5 minutes until history is made

lot of time left

Whatever the outcome, this is ONE HELL OF A GAME!!! Up there with the KD game and the Lillard 2OT loss

That must of been an ABSOLUTE BLAST for you!!! Congrats on the win

yeah, no word on kawhi yet I hear?

I think with kawhi this team has a very real chance to win it all

even without him can’t count them out imo

Absolutely insane. Down 75-50 and win by double digits!!!

First WCF in their 51 year history, which I believe is the longest such stretch by a professional sports team in any of the major four american sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB)

So much fun. Seats were amazing. Mom had a great time.

Been waiting over a decade for this! I remember being enamored but Blake and his acrobatics back in the lob city era but just perpetual disappointment year in and out until tonight.

81 points in the second half(!) and every one of them was pure bliss bro

ouch man

yeah Utah ML probably the right play tonight from a sharps perspective but I’m no expert.

would rather keep my list of vices at zero

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Already have some nice seats locked up for WCF.

Finals appearance in the cards?!

ty for the feedback, sir!

yeah, jammed turn in the A6 hand

v open folded QQs

this one had me in the blender

400nl

V is unknown

$915E

OTTH

Pre-flop: new player posts EP. Hero open $16 CO with 9 8. V calls BB. Post folds.

Flop ($36): A 8 6. V donks $24. Hero calls.

Turn ($84): A 8 6 9. V checks. Hero bets $56. V x/r $280.

Hero? $820 behind after my bet ott.

Pretty weird line and spot vs such a monster raise a little deeper

you're not considering folding, are you? way too high up for that.

Seems like an easy call and eval on river. Don't think jamming is worth denying equity here

I think folding is fine. If you're beat already you have maybe 4 outs. And if you're ahead you're only like a 2 to 1 favorite vs 87hh or A7 or something and you can't stand up to much pressure on the river.

ty for the feedback, friends!

yup, folded.

we’re not as high up as it may first appear and we likely don’t beat any value among other things.

25+ SPR OTF so have to be much more careful as well

could be a terrible fold though, that’s why I poast the hands! appreciate the different perspectives

Live Poker!

Vaxxed.


(in for 600), for the results oriented live gamboolers out there
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I arrived at gardens planning to play 5/10, but there was a waitlist, and I decided it would be fun to mix it up in the 5/5 in the meantime. I played a long session early yesterday as well so that probably contributed to the decisions. Anyways, the game was a good time, so I ended up sticking around.

That’s good for the thread, as I don’t feel comfortable posting 5/10 HHs in here for now (for obvious reasons).

Enjoy!
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5/5 $600 cap. Some hands are 5/5/10

Effective stacks mostly not relevant; I cover for most hands, most villains have around 100bb.

The drop is $8/hand here, meaning they rake it regardless of pot size (even if limped).

Brutal, I know. Anyways, I factored that in for some of the hands and not for others. Maybe some inconsistencies in the pot sizes etc. Could be plenty of other mistakes- I did all of this at the table! Just estimated (quick math).

H1

Open K K $25 otb. Next to act calls SB w around $300. Middle eastern middle aged man. Lady calls BB w around $500.

Flop ($70): J 6 6. Checks to me, hero bets $20. SB x/r $75. Lady folds. Hero calls.

Turn ($220): J 6 6 7. V continues $100. Hero jams $200E~E. V calls.

River bricks off and we fastroll. V mucks


H2

Pre-flop: Big stack opens EP $20. Young Asian male. Two callers. Both middle aged Gus. Hero makes it $110 LP K Q Everyone reluctantly folds.

The guy next to me showed me AK before folding. lol


H3

Pre-flop: Straddle $10. 5 callers. Hero makes it $85 with A K. 2 callers. Same villains from H1.

Flop ($280): Q 7 3. Hero c-bets $70. Next to act calls. Lady jams $325. Hero folds. Next to act calls off.

