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Made $550 today to finish UP on the week. Highlights include: not once calling on the River when I was beat.

THE HANDS:

Raise 99 UTG2 with straddle on to 14. Straddle 3-bets to 34. I call. Flop A72r. Straddle bets 22 I raise to 72 and she folds.
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Raise 55 to 12 UTG2. 2 callers. Flop 542. X I bet 16 guy goes all-in for 85 I call he has JJ and my hand holds.
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Call $10 UTG raise with 44, 7-ways to flop, J94, AB bets 36 only I call. He goes all-in on Turn for 50 more I call he’s drawing dead
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Raise Qs9s to 12 in UTG2. Both blinds call. Flop Ts8h5s. Xx I bet 30, SB calls. Turn 3s. X I bet 50 he calls. River 3c. C I bet 100 he calls and My Hand Is Good
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Raise Tc8c on button after 2 limps. Both call. Flop J77dd. Xx I bet 16, first limper calls. Turn Kx. X I bet 50 he calls. River 5x. He bets 100 I fold. He shows 77 for quads.
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5 limps I raise AcJc to $24 from SB. Two calls. Flop 964cc. I lead for $100. Limper raises to $200. I call. Turn 6x. Check check. River 6x. Check check. My Hand Is Good.

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11-13-2022 , 11:03 AM

#103

ejames209

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Good job OP. Make sure you pay your taxes.

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11-13-2022 , 01:36 PM

#104

davomalvolio

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Originally Posted by ejames209

Good job OP. Make sure you pay your taxes.

In the poker game of life, taxes are the rake.

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11-13-2022 , 03:24 PM

#105

IslandGuy

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

I’m not even that good at poker

Don't be so humble... You're a crusher and you know it

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11-16-2022 , 06:26 AM

#106

davomalvolio

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Just wrapped up a 17-hour session where I made $10. Who’s jealous?

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11-16-2022 , 06:38 AM

#107

ejames209

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

Just wrapped up a 17-hour session where I made $10. Who’s jealous?

Reminds me of my most boring session ever. Went to play at the Westgate during super bowl weekend a few years back. played 12 hrs and lost $20

So yes, Im a little jealous ok?

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11-16-2022 , 04:21 PM

#108

too0thpaste

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

Just wrapped up a 17-hour session where I made $10. Who’s jealous?

I don't believe in making a living from poker until retirement bro. Playing poker for fun is ok and win or lose either way is ok.

playing poker for living on the other hand is too much pressure. you must win in average because your living expenses depend on it. too much pressure... day in and day out with downswing in that environment is too damaging on your mental health

also, not mentioning there is no borrowing from bank for mortgage etc because you don't have a full time job. also, what you going to do when you get old, as to no pension pot playing poker.

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11-16-2022 , 06:55 PM

#109

davomalvolio

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Originally Posted by too0thpaste

No, I am with you 100%, I am going to lose my mind if I do this much longer.

I’m married with two kids and have worked in the mortgage industry for the last decade. The company I worked for went out of business in August and I’ve been searching for work ever since. It’s…a terrible time to be looking for work in the mortgage field. I’m only playing poker to bring in money until I get a new job, but at this point I’m so desperate I’d accept a ****ing call center job for $15 an hour just to feel like I’m doing something productive again.

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11-16-2022 , 06:57 PM

#110

davomalvolio

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Originally Posted by ejames209

Reminds me of my most boring session ever. Went to play at the Westgate during super bowl weekend a few years back. played 12 hrs and lost $20

So yes, Im a little jealous ok?

The MOMENT I got unstuck—I was in the game for $1,000 and was down to my last $250 at around 10 PM—I racked up and left. Didn’t even play my button. It was 4 in the morning!

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11-17-2022 , 01:43 PM

#111

too0thpaste

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

The MOMENT I got unstuck—I was in the game for $1,000 and was down to my last $250 at around 10 PM—I racked up and left. Didn’t even play my button. It was 4 in the morning!

play poker is for people with extra money you can afford to lose.

if you win, its nice but if you lose, at least you enjoyed and had fun.

playing for money especially you have a family to feed is too much

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11-22-2022 , 02:14 AM

#112

davomalvolio

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I played again tonight and made $450.

This session puts my total winnings over the $10,000 line for the first time. Here are my stats.

But there is much better news: I finally had a job interview today and I will hear back on Monday and I think there’s a real chance I got it, and this miserable, 4-month unemployment will finally be over.

I’ll be able to stop playing poker!!! I can get a real job again!!!

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11-22-2022 , 06:09 AM

#113

Majestical

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Caught a few of your posts over in the strat forum & will be reading through this thread.
What caught my attention (before some posts were deleted) were about you being a born-again Christian.
I'm the same after going down the satanic rabbit hole years ago researching who really runs the world. My wife is as well.
I just recently moved to a state that has poker within driving distance & after a 10 year hiatus I'm wanting to become a rec player again.
I'm also struggling internally with poker & my relationship with God since I know its a zero-sum game, my success depends on others losing, "gambling in secret dens", etc.
Not meaning to derail with that as I have poker related questions.

With the added pressure of a wife & two kids, how do you separate yourself from the money being important while at the tables in order to play your best game?
It really seems like a stupid mental block for me so I'm curious of your thought processes since you're playing to support your family.
Do you study at all? If so, what do you find the best for beating 1/3 confidently?
I'm an avid listener to CLP, sub to several vloggers & read the live strategy forum here regularly.

