Crazzzzzzzzzzy day

wow...what a day

So yesterday, I bubbled in the 120 at Aria and went out preflop KQ vs KT (so harsh after 5 hours)

Then went out first hand of the 160, set over set unreal.

Then I got a contract through to be sponsored playing online poker through my mentor, the sponsors would bankroll me (and hence take all the risk) in return for a percentage of profits...awesome

So depressed and very low on nugs, I book a last minute flight home for Thursday to the UK.

Hence today was my last day of playing poker in Vegas...and guess what, I play the 160 and split pot 3 way for 1400 (after playing awesome, I had only one showdown where i had QQ and him A3, and he hit the ace classic!!!! but i still won the tourny)

Then afterwards and on euphoria I played cash, sat down with 300 and finished with 750 after some superb poker playing (if I don't mind saying so myself)....premium

So i think what the hell I got cash again, and I call Kam/Izzard...go for it they say!!! So I decide to cancel my flight!!!

I gotta go for it, I'm here to make cash for me and my mates, they took a risk by investing in me (an awful risk, clowns haha) and I gotta take the risk for another week of epic euphoria's and suicide watch....this place is so stressful it is unreal and i'll actually be either bald or going grey by the time i return (and physically 60 years old)

So I call up the flight company aeroplane business people and they say it will cost 375$ to rebook or I can cancel but lose my 575$ (cost of the flight)

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... then the guy says, "wait you booked yesterday? oh you can cancel for 75 bucks"

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS....flight cancelled, hotel booked for another (400 nugs) and I got another week of buy-ins available.

So another week of madness, and I'll keep you updated

Interesting hands $160 CP (20/03/10)

So I played the 85$ today and cashed in that woo (500 return for 85)

Then I played the 160$ afterwards and just got back from it, unfortunately I didn't do very well:( my game only consisted of only 4 or 5 (key) hands that I've discussed below:

J3 vs KK:

So we've just got back from the break and the blinds are 100-200, with 25 anti. I started on 10k and have steadily built up to around 12k

The table is full of limpers, and first hand back from the break everyone limps round to me, and I, convinced by position and pot odds, elect to call with J2 suited (Hearts) - there has been very little preflop raising so I'm not too worried about anyone raising behind.

The button limps and the blinds check

The flop brings K34 with 2 hearts

It checks round to me and I decide to check, I don't want to raise and get re-raised (then lose my opportunity to see a free card) and I also want the pot to stay small until I have a made hand.

The button raises to 1100 which is just under the pot, I decide I need at least one caller with a deep stack (the button also has around 12k) to justify my implied odds for calling and fishing for the flush.

The UTG limper calls and he has around 20k, it folds round to me and I decide that one additional caller is enough for me to justify a call. If I miss and lose the 1k I will be on around 10.5k, which isn't much different from 11.5k. However, if I hit I could potentially get up to 20 or 25k, which is a lot different from 11.5k.

At this point I figure both oppenants have a king, most likely with a K or J. Part of me is worried that someone may also be fishing for a better flush than me, so I'm hoping for the Ace of hearts next card to decrease the chances.

If UTG had a set or an (unlikely) 2 pair I would have expected him to re-raise the flop bet. As he didn't I assume for now he has KQ. The button limper could have any hand as he was last to act, I figure I will get more information on his possible holdings on the turn betting round.

The turn brings 9 hearts and completes my jack high flush. The UTG limper checks and I bet out 3300, the pot is around 4500 at this point so it is quite a value bet. Seeing as my flush isn't that strong I want to charge anyone expensive odds to see the next card (in case they have e.g. KQ with the queen of hearts).

The button folds (I guess he didn't have much of the flop or was scared by the flush) and the UTG limper calls.

To call the 3300 bet the UTG limper has to be pretty brave and have a good holding or drawing to a good holding. At this time I now think he also has the flush (probably ace high) and is slow playing it, he doesn't seem amazingly confident though and his call was semi relunctant....this could mean he has a strong hand but not as strong as the flush (e.g. trip 444 or 333 or even 999)

The river card is an offsuit 9 which pairs the board, and the UTG limper bets 4k. My stack is around 7.5k so an unsuccesful call would leave me cripled with around 3.5k and soon 200-400 blinds.

He seems a lot more confident now, he is sitting up straight and leaning forward, he also makes eye contact with me without flinching, which is a sigh he has a very strong hand. I'm not sure what it is though, I figure either a set (which is now a full house) or a higher flush (most likely ace high).

I re-review my holding and considering what hands I'm beating....and it is not a lot.

1. A very unlikely KQ or KJ (he would have surely checked the river with KQ or KJ),
2. A very unlikekly 9 holding (e.g. K9 or A9, I doubt A9 would have called the bigflop bet)
3. A lower flush (e.g. 67 hearts) which he still may have checked on the river, or
4. A complete bluff, this seems highly unlikely and doesn't align with the bettings.

After a long think, I fold my Jack high flush and show him my cards;

"I don't know what you got bud, but I'm sure you got me beat!"

He shows KK and says "no way, how can you fold the flush?!!?", he keeps talking about the hand for ages, about how he disguised his monster, slow-played the flop, then got sucked out by the flush but re-sucked out on the river board pair and how amazed he was that I didn't call the river bet.

The way he played the KK does make sense, limping UTG hoping someone will raise, flopping a well hidden top set (it would be hard to get any chips in the pot at this point, because the king i the highest card on the flop and he has 2/3 of them!), then check-calling to the flush draw and value betting the river.

So I'm happy with my fold and remaining 7.5k...although I wish they would give you chips for folding rather than just not take away chips lol.

AA vs QQ:

Not long later we're on 200-400 blinds and I pick up QQ with around 7.5k. I raise to 1200 and the player after me instantly min raises to 2400...sigh he has about 10k chips, this means he either has AK or AA. Everyone else folds so I call to see the flop.
The flop brings T64 and I bet out 2k, he takes half a moment then goes all in. I'm pretty sure he has AA now. He's sitting comfortably and nodding his head slowly up and down**.
I fold and show my queens: "well you obviously have aces..."
He shows his aces. Part of me thinks I should have just folded preflop, but surely I can't fold queens pre flop to a min raise,that's just pathetically weak?!?

**In my experience there are two times when players slowly nod their head up and down, the 1st is if you bet into them and they think they are beat - they slowly nod their head up and down then fold. The second is when they bet into a pot and they think they have the best hand, then they nod to themselfs.

I'm not sure why people do this, maybe it is a natural reaction and they are nodding to themselfs in agreement with their thoughts. Either way I've seen it dozen of times in live poker.

78 vs A7:

I pick up a pot but am still I'm short from the hands mentioned above and have only around 3.8k Chips after putting my SB and anti in. The big blind is 400 at this point.

It folds round to me on the small blind and I have 78 offsuit, the big blind is a tight player and has around double my stack (he has already donked the chips away I gave him AA vs QQ) - I figure if I push all in here there is not a lot of hands he will call with (only top 10 most most likely) as it can do so much damage to his stack and is an unecessary risk. I also prefer raising all in with a hand like 78 as it has a reasonable percentage vs most hands pre flop. (Where-as if you pushed all in with Ace2, any person who calls you with an Ace, like AceTen will have you dominated. 67 vs At has a much better chance)

I push all in, I hate going all in so early in the tournament - but it has to be done unfortunately, theres a potential 1k in chips up for grabs which is 25% of my stack!

He calls with A7, so much for my not being dominated theory...lol, however I got lucky and hit an 8 on the flop. This hand doubles me up to around 8k.

AQ vs JJ:

Not very long later a new player joins the table and raises from middle position to 1200 (BB 400) I'm still on 8k and he has around 14k behind)
I have AQ and just call behind, I haven't much information on the player because he has just joined the table and AQ isn't a good enough hand for a large preflop pot so raising isn't an option (in my opinion). The raiser has around 14k and me 8k.

The player immediately to my left, takes a while to think about his action and then calls. I'm pretty sure he has does not have AA or KK because earlier in the game he min raised me with AA (the hand discussed earlier in this post) and his manorisms seem completely different to last time. He also spent a long time thinking before he called - which he didn't do last time with AA.

I list a few hands in my head I think he may have, and the most likely holdings are around AQ stength (AQ, KQ, TT, JJ) which makes sense and reference to the same solid tournament strategy I'm applying, by calling with AQ in position.

The flop brings QT9 rainbow and the original raiser checks. It looks like he has given up on the hand already and is most unlikely willing a bet. I assume he has a hand like AK or 88 and is very unhappy with the flop.

I bet out 2500, the pot is just below 3k and I add a few more chips than normal to my continuation bet of around half pot (e.g. 1700) to ensure the straight draw is overcharged (any jack).

The player behind me calls and the original raiser folds, I take a few more moments to consider his holdings. I figure if he had TT or AQ he would have re-raised the flop because of the straight draw, if he had JJ he would just flat call, and if he had QK he would flat call. I can't think of any other possible holdings (maybe 99 but that follows the same route as the TT) and I don't believe he is slow playing an overpair like AA or KK

I figure he has then either JJ or QK - so as long as the turn isn't a 9, Jack or King then I'm in good shape and can throw the rest of my chips in. If it does come a 9, Jack or King then I'm almost certainly behind.

The turn brings a K, and I check. He bets all in which has me covered and I fold, showing the AQ...I say: "pocket jacks yea?"

He asks how I always know what he has, and shows the pocket jacks. Again no additional chips for folding :( It just means I lose less than another player might. This puts me down to around 4.5k.

