I haven't posted for awhile because I was busy rapping up work. We were shutting down the Nevada operations and reorganizing the Colorado operations. I knew my mind would not be focused so I didn't play much. When I did I lost. Go figure.
Lately I have been looking at my play and realized how much I was playing for entertainment. To truely make money you have to be there for that reason alone. I have tightened up and stopped gambling considerably.
My short term results have shown improvement, no big wins yet, but I have minimized my losses. I will try to track my play again starting in Sept. I should have more time to play and blog about it. I have some trips in mind to keep it interesting.
For those in the Reno area, the Peppermill seems to be getting a 20/40 limit game almost every day. I am refraining from jumping in for now, but my wade in with the right lineup. Currently it is quite tough with big swings.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
Reaching a Balance
As I get closer to becoming a professional poker player I am putting my ramblings to the test. I listened to myself on Friday, and when I got tired after 3 hrs I left the table. This may not seem like a long time but don't forget I did work all day so it was like the 11th hr of work.
The Peppermill has been able to get a 20/40 table going on Friday nights so I naturally got in the game. I won a big hand early on with a flopped set to be up 400 in 10 min. Then I went card dead. I played a few hands and even force one or two, slowly giving back the 400. When I had 20 of it left, I got up from the table. I knew I was tired and forced the last hand so it was time to go. I moved to a 1/2 NL game for an hour an won 30 more before calling it a night.
This is not a big monetary win but it is a big win. I finally listened to how I felt and acted accordingly. I could sleep in on Sat. and come back refreshed. Also starting at +50 is a lot better then starting at -500.
Sat. started out slow with 10/20 limit with a half kill and overs buttons. I was up 300, down 20 for 3 hrs. We raised the stakes to 15/30 with 30/60 overs just in time for my rush. I got paid off on a few check raises at 30/60 to be up 800. I busted him out on the last hand. Cooled off after that and quit when I still had 600. I wanted to play in a soft NL game in Carson City. I fooled around in this game until it broke 3hrs later. I only could win enough to fool around at the BJ table and they got what little profit I made.
Sunday I fired up the .25/.5 NL on-line. I was doing pretty well 6 tabling with my new monitor. If I continue the trend, I will have to buy another one. I only made one really bad play when I folded to a check raise on the river. I was gun shy from previous sessions and was primed to make the big lay down. It was only 1.35 more to call and I folded. He claims he was bluffing but I will never know. I still managed to win $75 so I will get over it.
Sunday, headed up to Tahoe at noon and sat in a new 3/5 NL game. I played very badly in this game last week so I wanted to redeem myself. I was card dead most of the time or got no action for the 4hrs I played. At my high I was up 400 then got rivered when I was trapping him and missed a few draws after that. I left with an extra 100, but when I found my friend at the BJ table it didn't last long.
So I ended the weekend with +600. Not bad for a part time job. I believe this is around 50 and hr. I am happy, not just because I won but because I finally did what I have known I have to do. I left when I was tired, played pretty well and got some personal things done as well. Still to early to tell buy I like the looks of this road.
The Peppermill has been able to get a 20/40 table going on Friday nights so I naturally got in the game. I won a big hand early on with a flopped set to be up 400 in 10 min. Then I went card dead. I played a few hands and even force one or two, slowly giving back the 400. When I had 20 of it left, I got up from the table. I knew I was tired and forced the last hand so it was time to go. I moved to a 1/2 NL game for an hour an won 30 more before calling it a night.
This is not a big monetary win but it is a big win. I finally listened to how I felt and acted accordingly. I could sleep in on Sat. and come back refreshed. Also starting at +50 is a lot better then starting at -500.
Sat. started out slow with 10/20 limit with a half kill and overs buttons. I was up 300, down 20 for 3 hrs. We raised the stakes to 15/30 with 30/60 overs just in time for my rush. I got paid off on a few check raises at 30/60 to be up 800. I busted him out on the last hand. Cooled off after that and quit when I still had 600. I wanted to play in a soft NL game in Carson City. I fooled around in this game until it broke 3hrs later. I only could win enough to fool around at the BJ table and they got what little profit I made.
Sunday I fired up the .25/.5 NL on-line. I was doing pretty well 6 tabling with my new monitor. If I continue the trend, I will have to buy another one. I only made one really bad play when I folded to a check raise on the river. I was gun shy from previous sessions and was primed to make the big lay down. It was only 1.35 more to call and I folded. He claims he was bluffing but I will never know. I still managed to win $75 so I will get over it.
