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Well yesterday was going well for a while. We were up 1700 and then the world turned. Lost a big pot with kings and then called in a spot that was so bad that
two other players announced "full house" when I called my opponent. Lol, woops! Oh well, I'll get em next time (today)!
Soul Read Hero Bluff
Hero BB (covers) T7dd
Villain MP (~$2400) ?? MAAG 5/10 reg
EP opens for 35 and Villain calls another players calls and I call in the BB, 4 players to the flop.
Flop QT5dd ($140)
I lead out with my pair and flush draw for 85. I have a wide donk bet strategy, I'm not too into check raising or check calling, I'd rather take the lead and I've had success with this strategy. I check raise or check call more when I'm up against very aggressive competition. Then I kinda let them hang themselves.
Villain calls 85 everyone else folds.
Turn 8x($310)
Ok now for some reads on villain. He has been lamenting how he is down for the day and is giving off the feeling that he is playing scared. Also this is the type of player that I feel like would put a raise in with a really strong hand on such a wet board as that flop. He is not one to slowplay, imo. So I assess his hand as a strong 1 pair hand, KQ,AQ, and also possibly draws like KJ or better flush draws. Based on how he percieves me and the range I put him on I feel like I can blow him off his entire range here with a pot sized bet.
I bet $315 and after thinking for 30secs or so he calls.
Uh-oh, I wasn't expecting him to call there.
River 6x ($940)
Here we are at the river with a pair of tens. But this guy didn't raise the turn what the hell could he have?? He would raise even J9dd imo on the turn so his range is definitely capped here. But to what? KK? AQ? Thats what it feels like to me. But more than what he has I'm just getting a soul read from. He's down for the day, he knows I'm not too crazy and theres a bunch of money out there. I feel like I can get him to lay his hand down. No guts no glory!!!!
"All-in" ~2k
I start staring at a fixed point on the table as per usual when I'm all-in whether I have it or not and try to clear my head and remain calm. He asks how much I put it out there its about 2k he has about the same and someone says "covers" which helps my case
. He's asking what I have, do I have AQ? A few mins go by and he starts holding his cards like hes about to fold and then miraculously he mucks face up.
QT. Weeeeeee!!!!! Other players around him seem to think he should have called. I don't say or show my hand. He folded what should be the top of a capped range on a board with several missed draws against an opponent capable of pulling the trigger. What hands does he call with? Nothing? I mean if he didn't think I was a good player he wouldn't be folding there because I mostly just peddle the nuts. I'm too stupid to be afraid!
I play for the thrill of victory, I don't play to eat.
Kings Cracked
Hero UTG+1 (covers) KK
Villain UTG+2($1195) AQos
Villain in this hand is an obnoxious drunk. The word obnoxious cannot be overstated. He is calling other players "stupid" "trash" and other insults. He is tipping $25 a hand and then insulting other players for not tipping as much, asking the dealer how much such and such player tipped. He also says "I don't tip a lot, you guys tip a lot, it's your money I'm winning". He's told us he's won 4500 playing ultimate texas holdem earlier. He's ordering coors lights by the double and the rest of the table is generally laughing when he insults our play because he is so terrible.
I limp with KK utg+1. I would never, ever, ever limp this hand under no circumstance, except this one. This obnoxious drunk is playing wayyyy too many hands and raising way too many of them. He might be clever enough to spot my limp which is why I normally wouldnt limp but I feel good about it this time. Also he is directly on my left so I can put a big squeeze in.
Villain raises to 45 and everyone else folds to the blinds who both call. It's on me and I decide to make it kinda big knowing that he won't fold even knowing I have a big hand and also its going to aggravate him that I limp raise here he is just going to want to put a bad beat on me because of it. I grab 9 purple chips and toss them out there. Reraise to 235. He jams 1195, blinds fold I call.
