I showed up at 8:00 and joined a 10-handed $1/2 game. I knew all the players.
1 - 50m, straightforward player
2 - 60m, good tourney reg
3 - OMC who rarely loses
4 - 50m, cash and tourney crusher, can be reckless
5 - 60m, straightforward and fishy
6 - 60f, 5's partner, TAG, not scary
7 - 30f, she thinks she's a poker pro, aggressive but overfolds
8 - 50m, straightforward
9 - me: 40m, TAG
10 - 50m, crusher. but he was playing a game on his phone so a bit distracted, a lot of intentions were previewed
6A - host: 55f, loose, aggressive and calling station (6 left for a few hours and 6A took her spot when she arrived a little late)
8A - 40m, very loose and very aggressive, can be maniac (8 left early)
I played tight for a while, taking notes of what I saw. early on I folded A2 UTG, would have flipped two pair, but #7 flopped a set of aces and got paid by #4. that was a crisis averted
#10 three-bet my opens twice in a row. on the second, he c-bet the flop and #1 raised and he folded. later, I open in EP again to $7, #10 3-bets me to $26. the next hand I open again to $7 with QTss, and #4 3-bets to $26 and I fold. was I being exploited? possibly. the game had a lot of limping, lot of limp-calling, and a lot of 3-betting big.
there were a couple hands I may have misplayed. #4 opens to $10, a bunch of calls, including me in BB with AJ.
flop AJ5, checks, #5 bets 15, I call.
turn is 2 and a second spade, I bet 35 and #5 folds.
another hand I accidentally limp in CO with KQ. it limps around.
Q-high flop, I bet flop, another Q on turn, I bet and they fold. probably got the minimum there
I got AJ twice in a row.
- T972J #4 had 88 for straight
- T high flop, Q gives me combo draw, brick, fold to #10
- next hand AK, Q high flop, I bet turn, #7 folds and I take it
- lost QQ to straight on T high board (#4 with 88).
Those four hands (I won one) dropped me to -$140. I added on 100.
#2 bluffed me off second pair. he opened pre, bet flop with air, checked the turn, and bet 50 on a river 4. with 7-4.
I open with JJ, 3 callers
987ssc I bet 20, #2 calls, #4 raise 80
I jam for 130, he calls. #10 says what, you are way behind. QQxx, #4 mucks. I'm unstuck! I've been thinking/planning about doing a 4-bet shove this week and this was the first logical time, although my stack was short.
here's a fun one:
Open 15, call, I raise to $60 with QQ, #1 jams for $75, 6A sigh calls, I call.
J99J. flop checks, she bets $50 on the turn.
River is 6. she bets $100.
(I beat AK AQ AT KQ TT...)
I call, she shows AJ. her check flop got me. ouch.
10 went home (good), 8A joined at 11:30 to my right. pretty maniac player. then his first hand he opens EP to $25 (12.5bb), then on ace high flop bets $150. I think he flashed AK so it wasn't completely crazy...)
Limp limp I raise to 11 with AQ, several calls.
runout went like 8448J, I paid #7 off with 86o
raise call I raise BB with AKss to $61, #4 calls. flop is 7796cddd. I bet big, he reads me like a book and shoves me off.
I get QQ, board goes AJKK
there was an interesting hand when I thought I was in big blind and put out a red chip and the dealer announced "straddle." I think this was my first career voluntary straddle and I think I calmy made it known it was not intentional. after a raise I called with A9. flop came AJ9. I made a little bet, #4 and 8A called, I made a turn bet and they folded.
I lost a hand with 77 when a third spade the river and 8A called my bluff bet with a crappy flush.
8A did double up my shortstack a couple times when I shoved a pair and held.
6A (host) won a huge pot on a draw heavy board with turned two pair, they bricked river for about $1600 pot and knocked out #4 and #8A. 4 had been on tilt for like an hour.
now five handed, couple hands later, I have AK shortstacked, flop comes KQJ, 6A has AT to take my last $120. I'm out and game ends.
10 left early up a few hundred
7 left early up 1-2 hundred
1 I couldn't see but left early probably down a couple hundred
6 ended down a few hundred
2 ended up several hundred
6A ended up probably +$1800. happy birthday.
4 8A and I (-$400) all busted.
I played five hours and really tried my best. had pretty good read on all my opponents. of course, they had pretty good reads on me too. I limped the lowest frequency of the table. I did bluff quite a bit but never with junk. but I won very few showdowns. I had QQ three times and went 0-3, got AJ and AQ a bunch and never won, got a lot of low-mid pocket pairs and never got a set. anytime I had a good hand the flop was awful.
I can't win these games. the other players are way too loose and aggressive and deep. I try to be tight and 3-bet my good hands but they get called and the flop is always awful. a tiny bit of luck like a set or made straight or flush would likely have flipped the outcome, but in for $400 was my biggest risk and is a tough loss for me to take. looks like I am retiring from these home cash games and instead saving up my play for Vegas.
Last edited by Langdon; 04-06-2024 at 11:31 AM.
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