Rooming with me ainec

left out reference to sex dungeon and "rubs the lotion on its skin" imo.

"Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle or end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity..." - Gilda Radner

Had the first rain storm roll through in about 2 months, here the sun is peeking out from behind the clouds



I am going to hit up Red Rock Canyon again and actually try a short hike this time, then going to see Death Angel at Hard Rock tonight which should be a sick show.

Planning to hit up San Diego with Duke this weekend. Preliminary plan is to stop at 4 Indian casinos on the way down, hangout in SD for a day then head back up through LA. Should be a really fun time.

I got in an okay session, the tables were pretty yawn worthy. I stole a bunch of blinds and isoed with anything remotely playable and cbet dry boards. I dropped a BI in a few trivial spots where I folded when obviously beat.

Hand 1:

V1 (197)- 35 yo asian female, tag, saw her 3b/f once, saw her c/r a flop with top 2, did pay off 2 streets when I turned 2nf
Hero's Image (570)- 25 yo white male, lag, splashing around a lot pf and otf, haven't played any pots where I put in a ton of money ott or otr and gone to sd.

Preflop (4):
Hero is MP dealt KK
Hero raises to 12, 2 MP callers, V1 calls LP.

Flop (47):
J85
Hero bets 25, only V1 calls.

Turn (97):
3
Hero bets 50, V1 snap raises to 100, Hero tanks for a pretty long time and shoves for 160, V1 calls.

I am a little wary of stacking off on this board but I guess villain can show up with AJ and a few draws, only have 1/2 psb left after my turn bet so I guess I am commited so I stick it in but would not be that surprised if I am beat



Here is a spot from a few days ago

Hand 2:

V1 (80)- 25 yo black male, short stack so I assume he is not a super serious player
V2 (220)- 65 yo white male, relatively tight
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, just sat down haven't played a meaningful pot yet

Preflop $50 house money in the pot from a splash pot promo(4):
Hero is BB dealt TT
5 limps, V1 raises to 30 from LP, V2 calls from SB, Hero 3b to 150, V1 calls and is AI for less, V2 calls.

Flop main(297) side(140):
A95
V2 checks, Hero bets 70, V2 says nice hit and folds.

I am pretty sure my hand is strong enough to GII here with the dead money but it is close.



Touche, Thanks!

Thanks man, I definitely want to take things to the next level and have cool stories to share. We have to stick to our goals and always be getting better. Nothing beats Vegas during WSOP!

TY, trending in the right direction

I mean it is a medicore hand for sure and can be tricky to play but still playable with given stack sizes, probably would but better to overcall rather than coldcall but I did have the BTN. It can make tripstk, nf, and wheels. Point taken though, thanks for your thoughts.

I will continue to put the hrs in and make it happen, this year will be my best so far.

It probably mostly has to do with having trouble coming with cash to play with at the end of last year, I spent more time playing my guitar on the bridges in Oct and Nov than grinding. I finally got something going in Dec and have been able to nurture my BR from $20 to a little over $5k.

I have much more leeway and leverage to apply all the things I learned from my time working with Kydd.

The cards are obviously cooperating a little more which is great, I am glad to start off the year with a couple above average months.

I would respectfully ask if you could please keep the jokes concerning dhcg86 in LLSNL. He made some mistakes but I still consider him a friend and he did help me out a ton when I was down. I hope you understand, thanks.

I am glad I can inspire people. Life is short we should all do what we want. Cool man shoot me a pm whenever you make it out here.

I am glad you are out here experiencing Vegas dude, no better place to improve your game.

See above, ty

Mini Challenge

Hrs 6/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 17
Average hourly winrate- $5
Winnings- $94

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 297
Average hourly winrate- $27
Winnings- $7997

"The only thing that stands between you and your dream is the will to try and the belief that it is actually possible." - Joel Brown

San Manuel



I've ventured down into So Cal the last couple days. We played at San Manuel the first night, they had 4 2/5 100-300 BI and 1 5/5 300-1k BI running. Today we played at Pechanga which had 4 1/3 50-300 BI and 1 2/5 300-1k BI running. Both are pretty spacious, nice rooms.

I am looking forward to checking out a few more new cardrooms, it is refreshing to get out of LV for awhile.