Sunday, headed up to Tahoe at noon and sat in a new 3/5 NL game. I played very badly in this game last week so I wanted to redeem myself. I was card dead most of the time or got no action for the 4hrs I played. At my high I was up 400 then got rivered when I was trapping him and missed a few draws after that. I left with an extra 100, but when I found my friend at the BJ table it didn't last long.
So I ended the weekend with +600. Not bad for a part time job. I believe this is around 50 and hr. I am happy, not just because I won but because I finally did what I have known I have to do. I left when I was tired, played pretty well and got some personal things done as well. Still to early to tell buy I like the looks of this road.
Friday, May 23, 2008
What Was I Thinking
I still haven't been able to answer this question. I played and lost like a fish last night. Down 3.5 buy-ins in one of the softest 1/2 NL games I know of.
I got a couple of great hands at the start and tried to run over the table like I have been doing on-line all week. This worked for the first 2 hands. Then I would get myself pot committed and call off my chips. I gave 400 alone to a huge fish when she flopped a set. The only hint of redemption is that I had AA both times and paid off 33 and 88.
At first this may not seem to bad but the bets were so obvious that I should have been able to fold. The first time I was still trying to run over the table and the last one I was on simmering tilt. Either way I lost way more then I should have. I even took a break and won 200 back at BJ, just to go back to the Poker room and give it back.
I haven't decided what I am going to do tonight, but if I am even a hint of tired or restless I won't play and risk a repeat performance.
I got a couple of great hands at the start and tried to run over the table like I have been doing on-line all week. This worked for the first 2 hands. Then I would get myself pot committed and call off my chips. I gave 400 alone to a huge fish when she flopped a set. The only hint of redemption is that I had AA both times and paid off 33 and 88.
At first this may not seem to bad but the bets were so obvious that I should have been able to fold. The first time I was still trying to run over the table and the last one I was on simmering tilt. Either way I lost way more then I should have. I even took a break and won 200 back at BJ, just to go back to the Poker room and give it back.
I haven't decided what I am going to do tonight, but if I am even a hint of tired or restless I won't play and risk a repeat performance.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Been Awhile
So much has happened since I last blogged. It is to much to go into detail so I will give the short version.
The company I work for took a major step to closing down. I had to fire the salesman and he blabbed to the others before I could tell them so they knew it was comming. It made it alittle easier to fire them but nobody likes to be fired so I got some flak. I will be loosing my job too as soon as I wrap up the paper work so I am so close to becomming a Pro. Can't wait. I have savings to live off of but not nearly the BR. I still have a month or two to build it up but I'm not going to hold my breath.
Which brings me to the exciting part. Went to Las Vegas two weekends in a row. I have two friends that are big gamblers at Harrahs so then both offered free hotels and food if I could get there. So yeah, I got there.
The first weekend we stayed at the Rio. Very small poker room and very strange players. I never caught up on my sleep so I was lucky to break even. We went to the Bellagio Sat. night and I sat in the 5/10 NL game. Biggest NL game I have been in so far. I started with 600 and ran it up and down to 1k. This turned out to be a must move table and when I got moved to the main game I ran my fullhouse into quads to go broke. I was nervous, tired, and out of my league so it would have happened sooner or later. Was smart enough not to rebuy and went back to the Rio.
Of course my Sun. flight was late in the evening so all there was to do was gamble. I managed to run bad at cards and loose at craps and BJ to drop a grand before I could leave. Didn't play during the week when my other friend called. I told him I was almost broke from the previous weekend so he said he would give me a grand to gamble with.
I booked my flight and was back in Vegas. He had a limo waiting for me at the airport. It was my first time having a driver waiting for me with my name on a sign. Very cool. Limo dropped me off at Ceasar's Palace. This is a beautifull casino. I am not picky about rooms but it was very nice. You entered into a hall and could go left into my room or right into my friends room. His was bigger of course.
I liked their poker room. Roomy, clean, but only small stakes. I was playing 2/3 NL most of the time and manage to win 200. I found my friend at the BJ table and was heading up to the room when he stopped at the Texas Hold'em table game. I watched him play every hand and win, so I took my meager profits and joined in. I expect to loose right aways but I won. I kept winning all morning from 1:30am to 10am. I was up so much that I was able to play a grand a hand and win.
I was drinking long island ice teas, being loud and obnoxious, and winning lots of money. It was just like the movies or TV. I couldn't loose. I was betting 600 with 56 and winning with 6 high. Or I would go in with 42o and get two pair. There was no skill only luck. It didn't matter what I was dealt, I got the cards I needed to win. I turned 150 into 9,300. This makes up for all my losses and gives me a decent roll to start over with.
