See my post on "The Entourage" game below.

But yes, basically you are supposed to pick neither. (Just like even though you are told to pick b/w Vinny/Johnny/Turtle/E, you are supposed to be smart and pick Ari gold)

Cheers,

S

No, I am one of the usual suspects who tell people to crush it outside of poker and come back as the super rich guy the $200/$500 game revolves around.

Cheers,

S

Ok guys, thanks for all your posts and I am really, really happy that a lot of you seem to be enjoying my thread even if I haven't won much respect for my game yet. I know I need to improve and that's one of the main reasons for starting this thread in the first place. :0)

So I went to bacchanal last night, it was pretty incredible. My gf and I arrived at about 9.30 pm and were informed that the buffet would be closing at 10.30pm. This called for an hour of power eating on my part. We had smoked a blunt prior so were both pretty hungry. The first thing we noticed when we walked in was that we were literally the only non Asian people in the whole place. No exaggeration. I don't know why this is but one of my buddy's told me that Asians don't celebrate Christmas, so I guess they all head to Vegas. When we were seated I immediately noticed how low the seats were, this really reduces the distance of the food from your face which has the effect of making your food look bigger which I'm guessing makes you feel like you're eating more than you actually are, which maybe makes you feel fuller quicker or something. Anyway it was weird.

Having nailed a good 7 full plates of food I was done for the evening and we left and walked over to the bellagio to check out the Christmas display in their green house. Too many kids. Time to go home.

I played a session at the aria today, don't know what was wrong with me but quickly donked off my first buy in trying to bluff with air and not even considering what I was doing. I've got a bit of a cold and feel tired, just a bit sh*t but I clearly shouldn't have played. After convincing myself my terrible play was down to me being tilted about being in the one seat and getting touched up by the dealer every time he dealt a hand I was able to move seats. First hand in new seat dealt pocket sixes in position and I decide to rep the possible trip 9's that are on the board, only problem is the guy next to me has them. I stand up and take the remaining 75 bucks of my second buy in to the crap table, I spin it up to 300 and donk it all off on my first shoot.

I'm sure my state of mind is a huge factor when determining if I have a winning or losing session. Don't know why I feel so cr*p today but I'm hoping tomorrow will be better. Hopefully I can log a solid session tomorrow and post some hands for feedback.

Over and out!
Fish on a heater :0)

I met a girl in Vegas, so now I have a Vegas girlfriend. Always wanted one of them! ;0)

DING!

congratulations on the skirt.

Why so much hate towards OP? Ok, some thing might be a bit easy to bash or somewhat cocky, but he just want to post his journey. A little more support isn't too much to ask right?

hate?

it's akin to a gauntlet...

FISH ON A GRILL

Joining the BBQ ranks

BTW Amused, GL with your recent decision. I have been lurking your thread for a while and hope you crush.

are those guppies or anchovies?

both are applicable.

FYP

Thanks, man! Your words are greatly appreciated. =)

That's great man...I wish I were young enough to go back out and casually pick up some babe...now is she a babe or is she ugly? How did you meet her? Does she gamble?

Does she work nights?

Thanks bro, doing my job for me

Age is just a number fella. She's hot, and 10 yrs younger. I might be learning poker now but I learnt seduction a long time ago. ;0)

Haha, I'm sure she could if she wanted to

Exactly, it's all good. I appreciate some of you guys sticking up for me but I've got a thick skin. It's actually good motivation, I can roll with the punches

So I've played 2 seasons since my last post, one on friday and one Yesterday. Lets start with fridays sesh; I sat in the 1/3 at aria and began by playing way too fast. By far my biggest leak is trying unsuccessfully to take away pots from other players when I have absolutely nothing. If I didn't do this I would probably double my win rate, I need to be able to calm it down. Prime example when whilst on the btn I raise mp all in after a big bet from her into a paired board. Of course she had the goods. Why do I do this? Why can't I stop doing this? Answers on a postcard to anybody that gives a fu*k.