Hand 1:

V1 (450)- 50 yo white male, lag, loose pf, saw him raise once postflop with the nut striaght
Hero's Image (400)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is LP dealt 33
V1 limps UTG, 4 limps, Hero limps.

Flop (16):
T53
Checks to Hero who bets 15, V1 calls.

Turn (46):
A
Checks to Hero who bets 45, V1 c/r to 103, Hero tanks and calls.

River (252):
A
V1 bets 103, Hero calls.

I think when V1 c/r this turn he either has aces up or a straight or possibly the nfd.

OTR I boat up but I have the smallest boat so I think I am beat slightly more often than I am good here so I just call rather than raise.



Hand 2:

V1 (113)- 35 yo white male, passive haven't seen him get out of line, saw him l/c KQo
Hero's Image (620)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is LP dealt QQ
1 limper from EP, V1 limps MP, Hero raises to 18, V1 calls.

Flop (38):
K73
V1 checks, Hero bets 25, V1 c/r AI for 70 more, Hero tank folds.

I think his c/r range is Kx+ and a few fds, I just stoved it, I need 31% equity and I have roughly 20% equity



Mini Challenge

Hrs 19/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 30
Average hourly winrate- $18
Winnings- $547

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 297
Average hourly winrate- $27
Winnings- $8450

You collect chips from all the different poker rooms you go to? I wish I had of done this early on. Anyhoo, not too late to start!


Preflop looks obvious (to passive me, at least).

I'd be cool with slightly overpotting flop to an even $20.

I like the PSB on the turn.

I think I'm looking to go broke on the turn as there are enough worse hands (especially Aces Up) that he could be doing this with (and could easily still call a reraise with). Board is drawy, a lotta cards could kill hand/action, plus there are some counterfeiting cards. I think I shove.

Weird river. We've moved ahead of straights but behind other realistic two pair hands. I think I just call as well, especially since I think a limped UTG hand is more weighted to Ax fullhouse hands than wtf straight hands.

GcluelessNLnoobG


Kinda weird spot on the flop. Our SPR is like 2 and any reasonable bet leaves us with < PSB on the turn, now what if the draws bust? Then again, we're not exactly WA/WB due to flush draw / A overs. I think I might just check this and see if he gives me an indication on later streets whether I should fold, but I'm not sure that's right (maybe betting/committing is better?).

GcluelessNLnoobG

Hey Pure,

Have read through this entire thread over the past couple of weeks and it's a real inspiration keep up the good work!

I just made an account and thought I should put my first post hear. I am thinking about doing the same thing and starting my own thread to keep a personal record.

It's great to see you doing well now after those tough months last year.

I just wanted to say that I can understand where SteveSmith was coming from when he was trolling this thread. You were/are living the broke bohemian lifestyle which is cool and I respect that and hopefully I will emulate it for a period.

However, as a civil engineer I can say from the "professional" workforce perspective - every single professional has had years of formal education which results in a large debt.
From the sporting perspective "professional" sportsmen have grown up with coaching and never stop receiving it.

I am trying to give some perspective on what I think being a "professional" is all about. It involves some initial debt/investment and constant “formal” education. So next time (hopefully there is not a next time) you go busto, I would encourage you to jump into a stable and to address the debt and “formal” constraints that come with it in a professional manner.

I say this because the bohemian lifestyle is an awesome experience whilst your young, its not so cool when your in your 30's - 40's and have a family to support. And it is painful to read you being back at 1/2s after years of hard work (It’s also equally rewarding to see you on the up now).

Cheers
Wishing you all the best

"As you think, so shall you become" - Bruce Lee

Phil Ivey was in the house, he is a rep with Pala for online poker in CA



We checked out Pala today they had a couple 1/2, a couple 1/3 games and a 2/3 500 max game running. The action was pretty slow for the first half of the session but picked up in the later half. Also 3b/f KK 170bb deep, that was fun.

Hand 1:

V1 (300)- 50 yo white male, loose pf, straight forward postflop
Hero's Image (300)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is BTN dealt AJ
V1 raises to 8, 1 LP caller, Hero 3b to 40, V1 calls.

Flop (87):
T95
Checks to Hero who bets 35, V1 calls.

Turn (157):
A
V1 bets 50, Hero thinks for a bit and calls.

