You didnt offend me in the slightest bit. Its all good

Weak fold you pussy!!!

You still never told us what you got banned for, you bad boy you.

My guess is he wandered into a bad neighborhood, like LCP for example, and ran afoul of the resident bully.

I dont know what LCP is.

Live Casino Poker - that's where I got my temp ban a while back.

OK...here's one for you.

EP limps. MP fish min raises to $10. Ive never seen this guy before but he plays like its 2006. If you werent playing poker in 2006, then you dont just have to trust me...it means hes terrible. There's 1 caller and then I 3 bet to $70 with AhAd. MP fish calls HU

Flop ($155) QhJc8s. MP leads $150 and has another $450 behind. This is a terrible flop for me in a 3 bet pot but this is not a normal 3 bet pot. The first raise was a min raise which is normally a pocket pair or a suited ace. Back in 2006 it was very likely to be AA/KK. I hate this spot already but I call.

Turn ($455) Th. Can it get any worse? The guy bets $150 again. This time I really tanked. I think this has to be a fold the vast majority of the time. I dont beat anything except KK. The problem is that I REALLY think he has KK so after a good 90 secs I decide to call and call any river.

River ($755) Some brick. I think it was a 2 or a 3 and the guy instashoves. I beat him into the pot and am relieved when he tables KK.

Here's another interesting one from the other day...This was at the Hard Rock where I rarely play and nobody knows me.

I open to $20 UTG JhTh. The cutoff and button call. They both appear to be pretty competent above avg players.

Flop ($60) KcTc9h. I check. Cutoff checks. Button bets $35. I call HU
Turn ($130) 7h. Other than a T or Q, this is the one of the best cards in the deck. I check. He bets $85. I crai to an effective amount of $525. He insta folds in disgust.

I played at Parx for the first time yesterday. I started off at 1/3 as there was no 2/5 seat available but ended up staying at the 1/3 for a couple hours cuz the game was good.

1) EP opens $15. I call in MP with AdKc. It was early on and I dont know anyone so I didnt 3 bet him. HU to the flop
Flop ($30) Qd7d4c. He bets $15. I call
Turn ($60) 8c. He bets $20. I call
River ($100) 3d. He bets $20. I raised to $100. He tanks for a minute fidgeting back and forth and finally folded a Q face up and says "Nice catch! I get rivered every time". Im a nice guy so I showed him so he so he wouldnt feel so bad about being rivered all the time.

2) 3 limps. I raise to $20 KhJh OTB. A very aggro Asian guy 3 bet to $60 in the BB. It folded back to me. This was the 3rd time he 3 bet me when I raised in LP so I shoved all in. He had $360 behind and folded.

Nothing else very interesting but I got some hands paid off after showing that bluff and ended up $400.

I took a break and came back for some 2/5. I played 2 hours and only won 1 hand. Here's the only interesting hand.

1) MP opens $25. Button whale calls. I 3 bet to $100 AhKh SB. They both call
Flop ($300) 9h8c6h. I had $405 so I just shoved. MP folds. Button calls.

Turn 3s
River Kd and I think Im good until the whale turns over 98 offsuit.

I decided to leave but changed my mind and came back and was waiting for a table when I was able to meet up with 2+2er Dizzyqtp. We got sent to different tables but I quickly was able to change to his table.

Very first hand I raised AQ and took down the blinds. Off to a great start! I only played about 2 hours at this table. My cards stunk and I just wasnt feeling it. Ive been on a semi bad run lately.

1) Dizzy was trying to get everyone straddling. It was a fun table and probably very profitable if you could hit a few hands. 2 LP callers. I raised to $55 with 64s in the BB. I really thought I would take it down preflop but the cutoff called.

Flop ($140) Kd7h2c I bet $75. He called.
Turn ($290) I forget the turn card but it didnt help me. It may have been another 7. I check folded and accidentally exposed my cards. The cutoff said he had 44 and we joked about how I had him outkicked. If he really had 44, this should really be a great table.

2) I had raised once or twice more and either taken it down preflop or check/folded the flop....then another UTG straddle. 1 EP caller. I raised to $45 QQ. One tight Asian female caller and then the straddler 3 bet to $175ish. I really thought he would be 3 betting me pretty lite after seeing my 64s hand and me having raised a few more times in a short period so I shoved for $500ish. Of course I ran into AA.

By this time I was not loving Parx much at all.

3) I limp Ah4h UTG. The guy who just busted me raised to $20 in MP. 1 call. I call.
Flop ($60) QJx. Check around
Turn ($60) A. Check around
River ($60) A. I check. MP bets $60. I call and beat his QT

4) I open $20 AQ. 2 callers. One caller was some whale telling stories of playing in massive stakes games with celebrities.

Flop ($60) 986. Check around
Turn ($60) A. Check around
River ($60) K. I bet $30. Whale calls with KQ.

That was my last hand of the night so at least I left on a winning note but although Parx is a really nice room, it hasnt been really nice to me so far.

