An Animal Abroad

[animalpoker]

Level 10 start - 1/2/2
Nothing to report
Except it’s gone 4pm so it felt like a good time for a corona
92.5k
Reg closes in 90 mins

[animalpoker]

Level 10 near end
Corona magic worked so far
125k peak stack
91k average
1.5/2.5/2.5 shortly

[animalpoker]

Ok finally a time to proper bluff
I min raise to 5k with the speculative AQQJ6 double suited from mid
Button calls and bb
Flop 9,10,4 rainbow I bet 8k and button quickly makes it 22k
Bb folds and I flat it - he has me covered
Turn is a jack of hearts ( 2nd heart I have no hearts , but still felt like great time to fire )
I make it 35k and he folds surprisingly quickly - I guess 2 pair or stone bluff on flop , 2 pair probably as bb could have woke up so the 22k would have been too risky otherwise

173k peak stack after that , average 100k

[animalpoker]

New table
New corona
19 mins until break
153k
Average 125k

296 entrants , 82 left

Guy to my left this table is same as other table !

[animalpoker]

Weird hand there
Went with gut
Flatted AQ10103 doubled suited in cut off - 4 to a flop of
854xhh
I have queen high hearts
Raiser looks back and pots
Put him on a2 and flush draw and 2 players behind me to act
Reluctantly let it go as he has an 80k stack , guy behind covers me.
Pot was 45k on flop
Guy behind shoves and shows A22kj
Raiser calls and shows A2357 with 7 high hearts
Runs out hearts but I think I made the right fold

Lost a bit next hand

119k next break - average 139k
2/4/4 blinds

[animalpoker]

Back to 165k after a chop vs one I had on the hook
But took nice pot down river in hand after
Then lost 20k few hands later and down to 140 ish before this one
The old limp utg 4k with AA86Q one suit
Pot behind and sb calls
I pot it to 76k and they both fold
184k peak after that

Reg closed
303 entrants
Pays 38
57$k up top
$2300 min cash
64 left
Average 166k

Now 3/5/5 blinds

[animalpoker]

There’s a raise utg to 13k by a guy playing 100k ish
I make it 45k to go and he flats after bb dwells
Flop is A108 rainbow
He check calls all in and shows A2556
Turn king , pleaseeeeee
River 8 - chop chop

[animalpoker]

Omg
And just like that I’m out in 58th
This is some crazy shit

I make it 10k mid position and everyone behind calls
I have AK822 with just clubs
6 way to a flop of AK5 rainbow and I’m 3rd to act after the blinds
I check it to reevaluate as the odds of multiple 234 type hands or kk or AK with a better low is huge
Next guy all in 45k
Next guy announces fold then shows the guy next to him his cards after he folds, not sure what to read from that but surely low cards ? Or maybe AK???
Sb takes a little bit to flat it and I read it as weak - he has me just covered
No folding here - I move all in for about 170k
He doesn’t snap and I’m so excited he might fold - then doesn’t even ask for a count and calls
Guy next to me turns over AkJJ9
Sb turns over J10347 !
Omfg
Turn Q river 4 and I get scooped and am out
No regrets here - I know a scoop is tough there but in the event of the perfect run out I’m probably chipleader on. ? 450k approx
Average stack 182k

Time to head to grand luxe for consolation food and watch some basketball
Might play big O later but aria is 11am tomorrow so don’t wanna go too silly late

[tikay]

Morning Rob, enjoyed that.


"Sb turns over J10347 !"


WTF?


PS - Mavs 122 Celtic 84

Quite a surprise result that, I don't know what the odds were but Boston would have been monster favourite.