River (257):
6
V1 checks and flashes an ace, Hero checks

Small open by V1 so I don't think he has a premium, I have a decent hand and the BTN

Cbet is a little thin, I do have overs and a bd str8 draw

I turn tp and now V1 comes out and bets, I decide I can call here, kind of thin once again

OTR I think I probably should have bet like 60 or 70 but checking isn't too bad



Hand 2:

V1 (400)- 55 yo white male, hasn't been too active, straight forward
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, tag, 3b a few times, opening a lot

Preflop (5):
Hero is UTG dealt AA
Hero raises to 15, V1 calls from MP, 1 LP caller.

Flop (45):
986
Hero bets 30, V1 calls, LP fold.

Flop (105):
5
Hero checks, V1 bets 80, Hero folds.

I think villain's range OTT is mostly 2p+ maybe a few combo draws but I am definitely in bad shape overall.



Yes I am collecting a chips from everywhere I've played, I have covered a lot of ground and still plan on exploring new poker territory.

Thanks for the analysis. I tend to agree with most of what you said. b/3betting OTT would be ok but I just felt his range was super strong and he might be able to get away from 2p but he would definitely GII with bigger sets and the str8. Sick river but I have to pay off with the FH given pot odds.

In H2 I think flop we can get called by worse OTF like 88-JJ and draws. If effective stacks were any shorter I think stacking off would be correct facing a c/r but this case was right over the threshold.

Hey, thanks a lot for reading and for your first post.

I think I understand what you are saying about professionalism. Poker has a lots of nuances that take a long time to master. Everyone can benefit from having experienced mentors. I invested about 10k, 6 months and picked up a lot of poker wisdom from Kydd. I also learned a lot from 2+2 authors and many great posters on 2+2.

I don't plan on starting a family for another decade or so but I do understand that will be a much bigger financial responsibility and grinding the live micros assured wouldn't cut it.

I am reasonably confident in my play the last few months and I will be taking shots at 2/5 this month.

I believe the biggest thing holding me back is simply capital, I already know I can beat 2/5 at moderate rate (certainly not a top notch player like some of my peers in pg&c) and have proved it over 1k+ hrs. As I gradually build up my roll this year I can set my sights higher.

If you are thinking of starting your own poker log I highly recommend it, it is an excellent tool for reflection and there is an indispensable community in here.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 27/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 38
Average hourly winrate- $24
Winnings- $914

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 305
Average hourly winrate- $28
Winnings- $8817

just found this thread. is it worth it to read it all from the beginning?

It's gold Jerry, gold!

Pure - independence and being a man is much more important than "financial responsibility." I have a lot more respect for you going through the grind and coming up on your own as you are now, than if you went back to a stake. Keep up the crushing and eyes on the prize bud, you'll beat 2/5 when you get there.

"Kites rise highest against the wind; not with it." - Winston Churchill

Pechanga



We hit up Barona today, another decent room had 3 1/2 100 max games and 3 1/3 500 max games going. We are going to take a day off tomorrow and explore San Diego, then drive back up through LA on the way back to LV.

Hand 1:

V1 (300)- 45 yo white male, has been taking some stabs on the flop, loose pf
V2 (500)- 60 yo white male, tight
Hero's Image (325)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop 6 handed (4):
Hero is UTG dealt A2
Hero raises to 12, V2 calls from MP, V1 calls from SB.

Flop (34):
T53
V1 bets 25, Hero raises to 75, V2 calls, V1 folds.

Turn (209):
7
Hero checks, V2 bets 150, Hero folds.

I thought it was a spot OTF.

I don't think I have any FE so I give up OTT

Hand 2:

V1 (600)- 65 yo white male, loose, calling down light, tilted
Hero's Image (475)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (5):
Hero is BTN dealt A8
3 limps, V1 limps LP, Hero limps.

Flop (16):
A85
V1 bets 20, Hero raises to 60, V1 3b to 120, Hero calls.

Turn (256):
4
V1 jams, Hero calls.

I am ahead of all 2p combos, V1 could be going crazy with tpgk

Str8 completes OTT but I still think I have to call.



Thanks man, I appreciate that.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 31/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 42
Average hourly winrate- $27
Winnings- $1121

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 321.5
Average hourly winrate- $28
Winnings- $9024

Yeah totally agree with ya re-capital and your skill to beat 2/5. What I was essentially trying to say was that you have done the hard yards, well and truly proving to everyone that you can cut it at the low stakes. And that if you get to a point where your bankroll is restricting your potential so much that you have to find income through other means then do what is needed so that you can focus on your profession.

