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Old 07-24-2017, 06:20 PM   #166
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Ok. No replies. I folded and it was a very very tough fold. IDK if it was disciplined or if I got owned. Ace of hearts made flushes a lot less likely, I really think so. All he's repping is KJ and flushes. Aside from that I beat all his shit. The shove made sense with his line, but I'd more expect some blocking lead on the flop than a check raise, shove turn line with a flush draw. I went in the tank and while he only reps KJ and flushes, I doubt very very much he's risking his life bluffing. Pay jumps are forthcoming that mean things. Gross spot and I'll never know if I was right. I felt like I only needed to fade hearts and paint to go in on the turn. KQh and QJh are both prominent parts of his defend range. The problem I have with the fold and why I think I might've been owned is his line makes sense to get folds a lot more than it adds up for value. That said, if I'm him with a flush or broadway on that board and at that stage, I probably try for the max too. IDK. Ownership has its privileges.
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Old 07-24-2017, 09:18 PM   #167
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Line Check Please.

$33 BI, $12,500 Guarantee. Paid at 99. 4000/8000/500a. We're 4/18 in the lojack starting w 325k. Villain is in BB w 260k.

Holding ATo I open to 16k. BB defends. 49k to the flop.

Flop is AQT, A & T are hearts. BB checks. I bet 23k. He check raises to 58k. I call.

Let me explain. I crushed this board. He almost always 3 bets AAQQJJTT&AKAQAJAT. KJo he might defend with, but he more likely 3 bets. KQ hearts and historically this player defends. He sometimes will defend with hands like J9,98,97,76 hearts. I want to keep his semibluffs in and depending on the turn I'll go with the hand. 165k to the turn.

Turn is the 6 of hearts. He shoves 186k. You what???
You see what I put in bold? I believe you should have 3-bet min raised back on the flop, making it 93K. If this doesn't stop him cold in his tracks, thus buying you the turn no matter what comes off, then he'll just shove right there, and you'll know he's flopped the straight. This way it's easier to get away from the hand for much cheaper than the scenario you let play out, never knowing if he played you off the best hand, IMO....
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Old 07-25-2017, 06:30 AM   #168
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Luck finds us eventually, even when we try to hide from it, lol.
will soon be hiding in vegas!!
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Old 07-25-2017, 11:34 AM   #169
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Idk RR. There were other factors that make a flop min 3bet-willing to fold or flop min 3 bet-check back turn a bad play, imo. Mainly placement in standings, and resulting payouts. If I place what you suggest, I drop from 4th to 13th. If I just call and the turn bricks like it more often does I can go in. If I just call and get away from a wet turn I drop just to 7th and retain a mid 20-ish bb stack. Also, If he calls there, he's doing it a lot to induce a turn shove. Stack preservation in relation to payouts late is very very important. The next meaningful increase was to occur when down to 12. That proposition becomes unlikely if I do as you instruct.

Interested in what shots PROXIMITY is about to take in LV. Need to know Prox.
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Old 07-25-2017, 11:42 AM   #170
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Idk RR. There were other factors that make a flop min 3bet-willing to fold or flop min 3 bet-check back turn a bad play, imo. Mainly placement in standings, and resulting payouts. If I place what you suggest, I drop from 4th to 13th. If I just call and the turn bricks like it more often does I can go in. If I just call and get away from a wet turn I drop just to 7th and retain a mid 20-ish bb stack. Also, If he calls there, he's doing it a lot to induce a turn shove. Stack preservation in relation to payouts late is very very important. The next meaningful increase was to occur when down to 12. That proposition becomes unlikely if I do as you instruct.

Interested in what shots PROXIMITY is about to take in LV. Need to know Prox.
One thing we can both agree on, one of the villian's cards was Kh.....IMO, he flopped the straight, and wasn't about to let you see the river, unless you doubled him up.....BTW, you could have called, got lucky and sucked out.
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Old 07-26-2017, 06:19 AM   #171
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beast of the far east? or driving home hungry??

ok poker fans, we're back with more mid-atlantic excitement and today it's yet another edition of "the thursday game."

for this contest i opt to head out to the sands (bethlehem, pa) where i plan to do some shopping at the puma outlet, beat some 3/6 donkeys, and maybe hit another high hand.

there's terrible traffic on the way out 78 east but they've (finally) completed a lot of the construction off the sands exit and i arrive with plenty of time left in the night to meet my goals.

i kickoff the gambling in a 3/6 limit contest that's about as stable as a kardashian marriage. it seems like at least two or three players are away from the table all the time but i still can't win a hand. with JJ i finally get on the board when two villains miss a queen high flop.

with JTs i'm getting big odds to call for an 8 following a 976 flop. a queen on the turn makes me open ended and i river a king to crack aces and move ahead for the game. shortly thereafter i quit at +18 and head over to the mall section of the complex to do some shopping at the puma outlet.

the hits just keep on coming here in 2017 though poker fans.

a cute mall security guard informs me that the puma outlet has been shuttered.

i grab some nike socks at famous footwear. maybe nike will change my luck for the rest of the year? could it get any worse?

at least for this night.... it can.

i start game number two with several playable hands..... they all lose.