2 hrs in and I was down 2 buy ins. Why do I do this to myself, I thought. I began to focus and calm down. I got dealt qq in the hj, I raise to 15, btn calls as does the bb. Flop is q58 all diamonds, bb checks to me and I lead for 45, btn calls and the bb folds. To give you some background the btn was a complete lag, he was bluffing at every opportunity and was playing all kinds of sh*t. The turn is a blank and I bet 100, the btn shoves, I know there is a good chance he flopped the nuts but given his form I have to also give him credit for a big draw, big pair with k or a of diamonds maybe. Anyway I ask him if he has the flush but regardless of his response at this stage for 280 more I make the call. Before the river falls he turns over the nut flush, luckily for me the board pairs and I win with the boat. Lucky guy! I honestly believe I could lay down top set in this spot to another opponent but given his play I felt obliged to call. Any thoughts would be great.

I managed to play pretty well for a few hrs, making moves and picking spots and then I get involved in my next big pot. I get k6hh in the bb, utg raises to 15, mp calls and I call. Guess what, I flop the nuts! Aj4 all hearts, utg bets 45, mp calls as do I. Turn is a blank, utg bets 75, mp asks how much he has, at this stage we are all 1000 deep. Wow! Now this is where I think I make a mistake, I raise to 300 as I'm worried about someone having a set and the board pairing on the river, any help with this would be great. Utg calls and mp folds, river blank and I shove, utg folds aq with q of hearts face up, thinking his redraw was good. I know I bottled it here and should probably have flatted the turn in order to get more action, anyways I was up about 850 which felt great considering the hole I was in earlier. I played tight for a couple more hrs and then made a horrendous error, I don't want to go into huge detail but it pertains to my leak of trying to win every large pot I'm involved in. Long story short I call a raise pre with qj os utg. It gets worse, with 7 callers and a big pot built I call the 50 dollar bet on the flop with top pair and check raise the turn for 400 bucks the river is checked down and the guy has a set of 10's. I hate myself for being such a pric* here, I could have left 800 bucks up but leave 300 up instead, all because I'm a greedy fuc*er!

During my next session I booked another loss, losing 2 buy ins. The first due to a tilty bluff and the second a cooler with aa v kk all in pre. I look back over my last couple hundred hours ( I know not a decent sample size) and my win rate is about 15/ph I just feel if I could be a little more consistent with my discipline I could be making double that.

In an attempt to win some cash back I went to he craps table where I spin it up to 175 profit, then bet my profit on Anderson Silva to win his fight but the poor guy breaks his fuc*ing leg! Oh well, only one thing for it, me and my gf get some Molly and head out for a random night out on the strip, I don't remember much other than burning another 300 on craps and feeling absolutely shocking now.

I feel I need a break I felt inpatient when I went behind yesterday and I clearly wasn't playing my a game. Gonna head out for some food tonight and then make a fresh start at the tables tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Craps are going to be the death of you in Las Vegas

why do you think you played the k6 hearts hand wrong? if anything raise the flop,but def raise the turn. he was more than happy to chase drawing dead.

definitely... craps are great fun and highly addictive, but even if you have +side variance, it's not sustainable.

limit you pit games to fun and money you can afford to loose.

QQQ hand check turn and allow the lag otb to bet. By betting, you chase out air/flop floats, which if hes really a lag should be a big part of his range. When he raises, he doesnt have a big pair and a diamond -- he would have 3B you preflop. A big draw is also unlikely -- Most players who are going to semi-bluff the flopped draw are going to do it otf. Just like below, flatting the flop then raising an innocuous turn looks like exactly what it is.

k6hh hand. pre: fold. flop: small raise for value. there's an ace on board, and i can only imagine what youre image is like, so you should be able to get action on something like a raise to 110. Turn (as played): RAWR "I raised because i was worried about the board pairing" is fish-think. Raise is fine, though i go a little less (i think like 200-ish), but your reasoning is bunk. But IMO you get paid more by raising flop then betting turn and river. Flatting flop then raising a blank turn looks like exactly what it is.