"You just never know whats going to happen on any given hand. I make a simple 4BB raise preflop and end up getting my stack in on the river by calling off over 150BBs with King High"




The above quote is one of my own. It's one of many seemingly absurd idiotic situations I've gotten myself into in my days of poker playing. I will get to many of the stories many of the utterly bizarre hands and things I've not only witnessed but done myself on the felt in this blog. This is not only my story or history of playing thus far but also will serve as a tracker of my sessions leading up to the WSOP in June which I will be competing in. I currently work 3 jobs in addition to playing poker on the side when I can. I'm now 4 months away from what I hope to be my breakthrough. My defining moment that kicks off my career. To make enough money to move to my next step in life. The day I'm vaulted forward and never look back. Call it naive, ill advised, simple minded or however you want to spin it but much that I will reveal in this blog post show precisely why I was born to play this game.


My style of play is possibly a little on the arrogant side since I rely heavily on my reading capabilities and my gut instincts in hands. Many times I have hands that are "dead" but I still call or raise the action because I feel it will either win the pot there or give me more information that will help me win the pot later depending on how the board coordinates. For example: UTG raises to 21 in a 1/3 game. I call with 67 of diamonds. one more caller behind. Flop runs out 10 10 9. UTG bets out 35. I put his range on an over pair and elect to make a small raise in an attempt to cease control of the action and fire the next two streets to rep a 10. keep in mind its a very draw heavy board which makes an over pair very vulnerable especially with the two tens already on board. I make it 80 total. folds back to UTG who ponders his move before reraising to 125. After thinking it over theres not many hands hes raising 21 UTG with that will flop bingo there. Too big a raise for A 10 or 9 10 suited. So it would have to be 99 or 1010 and neither hand and is reraising the flop there in fear of killing action. So narrowed it to one of two things. either a stubborn overpair like Aces or Kings just reapplying pressure in hopes that I dont have a ten or its AK/KQ of hearts which I can almost rule out due to the raise size. His stack size was roughly 600 to start the hand while mine was at 480. So Action back to me. 45 more to call and I decide to apply max pressure to push off either an over pair or a big drawing hand by giving the least odds as possible especially when coupled with the paired board already. Player laid down and I scoop a nice pot on the flop by 4 betting 7 high. Of course this doesn't ALWAYS work but I've found although boldly ambitious and highly ill advised that my gut instincts and feel of hands allows these moves to work at a profitable rate.

It is also because of my propensity to make plays like this coupled with my hyper aggressive image that allows me to take advantage of the other end of the spectrum. Example: Im again playing 1/3 with about 650 in front of me in middle position with 88. raise to 11 bucks and get 2 callers. flop runs out Q 8 4. I lead out for 11 again in hopes of getting raised by a Q or by player "A" whos capable of raising any two in that spot due to my patturn of C-betting EVERY flop 3 handed or less and the exact same amount as my pre flop raise in most cases. He just called however and the other player folded behind. Turn is a 4 making the board Q 8 4 4 . I bet out $16 again hoping to either get a raise or at least provide a cheap price for a gutshot to call. river is a 2 not a club. I now check to get a value bet from a weak Q 99 A8 ect. or a bet from a hand without show down value. A risk to check yes, but I was fairly certain he would bet and I knew it would allow me to exract MAX value. He bet $25 with about 300 behind. I think for roughly 45 seconds then make it 175 and got a call from a bet of 175 into pot of 90 before the rake. There are few you can exploit through the river over bets. you must know your opponents but those capable of "hero" calls you must attempt this ploy for few are as rewarding.




Here comes the craziest story I have to share and one of the craziest stories any of you have heard in the poker world. Mainly because not one single detail is fabrication but rather complete undistorted truth. I'm In a 2/5 game with stack of $775 to start the hand. I raise early position with KQ to 20. Folded around to the BB who was the most aggressive and creative player at the table as well and the big stack sitting around 1800. He calls. flop runs out 223. he checks and I fire out 25 (I had C bet EVERY flop in position after pre flop raising) he check raises to 80. I know this player was capable of making that play with any two cards especially with my post flop betting pattern so I called. Turn 10. 3 diamonds now on board. He bets out 175. I found this bet to be a little odd. It seemed to big for a strong flush. and with the 3 diamonds on board it seemed to big for a 2. especially since my expected range for calling the flop raise is over pair or flush draw. After strongly considering shipping I elected to just call since I didnt want to move in dead and that bet did make sense for a baby flush which I didnt know If I could push him off of just yet. River comes another 10 making the board:
2 2 3 10 10. He moves in having my remaining 500 easily covered. I thought for at least two minutes trying to piece the hand together. A flush didnt make a whole lot of sense since it was pretty vulnerable now. And a deuce would probly be looking for more of a value bet. Theres always the chance of 3's full but I thought the turn bet was too large for a hand that strong and again up against my expected range. I came to the conclusion he was just trying to push me off a stubborn over pair which should be easily accomplished on that board or on the off chance Im holding a flush hopes the extensive pressure moves me off it due to the 2 pair on board which again should definitley work. I decided to go with my guy and I moved my stack forward accross the betting line making the call with yes thats correct... KING HIGH. He then uttered the 2nd best words I'd ever heard, "your good". I stayed frozen waiting for him to just muck his hand. He then said THE best words I'd ever heard. " I have 7 high". I flip my hand over to the tables dismay as he mucked. I had just called down $775 with KING HIGH and was 100% correct. The most rewarding/proud feeling I had ever expirienced at a poker table. An unfathomable call. An utterly absurd sequence of events to win me a massive pot. It's moments like these that give me unrelenting confidence in my abilities.