I watched a few more Stox Poker videos and have been winning on-line. At first I took his ideas to far and was up and down, but now I think I understand the concepts. I still have a long way to go but I'm doing well at the .25/.5 NL tables. You can make good money in relation to the stakes so I hope I can grow my BR pretty quickly.
Live, I am up and down. On-line people know how to fold. Live, they will call with anything. Even on the rive, so bluffing is not a good idea. Sun. I couldn't catch a draw to save my life. I was down 2.5 buy-ins when I was going on monkey tilt. To slow down I decided to play the night 115 tournament. I had a rough start but finnaly started to catch some cards. I was in the top 15 when I tried to steal the blinds with QJs. They both went all in so I was getting 3-1 to call. It was getting late so I called. Horrible logic but it worked. I missed the flop but got runner runner Q to take down the pot.
I was chip leader just like that. I coasted to the final table when the blinds and antes made me start to play again. I busted some more players but started to cool off. It degraded to a push fest so when we got 4 handed we chopped it. This got me even for the weekend to I was thrilled. Patients had paid off and the cards turned just in time.
Holiday weekend comming up so I am hoping to put my knew knowledge of NL to good use. I will ease in Thursday night and go full bore all weekend. Until then.
The company I work for took a major step to closing down. I had to fire the salesman and he blabbed to the others before I could tell them so they knew it was comming. It made it alittle easier to fire them but nobody likes to be fired so I got some flak. I will be loosing my job too as soon as I wrap up the paper work so I am so close to becomming a Pro. Can't wait. I have savings to live off of but not nearly the BR. I still have a month or two to build it up but I'm not going to hold my breath.
Which brings me to the exciting part. Went to Las Vegas two weekends in a row. I have two friends that are big gamblers at Harrahs so then both offered free hotels and food if I could get there. So yeah, I got there.
The first weekend we stayed at the Rio. Very small poker room and very strange players. I never caught up on my sleep so I was lucky to break even. We went to the Bellagio Sat. night and I sat in the 5/10 NL game. Biggest NL game I have been in so far. I started with 600 and ran it up and down to 1k. This turned out to be a must move table and when I got moved to the main game I ran my fullhouse into quads to go broke. I was nervous, tired, and out of my league so it would have happened sooner or later. Was smart enough not to rebuy and went back to the Rio.
Of course my Sun. flight was late in the evening so all there was to do was gamble. I managed to run bad at cards and loose at craps and BJ to drop a grand before I could leave. Didn't play during the week when my other friend called. I told him I was almost broke from the previous weekend so he said he would give me a grand to gamble with.
I booked my flight and was back in Vegas. He had a limo waiting for me at the airport. It was my first time having a driver waiting for me with my name on a sign. Very cool. Limo dropped me off at Ceasar's Palace. This is a beautifull casino. I am not picky about rooms but it was very nice. You entered into a hall and could go left into my room or right into my friends room. His was bigger of course.
I liked their poker room. Roomy, clean, but only small stakes. I was playing 2/3 NL most of the time and manage to win 200. I found my friend at the BJ table and was heading up to the room when he stopped at the Texas Hold'em table game. I watched him play every hand and win, so I took my meager profits and joined in. I expect to loose right aways but I won. I kept winning all morning from 1:30am to 10am. I was up so much that I was able to play a grand a hand and win.
I was drinking long island ice teas, being loud and obnoxious, and winning lots of money. It was just like the movies or TV. I couldn't loose. I was betting 600 with 56 and winning with 6 high. Or I would go in with 42o and get two pair. There was no skill only luck. It didn't matter what I was dealt, I got the cards I needed to win. I turned 150 into 9,300. This makes up for all my losses and gives me a decent roll to start over with.
I watched a few more Stox Poker videos and have been winning on-line. At first I took his ideas to far and was up and down, but now I think I understand the concepts. I still have a long way to go but I'm doing well at the .25/.5 NL tables. You can make good money in relation to the stakes so I hope I can grow my BR pretty quickly.
Live, I am up and down. On-line people know how to fold. Live, they will call with anything. Even on the rive, so bluffing is not a good idea. Sun. I couldn't catch a draw to save my life. I was down 2.5 buy-ins when I was going on monkey tilt. To slow down I decided to play the night 115 tournament. I had a rough start but finnaly started to catch some cards. I was in the top 15 when I tried to steal the blinds with QJs. They both went all in so I was getting 3-1 to call. It was getting late so I called. Horrible logic but it worked. I missed the flop but got runner runner Q to take down the pot.
