I was playing at Bally's last night. Usually, I buy in for $120, then re-buy of $100 each if I lost everything. Don't ask me why, but my strategy has worked great for me.

Anyway, despite having a lot of good hands, such as flopping a straight, yet losing to a higher straight. BTW, I am not one of those people that slow play.

Anyway, after a few hours, my total buy-in was $420. After losing top pair with top kicker to a straight flush--I was drawing to an Ace High Flush as well in that hand, but thank God another spade didn't come.

I had $21 in front, and slowly I built it up to a $119, which I more than tripled it with AA in two of three hands.

Having $389 in front of me and down only $31 ($420-$389). I decided to play a little bit looser and riding my hot wave of good cards.

My next hand, I had pocket 5c, 5h. As UTG, I just limped in. The button, who had lost to both of my pocket AA hands, re-raised to $40. The SB folded, and the Big Blind called. I decided to call as well with my pocket 5,5...hoping for a low flop and hit my set.

Flop: Jd, 2d, 5s.

BB bet $40, and I called with my set of 5,5. Button moved all-in for $130. BB called, and I went into the tank before making my call. It is a possibility that one of them has pocket JJ, but if i lose set over set then let it be.

Turn: 3s.

BB checked, and I checked behind.

River: Qc.

BB bet $80. I drink my water, staring at my opponent, and doing all the things that poker tells would represent a bluff before I shoved all in.

BB snapped call my all-in. He turned over Js, 2s. For two pairs, which give me the side pot. The button turned over Ad, 9d.

BB told me that he had put me at a high pair because all night long, I had been playing with high hand even laying down AK to a $20 bet against one player, so when he flopped two pairs on that board, he thought he had me beat, and he didn't expect me to call $40 pre-flop with pocket 5,5.
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99.9% of the time, I probably would not call $40 with pocket 5,5, but this time I did because I do believe in riding the streak.

Also, unlike a lot of players that I have witnessed at the poker table when they are the short-stacks and playing desperately, I feel that being patient and waiting for good cards can triple me up or even more when a lot of people are involved because of pot odds pre-flop.

I walked away with $676 for a profit of $256. This is the second best come back for me, as I have walked away with $685 once with only $8 left. If I know I was beat and regardless of the pot odds, as long as I still have money, I can try to mount a comeback.

Don't toss in your last $8 or $10 and then re-buy. Poker is a game of patience and discipline.