Yes and getting steam rolled. Down$350. Lost to that same guy with KK against AA. Rebought then set over set. Playing a shitty little tournament now and my first hand i look down at an Ace. Dealer exposes my next card which was an Ace. Not my day
Well I’m crapping the bed tonight also. Gotten it all in preflop with aces heads ups twice. Lost $200 to flopped flush when someone went all in with Q10 hearts then lost another $200 when someone shoved all in pre with 10/10 against my bullets and hit a 10 on the river. I keep telling myself it will turn.
Got back to even then ran into a huge hand with a guy that flopped a full house. Still left only down $150 for the night. I’ll take it.
If I like a post in which you lost money just know I'm liking it to say thanks for sharing bc I enjoy reading poker posts. Not being s dick.
All good. I was happy to get a good chunck of it back. I was about to leave for a while but there was a Vietnam vet at my table that was absolutely hilarious. Zero filter. Made me feel good that I helped him out. They were just about to break the cash game he was playing. I sit down to make it 5 handed. First hand he gets dealt a Royal Flush and hits a $750 jackpot. If I didn’t sit it wouldn’t have happened plus you needed 5 dealt in to the hand to qualify.
MGM Springfield, Foxwoods, or Mohegan Sun CT. I’m leaving in 15 min and they are all 45 min to an hour. Someone tell me where to go. Playing cash as last time I played the 6 PM at Foxwoods I final tables and almost fucked up this business deal that I just came back for. Played until midnight then hotel by 1 pm and then had to be up at 5 to drive in to Boston.
I cant help you in that region, but after I visit my fam in Detroit next week I'm gonna play a shit ton of poker at Harrah's Cherokee this spring. Not gonna do my usual thing where I stay in Asheville for entertainment and food purposes (about a 1 hr drive from the casino). Got some cheap motels scoped out in bumblefuck western NC, planning to leave every Friday after work and grind all Saturday (a 12 PM DS tournament then cash games depending how I do). As their $1-$2 game still only allows buy ins up to $200, and that never seems to work out for me, getting mentally prepared for my first $2-$5 game, and rolling up with a stack of $2k each weekend Spoiler
If you're just playing 1-2 NLH, then it really doesn't matter. If you're playing anything else, then it's clearly Foxwoods. And if you're going to stay at a hotel but haven't yet reserved a room, then definitely not Mohegan.
I think for me it's just a situation of getting comfortable with the bigger swings, bigger dollars. It's not that I "cant lose it," but i imagine blowing $1k on a poker weekend would still result in a high level of guilt and stress for me. Really, I just need to break the ice finally, see how my game plays on those tables, and know for sure what I can handle mentally ...
I do pretty well in tourneys so I can’t say I hate them. I used to play exclusively cash (1/2) then the poker room died and I got sick of playing the same players. At least tourneys draw some more random players and I usually open my range up a bit and play more hands than i do typically in cash. Where’s your home casino? I see you play in Maryland a bit. I’m possibly going to be in the Baltimore area in February for 4 days.
Yeah I don’t begrudge anyone who likes them, I just don’t enjoy certain aspects of the game/strategy. MGM National Harbor pretty much exclusively, the B’more Horseshoe poker room is nice though. MGMNH - busiest, most action games, bad player pool, nicest poker room/property. Maryland Live - second busiest, tighter games, best promos, meh room. B’more Horseshoe - least busy, good games usually around the weekends, nice room, meh promos.
Got it from another board, pretty good debate as to whether it was a good fold or dumb fold (in the long wrong). Lord knows I wouldn't/couldn't ...
I mean it was right so you can't say it was dumb but holy shit at folding when one hand beats you. That's like laying down KK pre-flop.
And the question they were bringing up was when you do how often are you on and how often are you off?
Two hands beat her (KK/AA), it’s a great fold, but her logic is straightforward - villain is super polarized here and this is an under bluffed spot. KQ is the only value hand she beats and she’s blocking a Q.
Unfortunately I'm up there for my mom's surgery so I may not get to play. Usually play MCC cause they have those hot n readys in the poker room snack bar. Do you have a preference though?
I think both are good. MCC is more crazy, because of the bad beats they run. MGM is a little more laid back and they now also have food options. Both are good action Thursday - Sunday.
