I guess you're right. The small 4bet could be aces though IMO, trying to not let me fold.

I agree it's possible. I think the normal average type player, though, gets antsy against draws and overplays them more often than not.
Just thoughts for the future. I know I can use extra insight a lot.
At any rate, glad you're doing a TR. Keep it up!

Yesterday (31-5) I somehow woke up at 14:00h. I went up the stratosphere and enjoyed the views.

I went up again after dark.


After that I went downtown to Fremont street. Fun to have a look around. But pretty busy and noisy.

Weighed myself:


I debated playing at the golden nugget. Went to the strip instead. I wanted to give Aria another go, but there was a long waiting list, the room was cramped and again the slot machines were making a ton of noise. I got a headache as well and decided to go to my apartment.

I booked a bus tour to the Grand Canyon for Friday. Exited for that.
Today I'm going to the Rio to register for the Colossus and have a look at the sea of tables. After that I'm planning to go to the Wynn as I liked that room very much.

So I went to the Rio. Had a look around and registered for Colossus. I'm sure on the day itself there will be like 6k people in line.

Then I went to the Wynn /Encore for a session of 1/3.


Hand 8

A new table starts and this is the very first hand. LJ opens to 15, I look down at KcKh and make it 45. The BB cold calls (300 stack) and the LJ calls as well.

Flop 7c9c9h (pot 136)
BB bets 50, LJ folds, I call.

Turn 8h (pot 236)
BB bets 95, I call

River Jx (pot 426)
We both check.
Villain shows AQ, offsuit I believe.

There was a deepstacked fish at the table who gave good action. I wasn't able to win a big pot from him though. There was another Dutch guy at the table who had gotten a bad reputation at the table for a couple of angleshots. In the end he stacked the fish. The fish left and the Dutch guy started racking up (like 3k) immediately after the hand.
I stayed for a while, but nothing to report happened. In for 500, out for 745.

Went to the Grand Canyon today. Truly magnificent!





Playing Colossus tomorrow

First break of the Colossus right now. Started with 5k, now sitting on 3.9k. Will have 13bb when the break is over.
In the beginning I had a few nice hands. Went up and down a bit. The structure is pretty fast, but I knew that.
Hopefully I can find a good shoving spot soon.

At some point there was an open and a shove, I call all-in with JJ. Shover calls with AKo and we hold.

Some time later I open shove 99 for 9bb. Got called by QQ and we don't improve. GG

After the Colossus, I went to Bellagio for some 2/5. Lotta games going on, 8 extra tables in the sportsbook as well.


Hand 9
I open 99 to 15 utg. A good player calls in the SB and an older player calls in the BB.

Flop TXX (pot 45)
I cbet 30 and only the SB calls.

Turn 7 (pot 105)
X, X

River 7
X, X

SB shows AK.

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Hand 10
Early position opens to 15. I 3bet to 45 in the CO with KK. A nice Australian girl (good player) on the button makes it 110. It's back to me. I started the hand with like $500. I go all-in. She calls with AA and wins.

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The table had some tough opponents but it was a fun table. As I walked to the cashier I saw Doyle Brunson sitting at an empty table in Bobby's room. Walking out of the poker room, Doyle wasn't there anymore. And then he drove right past me in his "cart" (don't know what to call it) lol.

First losing session after a winning streak of 8 sessions. In for 1k out for 230.

BTW, I had to show my ID 3 times while being at the B. A new record, lol.

After that session I went to the Wynn again. Saw Greg Raymer there.

Following hands are from 1/3

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Hand 11
I open AdQx to 12 off a 470 stack from UTG+2. The player next to act in the LJ is a girl who plays baccarat and had like four 1k chips in her hand last time I was here. She calls as does the BB.

Flop QxQdTd (pot 37)
BB checks, I bet 20 because there is value to be had, LJ calls, BB folds.

Turn 5x (pot 77)
I bet 45, she calls

River 5d (pot 167)
I bet 115, she folds

Any thoughts about the river?

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Hand 12
There is an early position limp, I make it 15 with AcKc in the CO (stack ~600). The button (decent player) calls (covers me) and the limper calls.

