harrah's. haven't been to DP in 2013.

Played a long session Saturday night.

I lost $280 in about an hour, took a walk and went back to play 11 hours and win $310 for a net of +$30.

Started off losing a big pot with J9o ... I raised to $15 on the button. Big blind calls. Flop is AQT and he leads for $25. I call. He checks the turn, so I put him all-in for like $80. River is a K. He hit runner.runner for a flush to beat my straight. He flopped two pair and was never going anywhere.

After that I was shortstacked and wound up getting it allin on a Q high flop with AQ. I raised pre to $17. Couple of callers. SB leads out for $15 into like $51. One caller. I ship for $51 total. Two callers. Checks through turn. River 6. SB bets $20. Guy folds. SB shows Q6.

I decide to take a walk. Clear my head. Come back about 10 minutes later and get back in the game.

There was a super spewy player at the table. Dream spot. Unfortunately, I only had a couple of big hands with him.

He was raising big about 99 percent of hands. I had KK UTG. I limped. Sure enough, he made it $20. I made it $60. He called. Flop was 245 and I checked. He checked. Turn was a Q. I checked. He bet $75. I shoved for about $200. I should have smooth called and kept his bluffing range in but I figured if he hit the Q he would call. Dumb move.

Later on the guy switched seats and was on my left in the SB when I was on the button. He'd just lost a couple of pots and was steaming pretty good. "Oh my God, how come my hands never hit?' Showing J8o etc., like it's supposed to flop the nuts every time.

I limped KK on the button because I could tell he was steaming and he was going to raise. He makes it $20. One caller. I make it $95. He calls. He checks and AA3 flop and I bet $120. He folds.

Later, he bluffed me out of one hand. I had A5 suited and he raised to $20. I called along with a couple of others. Flop was Q53 rainbow. Everyone checked and he bet $60. I thought long and hard, counted out the chips. He had $100 behind. I flopped a pair and should have been willing to go with it. I folded. He showed AT.

After he busted out, I picked up a lot of good hands. I limped AA UTG twice and it didn't get raised either time. First time flop was AKT and I got paid off by A7 who rivered two pair. Second time flop was 456. I check/called a $9 bet, guy in MP made it $25 and I folded. He had 23. But it was suited.

Had QQ in the SB and won a decent pot. Guy in EP raised, one guy called and the button made it $35. I flat, both other players flat. Flop comes 10 high and it checks to the button who shoves $106. I try to get a sense for what either of the other two players is going to do. They both seem disinterested. I call. They fold. Button has QJ for a gutshot. Misses. I scoop.

Oh, and I'll address this before it gets brought up: Did I play a long session to chase the loss? No. I played a long session because

1) It was Saturday and I was off Sunday and Monday from work, so I had plenty of time to recover
2) A friend came about 8 hours into the session and sat at my table so 3 hours was spent BSing and watching him play.

It did cost me playing Sunday night, but I figured I was already there and the table had a LOT of money on it, so I'd stay. Probably should have left at hour 9 or so when I started to get tired.

Played 3.3 hours Monday night and won $100 ... I got stuck about $170 pretty early, so I was happy to dig out. Maybe it's the sign things are turning around.

Early on I picked up AK and double barrelled a low flop. I was about 90 percent sure i was getting called on the river. It was one of those hands where villain, who was in the small blind, checked dark on every street. His JJ was good. I don't think he's folding to a shove. Lost about $85.

Later raised in LP with AT and bet a Q high flop. Bet a K on the turn and gave up again on the river and lost to AQ. Again, doubt a third barrell results in a fold.

Doubled up with 56o. Limped. Button makes it $12. Three callers, so I call closing action. Flop is J34 and it's checked to the button who bets $20. Everyone folds and I shove. He tanks forever, finally calls. Hit running 55 to take it down. Felt extremely dirty.

Just thought it was standard, but one of the guys at the table was like, 'I'd flip out if that happened to me.' I didn't say anything, but o/e against a weak bet like that I think is going to take it down with the shove However, villain said he bet to look weak, but then was surprised that I shoved.

Got same villain to fold 99 later when I led out with 77 on a 654 board.

Only other interesting hand I had 99 and made it $12 from EP and got 3 callers. Flop was 33 and I bet $25. Turn was a 7, I bet $45. One caller on each street. River was a Q. I checked. Villain bet $65. I was either beat before the Q came or I had the best hand. I called getting like 4:1 ... probably should have called faster but I tanked for a minute or so thinking about the hand.

I believe in you IbelieveinChipKelly.

Subscribed to the thread since you cheered me on in Las Vegas last year and I am rooting for you to find happiness on the felt and in life.

