Pictures work, thanks. Nice month so far!

Lol people are star struck when they see pa at bellagio

Have you played any 2/5 with Rudy at Bellagio yet pure?

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Inspirational.

Lol for the record I actually just wasn't sure if t was him, saw a vlog post a few months ago and didn't want to just ask some random "hey are you that pure aggression guy"

As a constructive edit: is bellagio your go to room? I'd be between there and Venetian if I lived in Vegas, not sure of pros/cons between the two other than bellagio potentially having a larger pull as there's more nice places to stay on southern end of strip.

TT seems like an overplay. Calling after betting seems best but not sure you want to bet in the first place, most hands that are worse than yours and check are on really bad shape and it's a board where it's reasonable for villain to check better hands too.

Glad to see your crushing the 2/5 games.

5/10 shots by the end of the year?

"The achievement of one goal should be the starting point of another." - Alexander Graham Bell

LED Cyclone at the Quad



A third of a million ravers have descended upon Vegas for EDC.

I think I have been playing well for the most part. I am still not getting in quite enough volume, but I feel pretty good just knocking out a lot of medium length sessions. I am going to try and ramp it up again and go for 80 hrs in my next mini challenge.

Hand 1:

V1 (400)- 45 yo white male, loose passive
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, haven't played a hand yet

Preflop (7):
Hero is LP dealt J8
Hero raises to 20, V1 calls from SB, BB calls.

Flop (55):
974
V1 bets 15, Hero raises to 65, V1 calls.

Turn (185):
6
V1 bets 35, Hero raises to 135, V1 calls.

River (455):
7
Checks through.

Looks like a spot I should have unloaded the clip.



Hand 2:

V1 (400)- 30 yo white male, tight
Hero's Image (600)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is LP dealt QQ
2 MP limps, Hero raises to 30, V1 calls from BB, 1 other caller.

Flop (92):
KJ7
Checked to Hero who bets 30, V1 calls.

Turn (152):
9
Checked to Hero who bets 50, V1 c/r to 100, Hero folds.

I went for a little thin value, looks like villain was trapping. I have 6 potential outs but not enough to draw.



Hey I'm a big deal around these parts haha :P


Possibly, I don't usually remember names.


Yeah I totally understand it can be slightly awkward, if it turns out to be some random guy.

I don't have a "go to room" or home base, I'll play anywhere I feel like on that particular day. There are 10 or so places that spread 2/5 and a zillion places that spread 1/2 or 1/3.


Hey thanks for the thoughts, very reasonable analysis.


I'm close to b/e at 2/5 ytd so not exactly crushing. I'll take shots whenever my BR allows it. I will probably buy a car before I shot take 5/10.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 0/80

June 2014

Total hours played- 89
Average hourly winrate- $47
Winnings- $4214

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 828.5
Average hourly winrate- $22
Winnings- $18172

I don't like the raise on the turn. That card either isn't a scare card for him if he has a top pair type hand, or it likely improves his hand if he's holding some low-mid connectors/gappers. You don't pick up any fold equity and often lose fold equity. You're getting direct odds to call to hit your straight (plus a J will be good sometimes). Just call and bink.

Also, I haven't done the exact maths, but if he jams the turn I think we might have to fold. Would be a shame to waste our equity by raise/folding.

Is there anything wrong with the line as played if he jams river on the end?

buying a car sounds like -EV, I'd just keep taking that bus! (I have a car here but just for work up North, but going downtown I just take the bus, the monthly passes are so much cheaper as you know)

Car is confirmed insta-doomswitch

Seems to me if your shot taking you should nit it up a bit more. You wont get alot of credit raising your first hand.

"The pessimistal sees the difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty." - Winston Churchill

Fireworks



I am going to go all out until the end of the series. Then I can relax a little bit after. I will nail my mini challenge no excuses.

Hand 1:

V1 (800)- 45 yo white male, passive, Sww him slow play a boat
Hero's Image (1000)- 25 yo white male, nit

Preflop (7):
Hero is UTG dealt AJ
Hero raises to 25, V1 calls from MP

Flop (53):
Q72
V1 checks, Hero bets 30, V1 calls.

Turn (113):
J
V1 checks, Hero bets 60, V1 calls.

River (233):
8
V1 checks, Hero bets 125, V1 folds.

I felt my image was clean and my line looks strong, I sensed hesitation on earlier streets.



