Still $16k hunting.
Lost -$497 in 1/2nl game. Most of that came when I barreled AK on all 3 streets.
+$444 in 1/2/5+ ms game.

-$53 on the day. $15,696 rt

In GL OP.

Yeah, I'm sure it'll be a table of regs but hopefully the trooper will show up to even out the field😜😜

Hey guys, I made this video this week about live $1/$2 No Limit players. $1/$2 grinders please don't be offended :-) I put in a ton of hours playing $1/$2 in Vegas so I'm making fun of all of us. It might not be that funny but I had fun making it. I just cobbled together footage I had from the past few years. I had a clip of trooper that I snuck at the table when I played with him once but it wasn't that flattering for him so I opted not to include it.



Edit: Can't get the link to post properly

Sick comeback against the fun players. Keep going strong Rayz! I liked the Trooper vlog you made, just watched a few of his, like him too. GL to you both.

Thanks for joining us!

Yea mayb not the best decision to b playing in this game, but I'm going w the feedback here from 2+2. So it's all ur fault if it's a fail. Joking
Get in on it Troop and show these fools who's King.

Tried to watch, but wdnt load. Good luck anyhow. U hv many games to choose from out there in LV, so choose wisely. Bol

Thanks man. As u know, this poker can b a vicious cycle sometimes!

Still $16k hunting.
Grinding the day shift today. Getting ready to pull in the garage.

We are in the midst of trying to break through this 16k wall!

-$203 yesterday mostly due to tons of middle pps that had to released otf. The only set I made, I got beat to a backdoor flush. I led the river, and correctly folded to the raise.
It was another day where I played my heart out, played great; but wasn't meant to be.

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Another day shift grind today. I see a game going early this morning, so time to hit the road. Let's see if we can pick off some of these over nighters.

We're nearing a 1k downswing.

Anyone here playing in the WSOP coming up? Let's hear about it.
I still have yet to play a tourney this year and kind of missing it, so maybe I can live vicariously through ur wsop experience. Please share any cool details from travel, to hands, to getting in that money, whatever sounds interesting.

I hv decided to skip Vegas this summer. Prob won't a play any tourneys unless I get the itch to play WSOP circuit at HSI in Oct.

I will be there for a week near the end of June. I was there over 4th of July week last year.
Nearly all my play was PLO at the Rio, Venetian and Aria. Although I ran good I found the games to be pretty blah... especially at the 5/5 level and up. I'll be attempting to find some softer spots this go around.

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u know what? I actually agree w u. I didn't think the 5/10nl cash games were that great during the times i went either.
keep us posted and gd luck

As i look at my PJ App...I see last week I was about $200 dollars away from $16k mark. Then went on a small downswing of $700, and put me right around $15K. UGH!

After a few losses in a row, we find ourselves once again down in yesterday's sesh. Down as in, -$600 down and felted. Double Ugh..UGH! UGH!
At that point, we were under the $15K mark, and frustrated.

The game was too gd too leave, and my mind was still focused. So we rebuy for half the big stack and put $800 on the table.

The game was 1/2/ms, and most straddles were $10-$15, and average stacks $1k. One guy in the game was betting and raising blind. Hell no, I'm not leaving.

Now in the game for $1400, and fighting and clawing back to chip away into the loss. We make a $100 back pretty quickly, and then i see 2 black Cowboys.

Straddle $15 from the guy playing blind (lol), a reg in mp makes it $75 ($750 stack), I 3bet to $250 ($900 stack) w my KK. Folds back to the reg in mp who tank shoves. I call.
He shows AA, and I say i need a King ball.

Pot is $1500.
The flop is 4K9.
turn 8
river 3.

I'm doing cart wheels, back flips, fist pumps, dumping popcorn on my own head on the inside; and outside being stoic.

It cd hv been a big loss day, but ended the night in the black. Once the blind betting fish left, the table broke. I leave w +$509.

Still $16K hunting. The $16K wall is real. $15,549 rt.

That never happens to me....well, except for the time we won the BBJ.

Do you ever sale your Apartment this month?
What are you doing with the money?

Close Wednesday. I had some plans, but recently i may be leaning towards something else. By end of year, I'll fill everyone in. Still thinking what's the best route to go from here. Do I want chill down, or ramp up?

So Friday i was hunting 16K, and then dropped $600 in 1/2/ms game. Most of that was when I couldn't get AK to beat pocket 9s aipf.
The hand went down by me ($500 stack) limping $10 next to straddle. *Not sure where the straddle was, but know I was first to act. A few more limps, until the V (covers) in later position raises to $85. Folded to me, and I have a few choices. W $500 stack I just decided to stick it all in there. Maybe i cd hv raised to $200, and stick the rest in otf. That may show the more strength, but whatever. I think the pro V read through my over shove and decided he was up against AK. Hence, made the correct call w his 9s.
I couldn't win the flip, and up against it for most of the sesh.
I had to cut the night short and meet the fam for a late 9p pizza at the pub.
Never could climb back before I left.

Ended that night under the $15K mark by a few bucks.

All of a sudden, no longer $16K hunting! Yet, $15K hunting

Yesterday win +$333 which brought us back above the $15K, and pnce again $16k hunting.
$788 from the $16K
Still have a small chance of breaking through that stubborn $16K wall before the end of May.

