The Service and a Possible Trip

I'll get to the service in a moment, I just wanted to say that I might be going to Vegas today. A friend said he is driving down and asked if I wanted to go. I am leaning towards saying no because I do have business to take care off, but I haven't decided yet. I think the big deciding factor is if one of my other friends, who is awesome and good NL player, decides to go. I enjoy going to Vegas with him (been there twice already with him), so it will be the big deciding factor.

Yes, the rest is a brag post. Here is hand #1, my 4th hand at the table.

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
6 players

Stack sizes:
UTG: $149.10
Hero: $693
CO: $579.30
Button: $110.80
SB: $353.15
BB: $562.10

Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG+1 with qs ah
UTG folds, Hero raises to $24, 3 folds, BB calls $18.

Flop: 6c 3h 5s ($51, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: 2d ($51, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: tc ($51, 2 players)
BB bets $51, Hero calls $51.

Results:
Final pot: $153
BB showed Jc Kd
Hero showed Qs Ah

Here is why I called: the play did not make anysense. If he had the straight, he would've bet more, trying to get paid off. Any other hand (like a pair of tens), he would either do a blocking bet or a check. True, I had not played with this guy much, but at the worst I would lose a small pot and get some valueable information for future pots.

And then he tries to do the same to me, and pick off my "bluff".

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $3/$6
5 players

Stack sizes:
Hero: $715.50
CO: $89.60
Button: $404.25
SB: $495.85
BB: $164.50

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is UTG with ks as
Hero raises to $24, 2 folds, SB calls $21, BB folds.

Flop: th kh 6c ($54, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $40, SB calls $40.

Turn: 8d ($134, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $75, SB calls $75.

River: 4d ($284, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $140, SB calls $140.

Results:
Final pot: $564
Hero showed Ks As
SB mucks Ad Qh

I really cannot fathom why he decided to come along like he did. I had been playing solid poker have not shown any bluffs. I could maybe see him playing A10 like this, but not AQ. He should've dropped out by the turn. If I was bluffing him, so be it and fold. A raise on the flop would've been better and if he decided to attack the turn, then I would have a real decision. But he just played it in the worst possible manner.

I would show some bluffs (and other bad plays) that I ran that didn't work, but my PokerTracker Database is being screwed up, so you will have to settle for the self masturbation that is my blog.