Some hands from last night:

2/2, iso AKKJ3ds and get limp raised, I call and then btn spazzes with QT77 and flops quads.

Dicked around at big o for a little and 2/5 to pass the time as I was getting frustrated at 2/2 and did not want to lose my 5/5 buy ins which I wanted to save for the big game, nothing interesting transpired and I was largely card dead.

5/5 got an early triple with AQT97ds versus late position open and then btn jams, I hold against a K-high and J-high hand. What a great game.

Limp raise AATT3ds and jam flop heads up, V folds.

Call with TT665ds and flop 633, cooler 3x.

Iso AQJ87ds and turn aces up, V calls heads up, river brings in four straights or so and he open pots $950 and I let it go...he showed the bluff "just for you." Lol.

Flop well and take down a few single raised pots as well without much resistance.

Cashed out and got an old 1981 $100 bill worth more than $100 which was cool! The chicken tenders were really good too, not much breading and lots of meat. Devoured a cranberry pineapple seltzer too, seltzer was a tip from another reg. Not a bad session.

Up $105,000 this year, lock in those guesses before the 31st! Closest to 6-month into year profit without going over gets the guide and a coaching session.

Had a rough losing session, started super card dead at 5/5, lost with AA to K9932 all in pre (lol) and it didn't help that toxic reg was at it again harassing me, worse was he was poaching players from the 5/5 to play in his semi-private 10/10 game. At one point he called me a fkig idiot for no absolutely reason so I called the floor on him and explained he'd been harassing me for a while now. He also said "big hand alert" when I limped under the gun. I have had to call the floor on him before and hopefully if I make a track record something will happen to him and he'll finally leave me alone. He also tried to get me to show first in an all in preflop situation where he put me all in and then claimed it was worse position to show first...just so he didn't have to show his hand. (He had AAJJ.) What a reverse rule shark. Joke was on him because I had the winner though, the angle-shooting dbag. My buddy thinks he's just jealous of me because he can scarcely ever beat me in a pot.

Eventually got fed up with 5/5 so left and played a decent-looking 5/10 must move with some unfamiliar faces, won with T9s rivering trips but the lost with 22 bvb when I got counterfeit and bluffed river with bottom of my range on 44QQ5 and V showed up with AA.

Got called for 2/5 plo5 where was fairly flop and card dead until got dsKT976 and 3!, got 4! and whiffed (actually made the nut straight on a monotone flop...lol), then lost KK in 4! pot for big $2.5k side pot on KQ4dd against TTJdd, then made a questionable play 3! pre and jammed AKJ87ds on 689r in dry side pot, cost me an extra $200 postflop (one of the other two live players flopped the nuts), not a huge mistake so I am not doing to sweat it plus I was likely upset losing the big pot with KK. Called it a session shortly after this stuck $2.4k or so, $800 5/5 and the rest 2/5 plo5. Still up almost $24k this month, I'm doing fine.

If I can average $500 a day until the end of the month and not lose a lot on Tuesday in the big game, I will be very happy.

Made a come back last night starting off at 2/5 NL where I 3! A5ss and crai 678 flop with one bakdoor flush draw, made the straight on the river. Called for 5/5, started up a lot, winning AQ top two ott versus three players, rivering A. Then lost a doozy with mid set on 964dd against one player with nfd and another with wrap and flush blockers. Eventually I was about even or losing slightly on the session after being up close to $2k, so annoying! I was also very card dead, but I held on strong and did not tilt. I almost left for the 5/T must move but when I sat down the dude to my left smelled like bad BO so I went back to 5/5 and I am glad I stuck it out because eventually things turned around again and I won a three way all in with AAJ74 on 443dd against two players, 4 on the river. Also badly coolered AAK6 on K66cc in 3! pot. The game became short-handed and I left for 2/5 plo briefly before calling it a night. Creepily, both toxic pro and another dude who doesn't like me by coincidence were playing the same game tonight and quit when I quit the 5/5 so I decided to play 2/5 a little just in case they were up to no good. There are crazy people out there, gotta watch my back. Ended up around $2k on the night.

Played 5/5 which ran again happily, was up early on but then was stuck $1,500, whiffing in a couple 3! pots and losing top two nut flush draw to wrap, until I got it in with a wrap and top pair against top two and won and wrap against two pair and scooped that one too, then won dsKK ai pre and ended up winning around $850 in 7 hours or play, around my hourly for this game. Car dealership manager played (he is loaded I think) until someone called him over to the 50/100 NL game in the back. I almost leveled myself into a call with bottom two against him in a 3! pot but he had top set and I made the laydown.