Board A239J
He binks the ace on the flop and takes it down. I take it well, it's expected in my mind. I say after the hand "Maybe if I tipped more I would have won the hand!" He smiles. He might have talked crap to everyone else at the table but he wasn't to me. Maybe because at 5'8" 120 lbs I'm so big and physically imposing that people know not to mess around with me?? I try to keep the fun players having fun.
He busted his stack within 30mins rebought another 1k and busted that quickly. At some point the floorman came over to warn this guy not to swear and insult the players and while the drunks back was turned talking to the floorman the whole table was making silent faces and gestures at the floorman to gtfo! Lol, leave our fish alone they were saying! I didn't get a piece I just deposited funds into the ATM. Oh well.
Tiltingly Wrong Hero Call
Hero BB (~$1500) JTos
JJ De La Garza UTG +2(covers) 88
JJ opens to 35 from early position and 4 people call, its on me in the bb I close the action, lots of players so I call with JT.
Flop ($210) J99dxx
Everyone checks.
Turn ($210) 8d
I bet $95, JJ calls everyone else folds.
River ($390) 3x
I check and JJ bets 600. This should be an easy and immediate fold. Instead I ponder it for a bit and wonder why he bet so much. I feel like he doesn't think I can call this bet and that he is trying to blow me off my hand with missed diamonds. Then I notice a live read which I wont say that reinforces my belief that he is weak. I eventually decide to call with my JT and before he even turns up his cards, two other players at the table announce "full house". Lol goddamn I'm bad. I guess JJ just never has anything else here. Now I know. Effing dumb of me.
This hand tilted me a bit, that and the obnoxious drunk continuing to be loud and obnoxious didn't help me. But you know what after I thought about it for a bit, I realized that in the moment I wasn't sure and I went with my gut feeling. I gotta feel good about that. Sure I'm gonna get it wrong once in a while and I can correct my mistakes and play better, but I'm not going to stop trusting my gut. Sometimes you gotta go out on a limb and do something stupid in poker. I accept it.
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Originally Posted by TooLatetoBeGreat
Rich,
When this journey ultimately ends, or its purpose changes, I hope you take the time to look back on these posts and reflect. I think your perspective may change greatly. For the time being, hope all goes well.
Also, eat some food bro! Saw the vlog you could use a burger!
Yeah I always cringe when I look back at anything I've written. I'm sure this thread will be the worst but whatever, hopefully it's fun in the moment. I eat fine I had an appendectomy 8 years ago so I cant eat too much greasy crap food. I'm 5'8" 120lbs. It is what it is. My blood pressure was 108/62 last I checked so I might live forever. Not sure how that works.
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Originally Posted by TooLatetoBeGreat
I've changed my tune, I think we're being trolled.
Huh? Cuz 5/5 players arent scared at 5/5 but scared to move up? How am I trolling?
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Originally Posted by fozzy71
Yeah when I was a child I thought that I was like the baseline for normal intelligence until I was about ten years old. I didn't realize I was smart until then I just didn't comprehend why other people couldn't grasp concepts or weren't as good at math as me. Although I imagine you are suggesting I am suffering from the illusory superiority. It's possible, again I aim to find the truth. Let it be known I am the worst poker player in the world! I have done things more stupid than anyone else, trust me. Everyone in here thinks I'm an idiot, good chance you guys are right.
I've been playing the 5/10 game for ten days straight or something like that, I'm up, not sure how much, just posting results playing my game. I will keep posting honest results and either the fish on a heater comments will turn to variance caught up with the fish or they will keep saying I'm a fish on a heater! LOL I love it!!! I need to spend more time in the casino and less time posting on 2p2. Gonna try to speed up my process. Before I've been dragging my feet just messing around on the internet too much. You really gotta love poker to be successful imo.
Thanks everyone for pointing out how lame it is for me to say good things about myself. I am old enough I should have learned this by now. Obviously I'm not that smart. I will try to keep this thread dedicated to self deprecation and degeneracy.