Hand 2:

V1 (500)- 40 yo white male, nit
V2 (1200)- 35 to asian male, hasn't really gotten out of line
V3 (525) 40 to asian male, station possibly on tilt
Hero's Image (1100)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is BTN dealt QQ
V1 raises to 15 UTG, V2 3b to 40 from LP, V3 calls from LP, Hero 4b to 200, V1 folds, V2-V3 call.

Flop (618):
943
V2 checks, V3 jams for 325 Hero calls, V2 folds

I'm pretty sure I am ahead of V2's 3b range, I think V3 will come along so I go pretty big, if V1 calls I might be behind. I think calling flop is slightly better than raising.



Yeah I think calling is probably better, thanks for your thoughts.


I am not sure how profitable a river shove is vs his range.


I live so close to the Strip I really don't need a car here but I want to be able to take some road trips after the series.


If things go south I'll have to start a new thread: Living out of my car in Vegas haha

Mini Challenge

Hrs 4/80

June 2014

Total hours played- 93
Average hourly winrate- $48
Winnings- $4349

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 832.5
Average hourly winrate- $22
Winnings- $18307

Hand 1: were your turn and river bets intended to be bluffs? Did you think he was going to fold Qx? I feel like you have showdown value on turn and all you do is fold the worst hands from his range (7x). I'm surprised he folded the river, the range that beats him isn't that large given your bet sizing, but maybe I'm just a calling station.

"If you realize you have enough, you are truly rich." - Lao Tzu

The Harmon is Getting Torn Down



I played a really swingy session. I got the money as a big favorite in all the biggest pots I played. I'm printing those Sklansky bux.

I've been feeling a little sick, but gotta push through it and put the volume in. This is fishing season.

Hand 1:

V1 (850)- 55 yo white male, passive
Hero's Image (780)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is LP dealt A3
Hero raises to 20, V1 calls from SB, BB calls

Flop (56):
873
V1 checks, Check ed to Hero who bets 40, V1 c/r to 110, Hero calls.

Turn (276):
T
V1 bets 150, Hero jams for 500 more, V1 calls.

I thought about repopping it OTF but I think just seeing a turn IP is fine. I bink it and he leads out, less than a psb left so I ship it.



Hand 2:

V1 (1500)- 30 yo white male, tag, straight forward
Hero's Image (1100)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is MP dealt AT
UTG opens for 25, Hero calls, V1 calls from LP.

Flop (78):
AT8
Checks to Hero who bets 50, V1 raises to 100, Hero tanks and 3b to 300, V1 calls.

Flop (678):
K
Checks to V1 who bets 400, Hero folds.

I think V1 is raising the flop with 2p+ and combo draws and fds. I decide to 3b to get value from draws. Might be too thin perhaps just call? OTT all I have a a bluff catcher as AK and draws improved, easy fold.



Yeah they are bluffs. Turn is kind of a semi bluff. I hadn't played a hand in 2 rounds, so opening UTG and firing all 3 streets should look pretty strong and get him to fold Qx. My sizing is a little small. I also just felt like he didn't even want to call the turn.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 16/80

June 2014

Total hours played- 105
Average hourly winrate- $37
Winnings- $3840

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 845
Average hourly winrate- $21
Winnings- $17769

"It's a job that is never started that takes longest to finish." - J.R.R.Tolkien

The Strip Seen From Red Rock



I am battling a cold but still logging the hrs. Kind of treading water the last couple weeks but I want to keep up the work ethic as much as possible until the end of the WSOP.

Hand 1:

V1 (500)- 30 yo asian female, tight, straight forward
Hero's Image (700)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (3):
Hero is BB dealt 65
6 limps, V1 completes SB, Hero checks.

Flop (14):
A53
Checks through.

Turn (14):
T
V1 bets 25, Hero raises to 75, V1 clicks it back to 140, Hero calls.

River (291):
8
V1 bets 100, Hero calls.

I was going to c/r OTF but no bet. OTT I think I can get V1 to fold Ax if called I have a plethora of outs. When she 3b she obviously has a monster but I am getting direct odds to draw to a flush though hitting a 6 or 5 may not be enough. OTR it really looks like I have the best hand but I don't know if there is value in raising a weak flush here.



Hand 2:

V1 (1300)- 30 yo white male, lag
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is MP dealt KT
Hero raises to 20 from LP, V1 calls from BTN.

