Did he tank jam or just jam???

I think it was pretty quick.

Results 6/3: -$545

Ran into some good hands yesterday. My draws missed except when they hit and the other guy hit bigger. I turned the nut flush only to have my opponent river quads yesterday. Got it all in with AA vs JT preflop only to have him flop two pair. And I bluffed off a stack in a really stupid spot with pair and a flush draw and bricked out. Time to get back on the horse!

Queens Lose

Hero BTN (covers) QQ
Villain SB ($201) A4cc

6-handed

We open to $6 on the button, villain raises to $20 and we call.

Flop ($39.90) 854cxx

Villain bets $18 and we call.

Turn ($74.10) 9c

Villain bets $65 and we go all-in for $163 effective and villain calls.

River ($400) 4x

Damn!

Results 6/4: -$115

Wait, what? LOL.

Results 6/5: -$420

Can I get a win today please?

Good Start

Hero UTG+3 (covers) AQos
Villain CO ($178.81) A9os

CO posts $3, we open to $8 and only CO calls.

Flop ($19.00) A86hhx

We check and villain bets $14.25 and we call.

Turn ($46.07) 2x

We check and villain bets $34.56, we go all-in $155.56 effective and villain calls.

River ($355.62) Th

We win.

Back To Back

Very next hand.

Hero UTG+2 (covers) AcKx
Villain UTG ($126.89) QsTh

Villain limps and we raise to $8 and only villain calls.

Flop ($18.05) KT2ccc

Villain checks and we bet $10 and villain calls.

Turn ($37.05) 3c

Villain checks and we bet $18 and villain mysteriously check raises to $50 total. We call.

River ($135) 2x

Not worried at all about him having made a boat here. Villain jams all-in for his remaining $58.89 and we call and win.

Quack Attack

Hero BTN (covers) 22
Villain BB ($200) AQos

CO fun player limps and we raise to $8, SB folds and BB raises to $22 and we're the only caller.

Flop ($44.65) Q82ddd

Don't like all the diamonds, but I really like the duck. Villain bets $24 and we min click it to $48, villain calls.

Turn ($139) 5h

Villain jams all-in for $130 and we call. He's got no diamond, he's drawing dead and that means we win.

Got Eeem!

Hero UTG+2 (covers) AsAc
Villain UTG+3 ($190) QQ

Hero opens to $6 and villain 3-bets to $20, everyone else folds and we 4-bet to $50, villain calls.

Flop ($99) 876ssx

We bet $30 and villain calls.

Turn ($159) 6x

We check, villain goes all-in for $110 and we call.

River ($379) 4x

We win.

Also have 65k chips stack in the nightly 40k guaranteed, we're in the money with 56 players remaining. Avg stack is 80k chips.

Double KO

Hero SB (covers) QQ
Villain 1 BB ($138.29) A9dd
Villain 2 UTG ($209.39) A4ss

Villain 2 min raises UTG to $4, UTG+2 calls, folds to us and we raise to $16, BB, UTG, and UTG+2 call. 4 ways to the flop.

Flop ($60.80) AQ9xss

We bet $36, villain 1 calls and villain 2 jams all-in for $193.39, we call and villain 1 calls all in for his remaining $86.29.

Turn ($569.07) 4x

River ($569.07) 7x

We fade the ace and fade the spades and scoop a nice $569.07 pot!

Got 100k in the tourney, 22 left. Avg stack is ~200k.

Mo Money!

Hero UTG (covers) 9c9d
Villain BB ($116.22) 85hh

Hero opens to $6 only villain calls.

Flop ($12.35) A32hhh

We both check.

Turn ($12.35) 9s

Villain checks, we bet $6 and villain check raises to $18.18 and we call.

River ($46.89) 2x

Villain bets half pot $23.45 and we put him all in for $92 total and he calls.

Mo money mo money mo money!

Also just busted from the 40k in 13th place for $321.30. All-in from the SB with 33 and A3 calls and spikes an ace on the flop. I was dwindling in chips down to 4bb or so. That's all she wrote.

Scared Money

Hero CO (covers) AA
Villain SB ($309.35) ATdd

Hero opens to $6, BTN and SB call.

Flop ($19) T63ssx

Everyone checks.

Turn ($19) 3x

Villain bets $6 and we raise to $20, BTN folds and villain calls.

River ($57) Qx

Villain bets $12 we raise to $44 and villain calls and we win another one.

I'm seeing AA preflop and getting scared because I just want to lock up this win. My mind isn't in it anymore and I need to just take a break and lock up a good win for today I think. It's a weak mindset but I can't help it. If I lost a stack it would put a damper on my spirits. I'm up several buy-ins so I should just be able to shrug off any loss at this point but I still feel like locking it up. Especially after losing the last 3 days in a row. Need to work on my mental game for sure. I will try to play through the feeling for a half hour or so. That's a good start.

Results 6/6: +$1410

Lock it up. I played for another half an hour and just don't feel like pushing my luck. Only played like 6 hours today. I need to be putting in more volume and playing through any fear I have.

Peaking /\.

what is this, a crossover episode???