For the remaining 4+ months till I "roll up my stake and head to vegas" I will be playing 2 times a week just looking to pick up an average of $200 a week at minimum. which will add about 4k to my roll by June and will be enough to cover non buy in expenses for the entire month. My first session log will likely come this weekend.


~ Till then my friends ~


Nobody want's to read your blog - akyle

You're the lowest form of life op. You should be ashamed.

Well guys think what you want but thats a true story. No details are changed. I called down on that hand with King High for those exact amounts in a 2/5 NLH game

im gonna read after my session

in a 2/5 game eh? pfft..i did the same in 3/6 gaime

just read the last section that starts with "craziest story" and has the cards KQ in it.

thats the only one of importance. I was just giving back stories prior to that point

dang dude you must be a real bad ass then

You're implying that someone actually read your op?

GTFO

if you didn't read then don't comment. but then again im guessing that would mean you would be rendered unable to post comments because you cant read to begin with considering this articles' txt was obviously too much for you to handle

We in BBV require short posts, pictures, and proof or gtfo. Welcome!

I don't understand, is this a coming out post?

well here then

I'm In a 2/5 game with stack of $775 to start the hand. I raise early position with KQ to 20. Folded around to the BB who was the most aggressive and creative player at the table as well and the big stack sitting around 1800. He calls. flop runs out 223. he checks and I fire out 25 (I had C bet EVERY flop in position after pre flop raising) he check raises to 80. I know this player was capable of making that play with any two cards especially with my post flop betting pattern so I called. Turn 10. 3 diamonds now on board. He bets out 175. I found this bet to be a little odd. It seemed to big for a strong flush. and with the 3 diamonds on board it seemed to big for a 2. especially since my expected range for calling the flop raise is over pair or flush draw. After strongly considering shipping I elected to just call since I didnt want to move in dead and that bet did make sense for a baby flush which I didnt know If I could push him off of just yet. River comes another 10 making the board:
2 2 3 10 10. He moves in having my remaining 500 easily covered. I thought for at least two minutes trying to piece the hand together. A flush didnt make a whole lot of sense since it was pretty vulnerable now. And a deuce would probly be looking for more of a value bet. Theres always the chance of 3's full but I thought the turn bet was too large for a hand that strong and again up against my expected range. I came to the conclusion he was just trying to push me off a stubborn over pair which should be easily accomplished on that board or on the off chance Im holding a flush hopes the extensive pressure moves me off it due to the 2 pair on board which again should definitley work. I decided to go with my guy and I moved my stack forward accross the betting line making the call with yes thats correct... KING HIGH. He then uttered the 2nd best words I'd ever heard, "your good". I stayed frozen waiting for him to just muck his hand. He then said THE best words I'd ever heard. " I have 7 high".

Story checks out. Incredible insight into a live players thoughts.

Tldr

ok. im new to two plus two. My buddy is on here a lot and suggested I shared that hand and see what kind of feedback I get. So I wasnt aware of the rules on posts here. again my apologies but there you have it

http://deepstacks.com/watch-the-show/
Starts 37:37 - semi similar hand to yours - thanks for reminding me
You > Me - I just pay off with K high

(I'm a fish and don't know how to embed the video w/ a time stamp or inside the forum)

Why would I bet big on the flop when I flop middle set on an extremely dry board? Its Q 8 4 rainbow. it doesnt get much dryer. Betting big forces one of them to have a Q or better in order for me to get paid. keeping the bets small will allow for a raise if he has a Q or keep hands like J10 J9 who may also think they have pair outs or 76 75 type hands hoping to make gin. Especially on the Turn I dont think betting strongly with a now near unvulnerable hand. In other situations I agree with larger bet sizes. Much larger especially since Im very aggro but I dont think thats the case in this hand

Having trouble getting that video to start

this thread isn't unfolding as you'd anticipated, hey OP?

wow! are you a narcissist or what?

hu4rolls? ill let you blog about it afterwards.

I haven't clicked the spoilers yet but I bet they say: Didn't read lol or tldr and then the second one is the girl who gets red juice in her face.

pretty sick call...guys like villian are why i chose to shortstack live cash vs buying in deep. i can put you in a ****ty spot for <100bbs where as you can put me in ****ty spot for 300bbs+. well played obv.