Am I crazy or did they used to let you buy in for 1/2 at MCC up to $300? I am looking at the room on PokerAtlas now and it says up to $200. MGM up to $300 so I'd probably lean that way if I have time ...
Dude, if you played a tight aggressive style, pick your spots, let other drunks make mistakes, you would do really well at the 2-5 game. The 2-5 game on a Tuesday afternoon will be filled with more regulars, but 9pm on a Friday night, there is money flying around. Both casinos have a good 2-5 game, even Greektown might have some good games, but I haven't played there in 10 years.
Starting 2019 off with a win. In for $500 in 2/5 out for a little over $900. The run bad ended as I won one big hand. Had KK in the sb. Was raised to 20 pre with 3 callers. Made it $75 with only original raiser calling. Flop is AKQ. I check, he bets $90. I shove for $350 more. He calls with J10 for the straight. Turn is 2, river is a 2 to give me the winner. Nice to be back on this side. Hope it stays that way.
I think i asked this before, but $500 at 2/5 allows for some flexibility? If given the option to buy in for table stakes or up to $1k would that be preferred?
100 big blinds doesn’t allow for much “flexibility” against decent players, but that’s ideal if you think your opponents have an edge. Basically preflop and flop decisions become paramount and you’re going with your hand in most instances once you’ve invested 25-40bb before the turn. I’d only bi deep if you think you have an edge in the game/are sitting with worse players that are also deep.
I don't know the situation entirely, and finding a fold sometimes might be good, but I think she still has to call a decent percentage of the time. Always folding to a shove there is pretty exploitable. Having a spade blocker would make it an easier fold, but it seems like you're folding too often if you're putting him on KK/AA 100% of the time.
I believe the pre flop action was raise by her on the button, re raise by him on the big, call by her. So she may have had him something like AA/KK already. But your line of thinking is sort of where I was at ...
I always like to buy in for the max and having over 100bbs is essential imo. Nothing wrong with giving a flyer for 500 bucks and see what you can run it up to, but I think if you are going to play optimal poker, having bullets when you need bullets is important. They way I look at it, I want to cover the guy who has 170bbs if possible for the time when I flop top set and he flops bottom set (maximize value and opportunity). The counter-argument, you could be on the other end of the hand as well. If you are confident in your skills, you can navigate through the tough spots and capitalize to the fullest when you have the winning hand. Some of the 2-5 uncapped games in Vegas can get big, and play more like a 5-10 (LA is even crazier). I would never allow yourself to get below 400 in a 2-5 game. A lot of players will play what they initially bought in for until it is completely gone before they reload again. Terrible strategy, I never want to fall below 80bbs in a cash game, ever! It is all within your comfort level and budget, please don't let me talk you into playing the 2-5. If you lose, the blame will go on me ; ).
#1 it will depend on your bankroll. If you don't have at least 25k (realistically closer to 50k) to blow at 2/5, you should be buying in for the minimum until you build your roll up. #2 it will depend on your comfort level. Do not buy in for the max if you are not confident in your game. Once you get a feel for the stakes and how they play, you can adjust. #3 it will depend on the game. Shitty, drunk players with a lot of money are a godsend and you want to be covering them as much as possible. Keep in mind these players can still get lucky and beat you so points #1 and #2 still stand.
Nah man this is good stuff. As are all the perspectives provided here I would be inclined to buy the max as well. Maybe not the first time but I think that would be optimal. I'd say the biggest improvement I've seen in my game has come from playing in position and c bettin more, or calling/controlling pots & resisting the urge to shove. I feel like that's what's allowed me to do well in the 1/2 games at certain places, buying in for more than 100 bbs ...
Reminds me of the hand below on PAD and Gus Hansen's "I love when the pros debate folding kings full on the river"
I'm only ever folding in that spot to a 55+ year old white guy. Then again, I'm never calling a 3-bet preflop with AQ off against said 55+ year old white guy, so I should never be in that spot to begin with.
Right. So for her to make that read she has to know he's been tight, or perceives her as tight and not just trying to steal the button ...
You’re going to have a tough time convincing me much of anything is exploitable in a large random field tournament. You don’t play with the same people long enough, often enough, in hands where these exact situations happen. What bluff combos does he ever have on a paired board, front door flush, etc.? You can do the math and figure out MDF, it’s just a massively underbluffed spot in a tournament or any cash game under 5/10.