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What’s Up Degens?

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Life has been pretty awesome lately, although the amount of poker playing has been relatively limited. I went back to CO for the X-Games and had a really good time. Even though I lived in CO for my entire life, I still hate the cold weather a lot, which is why I really appreciate being back in Vegas where it’s finally starting to warm up a little bit. Today it’s like 60 degrees or something, so after I write this post I think I’m going to hit the links for a bit to start tuning my game up for the summer.

This might be the first summer that I try to degen a bit on Golf. I used to telL a friend of mine that if you really wanted to strike it rich, you should become a huge bad ass at poker and Golf so you could hustle all the high stakes pros out here. Just nit it up in the poker games, pad their ego a bit, and then hustle them at Golf. I’ve seen videos of Negreanu and Ivey playing, and man they suck! Obviously they handicap it when they play legit players, but it’d still be fun even to play out here for a small amount. If anyone comes out here for the WSOP and wants to do some kind of prop bet with HU PLO and Golf, count me in :).

I’ve also started playing a bunch of Badminton outside. LV is perfect for it because it’s not windy very much, and since it barely rains you can be relatively certain of the conditions each day. If you’re a Badminton hater, I highly recommend going and trying it sometime against a player that likes to try to beat you. It’s a really good workout, and I enjoy it more than Tennis because the stoppage of play in Tennis gets old, and if you’re playing someone who’s really good or really bad it’s just not fun at all.

Before I talk a bit about poker, I want to share a funny story that happened a few nights ago. I was playing the 5/5 PLO at Venetian, and after a nice score I cashed out and was on my way out the door when I saw a friend of mine sitting at the 5/10NL tables. I stopped by to say what’s up, and he told me he’d moved to the table to take advantage of some guy who was apparently black out wasted and dumping chips. As I’m standing there, I start taking a video of this guy on my phone because he’s so wasted, and honestly it’s pretty amazing he hasn’t been kicked out yet. As I’m taking the video, he shouts to the table “I don’t care how much someone bets I’m calling it, even if it’s an all in pre-flop I don’t give a shit take my money”… No, I’m not being sarcastic…

So I of course take the only open seat there is, which is on his direct left. Very first hand, I’m dealt AKo. I open to 50, he min three-bets (hasn’t looked at his cards yet), BB overcalls, I make it 500 straight, drunk guy calls (still hasn’t looked at his cards), BB folds. I ship before the flop is dealt out, he calls before the flop is dealt (still hasn’t looked at his cards). I smile a bit when the door card is an Ace, and the board runs out something like AJxxx.. We turn over our cards, he has JJ so gg me.

Anyways, not a ton on the poker front, so I’ll just quickly post some hands from my last session. I’ll post the losers first.

This guy is absolutely spewing his nuts off. 90/65, 3b’ing 50%. Yummy

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 3 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $420.00
BB: $272.25
Hero (BTN): $421.90

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with 2 2 A A
Hero raises to $14, SB raises to $46, 1 fold, Hero raises to $142, SB raises to $420 all in, Hero calls $278

Flop: ($844.00) T 3 5

Turn: ($844.00) Q

River: ($844.00) 5

Final Pot: $844.00
SB shows K 7 T 8 (a flush, King high)
Hero shows 2 2 A A (two pair, Aces and Fives)
SB wins $843.00
(Rake: $1.00)

Villain is 66/44, 3b pre is standard, flop I’m slight favorite.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $951.80
Hero (BTN): $410.70
SB: $1270.30
BB: $227.60
UTG: $175.50
MP: $498.90

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with K A J 3
UTG calls $4, MP raises to $11, 1 fold, Hero raises to $43, 3 folds, MP calls $32

Flop: ($96.00) 4 6 5 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $96, MP raises to $384, Hero calls $271.70 all in

Turn: ($831.40) 9 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($831.40) 8 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $831.40
Hero shows K A J 3 (Ace King high)
MP shows 4 9 A 7 (a straight, Nine high)
MP wins $828.40
(Rake: $3.00)

Standard.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $765.50
Hero (UTG): $400.00
MP: $1594.40
CO: $233.70
BTN: $485.30
SB: $102.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is UTG with A A J T
Hero raises to $14, 4 folds, BB calls $10

Flop: ($30.00) 4 3 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $30, BB raises to $120, Hero raises to $386 all in, BB calls $266