AJ vs AK vs J7:
The blinds are now 300-600 and I'm looking pretty desperate. I've picked one up my set of blinds since the AQ hand discussed above and am on around 6k (the blinds are pretty big, 600+300+Antis).

A player limps under the gun and another in middle position - I have AJ suited one before the cut off. The UTG limper is pretty deep, but has been limping lots (probably 1 in 3 hands) and the other limper has limped almost every hand - despite it being such a big proportion of his stack, he has around 4k left.

I put all in with AJ suited, hoping to take down the pot right there which is about nearly 3k (600+600+BB 600+SB 300+Antis). Everyone folds round to the UTG limper who calls, and then the other limp also calls....bummer

The UTG limper shows AK, and the other limper J7...the UTG limper was the same guy who limped UTG earlier with KK vs my J3 so maybe I should have figured this out, however he has been limping so much I think this was just unlucky timing.

The J7 call was just terrible I don't know what he was thinking lol

The flop is 44T, turn T, then river an A which is a shame because any card but an Ace or K on the river would have split the pot (or a jack would have even won it for me)

So that was a pretty harsh tournament for me, pretty happy with how I played though

Steve Burt: Every Hand Revealed

Ok this is going to be a long post, so make sure your sitting comfortably/make a cup of tea before you read ha.

Last night I wrote down every hand I played (and my thoughts) in the Ceasers Palace 160$ deepstack. It was actually quite hard work doing so and I think I made 3 or 4 mistakes (at least) I wouldn't usually make because of it....not to mention any information I missed on the table.

Anyway so I actually had a pretty bad game (in fact I think I made more mistakes in this game, than the last 10 games put together)...but anyway here goes:

160$ buy in
10000 starting chips
30 minute blinds
70 entrants
top 9 paid

Blinds 25-50, my stack 10k - 7 players at table
1. AK offsuit
Someone raises to 175 from mid position and I call on the button, everyone else folds.
Flop brings A42 and he bets 200, I just call
Turn brings 6 and he bets 500, I just call
River brings 7 and he checks, I figure him for a weaker ace here and would probably call a value bet - but seeing as it is the first hand and I have no info on him I just check behind. I show AK and he mucks

2. 67 off suit
2 players limp before me and i limp one before the button, I could raise here to narrow the field / oppenants holdings but seeing as we are so early on I just limp. The small blind completes and big blind checks.
Flop brings 779, but with 2 hearts. It checks round to me and bet out 300 which is bigger than the pot - my 67 not that strong here and I want ot charge out draws. The 2 limpers call, I assume they have either flush draw/straight draw or a pair in hand.
Turn brings 2 offsuit. It checks round to me and I bet again, half pot - everyone folds.

3. J7
Someone raises to 125 and I call
Flop brings 356 and the initial raiser makes a large overbet (500 into a 275 pot) so I fold assuming he has overpair.

4. J6
I limp after 1 limper with J6, a couple of players limp behind me.
Flop brings QJ6, and the first limper bets 125 and another limper calls behind - I raise to 450 and they both call....worrying I assume they have either straight draws (KT, T9) or a queen or some sort (QT, QJ, QK). Unlikely they have 666 as I already have a 6 and one on the board, and unlikely AQ as no raise preflop.
Turn brings 8 and everyone checks, I could bet here but I'm worried about them both calling my flop raise, and the 8 completes one of the hands I was worried about (T9) for a straight - best to keep the pot small and see what happens on the river. I have position also. I check.
River brings a K and the first limper checks, the second bets 1500 so I fold. My hand doesn't beat many holdings anymore, not with the king on the board, and 1500 is a pretty big bet, people only generally bluff if they have missed a draw (e.g. a flush or straight draw) and there isn't any draws that he could have missed here so I don't think he is bluffing. The other limper also folds so we will never know what he had.

5. J6
I fold preflop, someone goes out on the table flush vs straight

6.95 (spades)
I call in middle position and a few players limp.
Flop brings 77T with 2 spades, the first limper raises to 125 and another player calls. I also call behind. At this point I'm not sure of my oppenants holdings, I'm a little bit worried that I might be drawing to a weaker flush draw than the other caller, or that the original raiser might have a monster on BB (7T)
Turn brings an offsuit 2 and the original raiser bets 300, me and the other limper fold....I could call here but I don't think a spade will pay me off much and I could even be drawing to the second best hand

7. 9T
UTG raises to 150 and I call in the next position, she is very tight and hasn't played a hand yet so I figure my 9T can smash up her AK or overpair. Kinda risky because someone might raise behind but the table is very tight so the chances are low, everyone folds behind.
Flop brings 376 and we both check, not much to play with here - I think she would call with AK also if I bet, woman can't help but call every hand...its like playing Knighty.
Turn brings K and she bets 300 I have to fold

8. AQ suited
I limp with AQ suited under the gun, I could raise here but it isn't a made hand and I don't like the position. the blinds are pretty small still also so I think I'll see what happens on the flop.
A few players limp behind.
Flop brings 3K5, the big blind bets so I fold - rubbish

9. Big Blind: 23 suited
A tight mid position player raises to 175, I fold

10. Small Blind: 87
The person limps and I call, the big blind checks.
The flop brings 865 and i bet 125 to build a pot, both players fold

11. Q7
2 players limp and I limp on the button, there's not much pre flop raising going on and the flop play is pretty weak from what I've seen so far so worth getting involved here.
Flop brings 89T, and everyone checks. I'm open ended but I'll wait until I hit before I bet this early in the game.
Turn brings 6 and everyone checks , I bet out 200 and 1 limper calls, I figure him for a jack at this point (e.g. KJ) and fishing for a straight) - he limped in middle position.
River brings A, he checks and I bet half pot - he folds, don't think he would have called any river value bet unfortunately.

12. 57
The lady to my right raises to 125, its so cheap I can't resist - especially with position. I figure at this point she has a small pair or 2 pretty cards (e.g. KJ suited). This is consistent with a beginner / woman play, they think they should raise but don't know how much, so do a min raise.
Flop brings Q74 and she bets 200, I call - noone else is in the hand...not an amazing flop, but I could be ahead or get lucky with a disguised 2 pair/trips. If she bets the turn then I'm probably behind to a queen or pair in hand, if not then I'm probably ahead to a small pair in hand.
Turn brings J and we both check, no point betting here, it won't achieve anything.
River brings 6 and we both check again, she shows 33 and I take the pot

13. 37 off suit
I fold preflop

14. A8
A loose player raises to 125, I figure he is weak, and the lady calls. I'm sure they are both weak/medium strength and re-raise to 400 to execute an early squeeze play.
Everyone else folds and they both call, not too worrying: I still think they have weak holdings, I'm representing a big hand, and the pot isn't too big at this point.
Flop brings A87, they both check and I bet 400, the first guy folds and the donkey woman calls (she looks a little bit like a donkey). The flop made this hand 10x easier for me, I'm sure I have the best hand now against a weak ace or a pair in hand...for some reason woman just cannot lay down pairs in hand!!!
Turn is K, she checks and I bet 800 figuring I still have the best hand and am going to get paid off vs a weaker ace. she calls.
River is a 4, she checks and I bet 1200 for the same reason as above, I also want to bet here to disguise what I was raising with (remember I raised after a raiser/caller pre flop, then raised every street). She calls and shows 99, what a donkey. I take down the pot.

15. AQ
I raise in an early position to 225, someone re-raises me to 500 (he did it by mistake, he hadn't seen that I had raised but said the word "raise" so had to), another guy re-re-raises to 1300, he is tight and has only played 1 hand so far, so its a pretty easy fold. The other guy folds also so we dont get to see what he had.

16. 46
I fold pre flop

17. Q5 suited
I fold pre under the gun

18. BB, blinds are up to 50-100 (always goes up on me...) T3
Someone raises to 200, another 500 so I fold my T3

19. SB, K4
Two people limp so I complete with K4.
Flop brings Q73, and someone raises to 400 - not worth doing anything tricky here so I fold, not very exciting

20. K7
I limp on the button after two limpers (one under the gun, suspect)
Flop brings AQ8 and the under the gun limper raises to 700 so I fold

21. J8
It folds round to me and I raise to 325 to try and make it 1v1, expecting to just continuation bet a nice flop and take down the pot if noone shows any strength.
The player behind me calls, he hasn't played many hands so either has a pair in hand or 2 high cards (e.g. KQ AQ). everyone else folds
Flop brings 662 and I bet 400, he calls - ok I'm done with the hand unless I hit now, there's nothing I can represent on the board and he doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
Turn brings 7, I check and he bets 1000, I fold

22. T2
I fold T2

23. A7
I call in mid position with a7 and a couple others limp.
Flop brings 52K and a tight player raises to 200, I fold. Feel like I should have raised pre flop there and not just limped, but doesnt matter.

24. J9
It folds round to me and I raise to 350 and the big blind calls. He is a tight player and I'm unsure of what he would call with in big blind, maybe a strong ace - 2 high cards or a pair in hand.
Flop brings 7KK and we both check.
Turn brings T, he checks and I bet 400 (Q or 8 gives me a straight), he raises to 1025....I call. I'm unsure of his holding here and wasn't paying much attention because I was writing notes grrrrrrrrrr
River brings a 3 and he checks, the only way I can win the pot is by betting and he is only going to call with a K which seems unlikely like at this point, I bet 1500 to represent a value bet with AK. He calls and shows AK....d'oh.
I think because I was taking notes I missed out on a few tricks in that hand and would have usually checked the turn to take the free card and try and hit a disguised straight, although saying that the hand wasn't played too badly - it was pretty unfortunate he hit the trip kings.