Runout: Q 7 3 3 6.

Middle eastern gentleman takes it down with 3 3. Lady had Q J.


H4

Pre-flop: Hero opens $25 with 3 3. Lady calls. Everyone else folds.

Flop ($55): K K 2. Hero bets $20. V calls.

Turn ($85): K K 2 7. Hero x/f to $50.


H5


Pre-flop: shortstack straddle $10. 4 callers. Hero overcalls $10 BB with J 10. straddle checks.

Flop ($60): A K 3. Checks to LP, who bets $25. 3 callers.

Turn ($135): A K 3 8. Hero donks $100. Flop bettor calls. MAWG, seems super stationy.

River ($335): A K 3 8 4. Hero jams $275E. V tank folds.

I like the turn donk in this spot. V mostly has value in this spot given flop was 6 ways and this player type probably not folding to this/will xb if x to.


H6

Pre-flop: Hero opens $25 MP with 10 9. Both blinds call.

Flop ($70): A 7 6. Checks to me. Hero bets $35. One V calls. Same MAWG from the last hand.

Turn ($140): A 7 6 J. Check. Hero checks back.

River ($140): A 7 6 J2. V bombs it. Hero snap folds w/out count

Normally, I’d barrel turn large but I picked up on something otf. Didn’t write it down


H7

Pre-flop: Straddle on. Call. Hero iso SB $55 otb with A Q. Straddle calls.

Flop ($110): 6 4 2. Hero checks. V checks back.

Turn ($110): 6 4 2 Q. Hero bets $60. V calls.

River ($230): 6 4 2 Q 4. Hero bets $110. V snaps and sigh mucks.


H8

Pre-flop: Straddle on. Hero opens $45 EP J 10. LP calls. Straddle calls.

Flop ($130): K 10 2. Checks through.

Turn ($130): K 10 2 Q. checks through.

River ($130): K 10 2 Q 10. V bets $65. Other v
V calls. Hero sigh snaps.

V1 wins with A J. Other V mucks.


H9

Pre-flop: Hero opens A 8 LP. BB calls after a while. YWG.

Flop ($45): Q 8 3. V checks. Hero bets $20. V calls after a while.

Turn ($85): Q 8 3 7. V checks. Hero checks back.

River ($85): Q 8 3 7 2. V checks. Hero checks back.

V wins with 9 9.


H10

Pre-flop: Hero opens Q 10 $25 LP. Young Asian male 3b $85 SB off $600~. Had been pretty active- not many significant showdowns but probably getting OOL quite a bit. Hero calls.

Flop ($170): 10 7 3. V bets $55. Hero calls.

Turn ($280): 10 7 3 4. V bets $200. Hero calls.

River ($680): 10 7 3 4 8. V bets $165 lol. Hero jams $300E~. V hesitates, calls, and mucks

pretty straightforward vs this player type
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many people have expressed interest in this, so happy to finally deliver!

probably best to look at my lines to educate yourself on what not to do (not what to do)….

thoughts welcome

alright it’s 5 am here and I’ve been up for a couple days. Going to crash

thanks for reading!

The drop is brutal because you are in California. but at least they made it 5/5. Most rooms would yield to the whiners and keep it at 2/5.

yeah, over $30/hr taken out of the profit including tips I’d imagine. maybe more. it’s raked preflop as well. insane for just one table ofc

not a big fan of dwelling on stuff that’s out of my control though!
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don’t expect any thoughts on the hands, but if anyone enjoyed the live update let me know! privately is fine.

that way, I’ll know to go out of my way to mix in some 5/5 regularly. happy to do so if people find it enjoyable to read/get value out of it.