Turn: ($802.00) 3 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($802.00) 8 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $802.00
BB shows A 4 5 4 (a full house, Fours full of Eights)
Hero shows A A J T (two pair, Aces and Eights)
BB wins $799.00
(Rake: $3.00)

MBN to flop a straight in 4b pot.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $0.30 Ante – 5 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BB: $651.45
UTG: $238.65
Hero (CO): $266.70
BTN: $272.30
SB: $702.25

Pre Flop: ($4.50) Hero is CO with Q A A K
Hero raises to $8.20, 2 folds, UTG raises to $26.80, Hero raises to $82.60, UTG calls $55.80

Flop: ($167.70) 6 7 8 (3 players)
UTG bets $155.75 all in, Hero calls $155.75

Turn: ($479.20) 4 (3 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($479.20) K (3 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $479.20
UTG shows T K Q 9 (a flush, King high)
Hero shows Q A A K (a pair of Aces)
UTG wins $476.90
(Rake: $2.30)

This is kind of an odd hand because we’re so deep. I could maybe fold the turn, but this is the same guy who was spewing so bad, although he wasn’t really c/r’ing flops light, he was just getting it in very light 100bb deep. I called the turn bc of implied odds, and occasionally I’m still good.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

SB: $1148.70
BB: $117.40
UTG: $651.80
MP: $471.00
CO: $183.20
Hero (BTN): $1246.35

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with 3 T 9 J
3 folds, Hero raises to $8, SB calls $6, 1 fold

Flop: ($20.00) 5 T 9 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $20, SB raises to $40, Hero calls $20

Turn: ($100.00) K (2 players)
SB bets $44, Hero requests TIME, Hero calls $44

River: ($188.00) 5 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

Final Pot: $188.00
SB shows 4 Q T J (a straight, King high)
Hero mucks 3 T 9 J
SB wins $185.00
(Rake: $3.00)

tyvm.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

UTG: $400.00
MP: $813.00
CO: $127.80
BTN: $455.00
SB: $297.00
Hero (BB): $819.25

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BB with A 7 A 2
UTG raises to $14, 1 fold, CO calls $14, 2 folds, Hero raises to $24, UTG raises to $88, CO calls $74, Hero raises to $354, UTG raises to $400 all in, CO calls $39.80 all in, Hero calls $46

Flop: ($929.80) 4 Q J

Turn: ($929.80) 2

River: ($929.80) 3

Final Pot: $929.80
UTG shows 5 5 3 8 (a pair of Fives)
CO shows 8 Q 9 7 (a pair of Queens)
Hero shows A 7 A 2 (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins $544.40
Hero wins $382.40
(Rake: $3.00)

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 4 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

BTN: $398.25
SB: $870.00
BB: $140.00
Hero (CO): $431.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is CO with A 2 4 A
Hero raises to $14, BTN raises to $48, 2 folds, Hero raises to $150, BTN raises to $398.25 all in, Hero calls $248.25

Flop: ($802.50) J 5 Q

Turn: ($802.50) T

River: ($802.50) Q

Final Pot: $802.50
BTN shows 8 4 8 5 (two pair, Queens and Eights)
Hero shows A 2 4 A (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero wins $800.50
(Rake: $2.00)

Probably could’ve vb a little bigger here but sometimes fish are weird and fold to a psb but call like two bucks less I’ve found.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

MP: $119.50
CO: $913.80
BTN: $200.00
Hero (SB): $1057.70
BB: $340.70
UTG: $470.90

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is SB with A A J T
2 folds, CO calls $4, 1 fold, Hero raises to $12, BB calls $8, CO calls $8

Flop: ($36.00) A 6 8 (3 players)
Hero bets $25, BB folds, CO calls $25

Turn: ($86.00) Q (2 players)
Hero bets $79, CO calls $79

River: ($244.00) T (2 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero bets $235, CO calls $235

Final Pot: $714.00
CO mucks K 9 K 2
Hero shows A A J T (a flush, Ace high)
Hero wins $711.00
(Rake: $3.00)

I think that’s all for now, but I’ve been writing a few really cool strategy pieces for my blog that I’d like to post later this week, so be on the lookout for that. I hope everyone is running well, and didn’t lose too much on the game last night!

GL,

John