Flame Fail

The Calgary Flames are killing me. Over the past three games they have shown zero killer instinct, heart, or pride. It's painful to watch. Due to our abundance of No-Movement Clauses, we won't be able to unload much to recoup assets on Monday's trade deadline either. I suppose they might turn things around and sneak into the playoffs, but it really seems doubtful at this point. Regardless, I'll have a first hand look on Monday at the game against St. Louis.

Poker this week has been all about the comeback. On Friday I was -$500 early on but battled back to reach +$1.2k. Today I found myself stuck over $1k more than half way through my grind but ended up +$100 thanks mostly to two big hands. The first was stacking a whale at 400NL in a limped pot. The second was a bit more interesting almost 200bbs deep with a maniac running around 60/40 with a 25% fold to cbet at 200NL. The HH is below. He sure trapped me good!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2.00 BB (8 handed)

BB ($332.72)
UTG ($609.59)
UTG+1 ($199.48)
Hero (MP1) ($380.64)
MP2 ($200)
CO ($334.07)
Button ($227.17)
SB ($336.08)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with 9♥, 9♦
UTG bets $4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $16, 5 folds, UTG calls $12

Flop: ($35) 3♦, 9♠, 10♠ (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $26, UTG raises to $52, Hero raises to $134, UTG raises to $216, Hero raises to $364.64 (All-In), UTG calls $148.64

Turn: ($764.28) 6♦ (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($764.28) A♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $764.28 | Rake: $2.80

Results:
UTG had K♣, K♦ (one pair, Kings).
Hero had 9♥, 9♦ (three of a kind, nines).
Outcome: Hero won $761.48