Its been a very disappointing April so far. Im still in the black but not by much. Ill probably check out Sugarhouse tonight if Im not tired from a bunch of sight seeing that the wife has planned for us.

I went to Sugarhouse the night after Parx kicked my ass. They only had one 2/5 table running but I got a seat right away. I folded my first 3 hands and here is the 4th hand dealt to me.

1) EP limps. I limp 44 in MP. Button limps and we go 5 to the flop.

Flop ($25) 5c4s2c. SB bets $20. I call. Button raises to $80. SB calls and I call. I bought in for $700 and they both cover me. They have the look of good players. I played with the SB at Parx the night before

Turn ($265) 8d. SB checks. I check. Button bets $140. SB crai. We've all heard "dont go broke in a limped pot" but I felt like this is a hand I just have to go with. First of all when youre in a streak like Ive been in, a set feels like quads, but I also felt like I was ahead.

The button folded 22 face up after I called which really sucked because I thought SB may have 22. SB had A3 of course and the board didnt pair so I got stacked on my very first hand at Sugarhouse. I felt myself very close to tilt so I just got up and walked around a bit. When I came back I went to 1/3 to relax.

I played 2 1/2 hours of 1/3 and won exactly 1 hand. Luckily this time I really DID have the nuts.

2) EP limps. I raise $15 7h5h and get 3 calls.

Flop ($60) 8c6h4c. I bet $30. The button raised to $70 with $275 behind. IT folded back to me and I shoved. He called with 44 and just about fell out of his chair when I showed my hand. The board didnt pair so I finally won a big hand. Unfortunately, the during the other 2 1/2 hours I played without winning a hand I lost that money back and broke even.

Ive played in 33 poker rooms in the last 3 years and Sugarhouse was by far my least favorite. The felt on the table is horrifically bad. It has some weird super busy pattern instead of a solid color. Its also light grey so the cards and chips blend in way too much.
I was getting a headache trying to strain to see the cards from the end of the table.

They also use the cheap cards with the tiny numbers that are hard to see from a distance. The brush was clueless. Dealers made more than their share of mistakes..ect.

It was so bad IMO that I didnt even go back to play anymore. I just spent the next 2 days sightseeing and going out drinking with the wife. Much more enjoyable (and cheaper)

Yesterday we arrived in Atlantic City. We are staying at the Borgata which is really nice. I got in about 6 hours of poker yesterday and it went really well.

1) 2 new players sat down and both posted blinds. Im in the BB with J2. 4 to the flop.
Flop ($20) Jc7s2h. I bet $15. First poster calls. 2nd poster is a 70 year old man and he raises to $45 with $250 behind. I call HU

Turn ($135) 4d. I check and he shoves $250 into the $135 pot. WTF? I think with top and bottom pair I have to call. If I had bottom 2 I would probably fold to this old guy. So I called. He had J7 but I rivered a 2. Cha-Ching! Finally I river someone in a big pot. Its been a while since that happened.

2) I open $20 TT UTG and get 3 calls. The table is very aggro with several young guys talking about bagging the $3500 main event. Honestly it feels like a tough 5/10 table and Im on the list for a table change.

Flop ($80) JJT. I bet $25. It folds to a young Asian OTB who raises to $75. I call.
Turn ($230) 4. I check. He bets $130. I crai. He tank folded.

3) 4 way limped pot. I have 88 in the BB.
Flop ($20) 8c8s2c. I check. UTG bets $15. I call HU
Turn ($50) 2d. I check. He bets $20. I call
River ($90) 9h. I bet $60 to rep a busted FD. He called and showed a 2. Too bad he didnt have 22. We wouldve hit the bad beat.

4) UTG straddles $10. Super Aggro Asian chick opens to $35. Young aggro tough player calls. I 3bet $110 with QQ and they both call. I start the hand with $900 and they both cover.

Flop ($340) 567. They check. I check back.
Turn ($340) T. They both check. I bet $100. Asian chick folds. The guy asks if I have any big chips left. I told him No. He then cr to $270.

Based on preflop and my flop action I dont think he has a T. I dont think most people are checking that flop in my position with a big pair so he probably puts my on AK/AQ. If he had a T he would have to be afraid I would check again on the turn and he would be giving me a free card. I think Im either still ahead of some pair and draw type hand (87?) or he flopped 2 pair. I called with the intention of snap calling the river if the board pairs and re evaluating if it doesnt.

River ($880) T...well the board paired. He thinks for 10 secs and shoves. Its $520 to me. As I said, I dont think he plays a T this way so I called. He said "Ace high...you win "

I finished off the 6 hour session at Borgata +$1840.

Ill be playing another couple hours this morning before heading back to Philly airport.

The Borgata was a hell of a lot nicer to me than Parx and Sugarhouse were. I played another 4 hrs today and won another $510 for a total of 10 hrs and +$2350 profit at Borgata.

