DM Poker Triad

Thanks for the great info.

Ill be seeing you in Jan or Feb.

Ill be PMing u..

"someone please give me a complete comprehensible guide for a big and crazy country"

oh, and for free please
thanks
akon





Went to the Riverking Poker Club today, met mike and warmage. Looks like a nice poker room. They have all kinds of freebies : food, beer, tea, wifi, cigarettes. Only thing else I didn't get was the cute dealers number

Cheers, lemme know if anyone wants to hangout

I have been meaning to make this post for a while now but never had the time. Played in RK for about a week at the start of this month and I have to say, it is one of the best poker rooms that I have ever played at. The player pool is smaller than the ones I'm used to, but RK's level of service and the quality of dealers are second to none. Shout out to the managers for their great work.

The only thing I find a little annoying is the smoking, but I suppose if you ban smoking in the room, there will be no room left.

All in all, I would gladly play there over anywhere else. Also, Cambodia is a lovely place and I cannot wait to come back.

Also, I really enjoy seeing posts about the place. Warmage and Yazzz, please keep up the posts. After all, the "2 broke brothers" thread was the only reason I visited Cambodia in the first place

If you're coming from a place like Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh will be slightly more expensive. And Sihanoukville will be a bit cheaper than Phnom Penh but certain services and products are more difficult to get there. I enjoyed my time in Sihanoukville quite a bit. The life is very tranquil and bring closer to the beach was awesome. But the poker scene is a bit lacking. There's only one casino that runs what I would consider a regular game and the daily game there is $1-$1. The nightlife in Sihanoukville is fine but not as developed as Phnom Penh. Things such as clubs and KTVs are more plentiful in the big city, but if all you want are places to drink and get the occasional pretty girl then Sihanoukville is just fine. Snooky was great fun but I found my time there completely unproductive, especially in regards to poker. Like the nightlife, the women in Phnom Penh are more varied. But these choices usually means that such options will be more expensive. Snooky is a holiday. If you want to live an actual life I would suggest Phnom Penh.

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Thank you for the kind words. We really try to be a concierge of sorts for players and try to help in any way possible. The dealers take great pride in their work so we're grateful for that and we try to present a fun yet professional environment for every player. We hope you visit with us again soon.

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And make it a DM cos I'm not even gonna come back to read the thread

Thanks for the detailed response exactly what I was looking for. In Phnom Penh what are the games like? Is there always a game going, tourist/locals or both. Also what does a 'nice' not amazing single room apartment go for there. And lastly how safe is it? Same as Thailand or have you noticed worse or anything like that. Cheers

We have a daily $1-$3 NLH game that runs into the early evening. For example today our game started at 12:30 PM, it's 7:10 PM now and it's eight handed now. Around 6:00 PM we spread a $1-$1 Omaha game that has proven wildly popular. And when the VIPs are in town we have a regular $5-$5 Omaha game. Naga had a nightly game of $1-$2 that starts around 8:00 PM. Both games have regs but the casino obviously has more foot traffic. We offer free food, drinks and just about everything else. At Naga nothing is free outside of Cokes and draft beer. Our dealers are fast, theirs suck. I have a good, single room studio near Riverking and pay $150 per month. I've never been robbed in three years of living here and walk around with a bit late and I feel perfectly safe. I can't really compare to Thailand as I've haven't every loved there.



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Awesome thank you. I'm definitely going to plan a trip before I decide to move there

That's really the best idea. We can only give you so much information in a forum such as this. You really have to experience it for yourself.

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You are lucky the members on this thread are pretty helpful. I had to figure things out on my own when I was in Cambodia two years back.

Hey Going2Asia, nice meeting you too!

Mike knows plenty of cute Khmer girls. I am sure he's more than willing to recommend you a few during your time here.

Would love to hang out with you over a game of poker. I'll be in RK/Naga grinding NLHE/PLO majority of the times. Hit me up!

I have no doubt this is the best run poker room in Asia. Unfortunately, the player pool is not as soft as when it first started. Those were the good ol' days where bongs blind jam against AA/KK/QQ, then laugh it off when they rivered their two pair. There are more farangs than bongs in the player pool now.