During my session last night chatted up a newer part time dealer about her baby daddy who plays professionally, mainly mixed games, asked about his lifestyle and it sounded like he has a sugar moma now so he's fine even if he doesn't do well in pokerz.

Played a sick hand too...call a raise with bad KK with Kd, flop A94ddd, I have the nut blocker, fish stabs $25 into $250, I raise next to $200, raiser calls otb, everyone else folds. Turn brick, he asks if I checked and I said "no" firmly, and bet $350 leaving around $400 behind. He tanks and starts talking to me trying to get a read, "ignore everyone else here, pretend we're not at the casino John, just me and you." I crack a smile, if only because it's so amusing. "You have the k-high flush? I think you do." He stares me down, I can smell his breath as he is sitting to my direct left. He picks up chips and thinks a bit more. "Clock," I say, "it's only $350." "Oh that's how it is?" he says and instantly mucks. Someone else says "nice bluff" and I confirm it was indeed a bluff.

Thanks to Nik Airball for that move, the reverse tell clock call!

Ran well at 2/2 while waiting for 5/5, up $1,800 there, bluffcaught with 4789T on 67Qdd87 and V gave off all sorts of tells during my tank. He even called for the board to pair before the river hit. Ran meh at the big game, gii top two spr 2 on AT8ddh with AQQT3hh against wrap nfd and lost, and lost KK332 on T62 with both my backdoor flush draws against 6x that stabbed otb. Finally got dsAA and chopped with toxi pro who threw in another slowroll for good measure. Called it a night not long after down just $1.2k on the night, not bad!

Wrapping up the month on a W, yet feeling like I have not yet reached my peak. Now that I’ve met my goal of making $20k a month regularly I’m upping the ante and aiming for $30k! Will probably involve buying in a little deeper. Baby steps. Nothing too extreme. Still only a small fraction of the roll. Let’s go!

In an earlier post you noted one of your opponents was able to take advantage of what he perceived to be a weakness when you were deep. Much of the advantage I see you having is significantly better hand selection and the fact low SPRs make much of the play post flop almost automatic. I think you might do better in a bigger game playing a stack depth you are comfortable with but realize that might not be an option. As a suggestion try buying deeper in the smaller games you play and see if your results seem to be effected. Good luck regardless.

I am not suggesting I will buy in super deep, just a little deeper like $2k instead of 1 or 1.5 so when I double or triple up I make more.

Tonight I was pretty card dead, the games were not the greatest, lost a dsAA in 3! pot with nfd against middle pair (lol), then after an 8-hour wait for 10/10 I was finally called and when I arrived at the table someone said they'd quit if I played and someone echoed if that player left he'd leave...so I didn't play. I asked why they'd quit and didn't get a reply, so I just said "see you tomorrow at Live" and left.

I remember Doug Polk getting blacklisted from games back in the day too. Lost around $1k on the session, not bad all things considered.

Finally went to the floor about toxic pro who called my a ***** idiot again today and told them what had been happening for over a year. He just doesn't get the message he can't treat me like dirt without consequences. Will see if anything happens given that he runs the 10/10.

Hey, long time no see. Just caught up on your thread. Congrats on the sick year so far.

That bs about the 10/10 game. Is this at MGM their allowing this semi private table?

There's a lot of toxic pros/regs up there haha. If they see your thread and results imagine how infuriated that must make them ��.

Thanks man! Yeah I was pretty surprised they would go nuclear and threaten to break the game if I joined. Last week they broke right when I sat down too but didn't explicitly say it was because I sat down. It's at MGMNH, yeah.

I told the floor what happened, maybe things will get better, will see. I do well enough without that game though, it's not even that good compared to some others I play. And plus it was super late by the time I was called and I needed to get some sleep.

On the bright side it was a nice dealer's birthday and I got her a piece of chocolate cake.

Played in a mediocre 25/50, didn’t really win a single pot and lost a bunch . Lol. It was sorta a who plays the tightest and gets the most good cards sort of game. lost 120bb on the session.

That’s $6,000. Didn’t get action with my AA, no backraise opportunities, ran KK into AA in blind $100 hand (15bb), iso’d CO, later on gambled once with AQJ97ds, top set cracked, three pair back door flush draw lost both to wrap plus flush draw. KKQJ8 lost spr .3 on 552 to 5x and 22 after I raised over half my stack. Got some sadistic glares from toxic pro every time I lost a pot including one to him.

couple debatable spots were whether to iso KK744ss in co 15bb eff. over limpers with the $100 on…and could have just folded the AQJ97 otb in the $25 straddle versus raise and 3! but I couldn’t bring myself to do it already stuck over $5k.