[animalpoker]

Good morning from a sluggish Aria poker room
All a bit rushed today for an 11am start $1,100 big O
Tried to short the cashier and got a telling off as I had only given him 800, in my head it was an 800 despite my schedule being correct .
He also asked if I was from London , arrgh im missing hands here .  No small talk here please, though I obviously replied politely .
Table is great , I’m licking my lips at moment . Best one I’ve had in ages .
Awful dealer and a bit slow players but I’ll take it

I tried to finish between 11 and midnight last night but ended up leaving cash table -250 at 12:30am
I’d had a nice ribeye steak with extra vegetables - my first hot veg of the trip unless you include pizza and washed it down with a few beers
Had an interesting bomb pot when I was up to 750$ that I lost .  May post in a bit once coffee has hit in.
I set my alarm for 9:30am , slept well but changed it to 10am when I woke then napped for at least 3 presses
A speed walk through Paris but I hit the crosswalk just after lights had changed resulted in me missing just 2 minutes of play after I’d registered

Of note , there’s a new inside walkway to go between cosmopolitan through vdara to aria , only outside for the last minute .
I wasn’t aware of it until this trip so it’s prob new .  

We just wasted nearly 10 mins on a have where guy bet pot but put less than pot out . Asian chap having none of it and wanted to call 6000 not 6900.  Correct ruling eventually followed and made to call 6900 but annoying to waste such a time
Dealer stop giving me QJ1073 and J9923 type hands please , even I can’t play those , although I did the latter

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So on a board of J35JK sb bets 5000 and utg +2 says I’d better just call
“I’ve got the low” says sb proudly and turns over 24678

This table is impossible to know where you’re at in a pot .  I already folded the best low early 3 way on near pot bet river.  

129 entrants so far , best end of level 2
Started 30k
Down to 23.1k

….. next hand after posting
I limp the nightly Q2346 with 4 spades utg
5 to the flop of A210xhh which checks around
Turn 5x and 2 callers of my 1000 into 1800
River is a lovely 3 - I say lovely but now I won’t get paid unless someone has the wheel
I’m tempted to check raise and either would probably bet it if they have it
But go for the pot 4800 instead , both fold .

Next hand I get into a blind battle with A255J in the bb
He pot it to 900 then 1500 flop and we checked turn
Board reads 96362 and when he check the river I make it 5000 hoping for a tight fold as he hasn’t been out of line like the others
He tank calls AKk610 for the chop

[animalpoker]

And just like that I’m out
I didn’t want to gamble pre flop but no choice here
I’m dealt AA84Q double nut suits
Early raiser and a call
I flat it on the button .  Sb 21k pots it and raiser calls - has my 26.2k covered .
I repot and we get it all in 3 way
It’s A2359 sb I have his suits covered
And A2467 nut spades and low hearts
Flop is A lovely Q105 with 2 clubs
But turn is to give the chap that covers me a straight flush and obviously a better low .  Sick game but I still love it .

New table on 2nd bullet doesn’t seem anywhere near as soft .
Gutted to not be at that table still , 100% softest table I’ve played all trip

[animalpoker]

Not feeling it today
Lost a chunk seeing flop in a re raised hand with A2J108
Then got quartered , don’t think could get away from it and probably lost the minimum unless I fold nut low on river
Down 16.7k and hoping for a change in luck

On another note I’m very excited about the WSOP $1,500 tomorrow at 2pm
It’s a mix of big O , plo8 and limit o8 .   My favourite games three games live

lol just watched a young aggro player donate about 100k the obvious nuts drawing dead on the turn to an old chap
this game is mental
Big O just gets more and more popular every year , numbers are up everywhere .

[animalpoker]

Playing about 15k I use the old limp AaQQ7 2 suits , 1 nut
Button min raised and bb calls
I pot it to 4000 and just button calls
Flop 932 2 diamonds , not my suit
Good enough , pot just under 10k
Turn nice looking 9x.  2k ish rest goes in
Matey stands and up takes 30 seconds to call
…. And shows J2395 all black cards !
River 5x. Chop chop
18k now after break

And also I’m in seat 3 , seat 7 is from Plymouth

Unfortunately they moved the J2395 chap.

Not in view of the “soccer” so only seen 10 minutes of the 3 games today

[animalpoker]

Finally I drag in a pot of any significance
to take me to 25k after the hand

I decide to call a raise on position with Q10234 double suited
Flop is AQ7 and all check
Turn is a lovely to give me a flush draw too
I bet 3300 , just Plymouth calls
River 3x. I was ready to shove the blank rivers having almost exactly a pot bet left
But now I want paid .   Consider 4000 but make it 5000.
He tanks for close to 2 minutes but sadly eventually folds.  
2 pair and a live 4 I think he said he had .