Originally posted by pleno1
My final table was so interesting. If anybody wants to sweat it I'm going to make a video if it and send to friends but not make it public. S many super interesting spots.
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Yesterday I got HU in the 250 6max event on Stars.fr. Prior to HU I had 4x pot jammed 5 high on k3398 and shown and then been to showdown where I had been bluffing alot. On the final I had something like 300k out of 600k in play with 5 left.
I frustatingly lost a few pots then got HU vs a player who I thought played well and was good. He was from the UK, I said "gl" and he said "gl Patrick" I asked him who he was but he wouldnt tell me, I told him if he told me Id chop it with him even though I was a slight chip leader but he didnt want to say.
HU was very interesting, we were both 3betting quite a lot, whenever he changed his sizing or when the blinds went up and he chose a sizing I imitated his sizing trying to play exactly the same as him, almost robotically but with the intention of winning a levelling war. He took a chip lead through raising and cbetting and I gave up alot with non equity hand. Here are the last 2 hands of HU that were Back to Back, obviously.
Pre flop
This was my 2nd 4bet of the match, my first one was a bluff (obviously) but he folded even though I used this incredibly small sizing. I used this sizing again this time thinking hes never ever going to fold to this price but he was 3betting at such a high frequency that if he peeled I felt very good about it, if he went all in I think I have the nuts vs his range (expecting him to 5bet call almost always) and if he clicks it back theres room to jam too. So basically I 4bet without a plan, but any of the outcomes work perfectly fine for me.
Flop
I think flop is interesting, he currently had momentumn in the heads up match, so whilst checking here could be good I think betting and taking a biggish pot down and evening stacks back is pretty important. He also shouldnt have a c-r range for value and I can potentially improve in equity or in barreling spots.
When he check raises he represents absolutely nothing. Im almost sure he has a hand that doesnt want to fold because he thinks Im FOS, but cant commit to calling multiple barrels. Perhaps a hand like j9s with back door flush draw that he 3bet and didnt want to fold both post and pre.
Turn
Turn doesnt make too much sense to me, Im not sure what he has right now but a hand like j9s, jts, 9ts still feels very likely and Im prepared calling turn and calling any river except an 8-9 and maybe ten.
River
He checks river and because of SPR I actually contemplate jamming for value just incase he turns up with some kind of jack high that wants to be a hero as Ive shown down so many insanely high variance bluffs on the final table that hes just OI and puts me on all the draws. Eventually I just decide to check down and win vs A5ss
This was an important part of the match, I felt like momentumn was massively in my favour now and theres a very good chance hes tilting pretty hard.
Hand 2
Pre Flop
Pre flop is pretty standard, its going to flop and play incredibly well.
Flop
On the flop I represent nothing by c-raising, its such a drawy board and because of the game dynamics (this is the immediate next hand) it may feel like Im just trying to play like too much of a hero and bluff-hero him too much so I decide to go for thin value. I think he calls every Kx, every Qx and potentially piles all draws whilst hero 3betting or floating as hes just tilted and doesnt want me to have full momentumn.
Turn
I size the turn like I am trying to see a river card for cheaper. If I have a nutty hand surely I will try to set up a river pot sized shove. Here I have left it as 1.3x SPR, any good player will think Im not trying to set up a river value jam and will put me on a draw. This is great for me though as Im trying to be one step ahead and value jam 1.3x with my value range to level him, he calls.
River
The diamond comes on the river and I overbet jam, the draws have came in, but still a lot has missed, I could be just going completely berserk and because of my image I am always expected to have nothing. The main thing for me is I think he would just tilt jam the turn with diamonds because of my "weak" bet (if he has bad diamonds) and if he has combo draws or NFD I think hes just say lets go on the flop and get it in. He should never really have me beat now, I expect him to raise 2 pairs earlier and the 2 doesnt really complete many likely 2 pair combos so whilst this may look like a bad river card its actually a pretty good one.
I jam and he calls with q9.
Had pretty fun experience tonight.
