I don't know why, but part of the car ride alone to the casino I consider half the experience. It's like layup lines before a basketball game. I like that drive. On the drive home it's of course different, when you go home a loser it sucks. I know every exit, every gas station and which ones typically have the cheapest gas. I also know how many porn stores, or, excuse me, adult video stores there are on the way to the casino. I know where the cheapest hotels are. I know that 1 hour drive like the back of my hand. Poker is similar to the drive in some ways. I know certain things after hours of observation. I know when some people are going to make certain plays. I know when some people are letting a bad beat control their play, and I can tell who has taken too much adderall or coke.
I can read your facial expressions, observe your betting patterns, your attempts at casual eye contact. You have no idea, but I know.
They call this guy Coach. I've played with him a couple times. He coached tennis at some private school I heard. He's a 2/5 regular. He always wears one of those fucking huge gold rings on his left hand. Probably a college championship ring or something. He has an above average game, but can be exploited because he doesn't respect other players.
Oh, whats that Coach? You think I have top pair on the flop and you think you're going to represent a flush draw or overpair with that flop reraise of yours? That flop raise you made is too big sir, I'll call you. Then, unfortunately for you, that flush card comes on the turn. "That 3 of clubs, I knew I'd spike it. I'm going to get this kid off the hand now!" Your probably thinking merrily to yourself. You're excited because you think you're gonna bluff my punkass out of the hand this time. I'm almost positive that flush card didn't make your hand on the turn, but I'm excited because I'm thinking you think I think you did.
Still following me?
Judging by the pre flop play, it seems very likely to me that you have either two overcards or a mid pocket pair and are trying to get me out of the hand, which is the reason I didn't reraise you on the flop with my set of 6's. That turn bet you made is again too big. I'll give you some credit here though, you tried to make a turn bet that would make it seem a little bit more like you made your flush. However, in your hastiness to get me to fold, you still made that bet too big, which reveals that you don't have the only few hands I'm worried about which are AK-AJ on suit. I wouldn't dare raise you on the turn. If the river blanks, you're of course going to bet too much again and I'll get more of your money. Easy game. An innocent offsuit 9 comes on the river, and I look up at you and you're already looking down and getting your chips together for that big bet that I knew was coming. I couldn't call fast enough. I call and you flip over 99 and have hit your set of 9's on the river.
Fuck it, I never liked most of my coaches anyway.
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