Flop Jx8c5x (pot 49)
The limper checks, I check, button bets 30 and only I call.
This flop situation is very important I think. The flop hits their ranges quite well in terms of gutshots, OESDs and middle/top pairs, but I still have equity. I called because folding seems too weak. But if I'm going to X/C, I'm probably better of c-betting myself.

Turn Kx (pot 109)
I check, he checks

River 9x
I bet 60, he calls and shows AJo.

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Hand 13
There might be some limps. LJ makes it 15, HJ calls, CO calls. I call with 9c9d in the SB. We see the flop 5 ways.

Flop 2c4c4s (pot 75)
It checks to the LJ who bets 30, CO calls and I call.

Turn 6s (pot 165)
During the flop and turn action HJ looked troubled so I knew he wasn't very strong. He checks, CO bets 80 and only I call.

River 6x (pot 325)
X, X. The CO had about 160 behind on the river.

I table my hand and villain mucks.



Hand 14
There is an early limp, I call with 5s6s, CO raises to 8 and there are a lot of calls. We see the flop 6 ways.

Flop is favorable 7c4x3c (pot 48)
It checks to me and I bet 35 for value and protection. CO calls and the button raises to 115. The button is the same opponent as in hand 12. It's back to me. Button is too deep for me to shove now (I cover him). I 3bet to 335. The CO tanks and calls all-in for 151. The button thinks as well and calls.

Turn 6x (pot 869)
The button has about 400 left so I go all-in. He calls.

The river is an 8 and I show and both opponents muck!

The CO later said he had aces.


Hand 15
I open 6h6s UTG to 12. The button (who was the HJ in hand 13) raises to 25 from about a $500 stack. I call and we're HU.

Flop 442 (pot 54)
I check, he bets 30, I call

Turn 6 (pot 114)
I check, he bets 50, I raise to 170 because he hardly can put me on a hand that makes sense. I'm targeting his high pocket pairs here. He looks troubled again just like before. At this point I know he has a high pair. He tanks and goes all-in for about 430 total. I call. He doesn't want to show so out of respect I show and he mucks. As he threw his hand away I saw an ace, so he must have had aces.




Play continued for a while but at some point the table broke. I wanted to quit anyway so I racked up.

Unbelievable session. Ran very good as you see
In for 500 out for 2055.

Lol killer session!

In that first hand, I think only a really small bet has a chance at getting called OTR, and that's only if she hit her flush.

Outstanding sessions. I like the way you're doing the TR. Some hands, but not tons, plus pics as you're going along.

Excellent chip porn, sir!

As you said, c-betting is probably better in hand #12. I'm interested as to what others have to say about hand #15. I'm not sure if calling the flop is profitable there.

Thanks for the comments guys!

Today I went to check out Caesars Palace for some 2/5. Not very interesting session tbh. In for 600, out for 298. Nice room though. I sat in the special area within the room as there was a tournament going on.

Went to eat something and went next door to the Bellagio for some more 2/5. Boring session, didn't get a lot of cards.

At some point I opened AhQh. A decent player 3bets and the BB, who is an inexperienced player, cold calls. I make the call.

Flop KxKh7h
Checks through

The turn is an offsuit jack.
I bet and only the 3bettor calls.

The river is a heart
I bet. Villain thinks a bit and puts me all-in. It's not much more so I call.
Villain shows us KK for flopped quads. (sorry for the lack of details on this hand.)

I decided to quit after that. In for $800, out for 0. [s]

Today I went to the Wynn for 1/3. Played there for 7.5 hours. Very uneventful session. I didn't even feel like I had to make notes of hands as there weren't any interesting ones. Ended -$400.

Later I went to the Flamingo for 1/1 PLO. I'm a fish in PLO, just went for fun. This was I think my first time playing PLO live.

I bought in for $100. Got it in with AKQX on JTXK three ways. Scooped it!

I won /split a couple of other hands. I played tight because of my lack of skill. $5 button straddle was going on.


At some point I had AAXX on the button straddle. It limped to me and I bump it up. One guy like pots, after which I go all-in. I know that if you can get it in with aces preflop you will be a (tiny) favorite. Lost to some sort of KKXX, can't remember what the board was.

I bought back in and lost that too of course.
It was a fun game though. Lots of action

You're a pretty heavy favorite, usually around 70/30, with AAxx vs. KKxx. Pretty unlucky :/

Game seems good though. I'll be there next week, unfortunately right after you leave

I'm in the $400 tournament at the Wynn right now. Currently on the first break. Chipped up a bit from the 12k starting stack.

