running hawt! Dont forget that it could be you with the KK or 2nd best hand in these spots

hope all is well

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I used to play at the Oaks, and then Lucky Chances for a short time. Have also played at Artichoke Joes (San Bruno just off train stop) and Bay101, and Hayward (garden palace?)

I now live in Vegas, but I brought my day job with me.

will catch up on all posts later

Nice session!

Today's Results- $206 in 6.5 hrs

The session went pretty smooth no super tough spots, just flopped a couple sets and got paid.

TY!

Definitely going to be putting in a ton of hrs to close out the month!

Coolers are coolers, I love being on the right side though

Cool, how do you like it out there?

Thanks!

April

Total hours played- 101.5
Average hourly winrate- $25
Winnings- $2567

2012 YTD

Total hours played- 451
Average hourly winrate- $18
Winnings- $8277

gl, nice sessions

you say that like it's easy .. lol

Nice to see things are happening for you bruv. Ain't nuffin like a red hot session to make you remember why you became a poker player, well done! As for the not so constructive comments... Haters gon' hate - don't let'em get to ya

Keep it up!

Today's Results- -$337 in 10 hrs

I think I played pretty good and lost the minimum in a few spots.

Here are a couple hands I played-

I pick up KK in ep and open for 16, I get 2 calls.

Flop- 1052
I bet 30 into 51 and get 1 call

Turn- 2
I bet 75 into 111 and villain who is a loose player pops it to 200 straight very quickly. I go into the tank and even got the clock called on me. I've got 300 left and villain covers. I ask my usual feeler questions and am able to get away. He of course shows 72.


I pick up 22 in the bb, ep opened for 8 and got 2 callers, I call

Flop- 532
I bet 25 into 29, everyone calls

Turn- 9
2 fds so I bet 100 into 129, I get 2 calls

River- 10
I check, villain 1 takes his time then bets 100, villain 2 calls pretty quickly. I laugh at myself a little bit because it is 100 to win 529 but I am almost certainly no good here. I don't think villain 1 is betting less than 200 as a bluff and must have a flush, straight or a better set. I sigh and let it go. Villain 1 shows 46, villain 2 mucks. Atleast he went easy and gave me a chance to boat up.

Thanks!

It does feel easy sometimes.

Heaters are fun

April

Total hours played- 111.5
Average hourly winrate- $20
Winnings- $2230

2012 YTD

Total hours played- 461
Average hourly winrate- $17
Winnings- $7940

Today's Results- $673 in 9 hrs

I played solid today won a lot of small pots and 1 big pot with aces. I have to say I like the way April is going for me. I think buying in for the max which is 400 at the 2/4 game is the prime reason for the good results. That along with making infrequent and minor mistakes and of course making some hands.

April

Total hours played- 120.5
Average hourly winrate- $24
Winnings- $2903

2012 YTD

Total hours played- 470
Average hourly winrate- $18
Winnings- $8613

Hey everyone it's been awhile. I missed 2+2 while it was down, I lurked pocket 5s for the first time since like 4 years ago haha.

April was my best month ever I made 3550 playing mostly at the 2/4 game at Oaks. I decided to stop going to the home games, while they were fun and had a much friendlier atmosphere if I am going to spend time playing poker I want to be playing in a game I have the most potential to earn $. My results weren't great at the home games, my recent results at 1/2 have been pretty bad too I'm virtually breakeven over the last 100 hrs.

I started off this month with a 750 downswing but have managed to dig out.

I just got back from 5 nights in Vegas. I was there celebrating a friend's 21st bday, we stayed at Luxor.

I didn’t play that much poker. I did get to feel out the 2/5 games at Wynn, Bellagio, Venetian, Red Rock and Aria.

I tried MGM a couple of times but they didn’t have any 2/5, I played 1/2 for a little and am happy to see they got rid of the horrendous stone race track/ pitchers’ mound and put in regular felt.

I am confident I can beat the 2/5 games for more then the 20/hr I have won playing 2/4 at Oaks. The game structure is a little more favorable with a higher max buyin and no 200 max bet like the Oaks game. The rake structure is slightly better and 1 or 2 bucks an hr in comps should be good enough for a meal every once in a while. Of course the main advantage in Vegas is table selection, if you don’t have at least 1 or 2 loose passives on your right it is time to change tables. If you don’t see anyone making obvious mistakes it is time to change.

I got to check out the "Bodies" and "Titanic" exibits which were both cool and would recommend them. I also broke my new years resolution and did a little drinking .

Here are a couple interesting hands I played at Bellagio 2/5 -

I have AA in mp, there are 3 limps I make it 30 and get 1 mp caller.

Flop- 456

He checks I bet 40 into 77, he c/r to 100 and I tank for awhile and I think he could limp call a small pp or sc and I can’t love my hand on this flop I decide to call and see what he does on the turn

Turn- 5
Villain checks pretty quickly and now I really feel like I am ahead here. I decide to bet 110 into 277, he goes allin for 160 more I call. He flips KQ and is drawing dead

I pick up KK utg and open for 15 ( I only had a 15 left in red birds and I felt throwing in a bill would be too conspicuous) I get 3 callers

Flop- QJ5
I bet 45 and get 1 caller

Turn- 10
I bet 75 and get called

River- 9
I tank then check, villain bets 150 I c/r AI for 320 total he calls with KQ we chop it up

I plan to get back into gear tomorrow and put in a solid session, been slacking pretty hard this month.