Smoking is something I hate too but I treat it as part and parcel of the game. I simply ask them to smoke outside or do it at the corner. I would love it if Mike institutes a smoking ban but this might kill the game.

Cambodia is a bloody cheap place to live. I am only paying ~$5 a night for dorm accommodation but I always hang out at the lounge which is both spacious and air-conditioned. Food and drinks are free at RK but I always make it a point to clock my hours. Comparatively, Manila (another place that I grind) is so much more expensive. My ~$15/night room feels like a squalor.

I post trip reports to "give" back to the community and it provides a point of reference for players who want to grind here long term. Such trip reports would have been helpful to me when I first came to Cambodia for APT two years ago.

My best performing day (+$720) in Phnom Penh so far. Was up +$70 in the 1-3 NLHE games and +$650 in the 1-1 PLO games at RK.

Nothing much to report in the hold'em games. Because I tend to do only min buy-ins at $100 (~33 big blinds), I make it a point to limit as much of my action as I can to pre-flop. For example, I would jam QQ to a $9 open, jam AK when I am on the button with 7 callers. With such a small stack size, it becomes very tough and awkward to play a post-flop game. While decisions become easier for me to make, profitability goes down since I can't get the action post-flop.

The 1-1 PLO games in the morning were much more interesting. Bought in for $100. Was down to $60+ at one point, then I had two double ups to make my stack $200+. Can't really remember much about the two double-ups but it was against a farang seated next to me.

Then came this big hand. I had AAxx. I was on the straddle ($2) with 6 callers behind. I make it $4. A farang who looks like Peter Griffin from Family Guy makes it $8. Everyone called. I make it $12. Peter Griffin makes it $30. Everyone called again. You can imagine the pot is pretty bloated by now. I decided to put an end to the dick off, stood up and pushed all my chips in. Dealer counted out $150+. Peter Griffin announced "POT!" to go all-in. One of the farangs who is part of the dick-off got really pissed and told Mike there should be some sort of cap on a pot-limit game. Mike clarified that it's uncapped. I snapped off and we agreed to run it twice. Peter Griffin had a connected hand (Q89?) and makes his straight on the first run. I make quads on the second run making it a split pot. Damn! That would have been a $500+ pot minimum.

That's fine because Peter Griffin eventually donked off all his chips to me. I made a squeeze play with my AAxx, calling a $4 open, then 4-betting Peter's 3-bet of $20 to $100+. Peter 5-bet jam and I snapped off. Again, we agreed to run it twice but this time, I won both runs and took down a $600+ pot. A few hands later, I felted Peter for his remaining chips when he blind bet into my nine-high diamond flush on the turn. My stack now peaked at $800+.

It's really rude for me to cash out immediately (hit-and-run) but on the other hand, I need to protect the profits I have already accumulated for the session. I played a few more orbits, my stack dwindled down to $752 before I cashed out. Players cannot accuse me of "hit-and-run" since I did stay on to play after winning a huge pot.

Just before leaving, I saw Peter Griffin getting felted again with his freshly reloaded stack of $300. You know what, it's the Peters of RK which keeps the game so juicy and profitable for nits like me.

It seems insane in a place where accom is so cheap someone would choose to stay in a dorm, is it not hell having a losing session and having to go about your business in a polite manner when you get home?

To each his own. I chose to stay in a dorm because it's a really nice place to stay in and within walking distance (3 minutes walk) to RK. All the staff knows me by name and it feels good to know that they are looking out for me. I take value into account (not just price) when I pick where I stay.

I am desensitized to losing, in the sense that I just shrug my shoulders when I have a losing session(s). Moreover, I know that if I play well, I'll be amply rewarded over time. Refer to my previous posts where I share both my winning/losing sessions. Even a nit like me doesn't win every session.

Congratulations. But if someone asked me about Thailand I would gladly give them info. I don't think it's that difficult for someone to respond to a couple questions. So I didn't expect people to react like I was asking for 1 million to borrow. Relax, and thanks to those who helped.

WM,
Knowing how much of a nit you are and how much more it hurts nits to get felted I would be in there with all kinds of junk against you and I'm guessing that is what some other players are doing so I have to admit you have a pretty solid strategy. You're getting players to make -ev decisions against you.
Well played

K.

I am used to getting felted. Most of the players just play their game, they don't go out of their way to tilt me.

