 racks in the 40/80 when Persian LAG master Alex takes the seat two to my left and proceeds to amp the game into hyperdrive.

I got killed in so many big pots with big hands that it was absolutely sick. Pocket kings cap preflop, 5 ways on a J72 board. I lead right in and only JB the fish calls, and bink he turns a set with a 6.

Another hand I 3-bet drunk tilting Sam with pocket tens, and Amir calls from either the blind or under the gun, I forget which and then he fricking peels on a J54 board with Q9 clubs, with NO CLUBS on the flop. Don't worry he binks a Queen on the turn.

Then this monstrosity happens. I raise with red 77, Alex 3-bets, 3 other callers, 5 players to a flop of 975 2 clubs. I check to Alex who dutifully bets, Amir raises, I 3-bet, Alex calls, Amir calls. Turn is a 9. I bet, Alex raises, Amir takes 2, I 3-bet, Alex calls, Amir calls. River is a Queen. I bet, Alex raises, Amir folds, and I call with incredulity and say did you really play pocket queens that bad? Yep, he did, and 4-outed me on the river. Amir had a straight draw flush draw and was drawing dead on the turn.

Don't worry I had pocket kings and pocket aces cracked twice two other times too. It didn't feel like I was playing 40/80, more like BINGO. Limit holdem, what a joke sometimes.