P.S. I triple barrel at most once a month, if even that, it's just not worth it at 1/2.

thanks. yeah, i've learned if they call the turn they are calling the river like 90 percent of the time. occasionally, i'll get the right feel for it.

good luck to you as well.

Played 3.5 hours and won $290 Friday night.

Really a good game. Couple of pretty deep stacks at the table and a couple of real fish.

I got up $60 early when I called with two overs and a gutshot getting like 4:1 on the turn and hit one of my overs.

Misplayed one hand I'll post here. I actually don't hate it, but I should be 3-betting 90 percent of the time.

I get QQ on the button. MP makes it $15 and I call. One other caller from EP.

Flop is 987 with two hearts. I had seen MP, an older guy in a wheelchair, ship with overs and the nut flush draw before. It's checked to me and I bet $38. He makes it $85 and I ship for about $140 (I have him covered). He snaps with 99. NH sir.

A 3-bet probably takes it down preflop.

Later on I'm down to $86. I was determined not to rebuy so I stuck it out.

Straddled pot and I get QQ. I make it $20. Young Asian kid makes it $40. BB calls. Straddler calls. Guy to my right calls. I ship for $86. Asian shoves for more. Straddler calls. MHIG and I basically quadruple up.

Later on, I get KJo and we're like 6-handed so I limp it UTG. Flop is QT2dd and BB bets $11. BB has been overbetting ridiculous amounts and either winning or losing big pots. So I call. Turn is a 9. He jams for his remaining $150ish. I snap. He has T2.

Felt like I played most of the night pretty well. Didn't really get out of line. Just let the cards come to me and won with big hands. Did raise 56 suited in LP, bet the flop (J62) and turn (7) and got a 7 with a flush draw to fold.

Finally got a chance to read the thread. Good luck!

Think preflop with KK was fine, btw.

Just checking in to ask why you wouldn't want to reload to full stack at a deep fishy table? It's very possible I'm missing something, but just wondering.

Anyways, gl again man and subbed.

Mainly because the bankroll just isn't what it once was and, after the QQ vs. 99 hand, I wasn't sure I was playing my best, so I thought I'd reduce the risk by not rebuying.

Made it to 4,000 posts.

Played 3.5 hours and won $154 Saturday night.

Wasn't a great table but it was packed so table changing was a lot tougher. Plus, this is my week to work Sunday so I knew I wasn't putting in a long session.

Never really got in any tough spots. Made two plays I don't like. Called on the button with a 4h5h on the river when it was pretty clear my flush was beat. $20, but $20 saved is $20 won. Also called a turn bet with TPGK multiway when I was just kind of hoping to get to showdown.

One other hand that I thought I could have played differently:

Guy in LP is clearly tilting and I expect him to raise. I limp 66 and he makes it $25. Eff. stack with him is $122 but another person cold calls in between and we each have about $300. Original plan was to 3-bet but I felt like I would fold out a lot of his trash and I knew he was going to ship ANY flop. And I was calling about 90 percent of them. Flop was 345. Needless to say, I checked. He shoved for $97. Other guy folds. I call expecting to be good here about 75 percent of the time. He has A2. River 2. I got lucky.

Fair enough. Keep up the grind!

I have found myself messing up QQ a lot in the past as well.

3betting it pre really makes decisions on later streets easier.

I only like flatting with KK/AA if I know it's most likely going to be heads up.

9 out of 10 times I flat with AA or KK, I can double through anyone with a pocket pair AS LONG as the flop comes with unders to their pocket pair.

If I 3bet KK or AA my villians get into that scared/check down mode and lose confidence in their pocket pair or ability to "put me on Ak."

Had a weird weekend. Could have been a really good one if I just walked away when I was at my peak or even close to it.

Played 5 hours Friday night and won $100. I was up about $290 early, lost it all, then battled back. Was up like $11, playing my last two hands. UTG makes it $20, I look down at AA, make it $100. He only has about $95, so he calls. Has KK.

Saturday night, I played 30 minutes at $1/$2. I won $218. I then went and sat at $2/$5 with that profit plus $100 ... so in for $318.

Chipped up to about $750 and thought about getting up, but the game was decent, so I stayed.

Wound up losing a big pot with 66 when I flopped a set. Older guy who was terrible made it $45, two callers with about $400-plus stacks called so I called. Flop was J63 with two hearts. Old guy ships for about $160. Young kid in between flats. He has $414 total, so I ship. He says, 'Screw it, I'm already in for this much, I call.' He then says, 'I expected you to fold ... Guess you have a set.' Yep. He had Kh9h and hit the flush on the turn. FML.