Watch the vlog Thursday to find out if we get there.

Was up there on Monday about mid day, looked out for you but didn't see ya. Big turn out in the tournament 140ish I think, good cash games, got a seat on table 8 and even won high card (king) and the first splash! Next hour was not so kind.

We get the splash again ($100) and I straddle $5 on the button. SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 makes it $20, whole table calls around 9 handed! Couldn't dump the 85 off for $20 otb. $280 in there pre-flop.

Flop 889

UTG shoves for $140ish, folds to me I call. UTG has 86! Looking like a chop, around $560ish pot.

Turn 2

River 4

Fun game though. Hope to see you up there again soon, GLGL on the $16k and more!

Sucks when u cn make all the right moves and still lose. It's what makes poker, poker.
Yeah i played Sunday instead of Monday. Had a big family get together at the hizzie Monday. If I wd hv left prior to the party, and not cook/vacuum/cut the grass/clean the pool/etc beforehand, I may not b typing this right now.

Grinded out a small profit yesterday, and looking to play again after I close today. Closing at 4p, then hopefully make it to the bank to dep funds before 5p, then hit the tables.
One last day in May to break through this $16K WALL. $676 away

May Edition part 2 Vlog upload tomo night.

Anyone playing the Colossus? Post updates and let us sweat. Good Luck to all.

Always a good day when closing a sale; congrats again.

Re: the Colossus, I've played the past 2 years but didn't find the sped-up/turboish feel of '16 that enjoyable. WSOP shortened Day 1 levels by 10 mins (30 min levels) and it just felt rushed and chaotic. It's the same for '17 so I'll probably pass.

Thanks @sobo. Wise choice for Colossus.

Sorry I cdnt get this uploaded yesterday. I ran into some technical difficulties.

I am glad to see you in the New Vlogger Game.
What's the next thing you talk about?

Good luck in June, Ray. Enjoyed the tennis court drone shots. As an expert, how would you have played this hand:

MGM poker room. Four hour session.

Approaching midnight, I'm sitting on $395 (stared with $200) in seat 10 and am getting ready to call it a night. I look down at 8,8 and open to $15. Seat 2, big stack who covers me, makes it $30. Only I call. The flop is A,9,8 rainbow and I check. He bets $25 and I call. The turn is a J. I check and he leads out for $100. I move all-in and he makes the call. River is a blank. I show 8,8 and he turns over A,A.

I'm in the process now. It's nothing too exciting, but hopefully I'm making the right decision. Part of it is extremely risky, and I'm ok w it. Part of it, is extremely conservative. The 2 combine will wishfully culminate "the pay off".

I'll wait and explain (in a vlog) at the end of the year.


Thanks for watching.

Not sure where u r in position to the button, but pre I may limp or raise depending on number of players, button, etc. At 1/2 I hv seen a lot of value in set mining even 4 or 5 way to the flop. Iso'ing is fine if u rather play head up, but most of the time it will USUALLY end either 3 ways.
1). U win the limps pre.
2). U cbet flop,, V calls, and then ur usually in a bad spot if didn't flop gd..
3). U cbet, V folds and u win a small one.

I usually take my chances limping w mid pp in ep and set mine. Later position sometimes differently.
Everyone's different and u opening $15 is fine as well. Once V 3bets, pin him down on a range. Depending on how he perceives u and how u perceive him, shd better pinpoint his 3bet range.
I like the check call line. I may hv done that the whole way. Ur hoping only to get paid from AK if u raise the turn. Is he the type that wd 3bet pre w AK? Other than that he has AA, or bluffing w KK-.
Your best hope is he has AK or trying to push his KK/QQ thru. Most of the time, this 3 bet pre from a typical 1/2player will b: QQ+AK. A few times JJ

It's really a cooler spot, and hard to just pot control when u hv a set facing V's 3bet range w A and J on board.
U hv a better read at this V than I, so if u guess V has AK then raise it up, if not, then just continue to check call. U may lose all of it anyhow. ur just gonna hv to pay the man off.
If u do fold, I wd advise not to show the table ur folding a set. It will kill ur action!

1/2 tables were dead last night, but +$70.

I decided to play 2/5, which is not much different than 1/2/ms. Since their werent any 1/2/ms going, I played 2/5. Won +$329.
I mention this because I want to b transparent. This was the first sesh outside of 1/2 all year, and THIS WILL NOT BE GOING TOWARDS THE $40k CHALLENGE.

Oh btw, I guess I am once again a full time poker player w no side income.
So far so gd!

+$15,125 rt

Appreciate the detailed response. I was mid position. I bet thinking I'd pick up the blinds and a limper. He was the button or cutt-off. What I saw from him before included: he was involved in a three-way all-in hand on the flop where the flop was 6,10,5. All three players had over $500. He had A,A vs 10,6 vs J,J and won a $1500 pot with a 5 on the river. In another hand, I was UTG with A,Q and bet $10. He raised to $30 and the SB called. I folded, he ended up having 10,10 vs her A,K. I didn't think he'd 3 bet with 9,9 or lower. I put him on an ace (one ace). Calling the turn would have been better because I'd get to see the river and check it. I doubt he'd check the river but how much he'd bet is a mystery. Maybe I save $100.