I was chip leader just like that. I coasted to the final table when the blinds and antes made me start to play again. I busted some more players but started to cool off. It degraded to a push fest so when we got 4 handed we chopped it. This got me even for the weekend to I was thrilled. Patients had paid off and the cards turned just in time.
Holiday weekend comming up so I am hoping to put my knew knowledge of NL to good use. I will ease in Thursday night and go full bore all weekend. Until then.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Feeling Good
I have been doing pretty well lately. Which is good considering I am going to Vegas on Friday. Last week I was down on NL and going to play Limit, and now this week I am reversed.
Friday I went up to the Peppermill to play in a 20/40 game that took two weeks to schedule. It was suppose to start at 6pm so I could get up there after work. I left early and got there at 5:15pm to find the game going strong and I was 9th on the list. So the game went from waiting for me because they thought it would be short, to a list that kept getting longer.
So I jump into a 10/20 game to wait and can't get a hand or have a hand hold up on the river. Mean while I am looking at the 20/40 game and see Soloman just killing it. He is up $6,000.00. I jokingly asked him for a piece of his action when I couldn't get into the game and he said he would think about it. That was when he was up $500.00 I remind him at $6,000.00 and he says he is still thinking about it. O well.
Back at my game I am leaking chips. We get short handed and I win a few hands to be up 100. Then I drop like a rock in two hands. I go back to leaking chips and then loose to 9 2 off suit on the river to loose it all. I take the walk of shame to the atm but at the last moment only take out $200. I actually think about bankroll mgmt, now that I don't have one, and want to try the same style I use on-line. TAG instead of LAG
I know this sounds like crap but I loosen up live when there are 8 people to the flop. Obviously to much and then some donk raises. Granted the pot odds are huge but if you aren't catching cards then you have some big swings. So I decided to forego pot odds and just play TAG no matter what. So far this is working quite well in NL. I almost made up my losses for Fri. on Sat. and then went over the top Sun. night. So now my BR is back and bigger then before just in time for Vegas baby.
I was thinking about this when on Fri. night the guy next to me told me a tid bit that struck home. "You have to play the same way no matter the stakes or what is going on." I may have gotten the wrong idea about this guy. At first I thought he was an over the top, I am god's gift to poker type, but then he comes out with this.
To seal the deal, in the Sat. night game there was an unknown high stakes pro that sat down in the 2/3 5 to go NL game. (He grew up around here and came back for some family business.) I
watched him play tighter then anyone else at the table. He also watched each hand closer then anyone else at the table. I know 8 of the 10 so I didn't have to watch everything. He was playing as if it was his normal game, which I am sure has alot more money on the line. I figured $300 would be nothing to him and he would LAG it up, but no. He played the same way as he always would. So I stuck to this play Sun. and came out smelling like a rose.
On-line I am up to another $100 already. I have been doing well in the .25/.5 NL games. I had another $100 day and love the results. I laugh at myself thinking about how long (3+ yrs) it has taken me to figure out what some of these kids get from day 3. Better late then never I guess.
Friday I went up to the Peppermill to play in a 20/40 game that took two weeks to schedule. It was suppose to start at 6pm so I could get up there after work. I left early and got there at 5:15pm to find the game going strong and I was 9th on the list. So the game went from waiting for me because they thought it would be short, to a list that kept getting longer.
So I jump into a 10/20 game to wait and can't get a hand or have a hand hold up on the river. Mean while I am looking at the 20/40 game and see Soloman just killing it. He is up $6,000.00. I jokingly asked him for a piece of his action when I couldn't get into the game and he said he would think about it. That was when he was up $500.00 I remind him at $6,000.00 and he says he is still thinking about it. O well.
Back at my game I am leaking chips. We get short handed and I win a few hands to be up 100. Then I drop like a rock in two hands. I go back to leaking chips and then loose to 9 2 off suit on the river to loose it all. I take the walk of shame to the atm but at the last moment only take out $200. I actually think about bankroll mgmt, now that I don't have one, and want to try the same style I use on-line. TAG instead of LAG
I know this sounds like crap but I loosen up live when there are 8 people to the flop. Obviously to much and then some donk raises. Granted the pot odds are huge but if you aren't catching cards then you have some big swings. So I decided to forego pot odds and just play TAG no matter what. So far this is working quite well in NL. I almost made up my losses for Fri. on Sat. and then went over the top Sun. night. So now my BR is back and bigger then before just in time for Vegas baby.