But it’s a moot point now that the bankroll is building. Great job mate, keep it up your living the dream.

Great Churchill quote.

Late to the party, subbing in. Great read so far, and good luck.

With regards to your most recent posting, hand 2: Can you explain your reasoning calling the shove? With the turn making the straight, and also the possibility that villian limped with 55, possibly even 88, I don't know if I could make that call. After just now re-reading the hand again I am more leaning towards call, but that would personally be a tough one for me. I'd be interested in hearing your thought process.

Thanks and GL.

Will you be playing at commerce or the bike? or both tmr?

"A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men" - Plato

ATsai, Duke, Aesah, Fogo, myself, and Aesah's roommate



We spent a day kicking it in San Diego. We checked out the USS Midway aircraft carrier then chilled on the beach for a bit. The architecture in the downtown are reminds me of a cross between San Francisco and Pheonix. The weather was excellent.

We drove back to LV last night, stopped in LA for a quick session at The Bike then met up with some of the local 2+2 crushers for sushi.

Am I a nit?

Hand 1:

V1 (800)- 45 yo white male, hasn't really gotten out of line, havn't seen him 3bet
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, tag, have 3bet a few times without going to SD

Preflop (5):
Hero is BTN dealt KK
V1 raises to 30 from MP, Hero 3b to 120, V1 4b to 220 without much thought of consideration, Hero folds.

Sizing of his open was bigger than normal, I don't think he is ever 4b bluffing and I highly doubt he is 4b AK or QQ here, I believe we are just deep enough to get away from it here (not deep enough to setmine either)



Hand 2:

V1 (300)- 40 yo white male, hasn't been too aggressive, I did him raise the flop with tpnk
Hero's Image (300)- 25 yo white male, nit haven't been involved much only hand I showed I had the near nuts.

Preflop (5):
Hero is BTN dealt QQ
V1 raises to 15 from MP, 2 calls, Hero 3b to 90, V1 jams, callers fold, Hero folds.

I think his 4b range is QQ+ maybe AK, I need about 33% equity to call, if his range is this wide I have about 40% equity so this may have been a small mistake. If he only 4b KK+ I would only have about 20% equity to this is definitely a marginal spot and I don't have much info to go on.



Thanks, understood.

He is a very quotable individual, along with Mark Twain.

Thanks.

In H2 when I call the flop 3b I am commiting to the hand. There are a few hands that have me in bad shape but I just stoved it and I am a pretty big favorite against his range (2p+, straight, tpgk). Villain was also stuck quite a bit and possible tilting, not a fist pump call but certainly a call.

I played a few hrs at The Bike yesterday, would like to go back to LA sometime and hit up the rooms I haven't been to yet.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 34.5/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 45.5
Average hourly winrate- $22
Winnings- $990

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 325
Average hourly winrate- $27
Winnings- $8893

Straight gangsters

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power." - Lao-Tzu

A Tomcat on the USS Midway



I only knocked out 58% of my volume target for the last 10 days which is not very good. But, I did play well and got to play in 4 new rooms as well as check out a city I've never been to which is a passion of mine. I am setting the same volume goal for the next 10 days which is 60 hrs. I need to stay on track with these next 2 mini challenges and I will nail my volume goal for March.

Hand 1:

V1 (180)- 40 yo asian male, haven't seen any hands sd, has been somewhat loose and active
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is LP dealt KQ
Hero raises to 12, V1 calls from BB.

Flop (20):
Q82
V1 checks, Hero bets 16, V1 c/r to 32, Hero folds.

I am not sure how strong villain's c/r range is here so I decide to just let it go

Hand 2:

V1 (400)- 30 yo white male, tight
Hero's Image (475)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is MP dealt AJ
Hero raises to 12, V1 calls from LP.

Flop (24):
J94
Hero bets 10, V1 calls.

Turn (43):
7
Hero bets 20, V1 raises to 50, Hero folds.

I think villain could have slow played a set, He might raise KJ for value but that is about the bottom of his value range, not too many plausible draws, I guess I have to give him credit the first time he has raised postflop

I am planning to play a pretty long session of 1/3 tomorrow then going give 2/5 a shot on Friday.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 4/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 49.5
Average hourly winrate- $26
Winnings- $1287

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 329
Average hourly winrate- $28
Winnings- $9190

You are, temporarily, my new hero. SRSLY. Took a 3 year break from online play where I was a consistently winning tournament player who spewed profit playing cash games way above my bankroll.