Wound up losing the rest of the original buyin plus another $300. Got called down by bottom pair when I repped AQ on the turn and river with top pair. Oh well. Then misplayed an overpair on an all-low board against two pair.

I took about a half hour break, then sat back down at $1/$2. It was a grind, but eventually got some hands and got paid off and left with a $30 profit for the night.

Sunday, I was a little tired ... But I went to play anyway. Spewed off one buyin but was at a table with a loose drunk maniac who was raising big with any two cards. He rarely folded to a 3-bet and was willing to ship with nothing. So I decided to play the trapping game. Got screwed twice. His raises differed in size ... At one point, he went $13 so I flatted OTB with 45. Flop was 236. He bet $25. I thought about raising, but figured he'd ship the turn. Turn was an A but it brought three clubs. He shipped as I expected. I snapped. He had the flush. Bad luck, but against this maniac, I just had to call.

Last hand I get 99 and call this guy's $25 raise. Flop is KJ8 and I know he's got air and sure enough he ships all-in. I snap. He has AQ. Turn K. River J. Really?

Everyone else was scared to death of this guy and letting him run them over. I took stands and was the table cop. Cost me but I'd do it again. Have to be willing to take stands against these guys. They love to throw out lots of money and scare people off. Wound up working $50 up to about $600 when I left.

So for February, I am now looking at a -$1 net ... Just feel like I'm killing time playing poker sometimes.

What's your bankroll at right now?

Sucks the 2/5 shot didn't work out.

If you win that pot with a set and double up to around $1400.00 were you going to cash out?

I had a bad weekend as well.

Had over 10% of my bankroll on the table, didn't pick up, and ended up owning myself against the table maniac.

I think my hourly average for 2013 is something like $4.00.

Don't feel too bad.

I feel like some of the hands aren't played optimally, but in any case you just have to try not let the results affect you too much.

I agree ... seems like I'm on my A game for an hour or two at a time, then misplay a hand ... don't think it's tilt or boredom or anything. Not like I'm spewing, just not taking the best line all the time.

Lot, probably would have stayed another half hour at that $2/$5 table to see what would have happened, but would have definitely been in lockdown mode.

One of the lines I've taken frequently lately that I think is profitable but not one I like:

Hero calls raise with 99 OOP, say in the SB.

Flop is 862 rainbow. Hero checks rather than leading out. Villain (not original raiser) bets, OR folds; hero calls. Turn is a 4. Same action. River 4. Same action. Villain has 8x.

Hero raises in LP with 77 ... One caller from UTG. Flop is 442. Villain leads. Turn 6. Villain leads. River 4. Villain leads.

Hero - electing to call down here to keep people bluffing/betting worse and running the risk of a danger card coming.

IDK. I've used this a few times in the past few weeks.

Thoughts?

Played a little more than 4 hours Wednesday night and won $465.

Got seated at a bad table. Meanwhile table right behind me was loaded with money, including one guy with $1,500+. So I asked for a table change. Unfortunately started out to this guy's right before eventually getting a seat change.

Was stuck about $150, doubled up with AK against his random hand. 3-bet with Ad7d ... Flop 643 rainbow. He checked. I bet. He called. Announced he had an open-ended straight draw. Turn was a 6. He checked. I went back and forth between charging him for his draw or trying to set it up so he'd bluff the river. Eventually checked. River was a 10, putting three spades out there. He quickly bet $100. I was pretty sure I was going to call, but he just kept talking and talking and talking. 'A high is good,' he said over and over to the point where I finally believed him. I called. He had K2.

Later, similiar situation. I limp UTG with Ac8c, a couple people limp and he makes it $30 out of the SB. This is literally ATC. He's been bumping it big preflop all night - $25-$30 is standard for him. BB calls. I make it $80. Don't like the sizing in retrospect. Should have gone bigger. Both blinds call. Everyone else who limped folded. Flop is 998 and he shoves for $200, less than a pot-sized bet. BB folds. I call. He has KQo. MHIG.

He went bust when I had AA and made it $15 pre. He called along with one other caller. Flop was 632. He shipped for $81. I called. Other caller folded. He had T4o. My hand held up. He had shipped $1,500 around the table in about 3 hours.

I'm going backward in my quest to play $2/$5 ... Every time I decide to give it a shot I get crushed. Last night, $700 at $2/5 after losing about $300 at $1/2. just a horrifically bad night.

First hand after I move to $2/$5 I have $256 in front of me. I'm pulling out bills, but get dealt into the big blind before I tell the dealer I want more. Fine. No big deal. Guy in EP raises, two callers. I look down at AKo. No idea how the talbe is playing so I pop it to $100. Should have just gone all-in I guess. Wouldn't have mattered. Guy was never folding 10s. Flop is 9 high. I ship $156. Two callers. 10s hold up.