*He was a pretty good player and was at the final table with me at the end.
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Quick chip count, I started with 10000 and have 10800 now, after losing just over 2k on the last hand

25. 26
I fold

26.76
I fold

27. Big Blind K8
Everyone folds round to the small blind who calls, I check - not worth doing anything tricky here vs donkey woman
Flop brings QQ2 and we both check
Turn brings an 8,she checks and I bet 100 and she folds

28. SB K5
Someone raises to 400 so I fold

29. A6
1 person (who limps every hand) limps so I raise to 450 on the button, the big blind calls which is worrying. He hasn't played many hands. The limper folds.
Flop brings AK7 with 2 spades, I have no spades. He bets 600 and I call
Turn brings 6 (another spade), he checks and I bet 800 and he folds. I definately can't slow play my 2 pair here as there are so many dangerous cards that the river can bring, any spade, any card higher than a 6, best to end the pot right there and then. Not sure of his holding, probably a King by the way he played it (e.g. KQ).

30. A2
I limp after a few other limps, I've been raising a lot so figure I would just limp with this hand.
Flop brings K53 and we all check
Turn brings T and one of the limpers bet 325 - I fold, too expensive to persue the crazy straght draw or a ragged ace

Chip count 11850
31. 7T
I fold, a new guy has just joined the table - we're 10 handed, this changes the dynamics of the table (basically hand strength decreases)

32. J9
A tight player raises to 250 and I call with position, another player calls behind
Flop brings A72 - horrible flop for me, the original raiser puts in 500 and he gets re-raised to 1500. There's nothing for me here, so I fold. They both end up all in (AK vs AJ)....terrible play

33. KJ
3 players who limp a lot...limp. I raise to 450, pretty big raise for 100 blinds but my objective is to make it 1v1 and then take the pot down post flop if nothing dangerous appears - I probably have the best hand right now anyway. 2 players call, I figure them for medium straight hands, pair/suited connectors, weak ace, etc.
Flop brings K73, lovely flop. they both check I bet 650, one calls and the other folds. Just a call makes me think he has a 7, like 78 or A7, I've seem this same guy call a flop and tun bet with just middle pair in an earlier hand.
Turn brings 2 and he checks, I bet 1100 and he calls. The 2 couldn't have helped him, but the second call for 1100 means he must be pretty happy with his hand, so I add a weak king (like KT) to his holdings - it doesn't feel like he is slow playing a monster.
River brings another 2 and he checks, I could value bet here (in fact I should value bet here) but I just check behind. I think again, because I was taking notes it made me act quicker than I usually would and not think about his possible holdings/if he would call a value bet. Anyway I check and show KJ and he mucks, I take the pot.

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Blinds gone up 75/150
34. Q9
I fold, this gives me a chance to count my chips - 14500

35. Q4
I fold

36. J4 UTG
I fold

37. Big blind KK
4 players limpes and I have KK on big blind, I raise up to a total of 875. This is a massive raise, and after I put the chips in I thought (ohhh..too big) - the other bad factor about betting so big is it gives away your holding - its easy to put me now on a big pair like AA KK QQ or JJ, or AK.
Anyway the bet obviously wasn't too big because the loose limper calls and the donkey woman call.

Flop brings 697, the woman checks and I bet out 1600, the button calls and donkey woman folds. This is a very worrying call, I'm basically done with the hand now unless a King hits, he has invested a lot of chips in this pot and although he plays a lot of hands, he isn't an amazingly bad player, he looks pretty excited and interested in the hand also - I think now he has 2 pair or trips - he figures me for a big overpair (its kinda obviously) and is slow playing a monster of some sort. Only a king will help me now!

Turn brings an 8, I check and he bets 2000, I fold and show KK. He shows 58 and says "the 8 ruined me". It didn't really because I had already figured it out by the flop call....geez calls 6x big blind raise pre flop with 85?!?!! then flops a straight!!!! haha oh well didn't cost me too many chips fortunately...i guess he had position

38 Small Blind 46
Someone raises to 450 so I fold

Chip count 11950
39 J9
Tight guy raises to 700 so I fold

40 AJ (suited)
A tight guy raises to 450, I'm a little bit worried but have position so I call
Flop brings 789 rainbow, he bets 650 so I call. There's not much information we can decypher from this raise, it is just a standard continuation bet - I've played a lot of hands and in different styles so my call behind also gives away little information. At this point I'm unsure of his holding, the only information available is that he didn't massively overbet so doesn't have a hand like AA or KK.
Turn brings J and he bets 1200. I call, I'm not convinced that he has a ten here (the straight), in fact my read on him is that he has nothing and is making a poor bluff. No point raising though as he may re-raise me which would be very tricky and the pot is already pretty big (and also my read could be wrong)
The turn brings J and he checks, I also check. I dont think it is worth value betting here as there are not many hands that would call a river bet (maybe an overpair, but we already decided he doesn't have that). I dont think he would raise with A9 or A8 or A7 so none of those hands will call. I show my AJ and he mucks, I'm sure he had AQ or AK

41. T4
I fold

42. 94
I fold

43.Q8
I fold...exciting

44. 98
One person limps and I raise to 475, another guy goes all in for an additional 1000....I decide it is just about too much and also don't want to show the rubbish I'm raising with and fold

45. J6
I fold

46. 67 UTG
I fold

---------Made the first break woohoo-----
Blinds 100-200, anti 25

47. Big blind (I'm sure blinds always go up on me!) Q2
Loose guy on button (58 vs my KK guy) raises to 900 after a person limps (the person who limped only had 1000 behind....super suspect), I fold and limper goes all in, button raiser calls.
The loose guy shows 46 and the limper 44, the 44 holds up

48. Small blind 85
It folds round to me and I call, the big blind is a pretty sensible player and he checks
Flop A85, I bet 225 and he folds

49. T2 suited
Lots of people limp and it comes round to me on the button, I'm about to call but then I notice that the big blind can't wait to raise...lol! So I fold, the big blind did raise and UTG called. The flop came AKJ and they both went all in, the Big Blind had AA and the UTG limper AJ, whooooooooops. River was a queen so I would have won with a straight...lol

50. KJ
The big blind was crippled from last hand and I'm sure he is gong to all in this hand, the loose guy raises to 900 (big raise) and I fold my KJ as I don't like the scenario I know I would have to hit or be very brave to win a pot vs this guy, and with a dead pot (I think the bb is going to go all in it mades things a lot more complicated, even with position....so I elect to fold
The big blind did go all in, and the raiser called with J9 (bah) vs Q3, the queen hit though so all good.

51. A3
I fold to a preflop raiser

52. A8
I fold to a tight preflop raiser and tight caller behind (JJ vs AK, nice fold)

53. 25
I fold

54. 7T
I fold, the loose guy goes out when he pushed all in with 44 on a T733 board, the blind called with 32

Chip count: 14025
55. Q2 UTG
I fold

56. Big blind T5
Button raises to 600 I fold (sure he is stealing)

57. Small blind 28
I fold to a preflop raiser

58. Q3
I fold to a preflop raiser

59. K9
It folds round to me and I raise with K9 to 725 after one guy has limped....the small blind calls which is worrying and the limper folds
Flop AK2, he bets 900 and I call, I'm unsure of his holding at this point but I played a pot with him before and he bet out a similiar flop then folded to the turn bet i made (it was hand 29 when I had A6)...so I figure he has a medium holding like KJ or KQ
Turn brings an 8, he checks and I check aswell, I should have bet here - I would have won the pot outright or found out if he had an ace.
River brings a 2 which is good because it nulls my 9 kicker (KK22A now) so I'll split any pot vs a king with higher kicker. He bets 900 again and after a while of thinking about it, I go with my initial read that he has KQ or KJ, as it aligns with the betting also. So I call and he shows KJ, we split the pot.

53 players left, 13775 chips

60. BB 8T
Someone raises and another all in, I fold. The all in goes out and we're 7 handed

61. SB 28
Someone raises I fold

62. 69 UTG
I fold

63. BB Q3
1 Limper and everyone else folds, the small blind completes and I check
Flop brings 496 check, check, the limper bets and I fold. No point doing anything crazy here

64. SB Q9
Same limper and everyone else fold, i complete on small blind (could raise here) and bb checks
Flop brings 3TJ, I could bet out here but elect to check - i'm worried if I bet the limper will go all in, he seems on edge and is playing a lot of hands. The BB checks and the limper raises to 1000, he only has another 5k behind so it isn't worth fishing for the straight, also there is 2 hearts on the board and my straight isn't even a nut straight (he could have QK). So I fold