Putting a little background on me in spoiler so not to take up space with an essay.

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Last edited by Majestical; 11-22-2022 at 06:25 AM. Reason: putting the post in spoiler for space

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11-22-2022 , 09:38 AM

#114

Sheep86

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

Print the PBT screenshot, frame it and put it up on the wall. And never play a hand of poker again, obviously.

Good job!

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11-22-2022 , 10:59 PM

#115

davomalvolio

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Originally Posted by Majestical

With the added pressure of a wife & two kids, how do you separate yourself from the money being important while at the tables in order to play your best game?
It really seems like a stupid mental block for me so I'm curious of your thought processes since you're playing to support your family.

So my company went under/I got laid off about one week before we were set to move into a new house—worst timing ever (or so it seemed at the time; as in all things, I see now it was part of God’s plan, for if I had gotten the axe two weeks later, we’d be living in a much more expensive house on just one income and living in a city with no support system, no friends, etc. So it wound up being great timing!)

Anyway, when the sale fell apart, we got our Earnest Money back, and THAT was my bankroll.

At the start I assumed I would be a break-even or (possibly) slightly winning player, and was just treating poker as something to do doing 9 to 5 while I was between jobs. (I assumed I would only be out of work for a couple weeks, a month at most. Not…4 months.)

When I discovered that the games were waaay softer than I ever imagined, and that I was actually crushing them, well, THAT’S when I started entertaining the possibility of treating poker as an actual job, and THAT’S when it became miserable to me.

But even though the money I make goes into our joint account to pay for the mortgage and groceries and etc, I’m still able to treat the chips as just a system of keeping score. It’s the biggest reason why I win—I bluff so much, my profit is all redline.

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Do you study at all? If so, what do you find the best for beating 1/3 confidently?
I'm an avid listener to CLP, sub to several vloggers & read the live strategy forum here regularly.

I don’t really study. It sounds like I do the same as you do: I read Upswing, I watch the YouTube “play and explain” videos, etc. I very strongly believe that I am *not* great at poker: I’m merely an above average player who happens to have found a casino where almost every player is incredibly bad. If I played NL50 online I am absolutely certain I would lose money.

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11-28-2022 , 10:58 PM

#116

Majestical

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appreciate your posts on the couple hands I posted in the strat forum
did you wind up getting the job so you can stop playing to pay the bills?

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11-28-2022 , 11:32 PM

#117

davomalvolio

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Originally Posted by Majestical

appreciate your posts on the couple hands I posted in the strat forum
did you wind up getting the job so you can stop playing to pay the bills?

Nope. Interviewer turned me down because they were “unable to meet my salary expectation.” Even though….when he asked what I was looking for I gave him a number $30,000 below what I made at my last job.

Also, got aces cracked twice in the same orbit today—lost a buy-in each time.

Straight up, not having a good time.

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11-29-2022 , 12:55 AM

#118

Majestical

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

Also, got aces cracked twice in the same orbit today—lost a buy-in each time.
Straight up, not having a good time.

Sorry to hear. My kings were cracked by slowroll 89o for a $1k pot my last session. It's in my goals thread.
So, I'm there with ya. Taking a few days off for errands, house chores & studying to get my mental back.
We need some good sleep & food to get us ready for the weekend.

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11-30-2022 , 03:37 PM

#119

davomalvolio

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Had my first ever under-set in live play today:

CO opens to $8, Old Man Coffee calls on Button, I call with 44 in SB. Flop 8h7h4c. I check, CO and OMC check. Turn 9x. I bet 10, CO calls, OMC calls. River Qh. I check, CO checks, OMC bets 30. We both fold.

OMC shows 77.

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11-30-2022 , 11:07 PM

#120

ejames209

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

I would not be able to make that fold. Did you have a specific read?

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11-30-2022 , 11:28 PM

#121

davomalvolio

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Originally Posted by ejames209

I would not be able to make that fold. Did you have a specific read?

Just that he was a zillion years old and had only shown monsters.

If it were heads up I would have still called, but with him betting into two people it honestly felt like an easy fold. (I was surprised he was as weak as just a set, tbh, I figured he was only betting with the nuts.)

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12-02-2022 , 05:31 PM

#122

davomalvolio

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I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!

Just got hired this morning. I’m so happy my “job” as a poker player is coming to an end: this was very stressful and not at all fun. 233 hours of live $1-$2 since I got laid off in August. The…let’s see…$10,757 has been nice, but good lord I have no idea how people can do this professionally.

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12-03-2022 , 10:52 PM

#123

ejames209

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Originally Posted by davomalvolio

1/2 live is not really sustainable for a living unless you play some crazy deep match the stack structure. good job on getting the good job OP!

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12-04-2022 , 10:25 AM

#124

Majestical

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Happy for you, bro.
I've only put in 35 hours so far & have done nothing but take it up the rear with horrid runouts & beats.
I have no clue how you grinded $10k with the added pressure of supporting your family.
Can definitely see how this game becoming a job would make me absolutely hate it.

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12-04-2022 , 12:37 PM

#125

davomalvolio

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Originally Posted by ejames209

1/2 live is not really sustainable for a living unless you play some crazy deep match the stack structure. good job on getting the good job OP!

It’s worse than even that: buy-ins are capped at $300 and in our state the game is actually “$2 to $100 spread-limit,” so while the blinds are $1-$2, you can never raise more than $100 over the previous bet.

So pots over $500 are incredibly, incredibly rare.

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