I was thinking about this when on Fri. night the guy next to me told me a tid bit that struck home. "You have to play the same way no matter the stakes or what is going on." I may have gotten the wrong idea about this guy. At first I thought he was an over the top, I am god's gift to poker type, but then he comes out with this.
To seal the deal, in the Sat. night game there was an unknown high stakes pro that sat down in the 2/3 5 to go NL game. (He grew up around here and came back for some family business.) I
watched him play tighter then anyone else at the table. He also watched each hand closer then anyone else at the table. I know 8 of the 10 so I didn't have to watch everything. He was playing as if it was his normal game, which I am sure has alot more money on the line. I figured $300 would be nothing to him and he would LAG it up, but no. He played the same way as he always would. So I stuck to this play Sun. and came out smelling like a rose.
On-line I am up to another $100 already. I have been doing well in the .25/.5 NL games. I had another $100 day and love the results. I laugh at myself thinking about how long (3+ yrs) it has taken me to figure out what some of these kids get from day 3. Better late then never I guess.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Hodge Podge
Good and bad since my last post. I took some time off to clear my head and get some stuff taken care of. Work and taxes. I do a few friends tax returns for some extra money and still feel the stress from the CPA firm days.
Live, I am down, up, even. I am still learning the nuances of NL and it is causing big swings. I was down at Tahoe NL, up at Peppermill Limit, and then down at the NL tables to break even. I played Wed. night tired but wanting a stress relief from work and tax day and lost 400 at 1/2 NL. Bad luck but also bad play. I caught a 2 outer on the turn to loose to a 1 outer on the river. AK ran into AA and AQ into AK. Bad luck, but I think I could have lost less with almost all of the hands. But as I got tired I started to push to get even. Never works.
On-line has been about the same until today. I won 40+ dollars at .25/.5 NL and then 11 at .25/.5 lhe to break the $200 mark. Looking back at my post that is $100 in just under a month. I am quitting my day job tomorrow, NOT. I did double my bankroll with this feat. It may not sound like alot now but if I keep this pace up it will be more impressive each month.
I booked a flight to Vegas for may 2. A friend plays down at the Rio and gets free rooms, so I am taking him up on the extra bed. He plays 10/20 NL but I think I will be at the limit game while he does that. It is clear that I am stronger at limit, so I will be limiting my NL play and to low stakes until I build up a BR and experience. I will have to hit some of the local low limit games in the area next week to build up my BR faster for the trip.
Live, I am down, up, even. I am still learning the nuances of NL and it is causing big swings. I was down at Tahoe NL, up at Peppermill Limit, and then down at the NL tables to break even. I played Wed. night tired but wanting a stress relief from work and tax day and lost 400 at 1/2 NL. Bad luck but also bad play. I caught a 2 outer on the turn to loose to a 1 outer on the river. AK ran into AA and AQ into AK. Bad luck, but I think I could have lost less with almost all of the hands. But as I got tired I started to push to get even. Never works.
On-line has been about the same until today. I won 40+ dollars at .25/.5 NL and then 11 at .25/.5 lhe to break the $200 mark. Looking back at my post that is $100 in just under a month. I am quitting my day job tomorrow, NOT. I did double my bankroll with this feat. It may not sound like alot now but if I keep this pace up it will be more impressive each month.
I booked a flight to Vegas for may 2. A friend plays down at the Rio and gets free rooms, so I am taking him up on the extra bed. He plays 10/20 NL but I think I will be at the limit game while he does that. It is clear that I am stronger at limit, so I will be limiting my NL play and to low stakes until I build up a BR and experience. I will have to hit some of the local low limit games in the area next week to build up my BR faster for the trip.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Another NL Weekend
I was up at Lake Tahoe most of the weekend with some friends. He plays slots and BJ so I headed over to Harvey's.
Friday night I didn't play until after a great dinner at Harrahs Chinese restaurant. It is pricey but my friend gets it all comped. They do all the fancy presentations at the table and the decor is very nice. I'm not the best writer, so if you want a detailed review go to their web site.
I have been watching the coaching videos at stox poker to get a better foundation for my NL game. The videos by Ed Miller, Poker Made Simple, is giving me a great foundation. I have been applying the concepts he lays out and they work like a charm. They are by far the smartest thing I have done to improve my game. In fact, I am watching them over and over until I have all the concepts down.