I think you are tilting them 1st and that's the point (in a good way). You want guys coming after you with lesser holdings.

Not online, I just run good at Naga. Wouldn't have been possible without a few good nights against the rich chinese maniac type guys that show up every once in a while at Naga though. I'm not good enough to beat all the RiverKing regs Or the fish

I love my job and I rarely complain about anything. But I have to admit that one difficult aspect of this job is the fact that I am the first and only non-Khmer hire in the room's history. The initial clashes were mostly over rules and procedures as I often differed with the staff regarding the traditions of how things have always been done here vs what I considered to be correct procedurally. And not to be conceited, but my rise here has been meteoric as I was made manager rather quickly and have been given more than one raise in that time. This is bound to raise some eyebrows and perhaps even foster resentment from those who either feel threatened or feel they should have been moved up instead. In fact there were already two managers here when I arrived and all I will say is that they didn't make me a third manager. And all of this is without me even mentioning the obvious language barrier that exists between most of the staff and I. Having said all this, I have known many of the staff for three years now. I have been able win over most of them by working hard, staying long hours and displaying an obvious passion for the success of the room and everyone in it.

As I write this at 2:30 AM, today has been a great day for the room and we still have a $1-$1 Omaha game running. We had a local restaurant owner who plays in our room bring in a buffet style dinner from his place the Hummus House as a special treat for the players who have made this a great month for us. But still I admit the aforementioned issues had me in a bad mood today. At least until about thirty minutes ago when I was leaning on a chair, watching the game in progress when one of the dealers came up behind me and kicked me behind my knees to make my legs buckle. She thought it was pretty damn funny and I have to admit that it was. I love that she thought it was completely fine to do that. The dealers have all become like sisters to me, albeit sisters I still have the occasional indecent thought about. But that's another post for another day. For now I will just say that I continue to do all that I can and the fact remains that I won't win over everyone. But that is fine as for the most part we still have the best staff that anyone can ask for in this country and I certainly have the greatest boss I have ever known. I know this strays from my usual writings, and perhaps the late working hours have made me a bit more contemplative. But I just wanted to get all this in writing while the feeling was still fresh in my mind.

I'll be posting less frequently going forward since my trip reports have been getting pretty much similar.

It was a break-even day yesterday (+$2) from both poker and table games.

Started off with 1-3 NLHE at RK. Busted my first buy-in when I jammed AK into 33 and AQ. Guy with 33 flops a set. Sigh....Then I busted my second buy-in when I jammed A10 into JJ. $200 gone in less than an hour? Ended my session immediately as I know I am pretty much tilted. In hindsight, I could have folded A10. I also need to narrow my shoving range, something like AQ+, 10 10+. Shoving so wide means that opponents are willing to call me down lighter.

Went to play Blackjack at Naga. Winnings peaked to +$100 at one point. Then I got pretty unlucky and my profits was whittled down to $35. Decided to cash out immediately. Lesson? Gambling (besides poker) is all about hit and run. Cash out when I have a good winning session. Anything above 5 bets is good enough. If I am risking $10, $50 winnings are considered good and I should consider taking the money and run.

Anyways, headed back to RK to continue grinding. This session was better, in the sense my stack peaked to $220+ ($120+) at one point. Decided to quit and go back to rest when my stack was whittled down to $207.

Missed the thematic dinner at 6pm as I was sleeping.

When I woke up, it was already 2am. Walked over to RK where I played a short session of PLO. I was up +$62 when the game broke. Tipped the dealer $1, tipped the server another $1. This is the downside of playing live poker. You have to take miscellaneous expenses such as tips into account. But I was willing to tip because firstly, I was winning and secondly, they do a decent job of serving me.

I was thinking of flying to Manila in July for Super Series but might be giving it a miss as I have been running pretty cold in tourneys nowadays. And I really don't like the idea that I'll be out at least $300 for flights/accom/misc before I even play a hand of poker. I am leaning towards Pokerstars Festival in Manila in July where the action is far better. And the event is fairly prestigious, of course not as grand as WSOP but it will do.

This will be my 11th straight day of grinding. I am thinking of taking a break and head down to Kampot for a short day trip. I think it's healthy to do something else besides pure grinding.