Just played what both felt like, and actually is my longest Rio session ever- 5 hours. Felt long because it was from 11 PM to 4 AM...

5/10 Big O game. They called down this game, I saw who took the first 5 seats, and yea I did not recognize a single player, but using my guide to stereotypes (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/sh...postcount=1456) I decided this game was not one to be passed up. I was right.

4 hands of note:

Very first hand at the table, I BTN straddle to 20, BB limps, lady raises to 40, I make it 145 with AA237, lady calls.

Flop A86, pot $315
Check, I bet $250, call.

Turn Q, pot $815
Check, I ship $305 more, she snapcalls while saying "hmm what do I have". I scoop vs. her JJ643. She continues to play basically like this for awhile until she has to go pick up her husband.

Another hand I double barreled KKJT8 on Q9372, got called in two spots on flop and turn and I checked river for about a $2k pot. Think this is a good triple barrel river since anyone going for A2 gets counterfeited (and yes, these guys would chase the backdoor draw on the flop), who knows. Meh. Although the biggest mistake in the hand is probably betting the turn. Anyway, one guy ended up winning high with a really bad two pair and the other won low with an A6 low. It bothers me more than it should when I leak EV playing a game I don't know how to play advice on this hand appreciated.

Immediate next hand, I'm actually extremely confused about preflop action since I'm pretty sure I potted preflop to $35 with AK532 which must have meant I was in fairly early position, but I remember acting last on the river- not even sure if I acted last on the turn lol. Blah... I'm seriously fk'ing confused right now. Anyway I know it goes 4 ways to the flop.

Flop 752, pot $140
I bet $140, two callers (same two donks from the previous hand, actually).

Turn A, pot $560
I don't like the turn... checks around.

River 6, pot $560
Check, guy bets $400 (again I'm confused because I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to act last, I'm too tired right now), I throw out two yellows and announce $1760. Other guy folds, bettor tanks and calls with Q high flush and a live four. I scoop.

Ok now my favorite hand:

I raise with AJT92, biggest spot at the table calls, young guy who seems decent squeezes. We both call obv.

Flop 876, pot ~$600
BINK. Young guy ships for $300, I ship $1k, the spot SNAP-ships it in. I flip my hand over immediately, young guy says he needs spades...

Turn Q, pot ~$2900
River 3, pot ~2900
Young guy mucks, my hand still sitting there faceup as nut/nut, the spot shows Q87... then tries to slowroll me by slamming down his remaining two cards, 54, on the table like "JK SUCKAH I GOT A STRAIGHT"! I died laughing until the dealer started shipping him the pot, at which point I had to be serious for a couple minutes while the table helped me convince the dealer I actually won.

He rebought, I decided I wasn't leaving the table until he was broke. Unfortunately 4 AM is a bit too late even for the sickest game I've played at Rio while this guy was on his 7th or so rebuy.

Up $1849 in 5 hours.

Nice work bro, keep those stories coming, if I can't scoop those donkeys I love reading about you scooping them!

[QUOTE=Aesah;32933414]OK I finally have some poker content to report. Played all 2/5 today (first available between 2/5 and 5/10).

Hand 1:
A few orbits after I sit down, overall very fishy table. Somewhat fishy villain in MP+2 limps, HJ limps, CO limps, I cut out a raise but somehow manage to limp instead with Q9 on the button (very uncharacteristic for me, I'm folding this almost always and raising sometimes). SB folds, 6 handed flop. Villain starts the hand with roughly $250 (hero obviously covers, I have 90bb+ at all times!)

QQJ, $32 in pot
Checked to me, I bet $20, villain is only caller.

Turn 8, $72 in pot
Villain leads for $50. Hero???




Ok...this is an old scenario from your blog that I am now hooked on...my question here is why shove? If he has the straight then he would call a high percentage of the time...so the move seems unprofitable. The only caller is a winner...so why not just show down?

Great blog...

Op, your kkxxx bigO hand is okay if you triple barrel or check fold turn. Board runout is great for your range and terrible for theirs. I think if you are playing a high only hand like that you have to barrel more often than not.

Nice session

That some guy in the hallway that liked your thread is me. Finally finished it. I still have to catch your LATB booth appearance in archives.

@Trilogy22: If you read the hand history carefully I said I'm trying to get him off a chop. Paired board, flush gets there on the river, 1 liner to a straight, very reasonable fold if he has T9. In fact I would definitely fold T9 in his spot if I played it this way vs. an unknown.

