Finally, a break-through!

It only took 6 tries, but I finally booked a win in the Commerce 40/80 game.  I don't play Commerce regularly.  According to my database, which unfortunately only goes back to January of 2011 due to a computer mishap, I played once in 2013 and then this year I got to play 5 sessions at Commerce 40/80.  'Bout time, I booked a win.

I played a fairly long session, about 13 hours, not including breaks.  For most of the session, I was within +- 1 rack of my buy in.  But from about 11:00pm til 1:30am when I left, I went on a huge tear and with one dealer, won like 50% of the hands she dealt out in her down.

Commerce 40/80 is much tougher than Oceans-11 40/80 for sure.  Very little open-limping, lots of 3-betting isolation plays, and lots of post-flop aggression.  One thing I noticed is for most of the players, they almost NEVER have it when they raise the flop.  I saw so many free-card plays and flop raises for cheap showdowns that I couldn't believe it.

I never had a session like yesterdays where I had to fold overpairs or top-pair top-kicker so many times on the turn or river.  I also folded pocket tens 3 times preflop.  One time incorrectly, and both other times correctly.  Wild and crazy game.  I also swear, that statistically speaking, I am running way below expectation at Commerce with respect to draws.  I've had so many straight draws and flush draws come blank blank, that I swear the next time I'm there, I better hit every stinking gutter ball to make up for it, plus hit every nut flush draw that comes my way.