Perils of Pub Play

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:11 pm
Final Table. 7 players. 4 of us have approximately even stacks, all large. Pocket 10's in cut-off. Two of these large stacks limp for $500. I call. BB, chip leader raises $2K. All of us call. Flop comes 10 3 K. BB bets pot, UTG calls, I go all in for 30K. BB calls and has KJ. UTG calls and has AQ. J hits on the river. I end up with $6K. Few hands later. Dealer has been drinking Jag shots all night. Sticky hands flip a Js that would have been mine. Look at my other hole card: Qs. Instead, I end up with a 7d. Muck my hand. Flop comes QJ7. In the BB with 2s. Blinds are $5K. All-in with my last $1K. Mr. Monster-Stack-That-Should-Be-Mine calls and flops Ks. Second week in a row this guy has come back from the brink to win the tourney. Question is: should I play in his home game this Friday?