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What’s up Degens?

There’s probably a ton of people out there who read my blog that’ve come to the conclusion that I’m some wannabe thug, since I’m always posting a bunch of hip hop songs to check out. I actually listen to a really wide range of stuff, but hip hop is definitely my preference. Electronic music is probably my second favorite genre to listen to because it’s easier for a white guy to dance to than hip-hop, and also because it’s sick to work out to as well. Here’s a couple of electronic songs and artists that I’m diggin’ on right now.

Gui Boratto – Beautiful Life (even though I’m a little burned out on it, it’s still one of my favorite electronic songs ever).

Yoshimoto – Don’t really have any individual songs to put, but sample some of it on Pandora and you’ll probably dig it. Good grinding music imo.

Although I can’t really complain with how poker has gone the last week, I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I had my biggest losing day online so far a few days ago. I’m not embarrassed because of the amount I lost, but am a little disappointed because I was really hammered during the whole ordeal. I didn’t even remember any of the hands I played, and it was sort of entertaining in a twisted way the next morning having to go through my PT3 to see how the money was lost. Live and learn I suppose, but whoever was lucky enough to play me that night better put some of that money to good use… Or buy some damn good vodka with it!

I said in my last entry that I wasn’t going to play very much in the month of April, and apparently by not playing much, I meant play like four hours a day, lol. Kind of funny how that works, but I ended up turning an ok profit overall, even with the drunken session includedI think. Here’s some of the hands for those who’re interested.

This one was kind of bittersweet because the villain in the hand is a good friend of mine, but overall I think it’s pretty standard. This turned out to be one of the juiciest tables I’ve ever sat at, with a 76/55 on my right, and a 61/42 on my left. This deep I like flatting these aces, particularly since they’re medium strength, and if someone squeezes you can get in much more of your stack. Playing post-flop in a single raised pot when you’re this deep is generally easier with aces than it is in 3b pots when you miss, even in position, so overall I guess it’s standard.

Full Tilt Poker $3/$6 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $1 Ante – 6 players
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BB: $6153.50
UTG: $600.00
MP: $2687.30
Hero (CO): $1171.00
BTN: $2447.80
SB: $1407.00

Pre Flop: ($15.00) Hero is CO with A 4 9 A
1 fold, MP raises to $27, Hero calls $27, BTN calls $27, 1 fold, BB raises to $144, MP calls $117, Hero raises to $612, 1 fold, BB calls $468, 1 fold

Flop: ($1404.00) 3 7 J (2 players)
BB bets $1404, Hero calls $558 all in

Turn: ($2520.00) 5 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($2520.00) 4 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $2520.00
BB shows J 8 9 T (a pair of Jacks)
Hero shows A 4 9 A (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins $2517.00
(Rake: $3.00)

Rivering a straight is obviously a big piece of his range, but this guy is fishy enough to the point where he doesn’t show up with it as much as he probably should. The pot is too big to not ship the riv.

Full Tilt Poker $3/$6 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $1 Ante – 6 players
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BTN: $6172.50
SB: $733.00
BB: $2690.90
Hero (UTG): $600.00
MP: $3077.30
CO: $500.00

CO posts a big blind ($6)

Pre Flop: ($21.00) Hero is UTG with K 8 8 K
Hero raises to $33, MP calls $33, 2 folds, SB requests TIME, 1 fold, BB calls $27

Flop: ($114.00) K 8 Q (3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $108, MP calls $108, BB folds

Turn: ($330.00) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets $300, MP calls $300

River: ($930.00) 9 (2 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero bets $158 all in, MP calls $158

Final Pot: $1246.00
Hero shows K 8 8 K (three of a kind, Kings)
MP mucks T A Q 5
Hero wins $1243.00
(Rake: $3.00)

There’s something that’s very gratifying when you correctly 4b Broadways.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 3 players
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BB: $244.60
Hero (BTN): $400.00
SB: $980.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with J A 9 K
Hero raises to $14, SB raises to $46, 1 fold, Hero raises to $142, SB calls $96

Flop: ($288.00) 6 5 A (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $258 all in, SB calls $258

Turn: ($804.00) 2 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($804.00) 9 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $804.00
Hero shows J A 9 K (two pair, Aces and Nines)
SB shows A T K 4 (a pair of Aces)
Hero wins $803.00
(Rake: $1.00)

weeeeeee.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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BB: $400.00
UTG: $211.70
Hero (MP): $591.80
CO: $514.60
BTN: $400.00
SB: $573.20

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is MP with A 2 7 A
UTG calls $4, Hero raises to $18, 2 folds, SB raises to $62, 1 fold, UTG calls $58, Hero raises to $252, SB calls $190, UTG calls $149.70 all in

Flop: ($719.70) K 9 7 (3 players – 1 is all in)
SB checks, Hero bets $339.80 all in, SB calls $321.20 all in

Turn: ($1362.10) 7 (3 players – 3 are all in)

