Ready to be a live pro
Headed off to Borgata tomorrow (tonight technically) to start a fun week long grind at the WSOP circuit.
I'm going to enjoy tomorrow, socialize maybe go gamble a little hit up a club etc and then will be all business come Sunday. I've been struggling in general so I've been looking forward to this trip for a while; it's been almost 8 months since I've played live poker.
In a rut
This applies mostly for just real life stuff, although could definitely apply to poker as well. I have been feeling a mixture of sadness, depression, and overall being unmotivated. It's a weird thing to describe since I feel very blessed and grateful with everything in my life. I'm relatively healthy, I'm not struggling financially, and I have a lot of solid relationships in my life. It's been a bit of state of melancholy the past few weeks.
I do think I'm stuck in the house a bit too much, so I impulse bought a car (did my HW, and without bragging too much got a pretty damn good deal) if I ever need to visit old friends or want to take some live poker trips etc.
I'm hoping the weather leads to an uptick but otherwise I don't want it to be an excuse for me being lazy... which I have been the last month or so.
Poker
Things have not been going so well results wise. I'm running awful with variance but I'm more disappointed with my play in quite a few hands. I've have had a few hands where to put it honestly I might mark myself as a fish
I've also done very little off the table work, pretty much the only time I have is when I'm preparing a student's lesson. So I'm hoping I can just focus on straight poker for the next 7-8 days.
It would also help to not be 20k below EV since I ended my contract with BTS.
At the very least hopefully I can have some hands to entertain everyone
1.) Sick setup at 1k...and the Q on the flop just for a little insult to injury (obv very standard fold)
partypoker - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
UTG: 201.46 BB (VPIP: 26.67, PFR: 19.96, 3Bet Preflop: 8.13, Hands: 10,511)
MP: 331.78 BB (VPIP: 29.53, PFR: 23.32, 3Bet Preflop: 11.39, Hands: 16,079)
CO: 110.3 BB (VPIP: 27.55, PFR: 21.09, 3Bet Preflop: 7.83, Hands: 6,936)
BTN: 117.15 BB (VPIP: 27.20, PFR: 20.57, 3Bet Preflop: 8.68, Hands: 31,155)
SB: 211.68 BB (VPIP: 35.02, PFR: 23.99, 3Bet Preflop: 12.02, Hands: 1,582)
Hero (BB): 107.6 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB,
Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q
Q
fold,
MP raises to 2.5 BB,
CO raises to 8 BB,
fold,
fold,
Hero raises to 20 BB,
MP raises to 331.78 BB and is all-in,
CO calls 102.3 BB and is all-in,
fold
Flop: (241.1 BB, 2 players) 7
Q
3
Turn: (241.1 BB, 2 players) J
River: (241.1 BB, 2 players) 3
MP shows K
K
(Two Pair, Kings and Threes)
(Pre 19%, Flop 9%, Turn 5%)
CO shows A
A
(Two Pair, Aces and Threes)
(Pre 81%, Flop 91%, Turn 95%)
MP wins 221.48 BB
CO wins 240.7 BB
2.) Gonna post this trainwreck. My discipline was horrible, never a bluff despite the 1 combo rep. Outside of preflop, every street +sizing was atrocious.