Absolute drunken maniac at the table just trying to give it away and I couldn't find a hand against him. I pick up KK. He's on a bathroom break. Everyone else folds. Oh well. Funniest part was when he didn't want to stack his chips ... He told the floor 'I like them in a big pile like this.' They made him stack them. Thankfully, they didn't kick him out.

Tried to rep a big hand at $1/$2 and got looked up. Villain raises to $8 and I 3-bet to $31 with T8o. Flop is A95. He checks. I bet $31. He calls. Turn is a blank. He checks. I check. River is a Q. He checks. I bet $62. He calls. AK is way good sir.

I may find myself playing .05/.10 live before I go back to $2/$5. Problem is there's just so much more money on the table and, obviously, you can make so much more. So if I'm going to bring $600 with me for a night, better off making two $300 buyins at $2/$5 or three $200 buyins at $1/$2. To be honest, I thought I could manage a $300 stack for 60 BBs, but I'm beginning to wonder if it's a major leak in my game and I can't.

Maybe I'll just buyin for $600 next time and have only one bullet. IDK.

Played about 3 hours and won $140 Saturday night (at $1/$2).

Was stuck about $130 after losing a couple of hands.

AdJd in the SB, flopped top pair. Guy only had $35 left. He has AK. Turn Q.

Same guy, I raise to $17 with AKo; he calls to my right. Flop JT2 with two clubs. I have Ac. I tank call after he shoves $56. MHIG ... until he pairs his 7 on the turn. Seriously? 'I was going for the gutshot,' he tells me.

Win a pretty big pot after I limp the button with QJo.

Flop top two on QJT board. SB bets $15 into six people. This should be pretty strong. Seemed like the entire table called. It was actually three people before it got to me. Torn whether this is a raise or not. I don't think I really want to get it in against a made hand, but I have to fold to a 9 or an A on the turn so it's like that in-between spot. I call. Turn is a gin J. SB bets $30. All three people call behind.

I misplay hand badly by shipping for about $140 more. It's only a pot-sized bet but in this game it's a huge bet.

Best part of the night was listening to an older guy give instructions after each hand played out.

'Well, you really should bet $15 on the river to protect your hand.'
'I only called to see if I could hit. If I hit, I'm going to get paid off.' And then watch him ship 45 suited on a Q449 board with two of his suit. He, unfortunately, didn't get snapped off by QQ.
After I turned a set, he said 'I just want a 7 on the next flop, so I can have a set.' Sure enough, a 7 pops, he bets and everyone folds. LOL, he had 77.

What?

Played about 8 hours Sunday night after work and lost $228. Played 3.5 hours Monday night and won $67.

Pretty much standard anymore.

One hand of note that really irked me Sunday. Guy in MP limps. I raise to $15 in the SB with JJ. BB makes it $35. Limper folds. I call. Flop is 9 high. I check. He ships $106. I call; he has AA. I then proceed to get KK, KK and AA in the next 20 minutes and don't win very much at all.

Was stuck pretty good, climbed back to within $40 and then got whittled back down.

Going to make a rule that I hope to abide by: If the sun is coming up, I'm going home. I played until 8 a.m. Monday. That's too late. Completely throws off your life and screws you up for a day or two. I might start setting the alarm on my phone so I can leave at 5.

Monday night, I got up about $180 and was going to leave. Instead, stuck around and got whittled down by $100 or so before cashing out.

Took a week before I broke my rule. Played more than 18 hours Saturday night/Sunday and didn't leave until 8 p.m. Sunday. FML.

The average opponents 3bet range crushes JJ, if it's a non-aggro player the jacks are a fold pre and a fold again on the flop.

If it's an aggro, I like the smooth call pre/then check/call on flop.

Might as well flat, then check, to keep in his entire bluffing range.

Good luck to you sir. I see two big leaks, calling reraises too much and not recognizing spots to be aggressive. As well not being aware of your image.

About calling reraises you have to realize your image. New players are not going to be bluffing you. Your an older gentleman, you have to take that into account.

About aggression, you can use your image to bluff more. If you are going to be a tight player your are going to need some bluffs in your range.

I assume the regs know you, most of us play tight on a short bankroll. So we get labeled as nits. We either get no action or only get action when our villains have a hand. You have to start opening your game up with aggression not creative lines. A pro poker player name tom marchese(the big cheese) said all older players should bluff more its +EV. That bluffing "more" starts with balance pre . Try raising all broadways on the button. Cbet a high % to take advantage of your image. Try 3/4ths pot bets when cbet bluffing or value, ott double tp+ or 8outs+ to a winning hand. That should be a start to being more aggressive.