Short story = moved to San Diego & started playing again late 2012; recently analyzed available online hands and recent live sessions in SD/LA & noticed I was running a cold streak of cards at $81/Hr+ Gross Profit on 1/2, 1/3, 2/3 tables, and $50-$250 tournies throughout SoCal. Now, after gas, hotels, food, etcetera, my Net Profit was more like $20/Hr (Ran $200 up to $4K mostly via part time cash games this year), BUT--->>>

End of short story: My tilting ways are gone and my head has finally won. Gave Vegas a shot about 5 years ago and booted back home due to what should henceforth be known as "Other Idiots' Drama." But, my resume is more primed than ever to give me a safety net, tax returns give me more than enough bank to make a move cleanly, and I've decided it's time to rack up a few commissions and start building in the spot I should've been all along.

PM me if you find yourself in the San Diego area any time in the near future; you wanna hit Sycuan and Viejas instead of Barona, trust me

I'm assuming a 2/3 game given the preflop dead money.

I think I'm cool with the KK hand, I just think so few opponents are ever playing for ~170bb stacks preflop without the nuts. And while we're not super deep, I actually wouldn't hate a flat preflop, as thanks to this big open raise we'll most likely being going HU in position. The SPR ain't great, but we'll still flop a set 1 in ~8 times, and the other times Villain might slow down (even on safe boards), so we can attempt to play a mediocre pot / pot control postflop.

I don't like the fold in the QQ hand. With 100bb stacks and some dead money in the middle, I'm cool with the 3bet, and once we do we are committed as I think a lot of opponents can easily have AK in their range here with these stacks / dead money, and as soon as they do we easily have the equity to call here (we're getting 2:1 and have ~40% equity on KK+/AK, and start adding in QQ/JJ/etc. and we're laughing).

GcluelessNLnoobG

I'm assuming 1/3 NL due to dead preflop money.

In the KQ hand, I think we have to raise more against our intended target (the loose / active BB). A raise to $18 sets up and easy stack off postflop with TP (and I'd just raise to an even $20 just to keep things even simpler). Thanks to our smaller raise, the SPR is kinda an awkward 7 which I don't think I'm as cool stacking off with postflop, although on a drawy board we might have to consider this postflop against an active Villain.

In the AJ hand, I don't hate the preflop result as we managed to get it HU with a highish SPR where we have room to move, although I'm not thrilled about being OOP (aside: in which universe do $12 preflop raises narrow the field to HU at a 1/3 NL table?). With this high SPR we can easily just bet/fold up to 1/2 PSB on each street without ever getting near committing ourselves, so nice hand postflop, imo.

GcluelessNLnoobG

Given your read that V has been loose and active, this has to be a call. You have position with TP2K and he could very well be making a classic, c/r play on you. No 2-Pair combos make any sense and I figure AQ would 3-bet pre at least 50% of the time. Possible he could have a set (8s or 2s) but there's a lot of air, semi-bluffs, and/or single pair hands that you dominate in his range. I would likely peel the turn in position and reevaluate after he acts.

"The price of discipline is always less than the pain of regret." - Nido Qubein

San Diego skyline seen from the USS Midway



I played at a few different 2/5 tables I felt comfortable but most were not very good. I am going to be extra selective until my bankroll is bigger. I am planning to buy in for 100bb at 2/5 for now. If my BR drops below 5k I will drop back to 1/3 until I can save up for another shot.

So here is where my 2/5 graph left off in mid-July when I dropped down stakes:



So I am at $19/hr over the last 1116 hrs on my old database and -$10/hr over the last 10.5 hrs on my new database. I am confident I can improve on this winrate over the next 1k hrs.

Hand 1:

V1 (300)- 45 yo asian male, loose passive
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (7):
Hero is LP dealt 76
V1 limps from EP, 2 MP limps, Hero limps.

Flop (25):
874
V1 bets 20, fold to Hero who calls.

Turn (62):
9
V1 checks, Hero bets 40, V1 calls.

River (142):
A
V1 bets 60, Hero folds.

I have a ton of equity otf and ott, brick the river and villain puts out a value bet, I don't think it is a good spot to raise as a bluff.



