I made the 6 hours at the Flamingo yesterday without much of a fuss. There were times though--both when I was ahead and when I was stuck--where I would have ended the session early if I hadn't had the freeroll carrot set out in front of me, so there's the proof of concept. I got into one interesting spot multiway where a check/jam might've been the best play instead of my passive call. Here it is.
4 limps around the table to the aggressive and unpredictable BTN, who makes it $6. SB calls and I call in the BB with A
8
, assuming that we're going massively multiway with that pot-sweetener sizing and my potential nut flush draw.
I don't like a 3-bet in this spot vs that BTN; I'd seen that he wasn't afraid to pull the trigger on a 4-bet, nor was he going to fold to my 3-bet short of me making it massive, and he was also a habitual raiser postflop. None of this is good for my weak ace heads up and OOP if I don't flop the flush draw. Calling for another $4 and likely getting around 10:1 is fine.
Everyone calls.
Pot ($42) - 7 players
Flop - 9
J
3
Checks around to BTN who bets $30, a fold to me and I call. EP calls and everyone else folds. I started the hand with around $420 (nice!) and EP and BTN cover me.
Pot ($132) - 3 players
Turn - T
I check, EP donks $75, BTN tank calls, and now here's my chance to jam now that I've picked up a straight draw with my nut flush draw.
Pot ($282) - 3 players, BB (me) left to act.
I have $384 behind. A jam would make the pot $666 (nice!) and would be an additional $309 for either opponent to call. Pretty substantial-looking, but still I'm laying more than 2:1 for the first caller, and better for the second. We're in a 3-way $282 pot on a wet board.
Somebody has something premium.
What cooled me off, finally, was that my straight draw was of the one-card, dummy end variety. Q and K are easily out there in one or both of my opponent's hands. I call.
Pot ($357) - 3 players
River - 8
I check. I'm done with the hand, obviously. EP tanks, then checks. BTN quickly shoves around $350 (nice!). I fold. EP tanks and tanks, shows 9
9
, and finally folds it.
Towards the end of the session I had an embarrassing lapse. I don't want to post it here, but I want to be honest. The EP from the last hand was a nice guy, engaging, and a good player. He wanted to talk about the hand, and he eventually drew me into it, and...and...and we started spouting off strat.
I'm sorry. Won't happen again, I promise.
Sometimes, when things get boring at work, it's hard to avoid talking shop, but that's no excuse. If you're a Disney princess for 40 hours a week, you never start talking shop in front of the kiddies. It ruins their experience. It's the same deal if you want to be a poker pro.
Flamingo: 6 hours:
+$207
Last edited by suitedjustice; 02-20-2020 at 07:26 PM.