saw your vlogs, they are awesome!

I'm planning going to vegas to play some poker and I don't have experience live, so they are really good for people who don't play live xD

gl in your journey, man.

Hope you are feeling better

Thank you. Good luck in Vegas

Thank you. It's been a whirlwind of appts and tests. This year I been to ER twice, Doctor 4 times, and see the Cardiologist for the second time next week.

I been advised to cut back on some of the stress in my life, but they don't know
I hv a $40k challenge to tackle. I may hv to gv up the day trading, cut back a little on posting here, and try my best to simplify my life. We all think my bizarre symptoms and high vitals are due to stress and worry. A few more test are being conducted next week to make sure it's not a heart issue.

Currently taking blood pressure medication (lisiniprol), lexapro, and Ativan. A month ago they started w a low dose and since then have upped the dosage. Everyone is doing their best to get these symptoms under control.

Symptoms: been having a lot of out of body experiences, racing on the inside, trembling, blurred vision, vertigo, numbness, and many weird abmnormal strange scary thoughts. It hasn't been fun, and to have this while playing poker has been horrible. sometimes I can manage at the table, but many times I have to cut my sessions way short.

I'm doing my best and try to fake normalcy most of the times around my family and friends, but personally it's a struggle. I want to think the medication is helping.

dNAssume hope 2017 treats u well.

What am I too cool for if I don't like WalMart yet still shop there?

Sorry to hear about your health battles Rayz. Given the serious & bizarre symptoms, it sounds like more than just stress. Possibly neurological? Not an MD but regardless, hope you get to the bottom of it and regain your health and a sense of normalcy. Best Regards

Hope all is well, I definitely think that doing what you can to reduce the stress in your life will make a big difference. The 40k challenge is a big deal for you but your health really should come first.

Rayz,

I would stop sharing too much.

This came up yesterday and I got some moans and groans from some players at the table thinking I was out of line. Do you think the grief I received was warranted? U decide

Here it is...

$5 straddle, utg +2 opens to $15, me in mp 3bets to $30 w AKo, player to my left cold calls $30, folds back to straddle who cuts out his chips and throws in $40. It clearly looked like an accident from the straddler, so the dealer counts it and gives him $10 back.
*$45 wd hv been a legit raise, but $40 is clearly more than a call.

The dealer starts the flop and burns top card, and before he turns over the 3 cards I stopped him and asked for a floor. Floor comes over, and the dealer explained everything that transpired. The floor rules since he had $40 out there, he had to raise and make it $45.

I had this come up many of times, and felt confident that the ruling wd b just as it was.

Straddler begrudgingly puts the $45 in and utg+2 calls, and I make it $300. Folds around and I scoop.

Afterwards, I got some death looks.

We are playing to make money, player should be more aware of the situation imo. Cincinnati gave me an awful ruling once, 5/5 game, 10 straddle, i was sb and didnt see a raise to 40, i threw in 5 more and was forced to call the entire 40, couldnt even forfeit my 10. So i say, take advantage of free money.

I would have done the exact same thing. We make money by capitalizing off of player's mistakes. And that's exactly what this was.

If it was pretty clear it was an accident, I would let the player take back the $10. If a player is known to do stuff like this or it has happened multiple times, then I would demand he put in the $45.

Each person has a different code though and I think what you did is reasonable as well.

You were definitely within your rights to do what you did and really is personal preference.

My 2 cents...

As someone that plays for profit, part of your job is to ensure rec enjoy the game enough to keep coming back.

If player was a dick, or knows better I would have done same. If it was an average rec player I wouldn't have said anything.

P.S. I make it a lot more than 30 in your original spot.

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I agree . Unless its personal i woulda let it slide . Especially when your playing with many same players regularly . Your a known winning player . Poker players (especially losing ones) have long memories . Too many "pros" forget the fact that a little salesmenship , an easygoing reputation , and good mojo far outweighs the few extra bucks you make on any individual hand in this spot. A stickler for rules , and taking advantage of an honest mistake , is not the reputation you wanna have when beating a room consistantly . I dont think this is the norm for you (op) and chalk it up to health issues and exhaustion ....Great blog by the way and keep up the good work !

6 winning days in a row, but hv been all small.
They added up though. 8k trick came home today.
Need breakthrough and get past 9k by end of the month.

I'd let it slide as well. Poker is already getting a bad, predatory rap as it is. And it's drying up a little bit each day. We gotta make sure that rec players don't view us as bad for the game and don't want to play with us. Short term, plus ev. Long term, minus ev.

this is how i would play it.

Speaking as a fish with some $, I give action to players that treat me well.

So sad...

I hate when dealers and poker rooms selectavily enforce rules. Some dealers may call it out others will let it slide but
I would be pissed at the dealer. It is their responsibility to call this out. If they do not now the player has the ability to freeroll the situation although it may make him look like a bad guy.

I'm kind of the opinion that it is the players responsibility to police the game as well as the dealers and floor, in terms of raising issues when they need to be raised.

That said I'll let a whale get away with pretty much anything that isn't abuse to the dealer or racist/sexist etc abuse to players.

100%

8k trick abandoned me again.
I'll explain how she left later. On my way to day shift grind.

Yesterday night...

$5 straddle, 5 limps.

Flop K 10 8 rainbow.

P1 ($150 stack) bets $15,
I ($500 stack) flat w a set of 8s,
P3 ($500 stack) w oesd raises to $60,
P4 ($150 stack) cold calls,
back to P1 who makes the call,
and i now decide to put in the reraise to $300 total.

...Ends up that all players are All-In!!

$1300 pot and I couldn't fade the 9 ball ott. No pair board otr

8K hits the road once more.