A sick week of poker - punctuated by a wild finish to it

Played 6 games of World Tavern this week at 4 venues - solid week all around:

4th and 2nd at Buckshots
2nd at Clancy's
2nd at Hatchy's
1st and 18th (first out) at Airway Lanes.

Last night at Airway, I think I may have had my finest final table performance in a long time. Not so much because I won, but because it seemed like every read and decision I was making was the correct one...it was kind of a sick zone I got into. Too many hands for me to talk about today...maybe another time.

Greg Raymer said it best, this game is about information, and making the best decisions based on the information. If you make the correct read and play, and get drawn out on...nothing you can do about that. That pretty much describes how I went out in the second game so quickly...

Near the end of the first level, and UTG+1 I see A-K, which I raise (100/200) to 700. I get 2 call from players on my left, then Lois (a loose player) 3-bets me to 3200. After staring her down for a few seconds, I just couldn't buy any of her story, so I shoved the rest of my 6,000 starting stack into the middle. After Lois went into the tank for a minute and said that has too many chips already in to fold, I *knew* I was in great shape...and after she called I immediately flipped over my cards, which got a disgusted look from Lois as A-2(!?! - but soooooooooted) was flipped over.

Flop of A-4-4 rainbow was great for me, but then runner-runner diamonds hit turn and river to cripple me. Lois apologized for the sick beat, and I think I took it pretty well...although I did make a "Hee Haw!" sound at her when I told her "Nice hit". Busted out the next hand, which was fine - if I'm busting out of a game in World Tavern early, make it the second game so I can get home earlier.

4 Top 2s in a row - pretty solid, by any standard!