@42-fletchers: I should have been more specific, but I'm in the hand with the same two villains that called my $1760 river bet and got scooped, and the other villain is the one who SNAPCALLED an overship with the bottom end of a straight and a horrendous low then tried to slowroll me. These guys aren't the kind you want to bluff (which is why I should have checked turn) but you're right the river runout is great to make their hands suck- my own perceived range here is completely irrelevant though vs. these guys.

Thanks for the comments!

Yeah, with those opponents it definitely pushes it to a check fold on the turn or even pre. I find quite a bit of EV against those type of folks dominating them on the low side. I mean q8754...really haha. Keep up he good work. Most entertaining thread on here

I had my first coaching session with Aesah today via Skype. He isolated a couple of uber-key issues with my overall game as well as specific table spots like betting strats etc. Honestly, I was quite nervous to begin with; I never had any formal coaching before. He made it easy in a professional but friendly way and steered the conversation so I'd get the most value out of my hour. (And so more value from my hours at the table - yeeha!) Pretty good going especially since we'd both been up past 5am playing LOL.

I'll be applying the concepts we talked about and I'm excited to get another session after. Really, it feels like I found the staircase finally to improve my game - and at the moment I feel like I moved several steps up from just this first session. Thanks Don!

@42-fletchers: Yea actually that was the first high only hand I played because I witnessed Bart Hanson show one down (and get 1 outered on the river, sick), and I'm basically learning the game by watching what good players do. Earlier I folded AQQJT from UTG, not sure if that's horrible or standard.

@StGilmore: omg, you're too kind. Thanks!

played no poker today except some random home game shenanigans in a Rio hotel room with some Cleveland friends, including my ex and zachvac. I lost $20.

did a couple coaching sessions. price will definitely be getting bumped next month, but as promised will remain $50/hr through June

turning in earlier tonight, going to try to catch the morning games.

bar ultra shallow i'm limping any suited ace. thoughts?

I have a fun side bet that involves you....

The best thing about a hand like aqqjt utg is that you'll know pretty much exactly where you are in the hand. Super easy to play. Can limp in if its that type of game sometimes.

I made a ******ed play that I'm beating myself over where I open from EP to 5bb with AK87ss, 1 caller right behind me, shortstack guy ships for 10bb, I re-pot (150bb deep), the guy who flat called ships and beats me with AAQ2ss.

But it's OK after my 5 hour session I am up $6307. I have about 5 more hilarious hands that I will report later in detail, but in a hurry right now to meet up with the legendary Robocop for dinner so I will just pick my favorite:

Straddle to $25, 5 way limped preflop.

Flop J95, pot $125
I lead for $125, 4 callers. You guys already know what hand I have but wtf is everyone else calling with??

Turn T, pot $625
I lead for $625, two callers for less.

River bricks and I win.

I remember reading this thread months ago, hows it going dude? you up overall?

Good lord I need to start playing plo

If interested, #219 is lively
What's bart playing?

I think some guy took money off the table vs. me... he instantly mucked and got up and left all his chips once river was dealt. I'm like 90% sure he had bills... fkkk. fkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk fkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk fkkkkkkkkkkkk fk fk fk fk. dammit.

I saw a guy bet the river where the board read J7773 (not sure exactly how it ran out), another guy calls. First guy goes "I have a jack", second guy goes "me too". Dealer starts chopping the pot, but then table points out the jack doesn't play and one guy shows his other cards and has pocket fours so he wins.

I played a 10 minute session, didn't like my table (was not where the hand above occurred), got up and went to dinner. Lost $146 in ~0 hours.

I'm taking my daily HIMYM TV break right now.

You're talking about PLO or Big O? Either way it's too loose from early positions IMO, in Big O definitely too loose from any position. PLO is OK from BTN.

Actually I shouldn't comment about Big O, I know jack sht about the game. I just screw around in it for my own entertainment but grind time = PLO only now. NLHE is even getting cut out.

Robo only has one hat on
I am greatly disappointed.
Is that Bart's GF? Looks slightly older.

lol dude I'm in my hotel room I have no idea who's chillin' by Bart

what do you mean by "took money off the table vs me"?

he had a flush draw vs. my trips, he bricked the river and took maybe like $1k of bills off the table and left (I covered him). Like I said I'm not 100% sure he did but I was like... pretty sure he had bills.

I guess since I'll be here for a minimum of 10 more days I'll track the total in classic Aesah style:

Las Vegas total: +$23505, 56 hours.