M.D.M - Day 2 of Play

Since I had such good results at the Flamingo the night before, I thought I would head back and test my new play again.

I sit down in the 1 seat at the $1-$2 NL game right around 11pm. It is a full table and the chip stacks range, but there was no apparent chip leader, but hopefully that was about to change. It did not take to long to see that the player in seat 7 was aggressive. He was in involved in most hands and he was coming out raising to at least $6 to $15 and sometimes more. Up to this point, I had won a few hands, but nothing significant.
I get dealt KQ offsuit and was the third player to act after the big blind, in which I just called the $2. I decided not to raise in hopes of seeing a flop for cheap, but that changed once the player in seat 7 bumped it up to $12. Myself and one other player called to see a flop a K 8 7 (rainbow). I lead out and bet $15 and the other player folded to seat 7 who went all in for an additional $65. Since he was being Mr. Aggressive up to this point, I had no clue what he had. I put him on a open-ended straight draw or King, rag. So I call and he flips over K8 for two pair. The turn is a 3 and the only way I can win is for a Queen to hit on the river and low and behold I spike a Queen and immediately hear seat 7 say “fucking bullshit. How can you call with that hand and then hit a 3-outter on me!” I asked him if top pair and good kicker is not a good hand to play against someone like him who has been aggressive all night. He did not have much to say after that as he bought in for another $200.
As play continued, my stack increased at a slow pace.
I get dealt KJ in the SB and have 3 callers, one of which is Seat 7. I complete the SB and the BB checks. The flop comes 9 10 Q. Gotta love when you flop the nuts!!! I go ahead and check as well does the BB and the other 2 players. Seat 7 bets out $15 and I call and the 3 other players fold. The turn is a 8d, which is a good card for me since I am hoping Seat 7 has a Jack. Plus with no flush draw on the board, I am sitting pretty. I check and seat 7 bets out $40 and I smooth call again. The board brings a 3h and I look seat 7 has about $70 left so I bet $100 to make sure I put him all in. He thinks about it for about 20 seconds and then makes the call and when I flip over the flopped straight, he threw his hand into the much and started cussing under his breath as he was re-buying.
Not to long after that, I get the dream situation any player would love to have.
I am the button and a player raises to $30 and then good ole Seat 7 re-raises it to $70. It is folded around to me and I look down at Pocket Aces. Do I smooth call in hopes to get a re-re-raise or do go ahead and push right here knowing most likely that I am going to get at least one caller?? I decide to push all-in. I don't want to let anyone crack my Aces. Action goes back to the initial raiser and he goes into the tank for a few few minutes because I have both him and Seat 7 covered in chips. He tries talking to me, but I am not saying a word. He finally makes the call and Seat 7 throws his hand away. I flip over the Aces and watch as he cringes. He doesn't flip over his hand, but tells me he has Pocket Kings. Honestly, I don't care what he has as long as I am dragging in the pot after the hand is over with.
Yet again things are going well for me tonight.
In the SB I get dealt A7 offsuit and I complete the hand to have 3 people in the pot (me, the BB and yes, Seat 7). The flop comes A K 4 and it is checked to Seat 7 who bets $10. I call and the BB folds. The turn is another Ace and I go ahead and check. He fires out $20 and I call. The River...another Ace. Yet again he is short stacked so I bet $70 which would put him all in. He thinks for a few and finally calls. When I flip over the fourth Ace, he just shakes his head and gets up and calls it a night. I almost felt sorry for the kid. ha ha
I go card dead for a bit and finally pick up pocket 5's in middle position. A nice older gentleman, who I had been talking with back and forth most of the night raises it to $12. I call. I had noticed that he would over bet the pot at times when there was not much to win, so I was hoping to get trips and get paid off big time.
Just like I ask for the flop is A 5 8. I am first to act, so I check. He bets $12 and I call. Turn is a Jack. I check and he bets $20. I just call. River is a 7. I lead out and bet $60 and he immediately re-raises another $100. He put me in the tank with the bet. No flush draw on the board, but he could have a straight. So I start talking it out in front on him ala Negraneau style.
"I doubt that you would come into this hand out of position with raise if you were holding 69. Maybe Ace Queen, possible Ace Jack? Ok, I call."
He flips over A7 for two pair and was shocked to see my trips. He actually shook my hand and said very nicely played. He said he put me on a A with a high kicker.
Well it is 5:00 am, they are trying to break our table and I am up $750. Time to get some sleep before I head back home.
Funny thing was when I was racking my chips, the dealer goes, "you won more last night, right?" I thought that was funny since it seems like some of those dealers never seem to pay much attention.