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05-23-2018 , 01:08 AM
Your bet on the flop is one of the biggest abortions I've ever seen. You actually give gutshots the correct direct odds to call.

I'd like to say at least you didn't have much money behind at risk. However, given your bankroll situation, your bet is exponentially worse. Considering you have less than 5 buy-ins total, you'd actually probably be better off shipping the flop, exposing your hand, and then proclaiming to the table: "Don't worry guys, I got his one all locked up. If everyone folds I'll buy ya'll a round of drinks!"
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05-23-2018 , 02:11 AM
bet seems good
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05-23-2018 , 03:41 AM
No need to FPS the flop, I make it more like $250 to set a nice price and then jam turn. Or just check. I bet though.
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05-23-2018 , 04:28 AM
Lol; imo checking is better than betting
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05-23-2018 , 07:59 AM
You flopped top set in a 5-way pot with 37 BB’s. Let’s not pretend your “creativity” had anything to do with the money going in the middle.
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05-23-2018 , 08:34 AM
Lol @ “now that some time has passed” i.e. “maybe they won’t chew me out as much for playing 5/10/20 since I won that session”
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05-23-2018 , 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Sensimuse
Lol @ “now that some time has passed” i.e. “maybe they won’t chew me out as much for playing 5/10/20 since I won that session”
If by "I won that session" you mean he won a hand that session then yes. Overall though, he lost $2k for the session.

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Originally Posted by 6bet me
So many whales at the 5/5/10

The past few days, I'd been playing a fair bit of 1/3 PLO and running really hot. I won a few thousand there. Then last night I saw the 5/5/10 running, which doesn't happen every night. Not only that but it was full of 9 players and even had 4 others on the waiting list. I knew something was up, so I went to check out the game for myself.

It took me an hour before I got a seat, but when I sat down, it was basically 3 whales, 3 decent live regs and 2 high stakes online pros. The whales were playing about 50% of hands. They were calling raises with J4s and 32s. Some were voluntarily putting out a $20 double straddle every orbit. There was a hand where a guy limps $10 in MP, BTN opens $60, BB 3bets $220 and BTN calls. At showdown, BTN shows 96o.

I played for a few hours. I was 2k up at one stage but ultimately left the game 2k down. I just seemed to be missing everything towards the end. I'd flop the nut flush draw and miss, I'd 3bet AK and miss, etc. This resulted in me pulling a few spewy river bluffs because I thought I could credibly rep a strong hand, but in all occasions I got hero called by weak to medium strength hands.
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05-23-2018 , 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 6bet me
Funny 5/5/10/20 hand I played

A few weeks ago, I had a session of 5/5/10/20. I didn't post too many hands, but I did say that I went from being 2k up to being 2k down. Now that some time has passed, I can share a few HH's, like this funny one:

Average stack is like $2k but hero's stack is only $740. It's 9-handed and we're playing $5/$5/$10/$20.

UTG posts $20 live straddle
3 limpers $20
Hero raises $140 BB with AA
4 callers

Flop ($700, 5ways) is AK5r
We only have $600 behind

Hero bets $100
3 callers
1 fold

Turn ($1100, 4ways) is AK55

Hero checks
UTG+1 checks
MP bets $400
BTN calls all-in for like $330
Hero jams $500
UTG+1 folds
MP pauses for a few seconds, shrugs, then throws another $100 chip in

Our boat is good and we win a nice 2.4k pot.

I should mention that pretty much everyone involved in this hand was either a whale or an unknown (me). You could see the regs sitting back observing with a "wtf does everyone have" kind of face.

