Started with a $1/$2nl challenge, now we're here.

triple blind games are awesome but you need to realize when everyone is short, as it appears everyone basically is here, it starts to play more like tourney poker. high cards matter more. TPNK might be good in this specific instance, but over the long run it's going to be a losing proposition.

you beat 99- (less 77/44), T6- (less T4), 7x (less 74), 4x, and draws.

how likely is it that V is 2x'ing pot with any of those hands into several players?

it's almost definetly a fold.

honestly, this is almost like the worst flop possible for you. you flop TP but the 2 other flop cards are less than your kicker so it takes away 2 TP hands that you could be beating (T7/T4) and since it's rainbow the only draws are 98 or 65. like the only turn cards that you would want to see is like a T or a 2. even an 8 brings in 65 and you're basically guessing on every street and you're OOP.

a big improvement in my game came when i started protecting my stack when i was OOP. things like realizing how difficult it will be to get to showdown when you're on the flop unless the miracle best runnout happens can save massive amounts of BBs.

The bet, his high vpip, and bit splashy got me thinking. Seemed odd.

Gd advice @johnnyspot.

Maaaaybe. But it's a junk hand and we're OOP.

It might be an extra $4 to call, but we really need that dream flop to hit. Even if we hit trips there's a possibility we're outkicked and that $4 we paid could cost a stack.

I don't think it's terrible to call the $4. But I do think it opens us up to losing a bunch of money later in the hand.

We otb @masq.
And ur correct bout losing bunch money later in the hand.

I ship it thinking my tp is good.
Raising to me seems slightly better than calling. But folding wd hv been the play lol.
108 < QQ.

ignoring it's an easy fold, having the 8 is terrible here according to solver world. on the surface it's very counter intuitive but you'd be better to have T3 than T8 according to the solves because you hold a key blocker to the draw you actually want him to have.

@kevin1983 easy fold to most opponents, but this guy just seemed off.
On the contrary, he leveled me to look foolish.

Solver is cool. I use them, but we use a lot of feel too. Live reads hv been off lately.

Wanna hear another hh?
4 hours later today we climbed back to even and sitting w $750.
AA in sb…

it's a turbo muck (barring very specific reads - which you admittedly do not have).

yeah in games where villains are so far off eq playing solver style isn't going to be most profitable. just pointing out and trying to get you to think a little. you block a significant portion of his bluffing range with the 8. feel be damned that is terribad

$10 co straddle from Ricky the roofer. ($300)
Aggro the construction guy callls on the button. ($750)
Dude who just had hip surgery calls. ($600)
The hero ($750) finally has a hand today where value is about to be had. AA in sb. Make it $60 and wd like a couple callers please. We get just that!! Both aggros call. Lets take these guys to Valueville!!

3 way Pot $185
Clean flop: Q52r.

Lead $100,
Roofer Rick tank folds.
Construction guy ships

There is a high hand promo that pays $300 for quads r better. Many people will check sets on a dry flop like this.
It’s been a self leveling type of day, but this has to be a call.

QQ haunts me again today.

AA

-877 today.

And there he is again lol.
Coming in w his opinion after he sees the hand face up.
HOF Monday morning quarterback.

After $3k worth of next week wsop circuit buy ins, and a break even ish couple weeks…
Down to $13k.
I think we were around $35k ??? (Can’t remember) when we moved into the new house back in October.

you specifically asked if i wanted to chime in, so i did... otherwise i wouldn't have stated the obvious (that it's a fold). the best player of all time would know this, as it's trivial.

"investing" 3k into tournaments with 16k net worth is a terrible idea. when was the last time you studied ICM/short stack play/tournament strategy? do you understand the huge amount of variance in MTTs?

I'm not sure how long you've been following the thread, but it seems odd that anyone posting ITT can think hero sees high variance as a bad thing that he wants to stay away from. Putting 20% of his liquid net worth on a few MTTs seems like the nitty thing he's ever done.

i'm well aware; it was a rhetorical question. i was probing for his response in order to gauge how aware he is that he's a impulsive feel player (on and off the felt) and not a semi-retired poker GOAT. self-awareness isn't his strong suit. contrived cockiness on the other hand...

he's going to crash and burn. again. it's inevitable. :(

0 for 1 in Event 1.
221 entries busted around 100.
Finally got 15 bigs in w pocket 44 from lj and got called by AQ. In co.

Wd like to play re entry today, but day 2 is on Mother Days. Sara and I already been clashing. so def can’t miss Mother’s Day.

Next T is Monster Stack Tuesday.

More bills paid.
Down to 11k.
In a way, I’m wondering if I’m trying to manage or risk take this remaining cash. A part of me wants to just go broke already to get to our wildest of wild plan of plans. .

don't play any more tournaments. stay home for a couple of weeks, spending time with Sara and studying cash game play.

No offense @mastaass, but ur life has to be total crap. Like really shitty. Ur too obsessed here. Worried bout ya.
Please prove my point w a instant response.

no worries! projection could never offend me. you're welcome for once again giving you great advice!

best regards,
Stan

Why do you have to be broke in order to put your plan into motion? Is it bankruptcy fraud?

It seems like you could have a pretty sweet life if you could stop tripping over your dick. If you honestly feel like you have a $35/hr winrate in your games, why not figure out your bills and build a schedule to play the required amount of hours (with your existing liferoll in reserve in case you run bad some months) and spend the rest of your time hanging with your family/friends, playing pickleball, getting high and grilling by the pool?

Really appreciating the thread title here lately. If the page and post count weren't so absurd, there'd be no way to know there was a million dollar spin up in the middle...now we're here.

Rayz, just put your $10k in the bank and start on your next plan if that's what you want to do. No need to bust your roll shotting live mtts first.

Because having a schedule to go someplace to make money is literally the definition of working a job.

BS can rationalize in his brain that he’s “semi-retired” because he can do what he wants, when he wants (even though he literally needs to make money because he’s got like 11k to his name and has like ~4 months of runway if he did nothing), but I’m guessing if he had to conform to some sort of schedule, the rationalization goes out the window and he’s just another working schlub

Been busy this weekend. My pops came in for a couple days and kid’s tennis tournament.
Cdnt take advantage of wsop action, but will starting tomo.
Cash Monday,
Tournament Tuesday.

Got some flowers surrounding court and service lines in. We ready

Ready to expedite the next thing in my life.
The current life has been not fun.
Up $183 in May cash, down overall w a $400 busted T.
-$217 mid month update.
Playing my 2nd $400 T today.
Thinking bout firing a $2200 high roller Thursday and couple buyns in main if need to.
Either it’s this or it’s that. Let fate determine

9,500

What's the next thing in your life? May as well move on to it now as poker is not it.

Maybe you should just take the summer off and enjoy it with the kids? 9500 will you get you through the summer, right? #retiredforaquarter