Played three games since the last update. After the tilt session on Thursday I realized I prefer being in the game and actually playing way more than spite-calling annoying players, so got that out of my system (for the time being). Friday was solid but uneventful. I trusted my reads and stay disciplined, for example:
One overcard is enough
400/800. UTG limps in, I'm next to act with J
J
and make it 3500 with ~25k behind. Lojack, SB, BB and UTG all call.
Flop 9
T
K
, pot 17.5k. Checks to me, I check. Last to act (lojack) is an older lady (passive nitty pre, fit or fold) who she seems very interested and is short (14k). If she were to check (which for her type means she has no hand) I feel like I can play turn well in position on the rest and some pot control here seems appropriate. However, she jams immediately. My gut tells me this is almost never a bluff and I have not nearly enough equity vs. her kings (AK/KQ/KJ). I fold quite comfortably and she shows KQ.
It's just too bad that night that my correct reads mainly led to losing the minimum, instead of winning the maximum, but oh well.
On Sunday I hit a dream table with 5 OMC's, with two of them trembling mumbling VOMC's (very old man coffee), very cute
There was one aggro young kid who I busted:
Trust your plan
500/1k, 30k effective. I'm UTG (7-handed) and open K
4
to 2500. Don't really like this to be honest, but I'm here to have fun as well (not a good excuse I know) and save one the whole table is super passive anyways. Obviously the younger aggro player calls (who I've seen making really bad plays btw) as well as SB and BB.
Flop K
9
5
, pot 10k. Top pair, backdoor draw, I bet 4.5k. Aggro calls, rest folds.
Turn 2
, pot 19k. I check, he checks. Really don't think he's gonna check behind a K here given his aggressiveness and stack size (22k). Also not a lot of draws out there, so a 9 is most likely.
River 3
, pot 19k. Dry runout and I think I'm best here most of the time. A small value bet seems fine, but given his playing style a check call seems more profitable. I check, he overjams 22k into 19k. I take a while but all my reasoning seems to hold up, so I call. He mucks.
An orbit later the highlight of may day took place:
Gotta respect the OMC donk-triple-barrel
500/1k, effective stacks 45k. UTG limps in, I'm on the BTN and I raise J
7
to 3.5k. SB calls, BB and UTG folds.
Flop A
J
J
, pot 9k. SB (typical OMC) leads out for 3k
. No sense in raising here, I call.
Turn 2
, pot 15k. SB again bets, now 7k. I'm confused as hell what he has here, I suppose a biggish Ace would make sense that tries to get value from smaller aces? Again, no sense in raising, I call. He mumbles something about an ace.
River T
, pot 29k. OMC now bets 23k, leaving 12k behind. This immediately sets of alarm bells. If he has AK/AQ/AT he's
never betting all streets with the jacks out there. And this really looks like value, and what value hands do I beat that he calls pre in SB? On the other hand there is only one more J out there, and is he really leading flop with a J?! I start talking. I ask him if he's showing if I fold, he just stares straight ahead. Then I tell him it's a tough spot for me holding a jack. Suddenly he mumbles again something about me having an ace. So he's capable of ignoring me, but then when I tell him I have a strong hand he's suddenly giving out information? I fold. He shows 2
2
.
Didn't cash in this one, and last night I busted because villain brainfarts:
1k/2k, I have 27k, average stack 60k. 7-handed, UTG limps in, CO makes it 6k, BTN calls, I'm in SB and jam with J
J
. Folds to BTN (50k) who thinks for 2 minutes and calls with K
8
. Often I have an idea why fish do what they do, but this just confuses me. What was he thinking about for two minutes, how does he ever convince himself to call other than: "Time to gamble!", but why does that take so long? Anyway, board runs out:
Flop: 9
6
5
Turn: 5
River: 7
Online bankroll:
$989
Live bankroll:
$1728