The best time to get rockets

I've used the title of this blog post before, but I'm not going to apologize; I'll probably use it again someday. The best time to get rockets is the hand after you've just won a big pot. You can start building a new pot right away; most opponents will just think you're getting frisky with your winnings, and won't be afraid to call. Last night, I won a pot worth $47,500 on hand 77 with a ten high flush. The very next hand, I was dealt Ah Ac. I raised preflop to $800 and got two callers. I hit a set of aces on the flop, bet $600, got raised to $1,200, reraised to $1,800, and got one caller. I hit a fatty on the turn, and the bets from the prior round were repeated exactly. On the river, I bet $600 again, but my opponent didn't bite a third time; he just called. I won a pot worth $11,300, and called it a night the next hand.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 79 hands and saw flop:
 - 6 out of 9 times while in big blind (66%)
 - 5 out of 10 times while in small blind (50%)
 - 31 out of 60 times in other positions (51%)
 - a total of 42 out of 79 (53%)
 Pots won at showdown - 8 of 14 (57%)
 Pots won without showdown - 3

delta: $15,367
cash game no limit hold'em balance: $4,740,981
balance: $7,097,934

The best time to get rockets

Last night, I had a short and sweet session, just 12 hands. I won two of them, hands 10 and 11. On one of those two hands, I was dealt pocket rockets. Can you guess which one, given the title of this post? If you guessed hand 11, you get a gold star. The best time to get rockets is just after winning a hand. Why? It's elementary, my dear Watson; your opponents will think you're getting frisky with your winnings. It's hard for any poker player (myself included) to credit someone getting two great hands in a row. Of course, it happens, but not all that often. Imagine my delight when I discovered not one but two opponents betting into my aces! Neither of them even had a pair, and I won a pot worth $95,200 without breaking a sweat. I called it a night forthwith.

During current Hold'em session you were dealt 12 hands and saw flop:
- 2 out of 2 times while in big blind (100%)
- 1 out of 2 times while in small blind (50%)
- 4 out of 8 times in other positions (50%)
- a total of 7 out of 12 (58%)
Pots won at showdown - 2 of 3 (66%)
Pots won without showdown - 0

delta: $58,100
balance: $3,180,030