Hand from earlier in the tournament.
100/200. Utg limps, early raises to 550, I call in late position with AKo, BB calls, UTG calls. 4 ways

Flop 972 (pot 2300)
Checks around

Turn 2
Raiser bets 1200, I'm not buying it, I call

River 2 (pot 4700)
Raiser bets 1350 or so. I'm still not buying it. I call, he has AJ.

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At some point I walked into a set of nines with kings. That left me with about 23bb. Shortly after that I'm in the BB with QQ. UTG limps, SB completes, I raise, BB raises to almost my stack, I'm all-in. BB has Aces. GG

After the tournament I went to play cash again.

1/3 at Bellagio -447

Later, 1/2 at Harrah's -236

Cannot make anything happen in these sessions lately. It's been downhill
Overall results at this moment (only cashgames, not counting PLO): -$94 over 54 hours. Basically break-even

I have two full days left here. Just going to continue grinding, hoping to extract some money.

Nice trip report bud even though youve still got couple days left! Try not to get too discouraged about the overall results, variance etc, I think overall you played quite well, try and focus on the positives like having a good time in grand canyon etc btw.

Gross spot, I think if it were any significant amount I would actually make a really dirty fold here based on the action as he's just never ever bluffing when he calls, not a huge deal just a bit of a cooler.

gl!

I went to Caesars Palace today for some 1/2. It was a pretty good game. Also, the rake is capped at $4 (in contrast to many other at this moment) and they have $2/h comps.
Played little over two hours. I had AK at least 6 times!

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Quick hand (18)

The hijack is pretty active with a high pfr. CO seemed like a good reg at first, but it turned out he's pretty passive.
So hijack opens to 10, CO calls. I have an ace on the button and feel the conditions are right for a squeeze. I make it 40 and pick up the pot.

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Cashed out +$16, like a mini baller.
Then had some food using the comps I built up, like a mini baller.
Put $20 in a video poker machine and got this

Hit and ran on the machine and cashed out little over double what I put in, like a mini baller.

Next, I went to Aria for some 1/3. The table was quite good.

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Hand 19

The fish at the table limps, I isolate KxT to 15, he calls and we are HU.

Flop A Q Jx (pot 34)
Villain leads for 15 I think. I decide to call because we're so strong.

Turn Kx (pot 64)
Villain leads a again, 30 I think. I call again.

River 8 (pot 124)
Villain now goes all-in. I'm not sure about the sizings but his all-in was about 75% pot and was quite a bit bigger than his turn bet. I didn't want to get pushed off a chop. I have the Td for an important diamond blocker. I called and, you guessed it, he has the flush. I believe with J 9.

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Hand 20
There are a ton of limps and then an older woman (who plays like you'd expect) shoves for 80 in late position. I make the mistake of calling with 99 from the SB. She has kings and holds. Wished I put some more thought into it.

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Ended up down $400. Feeling reasonably good anyway, not tilted.

Love bit of video poker me haha

Hand 19 think flatting is a big mistake against all but the most maniacal of opponents, fish love off-suit broadway type hands and will often limp in with holdings like JT, KQ, even hands as strong as AK and AQ. Yes sometimes he might hero fold with an ace (sometimes!) but those might fold if a diamond or T/J rolls off, GII man ! : ) At the very least I'd minraise the flop for pot geometry purposes. What about being "so strong" means flatting is going to make you more money here? Get value for your made hands, this is how you make 10BI in a single night playing live poker

Hand 20 based off physical appearance probably folding, although against rando drunk guy probably call. Also depends on who limped in as some people love to limp reraise with AA/KK etc.

keep it up!

Nice hit! Now never play that machine again, it's awful (<95% payback).

Loving the TR, hope you finish on a high note.

I agree I didn't play it optimally. Just continuing to learn!

So yesterday vloggers Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen tweeted that they were going to host a game tonight. Went there. Say in the must move game for the most of the time. Then I sat at the table with Brad Owen and Ryan Frechette for a while.

Now everybody is going for drinks.

Got a lot to report on from tonight.

This morning (in 8 hours) is my flight back home.