65. 12725 chips 38
Someone raises to 1200 so I fold

66. T5...full table again
Someone raises I fold

67. K3
Folds round to me, I could open but decide to fold

68. 86
As above

69. KK
A tight player raises to 1200, I've got 7 players to act behind me, so if I raise its look so obvious I have KK or AA and everyone will fold. So I just call, the pot is already getting big the table is pretty tight so I don't think we will get more than 1v1 (which is the objective) and my hand is disguised with just a call. 2 Other players call aswell, this is worrying - I don't have much info on these guys as I've been writing notes also.
flop brings 2T5 rainbow, this is an awesome flop for my KK. No flush or straight draws, no overcards, highly unlikely someone has 2 pair - the only thing I need to worry about is if someone has trips.
The tight raise bets 1200, this is quite a small bet into a big pot but there isn't much people can call with. I'm not sure of his holdings at this point, maybe AT? or 99...I think he would have bet more with an overpair. I just call, I figure by his raise that he isn't willing to commit any more chips to the pot unless he puts them in first, I also don't know what the 2 players behind are going to do. Technically I should probably raise here and take the pot down.
The player behind me calls also (what could he had???) and the other caller raises to 3200!!
The original raiser folds, and its 2000 extra to me, I take a while to think of the oppenants possible holdings - it's highly unlikly that the person who raised has trips as this would be a perfect flop to slow play, and I don't think he would have slow played AA pre flop (especially not 4 handed). So I think he has a hand here like AT or TJ or maybe even JJ and is attempting to take the pot down/find out where he is. I just call, figuring I have the best hand and maybe able to extract more chips from this guy on a later street, the guy behind me just calls again!!! Now online I would figure the guy behind me to definately have trips at this point, as there is nothing on the flop that he could be chasing or have hit (no straight, no flush, no two pair), however when I look at him I'm just not convinced that he has a strong hand. Also he took a lot of time to think about his play and was reluctant at calling every bet. Now I think HE has AT (OK I think everyone has AT lol..) and keeps calling cos he is can't let it go.
Turn brings 6, this puts 2 spades on the board and a straight draw (256T), I only have around 8k chips left now and the pot is around 14k...time to end this hand, I push all in and everyone folds. Any bet is commiting all my chips and anything less than all in (e.g. 3k) gives my oppenants opportunity to draw out if they had a hand like AT spades.
This was a really big hand, chip size wise and afterwards I felt kinda lucky that I didn't get caught out as I slow played it so much. I never really knew where I stood at any stage of the hand and I think because of writing all these notes I've missed out on a lot of reads and information at my table! But can't complain, up to 24k odd.

70 42
I just fold

71 24575 chips A6
I fold

72 KT UTG
I fold

73 BB AJ
Button raises to 1200..he has around 7k behind
I'm sure he is stealing, but haven't got enough information to back it up. I dont want to waste 7k chips I just got on a mis-read, and playing AJ out of position is tricky business.
I just fold, and show AJ - he shows AQ

74. SB JJ
The same guy raies to 1600 and I re-raise to 4000 on the SB, this is enough so that I can call his all-in if he pushes. If I was on the button I would just call here and play the hand with position, but can't do that in small blind, wouldn't know where I was on the flop - best just to get them in preflop and not worry about it, I have him way covered anyway. He folds

75. 58
I fold

Blinds gone up to 300 600, 75 anti
76. 27625 chips 45
1 person limps and I call with 45 offsuit in a late position, the small blind and big blind check
Flop brings J75 with 2 diamonds and eeryone checks, I could bet here..kinda gutted I didn't, people are only going to call with a flush draw, or raise if they have a Jack (because they are scared of the flush draw)....in fact I should have raised pre flop to narrow the field/holdings.
Turn brings 3d and the small blind bets out, everyone folds

77. K8
I fold to a preflop raiser

78. 29
I fold

79. 89
It folds round to me, I'm not going to make the same mistake before and just limp, I raise to 2k and everyone folds (note the big blind was a tight player)

80. 28300 chips 26
I fold

45 people left, we're around 2:15 hours in.
81. J7
I fold

82. 27 UTG
I fold

83. BB T7
Someone raises and I fold

84. SB 4j
Someone raises and I fold

85. 72
I fold

86. TJ
It folds round to me and I raise to 1800, everyone folds

87. A8
Folds round to me and I raise to 1800, everyone folds

88. A5
UTG moves all in for 6.5k so I fold

89. 29875 chips J2
I fold

90. 46
I fold

91. 36
I fold

Blinds go up to 400-800, anti 100

92.BB 26
I fold to a raiser

93. SB 76
It founds round to me and I just call, the big blind checks
Flop brings 38J and we both check
turn 4 we both check
River 2 we both check, he wins with 92...should have bet the turn?

94. 27900 chips 89
It folds round to me and I raise to 2500, everyone folds

95. KK
A tight player in middle position raises to 2500, I elect to not slow play my kings this time and raise to 7000, everyone folds. This would have been a good time to just call and slow play my kings because I know the guy was tight (and hence a top 10 holding), the pot was already big and I had position. Nothing wrong with winning the pot right there though.

96. TJ
It folds round to me and I just call (silly I should have raised), the big blind pushes all in and I have to fold

97. Q9
I fold

31 people remaining

98. KJ
It folds round to me and I raise to 1800, the button calls which is worrying because he has position on me and I don't have a very strong holding with KJ - he is also quite deep so can damage my stack. The small blind moves all in for 4600 and despite the good pot odds I can't call as I'm worried about the guy behind me, and I can't raise for the same reason (don't want to be in a big pot with a mediocre hand!)
The button calls and shows AT, the small blind had TT and the TT holds up.

99. 29400 chips 73
I fold

100. QK UTG
I raise to 2000 and the small blind calls
Flop brings 663 and he bets 4k so I fold...no point doing anything wreckless here I don't have a very good read on the small blind and my holding isn't very strong

101. BB 66
The button raises to 2500, he has more chips than me (we are both deep) so I elect to call and hope to flop a set for a potential big payoff. If he was a smaller stack I might re-raise him all in here or just fold and avoid the situation, especially seeing as I'm out of position on the flop (with 66 I won't have a clue if I'm ahead or not on a flop like JT3)
Flop brings 46K with 2 diamonds, awesome flop - the flush draw is a little bit worrying, but 1v1 I'm not to concerned about it. I check to try and induce a bet, hopefully he has a hand like AK or KQ and is willing to commit a lot of chips. He bets 3k and I just call
Turn brings A offsuit, another awesome card - if he has an ace of any sort I'm going to get a good payoff here, Im only worried if he has a hand like KQ and is scared by the card. I check again to try and let him bet into the pot, he checks behind.
River 2 Diamonds, not a great card as it completes the flush draw which might scare him off - I'm quite confident he doesn't have the flush but I can't check again in case he checks behind with a hand like AT or KQ, so I have to value bet. I bet 7000 which is a bit of an overbet but I think he will call with an ace. He calls and when I show the trip 6's he mucks his hand.

102. SB KT
Someone raises to 3200 so I fold

103. 46000 chips and 25 people left 9J
Someone raises to 2200 and another person calls, I could call her with positon (the button) but neither of the players have many chips in the hand so I figure the implied odds can't justify a call withmy weakish holding. I fold

104. 89
Someone raise so I fold

105. 58
I fold

106. AJ
It folds round to me and I open for 2500 and everyone folds

107. J3 UTG
I fold

108. BB 3T
I fold to a raiser

Blinds up 600-1200 with 100 anti
109. SB T3
Everyone folds to the button who limps and I call, the big blind checks
flop brings Q78 and everyone checks
Turn brings 8 and the big bets 4000, everyone folds

110. 69
I fold

111. 49400 chips Q3
I fold

112. 95
I fold

113. K8
I fold

114. 75 UTg
I fold

115. BB 3T
The small blind raises to 3600 after everyone else folds, I fold and he shows AJ

116. SB KQ
A tight player raises UTG to 4200 so I fold, no need to play out of position with a weakish hand vs a strong raiser - even if I hit a Q or a K on the flop I won't know if I'm ahead

117. K7
I fold

22 Left

118. 2J
I fold

119. 46700 chips Q8
I fold

120. 58
I fold

121. 52
I fold

122.BB JQ
Someone raises to 4000 so I fold

123. SB K8
It folds round to me so I call on the small blind and the big blind checks
flop brings KJ9 and I bet out 1200 to try and end the hand there, I've been quite passive on my small blind so I'm not expecting him to call with a weak holding - the BB calls
Turn brings 7, I check and he bets 3300, I'm a bit worried he has some sort of crazy 2 pair but he doesn't seem very confident with his hand and my top pair vs Big Blind is quite a strong holding - no point raising because I don't want the pot to get too big (and it can get big quick at this stage of the game!)
River brings 6 and I check again, hopefully this will either induce a bluff or I might have to pay off a value bet - either way I'm trying to keep the pot small, he checks behind and I win the pot (he doesn't show)

124. 25
I fold

125. 51300 Chips AJ
One person raises to 3200 and another calls
With position and big stack I could easily call here and play the flop...however I choose to fold. i think they are raising /calling with bigger aces than because they are quite tight players and could find myself paying off value bets. There's nothing wrong with calling AJ is a good hand and position/big stack definately makes it worth while.
The big blind called also and the flop was J76, one player bet another all in....will never know if AJ was the best holding

126. 76
I fold

Blinds 800 1600 200 anti
51000 chips
127. 8T
i raise to 3400 and a tight player goes all in...so I fold, there was no pot odds for a call despite most likely having 2 live cards

128. 7T
i fold

129. 45600 Chips BB K8
folds round to the small blind who completes, and i check
Flop brings 43Q and he checks, I bet out 1600 figuring my king high might be the best hand and he calls
Turn brings a K, he checks again, I'm sure he has some of the flop (otherwise only 25 or 56 are his holdings) and figure to value bet my king - it's very unlikely he will put me on a king here if I bet again, although obviously a check makes it look like I'm scared of the king. Unfortunately he folds

130. 38 SB
someone goes all in and I fold

Last 2 tables, 20 left

131. 5T
I fold my button - online or vs weak players it is good to raise your button with any 2 cards, but vs good players its actually better to save your button raises for premium hands as your most likely to get paid...everyone suspects the button raise

132. 50500 Chips J7
I fold

133. 96
I fold

134. K8
I fold

135. Q7
I fold

Foldings so boring..but so crucial at this late stage of the game - one mistake could cost me my game or a large portion of my chips. You just can't make mistakes this late in a tournament (especially not v good players and especially not if your as unlucky as me lol)

136. 49600 Chips QQ
I raise to 4k in an early position and get 2 deepstack callers from solid players, this is worrying.
flop brings A84 and i make an EPIC mistake....I check. I should always continuation bet here, if I have any 2 cards, any Ace included, only a set can be checked here (and 88 or 44 I should prob bet also as there is a high chance someone has the ace). By betting I know exactly where I am, and leave my oppenants with the hard decision.
Check-folding is not a bad play if you think there is a high chance your oppenants will hold an ace, but I think betting is the ultimate play - you know instantly if you are beat or not.