Rick I hear ya on the scared money part. Idk if this is your experience but I deal with a lot of anxiety and I often have to call it a day or at least take a break when I start getting irrationally nervous about playing certain hands or spots. mental game is a big part of the battle for sure. nice results though, glgl

It's just too easy to cash in MTTs by late regging. I chopped one pot with AK vs AK and I doubled up once with AA. That was enough to get me into the money in the $162 sunday MTT. Literally I won one hand and chopped one hand and then just stalled and timebanked to get into the money. Too damn easy.



Yeah for sure I have mental game leaks that I need to plug also. I've read Mental Game of Poker 1 and 2 and I need to implement some strategies from them into my game. For instance I played for about 30mins after I felt like quitting yesterday. Inchworming my way to a stronger mental game. I need to re-read those books though because a lot of the info has leaked from my brain.

I start to lose my willingness to gamble sometimes late in a session and I know this is time to stop. For instance, I'll see KK and be afraid of getting stacked so instead of 3betting I'll just call. I mean I know what the right play is so most of the time I'll force myself to do that. But my thinking is just off and I'm not playing my A game because of it.

Results 6/7: -$340

Lost with QQ<KK and AA vs a flopped set in a 3bet pot yesterday. Otherwise not much action.

Some context I've already tried to bluff this villain on a K43 flop J turn with AQ and he had JJ. River was a queen so decided to give up thankfully.

Nut Flush Vs Second Set

Hero BB ($200) A4ss
Villain HJ (covers) 99

HJ opens to $6, SB calls and we call too.

Flop ($17.10) K95sxs

Checks to villain who bets $11, SB folds and we raise to $30 and villain calls.

Turn ($74.10) Js

We bet $44 and villain time banks and calls.

River ($162) Ad

We go all-in for $120 and villain timebanks down to a few seconds before calling.

Besides that I've lost a stack with QQ vs 22 on 652 flop when I 3bet and we're in the money with 17k in the 40k nightly. 116 left.

Awful Turn

Hero BB ($200) AsKd
Villain BTN (covers) 97hh

Villain opens to $6 and we 3bet to $18, villain calls.

Flop ($35.15) AdKc9d

We bet $12 and villain calls.

Turn ($57.95) 9c

We bet $24 and villain calls.

River ($105) Qd

We bet $52 and villain calls and wins. Wah wah wah.

30k chips in the tourney and 86 left.

Busted out of the tourney in ******ed fashion. Blinds 1500-3000 and EP with 34k chips total raises to 9k, we shove all in for 24k with QQ and he calls and wins with 97os. Brilliant play dude.

Three Sixes Is Evil Four Is Godly

Hero CO (covers) 65hh
Villain UTG ($239.55) A8os

6-handed

UTG limps, UTG+1 limps we raise to $10, only UTG calls.

Flop ($23.75) 866ccx

Villain bets $15 and we call.

Turn ($52.25) 7x

Villain bets $35 and we call.

River ($121) 6x

We got the nuts. Villain checks. I'm thinking about betting between 1/3 pot and all-in ~$178 and decide on betting pot $121. Villain calls and he loses.

Fun Guy Wins

Hero BB (covers) JJ
Villain UTG+3 ($95.54) 98hh

UTG+2 limps, UTG+3 limps, CO limps, SB completes and we raise to $14, only villain calls.

Flop ($32.30) 852r

We bet pot $32.30 and villain calls.

Turn ($94.60) 9

We put him all-in for his remaining $49.24 and he calls and wins. Nice hand.

Same Fun Player

Hero HJ (covers) KsKc
Villain BB ($152) 32hh

UTG+3 limps we raise to $10 BTN calls, BB calls and limper calls.

Flop ($38.95) 765hhx

Checks to us and we bet $38.95 only villain calls.

Turn ($118.90) Ah

Villain checks and we put him all-in for his remaining $103.05 and he calls and wins. We're drawing dead.

And he's gone =(

The Money Card

Hero BTN ($215.64) 54dd
Villain UTG+1 (covers) JJ

6-handed

Villain opens to $5, he's been opening a lot maybe too much, maybe just getting some good hands. So we 3bet to $16 and he calls.

Flop ($33.25) K42dxd

Villain checks and we bet $24 and villain calls.

Turn ($79) Jd

The money card. Villain checks, we bet $52 and villain calls.

River ($183) Ax

Villain checks we jam all-in $123.64 and villain calls. Flush beats three of a kind. I might have been getting out of hand 3betting 54 suited there but it certainly worked like a charm.

The very next hand I get AK and get 3 streets of value on ATx flop vs KT.

Results 6/8: +$205

No idea how I won yesterday. Felt like yesterday should have been a loss for sure so I'm pretty happy I won. Back to battle.

You Don't Want That Flush

Hero UTG+3 (covers) 44
Villain BB ($135.31) J9dd

UTG opens to $5, we call and BB calls.

Flop ($15.20) 864ddx

Checks to us, we bet $10 villain and UTG call.

Turn ($43.70) 8x

Checks to us we bet $20 and both players call.

River ($102) Qd

Villain bets $30, utg folds, we go all-in for $100.31 effective and villain calls. We win.