After watching the videos once, I felt better prepared to play in Tahoe. Friday night I sat down and in 1 hour I was up 300. Then I ran into AA with my KK. The hand went down like this.
The previous hand the SB had AA and doubled up to 300. This left the UTG+1 player short stacked with say 125. Now, in the very next hand the UTG+1 player is now first to act and the SB is the button. So the UTG player opens for 20. In MP1 I raise to 40 with KK. The button cold calls the 40. UTG pushes for 105 more. I would rather have this heads up so I go all in for 500 to push out the button but he calls right away. We all show our cards (friendly game) and it is QQ, KK, and AA. The button guy got dealt AA twice in a row. This idea flashed in my head when he insta called but I couldn't believe he would have it twice in a row. So AA held up and I was back to my 200 starting stack.
This hand took the wind out of my sails and after missing a few flops I was short stacked and went all in with suited connectors and got called by JJ. Broke and tired I went to bed.
Sat morning I was catching cards and won back my 300 loss from the night before. Went to lunch and lost 100 back. This did take along time so it was just a case of being card dead. Sunday, I left my friends in Tahoe and headed to Reno and the Peppermill. I had 4 hours and it was home. I sat in a 1/2 NL game for 40mins and lost 100. Great start. Then the 10/20 limit game got going.
I was a little worried about switching between the games but my limit game didn't skip a beat. I was up and down when the players to my right started to straddle. They bugged me to do it and with a win from the previous hand I did. It was 3-bet with 6 callers by the time it came back to me and my KJo. I called to flop a gut shot. I get my gutshot on the turn and win a huge pot. I get lucky a few more times called with 23s and flopping K33. With hands like these I was up to 1300 from my 300 buy-in. I Tried to get lucky a few more time before I left and finally racked up 1k.
All said and done I was up 400 for the weekend. I am watching the videos again and playing NL online to good results at .25/.5. I was up 4 buyins before I made a bad push with AA to loose a buy-in and then switched tables to loose another. Still up, so I am happy. The videos made all the difference to my game.
Friday night I didn't play until after a great dinner at Harrahs Chinese restaurant. It is pricey but my friend gets it all comped. They do all the fancy presentations at the table and the decor is very nice. I'm not the best writer, so if you want a detailed review go to their web site.
I have been watching the coaching videos at stox poker to get a better foundation for my NL game. The videos by Ed Miller, Poker Made Simple, is giving me a great foundation. I have been applying the concepts he lays out and they work like a charm. They are by far the smartest thing I have done to improve my game. In fact, I am watching them over and over until I have all the concepts down.
After watching the videos once, I felt better prepared to play in Tahoe. Friday night I sat down and in 1 hour I was up 300. Then I ran into AA with my KK. The hand went down like this.
The previous hand the SB had AA and doubled up to 300. This left the UTG+1 player short stacked with say 125. Now, in the very next hand the UTG+1 player is now first to act and the SB is the button. So the UTG player opens for 20. In MP1 I raise to 40 with KK. The button cold calls the 40. UTG pushes for 105 more. I would rather have this heads up so I go all in for 500 to push out the button but he calls right away. We all show our cards (friendly game) and it is QQ, KK, and AA. The button guy got dealt AA twice in a row. This idea flashed in my head when he insta called but I couldn't believe he would have it twice in a row. So AA held up and I was back to my 200 starting stack.
This hand took the wind out of my sails and after missing a few flops I was short stacked and went all in with suited connectors and got called by JJ. Broke and tired I went to bed.
Sat morning I was catching cards and won back my 300 loss from the night before. Went to lunch and lost 100 back. This did take along time so it was just a case of being card dead. Sunday, I left my friends in Tahoe and headed to Reno and the Peppermill. I had 4 hours and it was home. I sat in a 1/2 NL game for 40mins and lost 100. Great start. Then the 10/20 limit game got going.
I was a little worried about switching between the games but my limit game didn't skip a beat. I was up and down when the players to my right started to straddle. They bugged me to do it and with a win from the previous hand I did. It was 3-bet with 6 callers by the time it came back to me and my KJo. I called to flop a gut shot. I get my gutshot on the turn and win a huge pot. I get lucky a few more times called with 23s and flopping K33. With hands like these I was up to 1300 from my 300 buy-in. I Tried to get lucky a few more time before I left and finally racked up 1k.
All said and done I was up 400 for the weekend. I am watching the videos again and playing NL online to good results at .25/.5. I was up 4 buyins before I made a bad push with AA to loose a buy-in and then switched tables to loose another. Still up, so I am happy. The videos made all the difference to my game.
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