Everyone checks behind
Turn 6 I check again, and one big stack bets 3k, the other folds and I call in no-mans land...3k is a strange bet, either a cheap shot at the pot or a pot builder for a monster - again I could have re-raised to 9k and found out exactly where I was but I just call..urgh I'm sure writing notes made me do these mistakes lol:p

River 7 and I'm still clueless with my holding, I check and the big stack bets 10k...I take some time to think of the possible holdings and I'm sure an ace would have bet the flop and/or checked the river here, which means they either have a monster or it is a bluff. There was a flush draw on the board so a hand like KQ suited may have missed the flush but bet the river in hope that I have a big pair but will fold. I call and show my QQ, he shows 66 for trip 666. I played that hand so bad, and so fustrating that literally the hand before I had written about how crucial it is to not make mistakes. aaaaaaaaggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh

137. KT
Despite being a prime opportunity to raise, I fold and walk away from the table to regain some composure after playing the previous hand bad. Made a mistake but gotta forget about it and move on, no point doing anything stupid.

138. AQ UTG
I raise to 3600 and someone re-raises me to 10k
He is a very good player who I have played with in the past and rarely makes moves with weak holdings, I fold and he shows KK

139. BB (1600) TT New table
Someone raises to 6k and I call with TT
What a stupid call...out of position with a mid pair - this is either an all in push or fold, and seeing as I just moved table and have no information on the players it should be a fold - i've enough chips to wait for a better opportunity. unfortunately I was writing down notes from the last hand and didn't concentrate as hard as I would and just looked at my cards then said call...so silly I didn't even realise the bet was so big (6k for 1600 bb)

Flop brings A88 and I bet out 8k figuring he can only call/raise with an ace - he shoves all in and I fold, he shows AK....not too upset about how I played this hand in heinsight, kinda unlucky flop but still expensive either way and not using my strengths/ reads to my advantage like I normally do

140. 14000 Chips SB 2Q
Urgh can't believe I'm down to 14000, I've had pretty harsh flops (2x Ace when I had pair in hand) but would have been very big if I had played the hands better....but not too worry I'm still good and have a chance, a few pushes here and there and one double will make me in a great position to win again - in my notes I've put don't be stupid but don't be scared either, make sure you take the right opportunities!! which basically refers to attacking the right blinds and taking my chances with weaking holdings if the odd's are going to be in my favour
Someone raises pre flop and I fold

141. JT
I could have pushed here but after losing quite a few of the last few hands I thought it would look tilty and there was a loose big stack on BB

142. 83
I fold

143. Q8
I fold

Blinds 1000-2000 300 anti
Ok I haven't got much time left at all now and need to push very soon!

144. 7T
I fold

145. 6T
I fold

146. J6
I fold

147. BB K9
A short guy pushes all in on my big blind, he just about has me covered.
I know he could be pushing with any 2 cards here as there is a very high chance I will fold with mediocre holdings and I have quite a tight image (folded last 4 hands where I could have pushed first in the pot). If I win also it shows I will protect my big blind with mediocre holdings and make people hestitate when pushing or raising my bb in the future, which could be key at final table.
I call with K9 and he shows AJ...bit strong than I hoped but 2 live cards about 2-1 underdog I figure
6Kt55 and I river a flush although my top pair was strong enough...phew

148. SB K9
Someone goes all in and I fold (funny same hand as last hand but I fold this time)

149. 22100 AJ
I raise to 4500 on the button and the small blind goes all in - he has me covered and is quite a tight player...I think I have the best hand but fold, marginal - 5k less I would definately call. I show my AJ and announce I probably have the best hand, he doesnt show

150. 17300 TJ
I fold...could have pushed here but I just folded last hand and 2 big stacks on SB and BB...might look tilty?

151. K5
I fold

152. 62
I fold

153. 57 UTG
I fold...starting to wish I pushed with the TJ now

154. 56 BB
Someone raises all in so I fold

155. SB QT 12800
Someone goes all in so I fold

156. 93
I fold to an earlier raiser

157. 7T I fold

158. 11900 chips 95
I fold...super desperate now under 6 BBs - should have definately pushed the TJ lol

159. 11600 AQ
I go all in and everyone folds

160. A3 UTG
I fold...tempting but I'd rather push with 78 than A3 as it is likely someone will call with a big ace rather than 79

161. BB A4
Someone raises all in I fold

162. 12800 Chips 32
Everyone folds to me on SB and I've noticed the BB isn't interested in the hand / shuffling the cards so I push all in and he sighs/folds

163. 17600 Chips 79
I fold to a raise

blinds up 1500/3000 anti 400
Still desperate and in push all in/fold mode

164. 67
someone raises all in I fold

165. 89
UTG raises all in and I fold

166. Q8
I raise all in UTG and everyone folds, the big blinds stack size was perfect for me to steal - i figure it was my best chance

167 20000 chips AJ BB
Big stack goes all in...and I fold, marginal fold but I figure there is a lot of people that will fold to my all in so I won't risk it on a showdown vs a big stack who has no need to push...i probably had the best hand

168. J7 SB
Raiser all in so I fold...someone goes all in every hand

169. 17600 Chips QQ
Someone Raises all in and I call
He has AK....3rd worst case scenario (after AA or KK) but there's no way I can fold here, that would just be epic negative equity as I'd be dominating or good favourite against so many hands

Flop brings QT456 and I double up...phew 2 showdowns I won (wow!)

170. 41700 Chips KT
someone goes all in I fold

171. K9
it folds round to me but with the additional chips and extra time I decide to just fold

172. 40900 A8
Someone goes all in So i Fold

173. BB J6
Someone goes all in So i fold...at this point (and with me donking away such a large portion of my stack earlier on) most of the poker play has gone out of the window for the middle/short stacks and its all about getting ur chips in first and hoping u get lucky with the showdowns.

174. SB 78
Someone goes all in and I fold. the person goes out so we are final table woo.

I think about how I played my QQ earlier vs the 666 with the ace on the flop, and how I would have had a much nicer trip to final table if I had not made that mistake.

But who cares I'm here now

I have a look and see no famaliar faces at the final table which is good as I've played this tournament and finished late many times, I see two of the poor players who have made it this far and am suprised, although they are both short (I bet they haven't been aggressive enough and were hanging out for the cash, clasic amatuer mistake). Theres a couple of big stacks and a solid player who I had on my table at the beginning, I wish him good luck...but I don't really mean it ha!

175. 35600 Q7
Someone raises I fold

176. 99
I raise to 8k and everyone folds

177. 42900 chips J3
Someone raises and I fold

178. 93
I fold

179. K9 UTG
I fold

180. BB KJ
Someone limps (suspect?!?!) and the small blind completes, with KJ I could just push all in and be done with it but decide to check as I am suspect about the limper and have no info on him. People will find it harder to know my holding with a hand like KJ also post flop if I do hit, as I checked preflop
Flop brings A72, check check bet and I fold (worst flop ever?!?! lol)

181. 36800 Chips SB K9
Someone raises all in and I fold

182. J5
Someone raises I fold
I love folding me

Blinds 2000-4000 anti 500
183. 35900 88
It folds round to me and I raise to 10000 in a late position, I could push all in and close my eyes/hope for the best but 10000 leaves me 26000 if I do end up folding and is enough to be push/fold mode with the 4k bb. Everyone folds anyway so I take the pot

184. QQ
A tight player raises to 9k and I re-raise all in.
He folds, and I show the QQ. I show because I figure later I'm gonna be re-raising all in with weaker holdings (when we are short handed), and want to add this QQ to their databank of my possible holdings. Although I had position, theres a 50/50 chance a King or Ace will come on the flop so I don't want to slow play, I'm happy with the pot as it is already big enough to compliment my stack (AA all day long slow play)

185. 64900 Chips JJ
I raise to 12k and all fold, back to back pocket pair at final table!??! rare treat

186. 69
UTG folds and I fold

187 74900 Chips A8 UTG
I raise to 10k and all fold...an under the gun raise looks so strong at the final table and there are no players good enough at the table to see any further past that and realise they should be pushing with weak holdings (e.g. any pocket pair or even suited connectors). I have been raising a lot but also I've been showing premium hands so noone has any evidence to not believe me here also. The table is very tight.
The pots are pretty big at this pot, in fact 10k a hand

188 BB 2J
Someone raises UTG and I fold (same play as I just did maybe...lol)

189. SB 2J
someone raises and I fold

190. 77400 2Q
Someone raises and I fold (every hand comes with a 2?!?!)

191. J4
Someone raises and I fold

192. K7
someone raises and I fold

75900 Chips - I'm 3rd at the table there is one massive stack at about 200k and another at 100k, the rest are pretty short (below 50k)

193. A5
Someone goes all in and I fold

194. KT
Someone goes all in and I fold (won't be tempted by the mediocre hands!!)

195. AT UTG
I fold...this doesn't really make sense as I raised last round with A8 UTG but I felt less confident this time round as the table has got a lot looser in the last few hands (there has been a raiser in the last 7 hands straight?). The table has obviously realised how important it is to be aggressive at this stage of the game and become very loose accordingly.