May

Total hours played- 38
Average hourly winrate- $8
Winnings- $323

2012 YTD

Total hours played- 525
Average hourly winrate- $18
Winnings- $9590

Nice to see you are doing well. Been following your thread since the beginning. I lost my old username during the downtime.

sick, how was the action a redrock? rockgarden?

How did u end up at red rock in the first place? Pretty far off the strip... also im jealous as hell in regardsvto how many hours you get to put in

I have been reading your thread in lvl as well. Just out of curiosity how many hours do you put in a month? You said you were jealous of the amount of hours pa puts in, but half way through the month he has only put in 38 hours. The reason I ask is I know you are playing for a living now and was curious.

I have 213 hours logged since 3/1

Today's Results- $521 in 5 hrs

First day back at the Oaks and things went smooth.

Here is a hand I played-

I'm on the button and pick up 88 and make it 24 over 3 limps. sb makes it 50 with 70 behind. I decide to ship because I think he can have AK, AQ even though all his pairs have me in bad shape. I guess folding in this spot isn't too bad either. As it turned out he had QQ and holds up. I felt like it might have been bad but then got home and stoved it.

I needed 38% to breakeven on the shove assuming villain never 3bet/folds so it was pretty close

equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 35.037% 34.85% 00.19% 26254040 143119.00 { 8c8d }
Hand 1: 64.963% 64.77% 00.19% 48801098 143119.00 { JJ+, AQs+, AKo }

Thanks!

If irc the action was pretty tight, though the room itself is nice and they had every table running.

We drove there all the way and the end of west charleston. I also got to check out the M for the first time for dinner at Hash House (excellent food, huge portions would recommend) but had to leave before they called me for poker And don't be jealous I can put in decent hrs because I have no life haha.

May

Total hours played- 44.5
Average hourly winrate- $19
Winnings- $844

2012 YTD

Total hours played- 530.5
Average hourly winrate- $19
Winnings- $10111

I think you should open with hands like 88+ in mid and late, but with 3 limpers in the pot you are better off overlimping.

Small and mid pairs are most profitable multiway when played for implied odds rather than pf hand strength. If you don't bloat the pot there with your raise you would have had a much easier decision.

Seems you are winning much more now than a couple of months ago. Has your winrate gone up recently?

What's the value of the button if you don't raise with 88 with 3 limpers? If you don't raise with 88 on the button after 3 limpers, looks to me you're playing with scared money, and that's the last thing I want to project to my table adversaries.

I actually like to mix it up with raising and limping there. Occasionally I like to limp there and hope somebody makes a second best hand although if somebody is going to make a second best hand they will call the raise anyway.

I understand about mixing it up completely. But if you don't raise 88 on the button, you're basically set-mining. Yes/no??? What happens when 3 overs flop? Do you fold to a bet and lose the $5 pre or do you raise to represent. I like to represent when I play so that if I raise with 88, I can c-bet when it's check to me even if there's 3 overs on the board and I take it down most of the time.

Yeah I guess I am kind of set mining. I am starting to transition my game to a standard tag game, but haven't done it yet. I still find myself over limping a lot.

full buyins ftw

Surely this isn't a standard line regardless of villains playing style...

Today's Results- -$854 in 6 hrs

I set a new personal record for biggest losing session. It is actually pretty remarkable that I haven't had bigger losing days considering the amount of poker I play. I think I played fine for the most part so I don't feel bad at all.

I was at the BART station ready to head to band practice but got a text saying it was canceled so I decided to slide over to Lucky Chances to play 3/5, I am a little sick of playing at the Oaks. The tables were decent.

Biggest losing hand-

I have QQ in the sb and make it 120 over a lp open for 30 and a caller. Opener jams for 430 total, caller folds. This guy was the loosest guy at the table so I call pretty quickly. He shows up with K10 and makes a flush. That one kind of puzzled me because it was only like the second time I 3bet in 5 hrs haha, I guess he probably wasn't paying attention.

I pick up AA utg and open for 20, I get 2 lp callers.

Flop- 446
I lead for 40 into 62 and get 1 caller

Turn- K
I check, he bets 60 into 142 I call, I don't see much value in raising

River- 6
I check, he bets 85 into 262. The board is pretty gross but I guess he could possibly bet a K here or be making a stab considering my line is weak. I call he flips 96. I think maybe bet/folding like 60 might be ok as he can call with a K or a maybe 9s or 8s but it would fold out bluffs (unless he feels really adventurous)

Only other hand of note I 3bet AK from the bb and double barreled against 1 villain with 2 overs and a gutshot. I brick out and villain checks behind the river with tp. I don't think he was folding to a pot sized shove so I think giving up was fine.

Good to hear from you Dan. How are things going for you and your wife?

I raise 77-99 in lp probably 80% of the time and over limp behind 2 or more limpers occasionally based on table dynamics. Whenever I have a hand stronger than the average limpers' hand the time to start extracting value is pf. I want them to pay to see a flop with their suited trash.

Last year my overall winrate was $11/hr it has improved this year. Last year I was breaking even at stakes 2/4+. I'm running at $26/hr at stakes 2/4+ over 323 hrs this year.

Agreed. I think it is also a good thing to raise medium strength hands to develope an aggressive image. People will know you don't always have a premium hand when raising.

Another consideration is stack sizes... I could go on and on but that's about all I am going to say about pocket 8s.


May

Total hours played- 50.5
Average hourly winrate- $0
Winnings- -$10

2012 YTD

Total hours played- 536.5
Average hourly winrate- $17
Winnings- $9257