Recent Budapest recruit Jonathan Karamalikis http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/xmonsterxdongx/
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He has upped the ante in terms of the social side here, pushing boundaries and getting us away from our screens and out into the sunny Budapest streets. The weather is really good right now, along with him, tcarnage and wasy8 we went to the "trap"
You basically go into a room with lots of crazy shit and you have 1 hour to get out, its joke hard and really fun. We actually didnt manage to do it but were pretty close. If anybody comes to Budapest I would def recommend it, really good fun and good for morale.
Came back and slept and now woke up at 4am which is kinda annoying as my sleeping pattern has been abit better recently.
Decided definitely against Remo, Monaco and Vegas, gonna try and get my Vegas stuff refunded and just going to stay in Budapest and play online. Theres a lot of us here now, morale is very high and Budapest in the summer is the nuts.
SCOOP next month looks so so fkn sick, so many 2ks, 1ks and the main is 10k. Going to probably put a schedule up on 2p2 for it and there looks like there will be a lot of prop bets. If anybody doesnt remember, last year I did a huge SCOOP prop bet with like 20 of the best players in the world, it was pretty fun and will be looking forward to doing it again this year. You can all get involved and choose any MTT player in the world against me for a sweat, I definitely have the bad side of the bet but it motivates me to grind a lot too. Going to be playing an absolute bunch and really looking forward to it.
annoyingly 7th in FTOPS and 8th in the Saturday 320 6max. Nice profit on the day with a few other ok cashes too, but it was the chance of a FTOPS Jersey and the elusive triple crown. Nevermind, back tomorrow for a huge Sunday.
Originally posted by pleno1
annoyingly 7th in FTOPS and 8th in the Saturday 320 6max.
What a brutal downswing 
Spoiler
What a thinly veiled brag, congrats! 
Originally posted by tonypmm
Originally posted by pleno1
annoyingly 7th in FTOPS and 8th in the Saturday 320 6max.What a brutal downswing
Spoiler
What a thinly veiled brag, congrats!
QFOT
Decent day. Won the 55 2x for 13.5k or something and then had few deep cashes. Came like 60-70th in Sunday 530 99<aq, kq<at but np 
We ordered a masseuse to come around tonight she was really really good and throughout my final and lead up to final she was massaging me and it really helped me relax.
Good day
Originally posted by pleno1
Decent day. Won the 55 2x for 13.5k or something and then had few deep cashes. Came like 60-70th in Sunday 530 99<aq, kq<at but np
We ordered a masseuse to come around tonight she was really really good and throughout my final and lead up to final she was massaging me and it really helped me relax.Good day
Living the life ♠_cool:
I wonder if it's possible to set an auto post for your blog every Monday to say
"Well done, bro!"
I really hope you keep on crushing this hard and become one of the most know faces in the world of poker (after shipping some tripple crowns, EPT's, WPT's and WSOP's) ♦
Originally posted by HollyMichelle
I wonder if it's possible to set an auto post for your blog every Monday to say
"Well done, bro!"
Good one ! ♦
Originally posted by HollyMichelle
I wonder if it's possible to set an auto post for your blog every Monday to say"Well done, bro!"
This!
We bought FIFA last week. I've played maybe 2 times in the last 6 years but my housemates play a lot. Had some sick games today I got 11.5-1 against Spain and blinked it in the first match. Then lost it all n evens bet Belgium vs Czech Republic.
Ended up n a huge 5 match downswing vs ransoms online that my housemates bet on against me. We did it all in on the last match for me to get evens. At half time we decided to,double the odds when it was 1-1 and managed to bink for a pretty big win haha. Petty sick to be degenerate paying computer games and betting 500 on a match onma playstation but I'm not really too sick like that so not too worried.
Had a call with a financial investor today about some of the cash I've won recently. Few different options that interest me nd will be doing a bunch if research over the next 4-6'weeks (see how much is left after scoop ♦)
Gonna grind sopranos season 5 now. Vamoooooo