196. BB 70400 Chips K9
UTG raises and I fold

197. SB J7
Button raises to 12000 and I fold....my mentor would say push with any 2 cards here (tempting but he look pretty confident with his raise)

198. 67400 9Q
An early position raises and I fold

199. A5
Same player raises and I fold

200. 66400 A4
Someone raises and I fold...the table has become very loose

201. J9
I love the last hand before the break, noone ever wants to go out before the break unless it is the first break (where for some reason people love going out then!!?!?)
Before I check my cards I watch to see if anyone is interested in playing, and there seems to be little interest, so I raise to 11000 and everyone folds

BREAK
3000 6000 Blinds 5000 anti, 8 Left. although the table is very loose not many people are going out and there are not many showdowns happening

202. JQ suited
UTG raises so I fold, shame its look pretty ;)

203. 75000 Q4 UTG
I fold

204. BB K7
UTG raises to 30000 so I fold (massive raise!?)

205. SB 47
Someone raises all in I fold

206. 67
Someone raises I fold

64000 Chips, the blinds are so big that one pot can be the difference between chip leader or out - need to stay aggresive here and not get blinded down to a difficult position

207. 47
Someone raises I fold

208. 28
Someone raises I fold

209. 23
Someone raises I fold

210. 85
Someone raises I fold

So much for staying aggresive with no card higher than an 8 in the last 4 hands! I must be getting a tight image at the table after folding so much, made a note to use this to my advantage

211. 62000 Chips, 8T
I fold UTG

212. BB 86
The button limps and small blind completes... I elect to check as I'm suspicious of the limper (first person to limp in last 30 hands or so?!?! on the button?!?!)
Flop brings 2K7, check check Bet and I fold. He shows AK suited, terrible limp - he got lucky that he still had the best hand after the free flop.

213. SB J2
The button raises to 12k and I figure I'm gonna re-raise him here with any 2 semi-good cards as I wasn't convinced by his raise and his stack size is a good amount (60k after raise) for him to fold to my all-in. However I look down to see J2 and elect to fold

214. 33
The monster stack limps in middle position and I limp on the button with 33 for 6k.
This is a terrible limp by me. I haven't enough chips to fish for a 3 and there's nothing else I can hope for (it is very unlikely my 33 will be the best hand by the river, if I get lucky enough to make it that far).
There is also a risk that someone might raise behind me which would mean I would have to fold. A raise here is reasonable, but the best play I'm sure is to fold - no point getting mixed up with the big stack limper with less than a mediocre holding, even if I have the button.
Small blind completes and the BB checks
Flop is 89Q and everyone checks (horrible flop for 33)
Turn is 7 and everyone checks
River is Q and the monster stack bets 10k, the pot is around 45k including his bet so I need a 1 in 4.5 chance to win to make the call profitable...which I figure in my head is about 22.2%?
So is there a 22% chance he has nothing here and betting is the only way he can win the pot?

If he has an ace or king he would probably check the river as there is a chance he could win with ace or king high, so he probably wouldn't bet those.

I'm not beating any holding that has a 9, 8 or 7 or any pair 66, 55 or 44, and he would probably check these hands down also. I'm also losing to TJ and any holding that has a Q (e.g. QK)
If I'm to consider all of the hands he may have, that I CAN beat, it basically includes:
AK, KJ, KT, AJ, AT - however he probably would have raised with these preflop, or any A with a rag lower than a 6, and 54 or 43

I've no physical read on the guy, but my general feeling is that he either has a monster or is on a complete bluff - the only monster I think he can have is TJ or Q9 and he has slow played all the way from the flop (I think he would have bet out if he had just hit a bit of the flop, e.g. QJ and hit the Q) to protect his hand.

So now I have assumed 70% of the time he has a monster, like Q9 or TJ, and 30% of the time he has nothing and can only win the pot by betting. Seeing as 30% is more than the 22.2% I calculated the pot odds for calling were earlier, I elect to call. It also doesn't do too much damage to my stack if I call and lose (35k), but can make me very big if I call and win (90k)

I call and he shows TJ, bah - 70% of the time he has a monster....but thats only 100% of the time (lol)

The river call was a minor mistake that could potentially be profitable in the long run -the major mistake was the preflop call, which led me to the (unnecessary) tricky decision later on in the hand.

215. 35k J5
someone raises and I fold

216. A2
It folds round to me and I push all in, I havent got much time left with the blinds so high so any ace will have to do. Everyone folds

217. 47
I fold

4000 8000 Blinds antis 1000
218. A5
I fold UTG, although this is a stronger holding than 2 hands ago my position is a lot worse, under the gun means I till have everyone to act behind me so there is more chance someone will wake up with a hand. So I fold

219. BB 46
The button raises so I fold

220. 31500 chips after SB (4000) T4
Someone pushes all in and I fold, another person goes out - last 6

221. T7
UTG Raises I fold

222. 76
folds round to me so I push all in and everyone folds

223. 46500 chips 53
I fold

224. 42
I fold

225. BB Q6
The button and small blind limp so I check - I should be a lot more aggresive here, in fact I should have been a lot more aggresive for a long time and not let myself get so low.
flop brings K42, check check bet and fold

225. SB KQ
Someone who has the same size stack as me pushes all in and I call, he has been pushing a lot and I figure there is a good chance my KQ will be ahead and I need to get chips soon or I will be blinded away. The next 2 blinds are both big stacks and will probably call my all in, although I think I should have folded and waited until I got my chips in first.
He shows A7 and flops a flush so I go out in 5th for 710

Didn't play that game amazingly well, in fact probably the worst I've played since I have been here...i'm sure this was because I was taking notes - i missed so much information and took a lot less time than I usually do to think about my hands and plays. Can't complain though, 5th was a good finish I guess

Hope u enjoyed (was hard work for me lol)

Hero or Donkey

4T vs Q6 - mad man or hero

So this is a pretty interesting hand, we're very early in the tournament (everyone has around 7.5k) and a guy raises from 1 after under the gun to 200 (big blind 50), one other player calls and I call with Q6 off suit on the button.
At this point I don't have much info on either of the players except that they haven't played many hands yet in the tourny, so I figure them both for pretty strong starting hands.

The flop brings 6c7c8s pot 675

The original raiser leads out for 350. The other guy folds and I call, I figure at the moment he has either AK or an overpair (would have expected him to bet more with an overpair though, like 600 or 550).

The next turn brings 5d(6c7c8s) pot 1375.

He bets again 350 and I (figuring him for an overpair, and representing a straight, 2 pair or trips myself) raise to 900. It's enough for him to call now and then fold a bigger bet on the river - if he re-raises then I know he has a 9 (e.g. 99 or A9) or trips (e.g. 88), I could also spike out with a 6 or a queen on the river, in which case I would change my river size bet into a value bet that he would be more likely to call, like another 900 rather than 1800-2000 that I'm planning at the moment.

He calls which isn't too unexpected, and the river is 7d(5d6c7c8s) - this card doesn't change much, although I would have liked another club to come down just to make his overpair even weaker or obviously a 6/queen.

He checks and I bet out 1800, and he calls - that was unexpected. The dealer requests we show our cards but we both seem embarassed to do so lol, I show my Q6 for 2 pair and he shows 4T suited (diamonds not clubs) for the bottom end of the straight.

The table is pretty dumbfounded and I'm gutted about my mis-read (not even close, the only hand I considered he may have for the straight was 99 or A9 but I'm sure the betting patterns would have been different if he did have those holdings and I would have figured it out) - this is the first major bluff / misread that has failed for me in terms of chips relative to my stack size since I've been out here - punished for it to, over 1/3 my stack:(

Anyway so I think about the hand for a bit after the game - I went out a few hands later (my final hand was a showdown K8 vs A9 i pushed all in on the button, only had just over 1000 left and big blind was 200, unfortunately neither of us hit and his ace high held up), another interesting hand that I've posted below is how I was crippled down to the 1000 odd stack(*)

So yea I was thinking about the hand on my way to the hotel room (moved into Imperial Palace now...they charge me for internet use! so I'm writing it all in notepad and gonna paste it into the blog when completed for minimum cost), and; just a silly side story, I go into the elevator thinking about the hand - press floor 12, the door closes, nothing happens, the door opens, I walk back out and realise I haven't gone anywhere, the door closes again, I watch the number display above the elevator go all the way up to 12, then back down to 1, and then get back in the elevator and press 12 again. lol.

Anyway back to the poker hand, so if you take a different perspective on the hand (i.e. my oppenants) he actually played the hand well, granted the preflop raise was a bit crazy but there's nothing wrong with mixing up what cards your open with from time to time especially when the blinds are small relative to your stack and people don't have any info on you / table is tight.

From his perspective, he raised early position with 4T suited and got 2 callers, (he is thinking now, that the 2 callers think that HE is holding either big pair or AK/AQ and them something medium strength/fishy), flop is 678 so he has the double-ended straight draw (5 or 9) and bets it out with a half pot continuation bet, which gives away very little information.
Gets 1 caller who he most likely suspects is fishing for a hand (e.g. straight or flush - trips or overpair such as 66, 99 or TT would re-raise now); then he hits the straight on the turn and bets again the same amount - this is just a value bet but again doesn't give away much information. Then he gets re-raised, and has to suspect that his oppenant may have hit the straight aswell (but the better end); still worth calling though as a 9 will give him a very well disguised higher straight (value bet galor), and also his bottom end straight might still be the best hand at the moment (remember his oppenant, i.e. me, has seen him raise preflop, post flop and turn so far, so must figure him for a strong pre flop holding - like an overpair).