Flop (43):
K64
Hero bets 25, V1 calls.

Flop (93):
T
Hero bets 50, V1 raises to 100, Hero clicks it back 300, V1 folds.

Kind of a weird spot OTT, I figure I can get called by draws, maybe I could have gone slightly smaller like 250.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 33/80

June 2014

Total hours played- 122
Average hourly winrate- $36
Winnings- $4382

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 862
Average hourly winrate- $21
Winnings- $18338

Still really enjoying the diary.

Surely you have to shove the river (at least raise) in hand 1. What better flushes can she have, given our reads and the line she has taken. You already say we put her on a monster which basically is never a flush draw 24hh we beat! Maybe she hero folds because our hand looks like a flush but we still make the same as calling. Seems like a big error to me.

Agreed ^^

Don't think she ever has a flush given her line.

Keep crushing!

Agreed on the missed value. I mean shes female and shes asian so likely call with lots of hands that we beat. (Im not stereotyping much )

Hand 2 is interesting. Your line is just mega-strong here, in fact i think you might have over-repped top2 on the turn. Literally clicking it back to $150 is probably marginally better, flatting might be best.

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Waterfall at Mandalay Bay



I met fellow pg&cer Illiterate, nice dude also from the Bay.

I am starting to feel a little better than I was, I am kind of mad it affected my volume this week. There is only a couple weeks to go. I will be sacrificing as much time as I can for poker then will be able to relax for a bit and celebrate all the hard work I have done so far.

Here is a 'close call':

Hand 1:

V1 (450)- 55 yo white male, tight
Hero's Image (550)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is MP dealt 77
V1 limps EP, Hero limps, LP limps.

Flop (23):
654
V1 bets 20, Hero raises to 80 V1 calls.

Turn (181):
T
V1 checks, Hero bets 80, V1 calls with hesitation.

River (341):
A
V1 checks. Hero bets 2 bills folded in half, V1 tanks forever then throws in 4 greens. The dealer spreads the bills out and V1 didn't see that it was 200 and says he doesn't want to call. I say he doesn't have to call it, he takes his 100 back and mucks his cards after a couple seconds. Haha.

I flopped huge so decided to put some pressure on. I don't think V1 has a flush OTT so I take a stab. OTR I just decide to blast it, marginal bluff but I think it gets through a lot.



Hand 2:

V1 (400)- 40 yo white male, loose
Hero's Image (700)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is LP dealt AA
V1 limps, 1 MP limp, Hero raises to 30 from LP, both call.

Flop (93):
985
Checked to Hero who bets 65, V1 c/rai, Hero calls.

with only a psb left I think I have to go with it, only 76 and sets have me crushed.



Thanks for following.

It would be a shove of 200 into about 500 so maybe that is a better play. Based only previous streets it would be weird if she shows up with a flush but she did lead out OTR and she had been playing super snug. Hard to say if she calls a raise.


Yes, super unlikely. River feels kind of like a blocking bet but if felt a raise would be over playing my tiny flush. Thanks for the thoughts!


I know my line looks nutted, I figure it is better to just keep building a pot as the river could let villain draw out or kill my action it he has 2p or sticky with tp. I could be up against a set but I should still go for value.

Thanks for the analysis, much appreciated!

Mini Challenge

Hrs 43/80

June 2014

Total hours played- 130
Average hourly winrate- $37
Winnings- $4827

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 870
Average hourly winrate- $22
Winnings- $18783

Betting bills IMO is good for getting calls, not folds. But no data to back it up obv lol

Pure, was the 2 bills folded intentional? if so, what´s the reasoning behind that?

i tend to believe it wasnt since you didn´t want a call and i dont think you as a person playing that kind of angle shooting game, but then why not make sure he clearly see the bet - it would really suck if V actually decided to call of the last 100 since he already put in a call, although wrong amount.

Cool hand with the 77. Its gotta feel super awkward needing to say that he doesnt have to call lol. I sometimes bet my big denomination chips like one black on bluffs but i think what type of chip/bill you bet has almost negligent effect on your opponents decision making. I literally recall zero times ive been put that into consideration if my opponent does it to me.

Pretty sure its a commonly cited tell that lower denomination chips = weakness as players are less likely to want to "throw away" their higher denomination ones. Not sure if it works the other way around... I don't know how much I buy it anyway though.