Otherwise, thread will continue to be online hands for the foreseeable future as I don’t feel comfortable posting the 5/10 & 5/10/20 live hands in here

tyty everyone

in the midst of a marathon live session, first one all year

as a random side note, los angeles live poker table talk definitely seems like the nut low

I’ve worked with elementary schoolers who are more sophisticated than some of these guys haha
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anyways, I think a balance of live & online poker is definitely the nuts.

something like 80/20 in favor of online

anyone feel the same way?

talk soon!

definitely. I did this for a few years in the midst of the peak of my volume grind in the tune of 50/50% back 1/2 decade/a decade ago. Switching from one to the other tricks you into a feeling of novelty, (somewhat) refreshing state of mind

Without ever grinding in LA and from secondhand info, LA does indeed seem like the nut low for table vibes... That said, any live environment after a few years feels repetitive, empty of purpose, bad energy, with the same jokes from the same neurotic peeps... In fact, the only way to escape this negativity (for myself) in live poker environments that I found, was HS MTT series where recs and pros alike are filled with positivity and (naive) dreams of binking at the beginning of the series

Very nice to see some live action!

Productive Poker Hours Week of 6/14: 58

It was a solid week life-wise for the first time in a while, but I indulged too much in NBA/the clippers games. First time in history they've been this far, though!

I will be catching game four at staples live this Saturday of the WCF v the suns w a special person. Can't wait!

58 this week. 81 last week. So at 139. I need 161 productive poker hours next two weeks to hit my 300-hour goal for June (75/week). Plan to get there.

I very much appreciate your insight on this stuff, sir!

For me, I don't think the feeling of novelty will be nearly as important as I'd imagine it'll be tens of thousands of hours before playing poker feels like a true grind, but just in terms of a healthy mix and whatnot, I like incorporating both.



Great stuff, well said, sir.

Right. I'm v v introverted, and it's always a shame when people go out of their way to make you feel uncomfortable/bad for minding your biz/not talking to anyone.

I grew up out here, though- used to it, by now. It's a very noticeable culture shift from Texas card rooms and even Vegas.

Having a blast dialing in on everything every hand and stacking chips on the live felt, though.

kill em with kindness and class amirite

And honestly, as I was telling a friend of mine, just very grateful to have the freedom (and have grinded out the capital/EV) to mix it up in what are decently sized games, to begin with so early--- to be largely unaffected by the outcome on any given day (or stretch of days) as well.

Since I'm basically a live game player I like the mix - plus interesting to see how you adjust between the two very different environments.

hey man, not sure if I ever wrote here, but I just wanted to say that I am really impressed with the progress you've made - early HHs itt were... not very good, but you seem to be improving very rapidly

I am also looking forward to seeing more live hands, considering that this is more or less my specialty these days (I'm a former online pro who now plays exclusively live for some side income)

Oh, and regarding the live poker environment, the good news is that at least in games I play (mostly underground clubs in Europe), the overall quality of time spent at the tables vastly improves when you move up the stakes, starting from an equivalent of 5/10usd and up you see much less degens and either business-type recs or pros who know what they are doing and are putting a concious effort into making the table a nice place to spend time at

Happy to hear! Ty for sharing, gentleman

I’ll make sure to mix in a fair amount 5/5 live for the thread then.

Also, when I travel (Vegas etc.) I’m happy to post 5/10+ and eventually high stakes+ in the threads lifetime

Welcome, sir. And thank you for the kind words!

You got it. That makes sense for sure, I’ll keep that in mind

I don't quite understand the reticence to post a live hand above 2/5.

you’re a smart guy, you’ll figure it out!

I know the answer because I'm a smart guy, but I'll abstain from posting it.

did anyone else just catch the end of the clippers game?

lmao

feelsbadman, got used to it several years ago with the OKC & Houston series’

here’s to another comeback

I saw it. PG13 lost that game for the Clippers. Like come on, you shot 86.8% FT this season, make ONE of them. I'm not sure Clippers *can* comeback without Kawhi walking through that door.. and I'm not sure he will.

You have a cool thread btw RtP.

Rumour has it Chris Paul is probable for Game 3... Idk man.