The river pairs the board but doesn't complete the flush, so he checks - no point betting here as he will only get called by a better hand or potentially put himself into a tricky situation if faced against a big re-raise - checking controls the pot size and shows weakness, his oppenant (me) then bets 1800.
Looks like a value bet but he has to call as he knows that his oppenant (me) won't put him on the straight and there's a good chance he could be bluffing (with for example missed flush draw) due to the weak play on the turn / river (just called a re-raise then checked), or he could have a weaker holding than the straight and believe that he is value betting (although not many hands fall into this catorgory when the river pairs the board, as that would make trips a full house and null out any 2 pairs that don't include a 7, like 86, only A7 or A8 would be plausible but that doesn't align with the re-raise on the turn, maybe TT)

So did he play the hand well and to a style similiar to that of how I play? I probably would have played it exactly the same in his position (assuming I made the same loose preflop raise), maybe I would have checked the turn to induce a bluff; or is it that he is just a lucky donkey and his actions were not dictated by deep thought, analysis, experience and calculation, but just plain old luck lol....I wanted to speak to him in the break and find out a bit more about his poker playing career but I didn't even make it to the break geez due to this hand, and the hand I'm about to write about below, so I'll never know if he is a good player or lucky donkey, oh well!!

(*) Anyway this is the hand I mentioned before that put me down to around 1200 or whatever chips (its the 85$ noon game at Ceasers by the way)
9T vs TT
I've lost a few chips already from the Q6 hand, but made a few back just from raising/continuation betting and am on around 5k chips now. I am still good relative to the blinds which are 75-150 (more than 30 big blinds)
It folds round to me one before the button and I raise up to 400 with 9T suited, i've played quite a few hands but the small blind has just sat down and hence we don't have any info on each other (he literally just turned up for the tourny, you can buy in anytime before the break - they have stacks being blinded out ready for people to buy-into).

Everyone folds apart from the new small blind who calls the 400

Flop 678 rainbow pot is 950

He bets out 900. What a dream flop. I flopped the nut straight, there's no flush draw, and he is betting into me, big. I could raise here but I obviously don't want to scare him off, to be honest I don't have a clue what he has at this point - maybe A8 or an overpair, or 2 pair or trips, or he could just be bluffing. I have no info on him and all his pot-size bet tells me is that he likes his hand but isn't amazingly confident with it.
Best to just call and see what he does on the turn, I have position on him also and the pot is already getting big due to his bet so it is a good opportunity for slow-playing.

Turn T(678) pot is 2750
The turn card also puts a flush draw on the board but I can't remember which suit (I think it was hearts, I know is that it wasn't the suit I had lol) but I'm not too worried about the flush draw at this stage.
He bets out 2200, which is over half my stack (I have like 3500 chips?). I should just push all-in here but for some reason I think there is a tiny chance he may fold as he doesn't look amazingly confident with his hand - in fact he looks quite nervous and is playing with his cards and chips a lot. However I'm 100% sure he will push me all on the river if I just flat call now (its a lot easier to push all-in rather than call all-in as there is a chance your oppenant will fold). So for the extra potential 1200 or so chips I think it's worth it and after a litttttle bit of hollywood, I just call.
The T wasn't a great card for me obviously as if he has a 9 (e.g. A9, 99 or 98 or ultimate worst case scenario J9) then we are now splitting the pot or I'm losing. I still have the second nuts however so thats a positive.

River 6(T678) pot is 7350
The 6 was also suited and put the 3rd flush card on the board. This could possible be the worst card in the world for me (in fact the flop was awesome, the turn was bad and the river was horrific).
He looks a lot more happy and confident now, and pushes all with a smug manorism, he's also chatting and laughing with other people at the table now while I'm thinking. This is a bad sign, I can't fold here with the ridicolous pot odds surely (1200 to win 9500 odd!?) but....I'm convinced I'm beat :(

If you review the whole hand from scratch, by the river card; my "nuts on the flop" straight is not actually beating a lot of hands that would have made it this far with all the betting rounds - but is losing to a lot! A flush, a higher straight, a full house. It's beating an out right bluff and maybe a 2 pair (e.g. 78) or overpair but only jacks (he surely wudda raised pre flop with QQ KK or AA, probably wudda raised pre flop with JJ also)
Also my physical tell on him is screaming that he is super happy with the situation (which is an epic change from the turn were he seemed quite concerned and etchy)
How can I fold such good odds though?? Well I think about it for a while and fold anyway, he shows TT for the full house...kinda glad with my play although I've still only got just over 1k left. I definately wouldn't fault anyone for raising all in on the turn or calling the river bet.

So that left me with like 1200 or so chips (I got a walk on my big blind later that round but had to fold my small blind to an early position raiser, although he probably had 4T suited lol) and next hand on the button it folds round to me so I go all in with K8 - the big blind called with A9 - obviously I lost the showdown :( ha!

Another fustrating tournament, at least it gives me a few hours to (write this blog post) and prepare for the next tourny / sort out my new hotel room. My next game is at 7pm (Ceasers Palace 160$, which is about 4 hours from now so I'm gonna have a quick power nap). Will be dreaming about aces...zzzZzzZ

Speaking of aces, yesterday I went out the 160$ when I hit QQQ (with AQ) and my oppenant hit KKKQQ (with KK) quite early in the tournament, so I played in the 120$ at the Venecian. It's nice there, smells like perfume - anyway we started on 7500 and I'm up to about 12k around 3 hours in, the blinds are 600-1200: the tourny is kinda turbo-esk.

A super tight guy raises from 1 off under the gun to 3600 with another 15k behind, and I know I need premium to play, I check my cards and whoopedy-do premium aces. This is a perfect time to just call as the pot is already big, there are no big stacks who will have implied odds behind me to call with fish hands that crack aces (e.g. TJ suited or small pair) and earlier in the tournament I had aces and just went all-in preflop an got a caller. My oppenant might have remembered that and now assume I have a lesser pair like TT, JJ or AQ.

Everyone else folds and the flop comes K64 rainbow, perfect. He bets 4600 and I go all-in for 8k, he can't fold now the pot odds are ridicolous. He calls with 77 and the next card (the turn) is a 7. Unbelievable. Statistically I think that is the worst beat I've had since I've been here (92% to win?)

Gotta stick with it though - the cards will hold up soon enuff! anyway power nap then Ceasers for the 160, night.

euphoria

just won the 160 for 1500

what a great feeling, will post more later
last 3 with having only 2 showdowns TT vs AJ and AJ vs Q3

saw gus hansen
weasal left
poker pros tournament

aq vs kj value betting the river

aj vs q3
can't win a showdown!

finally win a showdown final table TT vs AJ

Because I was playing til last night (or the night before last for you), I missed the 12o clock at Ceasers this morning or afternoon (or yesterday afternoon even, I havent a clue what day it is?!?) so thought I would try out a different tourny to mix it up a bit.

Sooooooooooooooo I stumbled down to the Harriahs casino (p.s. they have mr cashman) where i know there is a 60+40 bucker game, its a bit turbo-esk but not toooo bad (4500 starting chips, 20 minute blinds). I played really well, but didn't get rewarded for my efforts :( - here are some of the interesting hands I remember:

Not long into the game I'm already up to about 7.5k from value betting a AK with a K on the board, the guy called the flop and turn, then we both checked the river (I thought he was slow playing a monster!) and he showed 22...lol 5 overcards madmad!

Anyway the blinds are 50-100, and under the gun, who is pretty loose, raises to 300. He has 2 callers behind - both whom are also loose...i figure here i want a fishy hand to call on big blind and expect a big payoff if i hit (like a small pair) - i have around 7.5k chips.

Check my cards, pocket aces premiummmm - can't slow play, I'm here out of position with a small pot and there are already 3 oppenants in the hand, not the scenario I want; so I raise it up to 1400. Pretty good bet, I'm hoping for 1 caller but not really expecting any; I have a pretty tight image and although the table is a very poor standard they should have noticed that.

The original raiser and first caller fold, the last player calls for another 1100 - he only has 2300 behind after the call (i got around 6k) so I already know I'm putting him all in on the flop regardless, I'm not going to waste time thinking about his possible holdings at this point...can't slow play vs donks out of position, just gotta value bet. And with so much in the pot already (and him having so few chips relatively behind) there is no flop that can't justify all in bet with AA.

The flop brings J42 all spades, I can't remember if I have the ace of spades but who cares, stick to the plan! I put him all in for 2.3k and he instantly calls with A3 spades lol, he flopped the nuts, classic. down to 4k odd chips.

A6 vs 59 suited:
The very next hand, blinds still 50-100, one guy limps in a late position - he's pretty loose and limps a lot (has about 4k chips same as me), it folds round to me on the small blind with A6 off suit, I elect to just call and not try anything tricky especially seeing as I just lost with aces (my raise will look tilty) and the big blind checks.

The flop brings J88 and I check, so does the small blind and limper (pot 300)

Turn is another 8, i check and so does the big blind. The limper asks "is that a 9?"...

"no its an 8"

"oh ok...i bet 300"

Pretty obvious tell really that he has a 9 in his hand and thought he hit but bet anyway when he realised he missed...lol, from what i've seen he is too simple to induce a double bluff of some sort, so i figure my ace high is good here. No point raising because i dont want to give him an opportunity to bluff again and battle for a big pot out of position, and also he already bet 300 into a 300 pot (another sign he is bluffing) which means the pot is already getting bigger than I'd plan for with ace high.

