This morning I opened up Ignition Poker’s Zone (i.e., fast fold) games and quickly joined a $1/2 NL table. I get to seeing a lot of hands quickly, and like an occasional short burst of poker when nobody’s looking.
In a couple of minutes, I had won two small pots to build my $200 buy-in to $211, and already felt guilty for not spending this time preparing for a non-poker business conference call starting soon. As I was clicking the ‘sit out next hand’ button, however, the next hand started. And I was under-the-gun… with pocket aces. Rockets. Bullets. American Airlines. Alan Alda. The pre-flop nuts!
A few days ago in the same Zone game, I had clicked the ‘sit out next big blind’ button rather than sitting out immediately. In that game, before my next big blind arrived I got pocket aces and lost nearly half my stack when the villain turned a flush after getting all-in on the flop. I had gotten my chips in as a 66% favorite… yada yada yada… variance is a bitch.
Anyway, that recent experience made me want to try something different this time. So I simply jammed all-in, right away. Yep… open jam for 105 BBs UTG with pocket aces at a 6-max table. You won’t read that in any best-selling poker strategy books! Most likely, I’ll win the blinds, quit the table up $14 and get some legit work done.
But the timer ticks of a few seconds and then – to my surprise and delight – the next player (who has me well covered) calls.
After the other players fold, the hands are revealed. To my further surprise and delight, the villain shows J3s. A jack comes on the flop my surprise and delight is interrupted by flashbacks to poker scenes that are none of your dreams and all of your nightmares. #TheyAlwaysGetThere, amiright?
Not this time! AA holds for a full double up. Don’t you love games of skill?
As Robin might say, “Holy Giveaways, Batman!”
End of story. Back to work.
They Always Have It 
Loved the classic pic for the post!
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