Vegas & The Aftermath - Diary

[animalpoker]

What’s on today sir and how did you get on yesterday ?
Can’t see you at the Venetian plo yet , but I assume you’ll be playing here tomorrow ?

Rode my luck for a min cash yesterday but did get a stack at one point so was hopeful of a really deep run until I lost a large key pot as 60/40 on the flop when it all went in. 
Played with jeff madsen half the day but didn’t clash much other than a cooler I was on the right side of.  Also played with Gus Hansen for the first time and managed to bust him on an uneventful lucky pot.

[tikay]

Bit of an update.

Yesterday was the NLH $1,100 Seniors at Aria, my first ever Seniors event.

The day was enlivened by the arrival of Mad Turk, 3 seats to my right. He's such a fun guy to share as poker table with.  

All in all it was the most fun table all trip, plenty of banter & some great characters. 

[tikay]

I had plenty of action & some real extremes of luck both good & bad.

Early doors I lost a decent pot when I had to lay down Q-Q on an all-spade flop.

Then I flop a set of 2's but could not get on.

Two black aces were the next highlight, but I was UTG & got 4 callers, which was not ideal, o-o-p.

It came three Hearts. I felt had to bet but there were bound to be someone with hearts in their hand. I get 3 bet by a chap from Wisconsin & after some thoughtage, I fold & I'm pleased to say my man showed me Ah 3h for the flopped nuts.

Incidentally, in general chat, I asked him what his line of work was or is.

High tech enterpeaneur he says. I can barely spell that let alone know what it means. Sounded a bit up his arse to me.  

I tried to force the pace, maybe a shade too much, & soon my 30,000 looked more like 11,000.

It was at this point that Turk arrived & he raised it up on my BB. I had 10-10 & convinced myself that if I jammed he'd call. I did, he did, (5-5) & I'm back in the game. God Bless Turk.

Adam Wilkinson (had a $40,000 cash last week) & John Hewston both came across periodically to chat with Turk.

The cards started to turn in my favour now & a nice 8k pot with 10-10 got me above starting for the first time all day.

Next I find A-K utg & raise it up, 4 callers, & then Turk moves all in. Not a shadow of doubt this is a classic Turk squeeze & I can't wait to re-jam. Everyone else folds. I confidently flip my A-K & Turk turns over.... K-K. Oh my, a complete misread. Luckily the Dealer came to my rescue & the door card was an Ace.  

We are not supposed to feel any sympathy when we bust someone, but Turk has had a shocking trip & has yet to cash so I did feel a little rueful.

The cards went dry after that, & from 43,000 (30k SS) at the first break I bled down to 13,000, & despite a 2XUp when I had 13,000 to take me to 26,000 I just slowly blinded away.  

The structure was quite sharp & soon I was looking for my spot. Fella to my right had been well busy & everyone was paying him respect, so we never got to see his material. I decided he was my man, & next time he opened I would get my stack in, & I still had enough to make him fold. Another great read by me, he had the Aces...

Finishing position was 62nd of 290 with 38 paid, so not a disgrace by any means, especially as it was NLH & I was quite pleased with how I played. Got v lucky twice, & ran into a few bad boards so probably luck neutral. Still a chunky loss on the day though.

[tikay]

Today I was due to play the $1,100 PLO @ Venetian, but after some thought I decided to swerve it. When I played the $1,600 PLO Bounty two days earlier the sheer pace of the game took me off my feet, they were getting it in super light (or so it seemed to me) & just serial-rebuying. So I've decided not to play any more PLO this trip, they took me right out of my comfort zone & I felt I was being outplayed.

Instead I opted for the $500 NLH Seniors at Golden Nugget.

After some early good fortune (my flush got there v Aces) propelled my to 70,000 (30k ss) the cards went completely dry on me, & I just sat there level after level completely unable to find either a hand or a spot. I did find A-K (both red) v 2 Black Queens & the door was a lovely King, but it ran out 4 clubs to swing it back to him so I was back in the doo doo again.