partypoker - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
MP: 102.6 BB (VPIP: 26.68, PFR: 19.98, 3Bet Preflop: 8.12, Hands: 10,421)
CO: 104.9 BB (VPIP: 29.52, PFR: 23.27, 3Bet Preflop: 11.37, Hands: 15,859)
BTN: 28.57 BB (VPIP: 24.00, PFR: 17.74, 3Bet Preflop: 10.00, Hands: 127)
SB: 137.03 BB (VPIP: 27.22, PFR: 20.60, 3Bet Preflop: 8.69, Hands: 30,901)
BB: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.03, PFR: 12.07, 3Bet Preflop: 3.46, Hands: 1,842)
Hero (UTG): 127.1 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has Q
T
Hero raises to 2.5 BB,
fold,
CO calls 2.5 BB,
fold,
fold, BB calls 1.5 BB
Flop: (8 BB, 3 players) 2
Q
5
BB checks,
Hero checks,
CO bets 3.5 BB,
BB raises to 9.5 BB,
Hero calls 9.5 BB,
CO calls 6 BB
Turn: (36.5 BB, 3 players) A
BB checks,
Hero bets 17.1 BB,
CO calls 17.1 BB,
fold
River: (70.7 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero bets 20 BB,
CO raises to 75.8 BB and is all-in,
Hero calls 55.8 BB
Hero shows Q
T
(Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 36%, Flop 59%, Turn 0%)
CO shows J
K
(Flush, Ace High)
(Pre 64%, Flop 41%, Turn 100%)
CO wins 221.89 BB
3.) Stationing Rec (I know my blockers suck)
partypoker - $10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BB: 42.07 BB (VPIP: 22.22, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 48)
CO: 148.25 BB (VPIP: 42.86, PFR: 26.53, 3Bet Preflop: 4.12, Hands: 252)
BTN: 108.63 BB (VPIP: 25.84, PFR: 16.99, 3Bet Preflop: 8.81, Hands: 19,931)
Hero (SB): 125.1 BB
Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A
8
CO raises to 3 BB,
fold,
Hero raises to 11 BB,
fold,
CO calls 8 BB
Flop: (23 BB, 2 players) 4
6
7
Hero checks,
CO checks
Turn: (23 BB, 2 players) 7
Hero checks,
CO bets 15.2 BB,
Hero calls 15.2 BB
River: (53.4 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks,
CO bets 53.2 BB,
Hero calls 53.2 BB
CO shows 8
T
(One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 32%, Flop 23%, Turn 15%)
Hero shows A
8
(One Pair, Sevens)
(Pre 68%, Flop 77%, Turn 85%)
Hero wins 159.6 BB
4.) I promise I don't spew often but this was straight button clicking, honestly no justice in poker
PokerStars - $5 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 3 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
BTN: 391.4 BB (VPIP: 32.27, PFR: 20.49, 3Bet Preflop: 9.15, Hands: 806)
SB: 141.62 BB (VPIP: 31.97, PFR: 21.53, 3Bet Preflop: 6.45, Hands: 23,487)
Hero (BB): 107.29 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB,
Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9
K
BTN raises to 2 BB,
fold,
Hero calls 1 BB
Flop: (4.5 BB, 2 players) 4
Q
2
Hero checks,
BTN bets 3 BB,
Hero raises to 10 BB,
BTN calls 7 BB
Turn: (24.5 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 16 BB,
BTN calls 16 BB
River: (56.5 BB, 2 players) T
Hero bets 79.29 BB and is all-in,
BTN calls 79.29 BB
Hero shows 9
K
(Straight, King High)
(Pre 58%, Flop 13%, Turn 9%)
BTN shows J
Q
(Two Pair, Queens and Jacks)
(Pre 42%, Flop 87%, Turn 91%)
Hero wins 214.68 BB
5.) Value town
888 Poker - $5 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 4 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
Hero (BTN): 110.05 BB
SB: 102.25 BB (VPIP: 29.86, PFR: 21.04, 3Bet Preflop: 7.68, Hands: 5,193)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 27.22, PFR: 20.58, 3Bet Preflop: 8.67, Hands: 31,043)
BB: 103.75 BB (VPIP: 25.98, PFR: 19.05, 3Bet Preflop: 7.80, Hands: 65,465)
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has A
J
Hero raises to 2.4 BB,
SB raises to 10 BB,
fold,
Hero calls 7.6 BB,
fold
Flop: (21 BB, 2 players) T
2
J
SB checks,
Hero bets 10.6 BB,
SB calls 10.6 BB
Turn: (42.2 BB, 2 players) 4
SB checks,
Hero bets 82.2 BB,
SB calls 81.65 BB and is all-in
River: (205.49 BB, 2 players) 4
Hero shows A
J
(Two Pair, Jacks and Fours)
(Pre 75%, Flop 86%, Turn 93%)
SB shows J
K
(Two Pair, Jacks and Fours)
(Pre 25%, Flop 14%, Turn 7%)
Hero wins 205.19 BB