River: ($1362.10) A (3 players – 3 are all in)

Final Pot: $1362.10
UTG shows 7 T T J (three of a kind, Sevens)
Hero shows A 2 7 A (a full house, Aces full of Sevens)
SB shows Q 8 9 Q (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
Hero wins $723.00
Hero wins $636.10
(Rake: $3.00)

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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MP: $489.70
CO: $1591.90
Hero (BTN): $454.40
SB: $1004.80
BB: $903.40
UTG: $697.70

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is BTN with K 8 6 Q
2 folds, CO calls $4, Hero raises to $18, SB raises to $48, 2 folds, Hero calls $30

Flop: ($104.00) 6 K T (2 players)
SB bets $80, Hero raises to $344, SB raises to $956.80 all in, Hero calls $62.40 all in

Turn: ($916.80) 3 (2 players – 2 are all in)

River: ($916.80) 4 (2 players – 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $916.80
Hero shows K 8 6 Q (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
SB shows Q J T 8 (a pair of Tens)
Hero wins $913.80
(Rake: $3.00)

I like my line a lot. Just figured he can never really have it here, and if he does then he’s betting the river anyway.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 2 players
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BTN/SB: $346.10
Hero (BB): $251.50

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with Q 9 8 K
BTN/SB raises to $4, Hero raises to $12, BTN/SB calls $8

Flop: ($24.00) 9 9 K (2 players)
Hero bets $12, BTN/SB raises to $24, Hero calls $12

Turn: ($72.00) Q (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $58, Hero calls $58

River: ($188.00) 2 (2 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero checks, BTN/SB bets $128, Hero raises to $157.50 all in, BTN/SB folds

Final Pot: $444.00
Hero wins $443.50
(Rake: $0.50)

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 4 players
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BTN: $200.00
Hero (SB): $501.25
BB: $521.00
CO: $258.55

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is SB with 3 Q 7 A
CO calls $2, BTN raises to $8, Hero raises to $28, 1 fold, CO calls $26, BTN calls $20

Flop: ($86.00) A A 6 (3 players)
Hero bets $56, CO raises to $230.55 all in, BTN calls $172 all in, Hero calls $174.55

Turn: ($719.10) 3 (3 players – 2 are all in)

River: ($719.10) 2 (3 players – 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $719.10
BTN shows 5 J Q A (three of a kind, Aces)
Hero shows 3 Q 7 A (a full house, Aces full of Threes)
CO shows 4 6 6 7 (a full house, Sixes full of Aces)
Hero wins $117.10
Hero wins $600.00
(Rake: $2.00)

Villain is probably the biggest fish I’ve ever played. 97/58 with 3b of 31 over a large sample. This flop is basically the nuts against him.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $0.30 Ante – 6 players
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SB: $423.15
BB: $441.95
UTG: $200.00
MP: $114.60
CO: $1524.95
Hero (BTN): $476.10

Pre Flop: ($4.80) Hero is BTN with 3 A T J
2 folds, CO raises to $8.20, Hero raises to $29.40, SB raises to $100.20, 2 folds, Hero calls $70.80

Flop: ($212.40) A 7 Q (2 players)
SB bets $212.40, Hero raises to $375.60 all in, SB calls $110.25 all in

Turn: ($857.70) J (2 players – 2 are all in)

River: ($857.70) 8 (2 players – 2 are all in)

Final Pot: $857.70
SB shows K J 5 7 (two pair, Jacks and Sevens)
Hero shows 3 A T J (two pair, Aces and Jacks)
Hero wins $854.70
(Rake: $3.00)

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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BB: $141.00
UTG: $252.60
Hero (MP): $1117.00
CO: $401.85
BTN: $200.00
SB: $260.25

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is MP with J A 3 8
UTG raises to $6, Hero calls $6, CO calls $6, BTN calls $6, SB calls $5, 1 fold

Flop: ($32.00) 3 4 3 (5 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $23, CO folds, BTN folds, SB raises to $101, UTG folds, Hero raises to $335, SB calls $153.25 all in

Turn: ($540.50) K (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($540.50) T (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $540.50
Hero shows J A 3 8 (three of a kind, Threes)
SB shows 5 3 7 2 (three of a kind, Threes)
Hero wins $537.50
(Rake: $3.00)

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 6 players
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UTG: $138.00
MP: $490.20
Hero (CO): $1115.15
BTN: $405.05
SB: $221.05
BB: $100.00

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is CO with 5 A A 5
2 folds, Hero raises to $7, BTN calls $7, SB raises to $20, 1 fold, Hero raises to $69, 1 fold, SB calls $49

Flop: ($147.00) 5 T 8 (2 players)
SB bets $147, Hero raises to $294, SB calls $5.05 all in

Turn: ($451.10) 7 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($451.10) Q (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $451.10
Hero shows 5 A A 5 (three of a kind, Fives)
SB shows 3 2 5 6 (a pair of Fives)
Hero wins $448.10
(Rake: $3.00)

