I figured it's a good time to update my thread as last night I binked my 4th 4-figure score. But first a bit of a recap of games played since last update:
Played a couple of my regular games, but bricked them both.
Played a short online session, but internet at my new place was bothering me so I quit early.
Played a $55 freezeout WSOP satellite with ~60 runners with a $3k package up top. Played well and I have a bunch of notes on hands for this game. If someone wants me to write them down, let me know. Ultimately I finished 4th for a measly $150, but at least I got something in what I know beforehand would be super top heavy. Was really pleased with my game and reads and played some super fun hands, but can't be arsed to write a super long update at the moment. Again, with enough encouragement I could be convinced otherwise.
Played a $150 Easter Monday game at a new venue. My table consisted of ~7 OMC's and 1 aggro kid who I had direct position on, so I was chomping at the bits to get this going. Missed some flops and chipped down a bit from 30k to 25k, but my reads are spot on with these super transparent players so all's good. Then this happens:
Blinds 150/300, 8-handed
UTG opens to 2100 (obviously JJ+, AQ+). I'm in MP with K
K
. I flat because raising here will just make him fold most hands that I crush, super nits that they are. Obviously I'm comfortable playing postflop IP vs. a transparent player and range.
Folds to BTN who raises to 7500. UTG thinks for a bit and calls. UTG
never has AA here, BTN basically has QQ+. With 23k behind and UTGs deadish money in there I ship. BTN tanks and calls (so he must have QQ), leaving himself 20k behind... UTG calls too..
Flop Q
T
4
, pot 76k. I'm dead. I know it before they get it in on the flop. BTN shows his obvious QQ, UTG has A
K
and gets there. It would have so much fun to run over this table with a massive chiplead, but alas. Next time.
Last night I played the my regular $10 1R1A and managed to build a stack by letting over-aggro players rip into my nuts. One double is particular was very satisfying, since the villain was a player I detest. He talks down to people a lot, has no class and is a terrible player but thinks he's great. To me he's often super condescending while he doesn't realise I rip him a new arsehole regularly on the felt. Just completely oblivious.
I make FT with a decent stack and as always with blinds getting very big I exploit the other weaktight regs by just jamming a ton. There weren't a lot of interesting hands, but there were a lot of showdowns (all aipf):
Hands where my jams got called:
A6o > A7s
A8o > KK (villain threw his chips at me at this point)
89s < A3o
JTs > A7o
89s > A9o
AKo > 44
And where I called off:
ATo < QJs
AKo > ATo
KQs < A6o
The overall result was that I wound up with most of the chips
. I get HU with one of the most competent regulars and after we get even in chips we chop it for $340 each. He doesn't want to take the winners photo and doesn't care about the leaderboard points, so I can have the "official" first place.
He leaves and a couple minutes later the TD realizes that he hasn't drawn a bounty yet. Usually this happens in the first break, but when he forgets he does it afterwards. The RNG picks a name out of all players (40 in this case) and if the winner gets drawn he gets the bounty pool. While I'm standing there some names flash by in the software and finishes with a very familiar one. My own.
This puts me in a tricky spot, because we made the deal and I got "first" place while not knowing the bounty was still to be drawn. Do I give some of this money (pool is $1500) to the other reg? I don't think (and I have pondered on this a lot last night) there is a right solution here. Cases can be made for $750 (half), $0 (I'm not to blame for this situation), or $20 (missed equity: 1/2 * 1/40 * $1500). In the past I've made deals HU where if one of us wins the bounty the other get $X amount, around $300. I think that's most fair. Really interested on thoughts on this.
Online bankroll: US
$1295
Live bankroll: AU
$11895