Ill say this for these N.E. poker rooms...there was some really really strange **** going on that Im not used to seeing. Lots of overly aggro young guns who arent great but are tough to play against. Also there were many more clueless people than Im used to playing with. My room has tons of old guys who play every day for years and years because they are retired. They arent great but they have played enough that they dont do too many stupid things either.

I saw an Asian girl open UTG and then 4 bet JhTh...then shove in on an all diamond flop with no pair / no draw.

I saw a guy call a raise preflop with KJ....flop was AKJ and checked around 4 ways. Turn 8. Raiser bet and Mr KJ called. River was a brick. The raiser thought for a few secs when Mr KJ shoved all in 2x the pot out of turn. The raiser then checked to make the bet binding. The raiser stayed motionless for about 5 secs and Mr KJ turned over his hand....and then the raiser called with A8. WTF? Like I said..clueless people

I saw a hand where 3 guys limped and the SB raised $30...2 limpers called and then the button now 3 bets to $130. SB shoves $500 and the button calls with J5s. LOL

The variance in these rooms has to be sky high but the win rates should be also. I can see $75+/hr being possible for a top player.

Here are a few more hands from today.

1) MP limps. I raise $25 AJ. Button calls HU

Flop ($55) J67. I bet $35. He calls.
Turn ($125) 3. I check. He bets $50. I call
River ($225) 9. I check. He bets $90. I call and he instamucks.

2) Limped pot. I have 77 in the SB. 4 to the flop

Flop ($20) 7h6h4d. I bet $15. BB and LP call
Turn ($65) Qh. I check. BB bets $50. I call HU
River ($115) 4c. I check. He bets $80. I cr to $225. He folds.

3) Limped pot. I have 77 again in LP this time.
Flop ($25) 5s4s3h. Checked to me. I bet $20. EP and MP call
Turn ($85) 7d. Checked around
River ($85) 5c. EP checks. MP bets $85. I raise to $210. EP folds. MP says "I only have 2 pair" and folds. What did he have? 4x? Nice bet pal.

4) I open to $20 33 in the cutoff. Button and BB call

Flop ($60) Kc3h4c. I bet $35. Only button calls.
Turn ($130) Qh. I bet $100. He calls
River ($330) Th. I check. He bets $140. I crai and he calls off $300 total and mucks.

5) 2 limps. I limp Ac2c in LP. Button limps

Flop ($25) AJ2. MP bets $25. I call and button calls
Turn ($100) 8. MP bets $65. I call HU
River ($230) J. He checks. I check back and lose to A9. Obviously I would've won the hand if I raised the turn. I put him on AT/A9 or worse. Hes probably not betting the river again with those hands anyway so I turn raise is better I guess.

Man, those are some incredible hand histories. I guess i should plan a trip to the borg

There was a ridiculous amount of super aggro young back pack wearing pro looking guys at Borgata. Im not sure if there are just a ton of them that play there or if it was because they had a tourney series going and the main even was in progress. I did hear a couple of them talking about being in the tourney and having already bagged.

Lots of them sounded like walking poker bots. When talking about hands instead of saying "I raised $25", they were saying things like "I raised 5x"...and pronounced the X as "ecks". As you can see from some of the HHs, they couldnt help themselves from betting when I checked to them.

Jesus, how many sets do you hit?

Counting the ones where I get stacked?

Good luck at Borgata MikeStarr! Crush it my friend. I'm playing full-time online right now. Doing well, just at small stakes. Going up through the ranks. I'm learning to beat cash games online once and for all, then will take some shots live again. btw, I lost two $600 buy-ins at $2/5 at hardrock -- bad playing on my part -- sigh -- haven't been back since, needed to 'refocus' and grind some small stakes. I put $150 on at ~$520 right now -- started at .05/.10c and now im at .10c/20c - been really studying a lot and working on my game.

Sugarhouse use to be good, before they brought in some dolt to manage the room. FYI, your winrate is probably better at Sugarhouse 1/2 than 1/3. 1/2 is really ****ing juicy.

man I havn't even had time to finish the QQ pahwm and now it's locked up lol so you get banned then your threads get locked whats happening is the lack of all the snow bird money making you a little crazy hahaha!!!!!!

bump

I used to give 2 ****s.....now I only give 1 ****

I havent kept up with this thing for a while. I kinda lost interest to be honest. However, A few months ago I mentioned a couple summer challenges coming. Im leaning towards starting with a 100ish hours of playing the short stack 5/10. Its a $300 max buy in game which sounds like a joke, but trust me...its real.

The problem is the drive is a real PITA and Im not sure Ill keep up with it every day. Anyone want to post an over/under on a realistic win rate in this game? There are lots of all ins, so my much hated All in EV calculations would be especially useful to get an "adjusted win rate" which makes the short term win rate look a lot closer to a long term win rate.

Over what most people think. Under what you think.

What do you think that I think?

Twice as much as what others think?

GmathgeniusG

Whos on first?