I did find Q-Q & got 2 callers, flop was 8-2-2, two clubs & I bet 3,000. He then jams all in for 20k. Has to be a flush draw, so an easy call, & so it was, Kc-10c. The flush missed but he rivered the K. Meh.

Next up, Q-Q again but I run smack into Aces. And flop my Queen, oops.

It was all uphill after that. Around 100 were left from the original 329, with 42 paid but I somehow wheedled & nurdled my way into a Min Cash + 1 for 31st place for $908.  So, lots of oohs & aahs & then a real cling on job with no cards at all.

Yet another Min Cash + 1 which is getting embarrassing, but all things considered I was reasonably pleased with how I played. I just need to find ways to maintain my stack when the cards go dry. Good players manage somehow, but try as I might, I always end up nursing a bowl into the money.

[tikay]

Got loads of snippets to tell you about but I'm dog-tired, so you've got lucky. 

[tikay]

One last thing, both Chompy & his Countdown Coach & Mentor Nirvana have been spotted in the thread. Come on boys, post a bit, even MANTIS posted last week.

[Kev B]

Today I was due to play the $1,100 PLO @ Venetian, but after some thought I decided to swerve it. When I played the $1,600 PLO Bounty two days earlier the sheer pace of the game took me off my feet, they were getting it in super light (or so it seemed to me) & just serial-rebuying. So I've decided not to play any more PLO this trip, they took me right out of my comfort zone & I felt I was being outplayed.

Instead I opted for the $500 NLH Seniors at Golden Nugget.

After some early good fortune (my flush got there v Aces) propelled my to 70,000 (30k ss) the cards went completely dry on me, & I just sat there level after level completely unable to find either a hand or a spot. I did find A-K (both red) v 2 Black Queens & the door was a lovely King, but it ran out 4 clubs to swing it back to him so I was back in the doo doo again.

I did find Q-Q & got 2 callers, flop was 8-2-2, two clubs & I bet 3,000. He then jams all in for 20k. Has to be a flush draw, so an easy call, & so it was, -10c. The flush missed but he rivered the K. Meh.

Next up, Q-Q again but I run smack into Aces. And flop my Queen, oops.

It was all uphill after that. Around 100 were left from the original 329, with 42 paid but I somehow wheedled & nurdled my way into a Min Cash + 1 for 31st place for $908.  So, lots of oohs & aahs & then a real cling on job with no cards at all.

Yet another Min Cash + 1 which is getting embarrassing, but all things considered I was reasonably pleased with how I played. I just need to find ways to maintain my stack when the cards go dry. Good players manage somehow, but try as I might, I always end up nursing a bowl into the money.

A Stokie poker friend ( Garry Medlock) got HU in this seniors event and came second, scored $26,600.

Turk is lively to have at the table and a lovely bloke.

[tonytats]

Just caught up with these great updates Tikay
13 coronas ? You legend
That’s not out of my reach but the end result is I spend a lot of time in the “ restroom “ peeing
We flew in Tuesday tenth for 15 nights at southpoint as usual
Tuesday pm won $600 Wednesday am$900 weeee on slots 🎰
Weds pm lost $300 Thursday am lost $400 🎰🎰
Thursday pm went to Apple Store new $1300 on a new I phone before I lost too much more
Friday am/ pm  n Saturday am lost $300\400 per day 🎰🎰
Saturday pm well 1245 really on way in from pool won$1565 a hand pay 🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰🎰😀

Like  you I walk 2-3-5 km x3 a day with clover our parson Jack Russell but as soon as I sit for any length of time my right knee n hip sieze up
I still work 3-4 x8 hour am only shifts at Ocado delivering 565-920 kg of grocery shopping to 18-25 addresses which I enjoy and deliver to some proper “ posh” houses ofc the best tippers are from the elderly in bungalows/ flats  think £2-£5 I get some great rural routes with spectacular scenery and wildlife