Now at 2/2, got my work cut out for me if I’m going to make $30,000 this month. I wouldn’t bet on it though.

Made a great come back at 2/2 up $2,500 there from a $200 starting stack! AAQQ2 all in pre, AAKQT all in pre, KK985ds all in pre versus blind hand, set of jacks held, top pair blocker bluff worked, yippie. Same guy gave me tons of action after I mentioned I lost $6k in the big game gave me all sorta of crap for it about my game, talked about my bf, you name it, I laughed it off of course and got the money in the end.

Sold a plo strat guide too! Good end to the day.

Had a nice dinner break with a new friend who wanted to talk about mental illness and some of her friends who suffer from it like I do. She thought there was no hope for them to live a normal life but then sees me and thinks otherwise. I explained it was only possible with my meds and I was really lucky in a lot of ways to get treatment and live in a supportive environment. I could have been homeless on the streets or worse too.

On the other hand I am going to be out of a job soon and I lost my "bf" or whatever we were so...I guess I should count my blessings. I've led a really fulfilling life in spite of it all. That's something to take stock of.

Played some 2/2 at MDL to get away from the toxicity at mgm lately, made some negative dollars whiffing in 3! pots at plo and straight didn't hold ott against set plus fd, but made some at 2/5 with AK in 4! pot with trips. Up around $500 on the day.

Re-reading some old posts here again from just four or so years ago, what a ride ...to think I've amassed such a nice roll in so little time. Gotta hand it to myself, I sure can play poker. I wouldn't want to see me at the table either.

Financially it does not make sense anymore to keep my current job anyway since my poker hourly is around double my work hourly (which I calculated at around $50 an hour), and way higher if you look at just the biggest games I play. Maybe moving on from this job won't be the worst thing to happen. I can always just go back to appeals making $90 an hour at a light volume of cases.

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Hi Dumbostrunk,

I sent you a private message regarding the plo5 strat guide.

Can this be brought up with management? Something has to change fast, I mean mgmnh is one of the most mismanaged poker rooms I’ve ever played at but it also has the most out of line players, dealers, and floors ever, even compared to like LA or AC.

Dealers talking about dealer on dealer disputes at the table, mocking fun players before and after they leave the table, and complaining about lack of tips. Regs that will curse at you for no reason, pull angles, and just be so bad for the game. Floors are so inconsistent with everything, some floors will let idiots get away with anything, and then you have floors squaring up and fighting players like this past Saturday, not saying either is necessarily wrong, but it just gives off a terrible battle royale vibe.

Good luck changing jobs, always a hectic thing to do!

Yeah, but as I'm sure you're aware of, it's not always about the financials and not always about the now. But so long as you have the option to go back to doing some of your lawyering stuff on the side, you'll at least have outs if things go a little sour in the future (not necessarily financially as it seems you're crushing, but more mentally / etc.).

Ggoodluck!G

Thanks! As you probably saw in the private game thread, there has been some drama lately in my neck of the woods, with the game organizer being a dck towards me.

Got it, hope you enjoy. Hit me up for that coaching session too.

I brought it up with a supervisor the other night, not sure if anything will happen. I agree about your assessment of the room generally, although it's at least just a few bad apples.

I'll probably apply to my old appeals job which gave me flexibility and decent pay to keep the parents feeling like I am still using my degree and happy. They put me through school after all, it's the least I can do. Thanks!

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Last night's session started slow, made a couple hundo at plo until the game got bad so left for 2/5 where the table was much better and won a few pots inluding one with KK on T-high runout for a nice $650 profit there, around $1.1k on the day.

Played ok and ran bad in the big pots against a maniac, T9765 on 34T9ss lost to AQKJ7ss (60/40), AQJT7 in 3! pot spt 2 lost to a stubborn bottom set on AK4, I 3! pre and bombed flop and maniac put me all in! Lol. Also lost AA842 nut hearts on 853hh with wheel wrap OP and nfd including steel wheel draw, solid player raised my bet, cold call, I ship and get it in against 55 and 5678 both with hearts and brick out. Made a few hundo at 5/T for a $1,400 loss on the day overall.

Made a good comeback from the other night, up nearly $3,000, skipped live (big game not running anyway) as I had a late work event. Won AA774ss ai pre against two KKs, sick spot. Won a bunch of smaller pots the rest of the night too including a blind $450 flip with an action player, the last card I flipped over gave me the nuts.