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 4 players
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CO: $146.50
BTN: $216.20
Hero (SB): $941.80
BB: $494.35

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is SB with T Q A 7
1 fold, BTN raises to $6, Hero raises to $20, 1 fold, BTN calls $14

Flop: ($42.00) 2 4 Q (2 players)
Hero bets $31, BTN raises to $68, Hero raises to $246, BTN calls $128.20 all in

Turn: ($434.40) 9 (2 players – 1 is all in)

River: ($434.40) A (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $434.40
BTN shows Q 7 J 6 (a pair of Queens)
Hero shows T Q A 7 (two pair, Aces and Queens)
Hero wins $432.40
(Rake: $2.00)

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi $0.30 Ante – 5 players
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SB: $207.40
BB: $265.90
UTG: $226.70
Hero (CO): $396.10
BTN: $474.85

Pre Flop: ($4.50) Hero is CO with A 6 A T
1 fold, Hero raises to $8.50, BTN calls $8.50, SB raises to $37.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $124.50, 1 fold, SB raises to $207.10 all in, Hero calls $82.60

Flop: ($426.20) 6 8 4

Turn: ($426.20) 9

River: ($426.20) 8

Final Pot: $426.20
SB shows K T K Q (two pair, Kings and Eights)
Hero shows A 6 A T (two pair, Aces and Eights)
Hero wins $423.20
(Rake: $3.00)

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 4 players
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SB: $227.30
Hero (BB): $214.20
CO: $538.20
BTN: $405.80

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BB with Q 2 J K
2 folds, SB calls $1, Hero raises to $6, SB raises to $10, Hero calls $4

Flop: ($20.00) 6 9 2 (2 players)
SB bets $20, Hero calls $20

Turn: ($60.00) Q (2 players)
SB bets $60, Hero raises to $184.20 all in, SB calls $124.20

River: ($428.40) 9 (2 players – 1 is all in)

Final Pot: $428.40
SB shows 8 6 4 3 (two pair, Nines and Sixes)
Hero shows Q 2 J K (two pair, Queens and Nines)
Hero wins $426.40
(Rake: $2.00)

This is a spot that doesn’t come up that often, so I’ll talk about it. I think a lot of players make the mistake of checking back this river because they’re scared of running into a boat. It probably stems from plaing NL where if you have either an ace or a 3, you can have a FH. But players making the transition to PLO need to remember that in order for him to have a boat on this board, he needs to use two cards from his hand. The player in question was a 57/7, so his range for c/c’ing the flop is basically any pair or draw. The reason I bet 1/3 pot on the turn was to keep in Ax and medium flushes for one more street of value. If I bomb it, he may be able to get away from a medium flush, and the only thing that would call a psb would be a boat or possiblyyy a 3, but for the most part by picking this size I force him to define his hand strength, commit more money to the pot, and basically just make his life hell. The river is a pretty easy bet imo, and I’m wondering if I could’ve gotten more since he probably can’t fold an Ace but with his flushes it probably depends how high it is. I think 101 is ok though given the board texture.

Full Tilt Poker $1/$2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 5 players
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UTG: $337.05
CO: $163.85
Hero (BTN): $272.30
SB: $198.40
BB: $204.35

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is BTN with K K T Q
UTG calls $2, CO calls $2, Hero raises to $11, 2 folds, UTG calls $9, CO calls $9

Flop: ($36.00) 6 A 3 (3 players)
UTG checks, CO checks, Hero bets $27, UTG calls $27, CO folds

Turn: ($90.00) 3 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $31, UTG calls $31

River: ($152.00) A (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero requests TIME, Hero bets $101, UTG calls $101

Final Pot: $354.00
UTG mucks 9 T 7 6
Hero shows K K T Q (a flush, Ace high)
Hero wins $351.00
(Rake: $3.00)

This is a good example of a spot where it’s kind of nice being OOP postflop. Our relative position es muy bueno, because you can do stuff like this.

Full Tilt Poker $2/$4 Pot Limit Omaha Hi – 5 players
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BB: $955.00
UTG: $1350.60
CO: $1512.65
BTN: $400.00
Hero (SB): $400.00

Pre Flop: ($6.00) Hero is SB with K 4 A 8
UTG calls $4, CO raises to $18, 1 fold, Hero raises to $62, 1 fold, UTG calls $58, CO calls $44

Flop: ($190.00) 5 J Q (3 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks, CO checks

Turn: ($190.00) J (3 players)
Hero requests TIME, Hero checks, UTG checks, CO bets $4, Hero raises to $101, UTG folds, CO folds

Final Pot: $198.00
Hero wins $195.00
(Rake: $3.00)

I was going to post more hands, but my neighbor (the one I beat in the hand earlier ironically enough) is about to make the FT of the Mulligan, so I’m going to run next door and sweat. Look him up and rail him if you read this in time! His name is Chances Cards on FTP.

GL,

John