I’ve played cash $1\2 lost $10 and won $20 with sets v flush draws
Going to have a go at the $200 k gtd $300 buy in this week with am n pm day 1a Tuesday Wednesday Thursday with a test flight in a $120 buy in today-Sunday or Monday

I’m bb with James Bond / Northampton nutz 5-7 spades unraised
Flop 7-3-7 two clubs
Guy bets $15
I call
2 others call
Turn 2
He goes all in $45
I call
Anon 1 folds
Anon 2 all in $63
Obv I call
River 4 clubs
He has 6-3 no clubs
Anon 2 had king queen clubs meh 🫤

I must try some more poker which no doubt I will

Our friend a barmaid - strange coincidence! Jennifer took us to niccos fish n steak grill in Durango resort which is a superb 2? Year old spotless casino resort where we had one of the best ever vegas meals - she was a friend of the manager Jason n his wife who works in a steak place in Caesars so we got asked where we’d like to go and avoiding the strip this year we wisely chose Niccos

Keno at the bar with coronas n White Russians is my choice of evening entertainment plus people watching 👀
Denise is doing totally shit on her slot play think $200\300 per day but hopefully a heater will arrive soon

Thanks for your updates vbol

[Kev B]

Edit: Said Stokie won $21,697 as Senior RU, I stand corrected

[Supernova]

I like Turk, nice guy & very amusing.

[AlrightJack]

Hi Tony, did you yet, or are you planning to play WSOP Event #46 $1,000 Seniors NLH Championship? Asking as it’s one of the events I’m doing the event report for (I’m doing about a dozen event reports throughout the series, as well
as the Brit reports).

[tikay]

A quick "good luck" message to animalpoker (aka Rob Price) who, minutes ago, had a Top 10 stack in the WSOP O8/Stud thing.

The thing with Rob is that he has a super aggro style, so he's never far from doubling or busting.

This screenshot from the WSOP+ jobbie was a bit ago, but he WhatsApp'd me minutes ago & was on 660k. He had a bruising loss with Queens full to Kings full but since then has got right back into it.

[tikay]

And here, literally seconds ago, is the overall situation in that event....

[tikay]

Hi Tony, did you yet, or are you planning to play WSOP Event #46 $1,000 Seniors NLH Championship? Asking as it’s one of the events I’m doing the event report for (I’m doing about a dozen event reports throughout the series, as well
as the Brit reports).

I played it today, & think I lasted until about Level 5. No bad beat stories, but the exit was a bit dramatic, after I 3 bet with Q-Q & a fella called the 3 bet.

The flop was 6-7-7, & we incrementally got all the money in after the river. I was last to bet & the speed of his call told me I was history. He had 9-7 (dd).

Just one of those things.

[tikay]

After the Golden Nugget grindathon which resulted in a Min Cash + 1 I've go nothing to report really in my last two efforts.

A deepish run in the Venetian Big O saw an exit in around 60th of about 190 I think. Stack see-sawed more than usual, but when it mattered it sawed the wrong way after I got it in roughly 50-50 (it's hard to know the exact %'s in Big O) & it was death by danglers as his danglies hit 2 pair. Equities run incredibly close in Big O so these spots are so flippy. And of course if I learned to motor with a bigger stack in these things I could survive these spots.

And as per my previous post, the WSOP Seniors lasted barely 5 or 6 levels before a terrible misunderstanding arose.

So, enough of all that, next post will be about a Gentleman who rather presumptuously calls himself "The Poker Professor". 

Any by way of seeing where I'm going with this, here's a 10 minute video by him. (He has a YT Channel with 79 zillion similar videos on it).

Do me a favour, watch the first 60 seconds then you can close it down - assuming you get that far - & then my post will make much more sense.







There are dozens of "Coaching" Videos by him too. Don't say I didn't warn you...


https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=PLO+Professor