Thoughts on the creative line I took this hand, particularly in regards to bet size?
lol I don't think your "creativity" is relevant here. Frankly I'm not sure it matters much what you do in this hand on the flop...nhnhnh
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05-23-2018 , 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by bwslim69
lol I don't think your "creativity" is relevant here. Frankly I'm not sure it matters much what you do in this hand on the flop...nhnhnh
You think he should give 4 whales the correct direct odds to call with gut shots on the flop when they will call larger bets?
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05-23-2018 , 10:03 AM
This thread started off absolutely incredible, one for the ages. Now it’s kinda turned into a thread of people just spazzing at the OP. Just let this play out how it’s meant to, not sure why u guys are so upset with his life decisions.
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05-23-2018 , 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Cotton
This thread started off absolutely incredible, one for the ages. Now it’s kinda turned into a thread of people just spazzing at the OP. Just let this play out how it’s meant to, not sure why u guys are so upset with his life decisions.
I think most of those in this thread ‘spazzing’ are actually coming from a place of empathy and wanting OP to succeed. If you see someone making the same mistakes that you either have made or seen yourself after a long time in the game, wouldn’t you want to try to pass that experience on to someone you want to succeed? Or is it better to just sit in silence and let it ride waiting for the train wreck? By posting your journey in a public forum you’re implicitly agreeing to getting all this feedback, both positive and negative. I think it’s pretty callous to tell someone “LESGO YOU GOT THIS!!!” regardless of their decisions on the path, especially when you have firsthand experience with how negatively those decisions can affect your life. That being said, it’s obvious that OP doesn't care about even the great advice in this thread so trolling has taken over.
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05-23-2018 , 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Dream Crusher
You think he should give 4 whales the correct direct odds to call with gut shots on the flop when they will call larger bets?


No Prob not. Point was it's so shallow that I'm not sure I'd be patting myself on the back about his line and all of its creativity. That seems results oriented obv


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05-23-2018 , 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by johnnyBuz
You flopped top set in a 5-way pot with 37 BB’s. Let’s not pretend your “creativity” had anything to do with the money going in the middle.
You forgot the SPR is under 1 on the flop.

Shame that the big finish for the thread will be OP going underground.
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05-23-2018 , 12:45 PM
Inb4 busto. How does this thread have 4 stars lol?...

Playing 5/5/T/20 on a 2k roll seems like great fun. You probably shouldn't even be playing 1/2 with your br.
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05-23-2018 , 12:59 PM
OP had a job when he was playing 5/5/T/20. He's now about to become a full-time pro with a bankroll around $7k plus a $600 liferoll and a $1500 emergency fund if the **** hits the fan.
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05-23-2018 , 01:08 PM
Ok. 7k is obv better than 2k. But even then wtf is he doing? He's better off grinding $10-$40 gtds online than he is playing 1/2 live. He needs to bink something big in terms of br %
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05-23-2018 , 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by upswinging
Inb4 busto. How does this thread have 4 stars lol?...
It's like when there's a car crash and everyone slows down to see what's going on
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05-23-2018 , 02:48 PM
The "creative line" comment by OP elevates thread to 5 stars imo.
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05-23-2018 , 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by BroadwaySushy
The "creative line" comment by OP elevates thread to 5 stars imo.
OP flexing all over us w/ his super creative line holding top-set @ 1 SPR on a rainbow board:

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05-23-2018 , 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by upswinging
Inb4 busto. How does this thread have 4 stars lol?...
Very good question. Which one of you nits downvoted the most entertaining thread on 2p2?
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05-23-2018 , 06:53 PM
I like your play with aces fwiw(nothing).
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05-23-2018 , 09:06 PM
A big bluff I pulled at 5/5/10

From the same session as the other hand. Villain in question was the guy that shrug-called the $500 jam the previous hand. I view him as moderately aggro postflop but loose-passive preflop. Stacks are $2k effective this hand.

Hero raises $35 HJ with 55
Villain 3bets $75 BTN (first time I'd seen him 3bet pre)
Hero calls $75

Flop ($155) is Qs Qh Td

Hero checks
Villain bets $80
Hero calls $80 (it was close between flatting here and folding. We're only slightly ahead of AK)

Turn ($315) is Qs Qh Td Th

Hero checks
Villain bets $160 (I think he rarely has Qx or Tx. I'm putting him mainly on JJ/KK/AA/AK. I think that there's a tonne of Qx in my range when I flat pre so this should be a credible bluff)
Hero raises to $500
Villain looks visibly frustrated but sigh calls $500

River ($1315) is Qs Qh Td Th 6h

Hero bets $575

Spoiler:
Villain calls $575 fairly quickly with AJhh
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05-23-2018 , 09:10 PM
pretty sure we're all being trolled at this point.
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05-23-2018 , 09:11 PM
There you go again, bluffing players who won't fold. Stop doing this otherwise you will need to delve into those emergency funds sooner than you think.
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05-23-2018 , 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by adam001
pretty sure we're all being trolled at this point.
Yep. Has to be.

Impossible that it's not an elaborate troll.

Wp OP.
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