At this point I figure him for 9T and he is chasing the straight (aligns with the "is that a 9" also), although there is 2 clubs on the board so he could be flushing. There's a possibility he has an 8 or jack but I think he would have bet less if he had a Jack or 8 (donkeys minds work in reverse, bet more when u miss and less when u hit...?)

The big blind folds, and the river brings off suit K(J888) pot 900

I check again, no point betting here as I won't be able to make him fold a stronger hand and he won't call with a weaker hand...but checking does give him the opportunity to bluff and keeps the pot small.

He bets 900 which is another pot size bet. If this was the 160$ game, or I figured him for a more experienced player I would assume this was a great value bet intended to look like a bluff with a jack or an 8 or a king

However as he is obviously not a very good player it can be easily decyphered as a bluff, so I flat call and he shows 95 suited (missed flush) and I take down the pot with A high. Relatively big pot to my stack - puts me back up to around 5.5k

67 vs 22 (dead pot abuse)
Very shortly after I get moved table, and we are now on 100-200. I hate moving table, it means all the information I have stored in the last couple of hours on my oppenants has to be disregarded and I'm back into unknown terroritory. I especially hate moving tables when I have just had my big/small blind and lose the button (which is the best position!)

Anyway so I've watched a few hands at the table and its pretty weak, most people fold to a continuation bet or check down AK post river if they miss after a preflop raise, and I just saw a guy lose nearly all his chips on middle pair vs top pair lol, he has 125 left now.

....

A lady to my right limps under the gun for 200, she has around 9k behind, and I raise after her to 800 with 56 off suit, figuring I'll be able to outplay her on the flop if she does elect to call - she calls/folds consistently from what I've seen. I haven't played a hand yet at the table so can represent a tight image.

The first player behind me calls..thats worrying, I have to put him on a strong hand because he is a tight player and he has around 10k behind (I figure AQ or equivilant strength) and the guy who just lost all his chips puts 125 in.
This is awesome news. Its 10x easier to bluff when there is a dead pot because your oppenants know they will get to see your cards anyway and figure you wont bet unless you have a hand because of the dead pot...I figure I could potentially use this to my advantage later in the hand.

Everyone else folds and the flop brings 8s8c9c. (pot 2825)

The lady checks and I bet 1000, its a small continuation bet but these players are too basic to realise pot odds unless you go all in; so I can achieve the same results with a 1000 bet as a 2000 bet that I might do against a stronger oppenant. The man behind me sighs and folds (definately AQ, he told me in the break he had AK - what a mug) and the lady thinks about it, then calls...worrying. I figure her for TJ, a small pair or a flush draw (remember she limped then just called pre flop). - I already seen that she raises when she hits (and raises big) and calls when she is fishing, so this is good news for me, I don't think she has hit any of the flop.

The next card is 4h (8s8c9c) pot 4825

The lady checks and I fire again, 2000 this time - this leaves me 2500 behind which I'm hoping will be enough to push her off a weak holding on the river if she calls again. She thinks about it and calls, this is not good news - but I still figure her for the same holding. I'm pretty convinced she believes that I have a good hand aswell because of the dead pot (and I will have to show my hand) although I've given up on that pot lol and am just hoping to bluff her out of the main one...or hit the idiot end of the straight on the river.

Last card is 3D (4h8s8c9c) pot 8825
She checks again and I confidently say "Guess I'll just go all in!" and throw in my last 2500...she thinks about it for ages, shows her 22 and folds.

hahaha silly moo, anyway I swiftly scoop the side pot of around 11k and the other guy shows 64 (lol I had him dominated preflop but he hit the 4 on the turn). I muck my cards so noone see's them, how very noble of me, and he takes the meaningless 600 or whatever chips, then donks them away next hand.

The woman is obviously irritated, she's smiling and laughing but repeatedly asks what I had "what could you muck?!?!" - I say I can't remember mina mina mina.

Later on I'm short stack due to the ridicolous blinds and have to push all in vs medium stacks with K7 on the button, we're down to the last 5 and only top 4 get paid - this is actually good time for me to get some chips fast and give myself a good shot at first place, because my oppenants only want to play premium as they are scared to bubble (not me i love bubbling...) unfortunately the small blind did have premium - JJ and called :( no chance of me winning a showdown lol, and i did bubble 5th/40 rubbish. 6 hours well spent.

Fortunately the next game (7pm at Ceasers) started in 30 mins so I wondered over and signed up, I know a few of the people there now and it's good to discuss hands with them and chat in general.

I played awesome in the tourny and finished 5th out of 70 for 710 nugs (awesome reads throughout - 0 for 3 showdowns at final table damnit). Didn't have any good hands the whole game lol (not one pair of aces or kings in the hole!) Will try and post more on this later, I still need to finish my last post (above!!) and book my hotel for next week, if I decide to stay! (my flight wud be weds)

Gotta go now anyway, next tournament starts in 45 mins and its a 30 min walk, will update soon!

Premium Negative

Sigh, what a harsh week - just got back from playing 1-2 cash at the bellagio and am just getting reluctantly punished by cards.

Heres an example of one of the hands from today:

1-2 cash, the table is pretty basic and easy to read

I limp under the gun with AQ offsuit, i don't want to raise for a couple of reasons:

Firstly I haven't raised yet so people will instantly put me on a big pair or AK/AQ (making me easy to read),
Secondly AQ is a pretty dangerous hand and cash gets expensive fast, best to keep the pot small until you hit,
thirdly there is a lot of players to act behind me, so I have no info on any of them yet

So anyway 3 other loose players limp and the small blind/big blind also play, we all have around 200-300 bucks behind

The flop brings As9s4c - pot 10$

The small blind bets out for 20$, and the big blind folds. I figure he has either a weak ace or 2 pair holding here (49), I don't think he would bet out a flush draw he doesn't seem like that kind of player. My thoughts are that he has a weak ace and bet out to see where he was.

So I elect to just call, if I re-raise he will probably fold unless he has 2 pair in which he will go all in, and by calling it looks like I'm chasing the flush - i can also keep control of the pot size like this because he bet out pretty big and see what the other players do behind me

The limpers all fold the turn brings 4s (As9s4c), pot 50$

He looks at his cards and checks to me. Him checking his cards tells me that he has an ace with a kicker but he is unsure of the suit (unless your cards are the same suit, you remember the values but not the suits) - I know I have a black queen and am pretty sure it is clubs, but don't want to check my cards aswell or I will give of the same read.

Now I can either check or bet here, if I bet he will probably fold assuming I have hit the flush - he might persue the pot if his kicker is a spade but will probably still be worried as he can't have a high kicker because he didn't raise pre-flop.

So if I bet he will probably fold, which is no-use to me as I have the best hand - also if my read is wrong and the 4 just made his 2 pair a full house then he will re-raise me and I will have to fold which is no good.

So I check, this disguises my hand also - he doesn't know if I'm slow playing a flush or just holding an ace. I figure with this play he may bet the river if a nothing card comes thinking his ace is good (or that the 9 will split it AA449) and hence I can make an additional value bet out of him of around 25-30 bucks, it also means if he does have the full house because is small blind and could have any holding, I won't have to pay too much to see on the river bet (hence the advantage of position)

I check and last card brings 3s (As9s4s4c) pot 50$

Classic, a friggin spade - he bets out 40$

I know I can't call because my hand is now beating basically nothing (only a weaker ace), however there is an opportunity to bluff....bluffing is very tricky and requires pin point accuracy.

I start to think of his holdings, he probably has a weak spade kicker with his ace and rivered the flush, but he doesn't seem like the type of player who would fold (they are all calling stations over here) and my read could also be wrong, he may have a full house which would be very expensive for me.

I figure if I bluff I would need to bet at least an addition 60$ to get him off the hand, which is too much and I don't think worth the risk/reward ratio relative to how he would call.

I check my cards just to make sure the queen is clubs and not spades (and not muck the flush phil ivey style).....its still a club, sigh . I fold and show him the Ace Queen, he shows Ace 2 with the 2 of spades

"shudda bet the turn I wudda folded" he says, mother !@$~%@! yank !@$@

Even if i explained to him why I didn't bet the turn he'd be too simple to understand, goddamnit - just keep getting punished by the cards!!!

Meanwhile Weasal is playing at the table and flops the nuts every other hand with people going all in left right and centre, jeez - i try tell him to over value bet because they will call (if someone calls 100$ they will call friggin 120$!), he lectures me about how he is making more money...

The cards have been dropping like this for me for about a week straight now, imagine constantly having hands like that just explained 10 hours a day, 7 days in a row :(


Things are going bad with the girl I'm seeing also, the other day I was using her i-phone and stumbled accross a message from another guy who it is pretty obvious (in fact very damn obvious) from the text that she is seeing him also. I was gonna finish with her right there and then, but the logical part of my brain thought it would be best to pretend that I had never seen it...ignorance "was" bliss, as there is a lot of things she can help me with at the moment.

She brings me rolls n bagels from the restaurant she works at and can give me lifts to places like walmart / also has a lot of local knowledge, so I'm just gonna get what i need from her finish with her....reading the text on her phone felt the same as when I showed my trip 222 (with 22 in hand) on the last 2 tables of the 160$ the other night and my oppenant showed trip KKK (with KK in hand). such a rubbish feeling, i hate being with her now, i feel like i'm being humiliated. On the plus side, she's pretty useful lol

Anyway so really tough times, going to be embarassing sending the boys the results spreadsheet and the flight home next week is looking super tempting if things don't pick up in the next week, so stressed :(

the next game is at 7pm which is 2 hours, plan is to eat some dried fruit i got in the room (by the way moved to circus circus now), have a power nap and recharge my ipod ready for later. Lets hope for a big cash!