AK hits a flop but is beaten by 63... and not from the blinds.

after some more losing, AK hits another flop.

this time the hand appears headed to victory until another player (who check-called the whole way) slowly rolls over AK too.

at least i didn't lose the hand.

it's getting late and this game has more clowns than ringling brothers. tired, frustrated, and hungry i wave the white flag at -115 and head over to the food court to grab some fine asian cuisine at far east.

however, a jill scott concert has just let out at the event center and the line at far east extends almost to hong kong and i drive home hungry.

proximity loses again.

thank you for reading.

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Old 07-26-2017, 09:06 AM   #172
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Idk RR. There were other factors that make a flop min 3bet-willing to fold or flop min 3 bet-check back turn a bad play, imo. Mainly placement in standings, and resulting payouts. If I place what you suggest, I drop from 4th to 13th. If I just call and the turn bricks like it more often does I can go in. If I just call and get away from a wet turn I drop just to 7th and retain a mid 20-ish bb stack. Also, If he calls there, he's doing it a lot to induce a turn shove. Stack preservation in relation to payouts late is very very important. The next meaningful increase was to occur when down to 12. That proposition becomes unlikely if I do as you instruct.

Interested in what shots PROXIMITY is about to take in LV. Need to know Prox.
I will be arriving sunday night and staying until the following Thursday, august 10th.

if anyone's going to be there and wants to meet up to handicap a card, grab some supper, go to a diamond lounge, or even play a few orbits please pm me.

it's a much needed vacation for me and i'm not a tournament player so I won't be taking any shots. I'd like to maintain Caesar's diamond status and i'm behind pace so I do have to gamble some on slots and tables at all nine Caesar's casinos. for poker i'll probably just play low limit hold em at Excalibur and flamingo with maybe a few games at Bellagio, the mirage, or some other properties. i'm not really in no limit shape but if I do ok in the Caesar's slots and table gambling maybe i'll play some and that'll be my shot?

in the hand you posted I imagine I would have folded for the 186k but again i'm not a tournament player. in 1-2 it probably wouldn't have reached that stage because I would have opened more and bet more on the flop and I would've had to call for his few remaining chips.
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Old 07-29-2017, 01:36 AM   #173
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Enjoy your vacation prox.

Have to tell you, as an aside, I've substituted cycling for jogging. I hardly ever drive to and from work these days. It's 10.5 miles-40 minutes each way. Takes me 25 minutes longer heading in and is 5 to 15 minutes quicker going home. All flat. They say the fitness equivalency of cycling 3 miles on flat ground is 1 mile jogging on the same. Difference is: I don't hate cycling.
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I will be arriving sunday night and staying until the following Thursday, august 10th.
I hope this trip turns out to be everything you hope it to be.

Looking forward to frequent, periodic reports as you have time and can gain internet access.

Don't spend TOO much time at the blu pool.
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Enjoy your vacation prox.

Have to tell you, as an aside, I've substituted cycling for jogging. I hardly ever drive to and from work these days. It's 10.5 miles-40 minutes each way. Takes me 25 minutes longer heading in and is 5 to 15 minutes quicker going home. All flat. They say the fitness equivalency of cycling 3 miles on flat ground is 1 mile jogging on the same. Difference is: I don't hate cycling.
they say the best workout is the one you do. lower impact too!
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I hope this trip turns out to be everything you hope it to be.

Looking forward to frequent, periodic reports as you have time and can gain internet access.

Don't spend TOO much time at the blu pool.
i'm not tan enough for blu pool because it's been raining here almost every day for three months. i'm sure you guys got a lot of it too.
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Old 07-30-2017, 01:15 AM   #177
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one for the road.....

ok poker fans, one final game before we head out of town for our annual poker vacation!!

today's action finds us in 3/6 company at penn national and once again finds us trailing early.

the hour's getting late and it looks like i'm about to lose..... again.

but(t) when the table talk turns in a direction that might even make jenna jameson blush, my cards turn completely around with ace high flushes on back to back hands scooping two nice pots and suddenly putting me in the lead!

we hold on for an $80 win and a little momentum as my phone gets a message that it's time to check-in for my flight to VEGAS....

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Old 07-30-2017, 08:00 AM   #178
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ok poker fans, one final game before we head out of town for our annual poker vacation!!

today's action finds us in 3/6 company at penn national and once again finds us trailing early.

the hour's getting late and it looks like i'm about to lose..... again.

but(t) when the table talk turns in a direction that might even make jenna jameson blush, my cards turn completely around with ace high flushes on back to back hands scooping two nice pots and suddenly putting me in the lead!

we hold on for an $80 win and a little momentum as my phone gets a message that it's time to check-in for my flight to VEGAS....

game +80 (3/6)
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slay the Vegas dragon Prox. While you're at it, steal a little from Thaskalos' pocket.
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slay the Vegas dragon Prox. While you're at it, steal a little from Thaskalos' pocket.
Why not? I've been so generous during my stay here...that the locals are starting to call me "Santa Claus".
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Old 07-30-2017, 10:59 AM   #180
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Sometimes online multi-table grinding just doesn't satisfy. There's an appetite. A player needs a decently structured live game to reg. Let's try the 350 bi 9:30 am game at Lucky Chances today. 12,000 starting stack. 30 minute levels, no skipped levels. 30m is slightly turbo. Equivalent to 10 minute levels online, which are standard for 8 max and 6 max tournaments. Closest resembles an 8 max 33 bi 5k guarantee game. Should be finished by 8-8:30 tonight, 20k guaranteed to the winner.
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