Musings:
Won over ten smaller pots. Pretty standard stuff on that front. Open/iso/cc LP relatively wide assuming no ss ready to yolo ship it and then maneuver accordingly.
Had a triple w J10 on KQ5xx that got stationed off by A10. V hesitated quite a bit OTT and seemed to be super wide pre/calling flops wide so thought river was printing even more than optimal. V probably thinking: “he either has it or he doesn’t”. Callll”
Had K
10
on A10J8hhxx. V x/r me large OTT and then x/c river 9x.
V took it down 76o. only at commerce
Hands:
1.
200/300, 300 ante 30K~ effective
Hero opens Q
10
800. Rec calls CO. Reggy player calls SB. Main V overcalls BB. 30s black guy. donked a few flops already. Seems active, but seems to have a fold button as well. Probably recreational, but seems aware.
(Flop: 3700) Q
10
9
. SB checks. V donks 800. Hero raises 2800. CO folds. SB folds. V calls.
(Turn: 9300) Q
10
7
4
. V hesitates and checks. Hero xb.
(River: 9300) Q
10
7
4
4
. V donks 6200/6300 iirc. Hero reluctantly folds.
I thought about shipping for a bit while I decided I wasn’t calling but there are plenty of higher EV spots and my image wasn’t conducive to getting hands as strong as A high flushes to click fold I don’t think. I’d jam QQ/10 though and while striving for balance in these things doesn’t make any sense we should always have at least one bluff jam combo. Can’t just have exclusively nuts unless they always click call with their value and we know that ofc.
I think a call is reasonable too but prefer folding in low EV spots as chips lost are worth more than chips won and I think I have a sizeable edge
I overthink these things. Mostly a good thing I suppose for growth.
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Bust out hand:
2.
I open SB A
Q
. BB calls. Seemed like a pretty big rec. got moved to this table recently so not super dialed into his tendencies but based off of table talk, mannerisms, a couple showdowns this guy has no clue.
Flop: A
10
8
. Hero 50%, V quickly calls.
Turn: A
10
8
8
. Hero 75%, V quickly jams. “IM ALL IN” super aggressively for 21KE chips on top.
I didn’t love to hear that as this is no longer a high EV spot once he jams. Cash or tourneys though, think we have a fairly straightforward call vs this player type having more than enough equity on average imo.
Runout: A
10
8
8
2
V takes it down with 8
5
Last I checked the leaderboard was at the end of break #2 when there were 81 remaining out of 220 something I believe. Dunno what place I busted
As soul sucking as the cash game grind can be, especially in tougher/bigger games, I like that there’s no losing. I make money mostly every session I play. This is because the EV is what’s real to me and it’s always positive.
I haven’t reached that paradigm yet as it relates to tournaments, despite it being always positive as well~. Maybe it’s bc the EV is so much harder to realize.
These tournaments always have me re-evaluating my entire life. I have a lot of people to thank, most importantly.
firstly I’d like to thank my friend mr spyutastic for helping me out since before the start of the thread as well as mr squidface.
i didn't think I listened to either of them bc ik everything etc (im only half kidding) but i suppose since were not busto some of the wisdom may have gotten through
that’s it for now.
It’s a very deflating feeling, but this is the life I chose
Plan is to break some **** (lol jk) and then log a 6-10 hour live session at a casino that’s not commerce after completing a long meditation and doing some journaling.
Flying out to Vegas tomorrow following what will probably be an all-nighter/zero sleep.
excited anyways, we have some souls to crush
Last edited by RoadtoPro; 11-07-2021 at 12:17 AM.
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