Hand 2:

V1 (400)- 325yo asain male, haven't seen him involved in a hand
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, tag

Preflop (4):
Hero is LP dealt AT
V1 limps EP, 1 MP limp, LP raises to 20, Hero calls, V1 calls, MP calls.

Flop (83):
QJ5
checks to Hero who bets 45, V1 calls.

Turn (163):
2
Checks through.

Turn (163):
Q
Checks through.

It is checked to me otf so I take a stab with an over and a gutter, check turn to take a free card, I don't think villain is folding Jx to a bet OTR so I just sd my A high



Cool dude nice work. Yeah I liked SD, would like to go back some time, there are a lot of rooms in the area I wasn't able to check out.

Yes both those hands were 2/3.

I 3b a lot and people might start calling wider if they think I am messing around but it is very rare for them to start 4b wider. I think the vast majority of the player pool's 4b range when 100bb+ deep is KK+.

In hand 2 the only hand I saw him play he called a raise with QT and raised pfr's bet with tp. Can I extrapolate from that hand that villain will 4b wider than the average player? Possibly, but obviously can't come to that conclusion. The EV of a call vs KK+ and AK is about +44, vs KK+ is about -88. So it is a borderline spot and possibly a small mistake if my ranges are too tight.

Thanks for the thoughts!

Yes both hands were 1/3.

All my pf sizings are standardized, so I'll open KQ and open garbage for 12. Sure is a vacuum it might not be optimal but setting up metagame and keeping with the formula makes me more difficult to play against.

I ended up stacking this villain the 4th time he c/r me. It was a very similar hand, I called the c/r with tpgk and made top 2p OTT c/c and c/c the river. I verbally snap called his last 35 river bet into like a 170 pot and tabled my hand, dealer mucks my cards and starts pushing villain the pot. I am like "wait I had t2" dealer says "I thought you folded" my neighbor backed me up and he eventually pushed me the pot.

As far as the number of callers I am virtually apathetic. I just adjust my postflop play accordingly.

Thanks again for commenting on my hhs, I'll try to return the favor next time I see one of yours in LLSNL

I think he is loose enough to have any of the 2p combos, sure I could call the flop and have the best hand a lot of the time but I expect him to keep betting 90% the time so there wouldn't be much to reevaluate.

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated sir!

Mini Challenge

Hrs 10.5/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 56
Average hourly winrate- $27
Winnings- $1497

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 336
Average hourly winrate- $28
Winnings- $9400

"Failure is the condiment that gives success it's flavor" - Truman Capote

San Diego Bay



I managed to dust off 1k in one round at 2/5 so it is back to 1/3 to grind it back before I take another shot. On the bright side things have been going pretty well at 1/3.



$18/hr over 397 hrs on my new database

Hand 1:

V1 (1000)- 30 yo white male, toying with a tablet, probably a nit
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, just sat down

Preflop (7):
Hero is LP dealt AK
1 EP limper, Hero raises to 25, V1 3b to 70, Hero 4b to 170, V1 ships, Hero calls.


I probably shouldn't be getting it in here without better reads, probablt should've 4b/f only have 18% equity vs KK+ and need 33% to call, is he ever getting it in with AK or QQ? can only guess



Hand 2:

V1 (800)- 45 yo asain female, lag, saw her call a ps ship with tp2k
Hero's Image (500)- 25 yo white male, I 3b her once yesterday

Preflop (7):
Hero is UTG dealt AA
Hero raises to 25, 2 MP callers, V1 calls from LP.

Flop (103):
KQ9
Hero bets 100, V1 raises to 400, Hero calls.

Turn (903):
8
Hero shoves, V1 calls.

SPR is low so I felt commiting was fine, not many likely sets, I'm in bad shape vs 99 and JT but I am ahead of combo draws and live vs 2p



I am going to try cranking out some more 8 hr sessions to accomplish my mini challenge.

Mini Challenge

Hrs 18.5/60

March 2014

Total hours played- 64
Average hourly winrate- $8
Winnings- $513

2014 YTD

Total hours played- 343.5
Average hourly winrate- $25
Winnings- $8416

AA is a clear bet/fold in that flop and if I'm not comfortable bet folding I'd ch call

And the AK hand, like without any reads I legit don't hate folding to a 3b or just flatting