At the tender age of 24, I'm making my first trip to Las Vegas this weekend. My friends are going there for business, and I jumped at the opportunity to tag along. I'm probably not going to play any poker, because no one I'm going with plays, but I may dabble if I have a free hour. I will however, be down for quite a bit of nightlife.
What do those of you familiar with Vegas recommend? If it helps,
I am:
-24
-Kinda preppy
-Willing to drop probably 2k for the weekend
I like:
-Attractive women
-Hip hop music
-Good food
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Also, I've never met any of you, but if any LP'ers want to grab a drink, PM me and I'll try to make it happen.
And finally, if anyone has any ideas of what kind of costume to wear out (clever is encouraged), post them here. I'll ship $5 on FTP if I actually wear it. $30 if it's a hit.
Hand from PAD that I thought was interesting. Would like to discuss from Patrik Antonius's POV
200/400 like 250k effective 6 handed
Ziggy limps
Durrr raises to 4k
PA calls with AdTd
Eli calls
Ziggy calls
Flop 16.6k: TsTc2s
checked through
Turn 16.6k: TsTc2s ... Qh
PA leads 11k
Dwan calls
River 38.6k: TsTc2s ... Qh ... 5s
PA leads 32k
Dwan raises 64k to 96k
I'm not sure I like PA's big lead, but if he leads, this strikes me as the perfect spot to b/3b (like 140k left behind) as a bluff. When Durrr checks the flop, I don't think he ever has QQ. Patrik knows he can't have TT, and I think he cbets 22 and QT a decent percentage of the time because there's a FD to get called by and he's Durrr so he should know he gets no credit. I would imagine he would also cbet the nfd a good amount of the time. I'll also say that Durrr probbly never flats the turn with 55. Patrik's line is very consistent with boats like QT, 22, or even TT, and he really shouldn't have air ever leading into 3 players on the turn, so I'd have to imagine if he b/3b the turn Durrr would fold pretty much his entire range* on the river because it's really hard to think of any bluffs Patrik has other than a T turned into a bluff. What do you guys think? Bear in mind that I am not sick enough to ever turn trips into a bluff against durrr on the river for a quarter mil, but at the time I was yelling at PA to do it. Seems like a really cool spot.
*I think his range on the river is probably almost entirely not nut flushes and Qx turned into a bluff, with some small % of nut flushes and 22 played strangely. I think there's a chance he folds that entire range, and if he's calling it's probably just with 22, because who folds boats?
My buddy just turned me on to an Aussie rap group named Low Budget. Personally, I think they're awesome, but they don't seem very well known. Just curious are they popular/known over there?
For everyone who hasn't heard, first one is fire, second one is dece but the only real video:
I ran like ass today and dropped like $800 or so. Then I tilt-withdrew another 1k. I don't need that 1k and I have no idea what to do with it. Suggestions are welcome.
I'm literally running so bad that I'm starting to believe that there is a first deposit rungood. I can't win 80/20s against fish for anything. I hate poker. I hate poker. I was this close to just taking 5k out and going back to nl50.
I haven't written a proper blog in a very long time. June was pretty meh poker-wise, pretty great life-wise.
In real life, I'm really enjoying my job, though it is a lot of work. I'm very happy with my social life, although it's pretty difficult to keep up with everyone I want to see. Also, I live on the water in Boston, and it's summertime so it's hard not be happy. Weekends are pretty ez game; wakeboarding in NH with friends is kind of the nuts.
Ironically, the degree to which I'm enjoying my job has destroyed the old grinder mentality. I really want to be a successful poker player, but now that I'm pretty confident I'm not going to have to worry about money in my life, the urgency to make money in poker is gone. Hypothetically, I'd really like to get 30-40k cash hands played in a month, but it's just not a priority when I have work 5 days a week and have social obligations on top pretty much every day. + Show Spoiler +
Obviously I still have to check liquidpoker every 7 minutes
I do feel like I'm still improving, and I'd like to think I'm one of the best "recreational" players around. I feel really settled in at NL100, though it hasn't really shown in the results (3bb/100 over like 60k hands), and I don't doubt I can beat NL200 one day (though probably never 400 unless I get fired).
This month I won a little over 2 BI in NLHE (running bad ldo), like 15 BI in PLO10/PLO25 (half flips/half real) and binked a 90-man KO to net me out something like +450 in tourneys, with RB I think I made a little over 1k in poker this month.
If you live in Sweden, could you tell me if you particularly like or dislike one grocery store brand and why? I'm particularly interested if you have any thoughts on Hemkop, Willys or PrisXtra.
Had 1 $26 token left from getting rid of FTPs. Been posting tourney beats all day in the hands section. Play one last $24+2 KO. Get to FT 2/9, fall to 8/8 and then run like god himself. I know it;s only 6 buy-ins, but I've never won a non-satty MTT before. LOOOL sharkscope:
Around game 400 is where I started grinding SNGs for FT points, everything before was from last year when I was a fish.
Thanks to Howard Lederer for the rungood. Thanks to Neilly for inspiring me to fire up one more tonight (he doesn't know it, but I get a little jealous when any of you ship big scores). And finally thanks to the FTP points store for sucking so much that I have to get part of my rakeback by playing tourneys that I'm painfully over-rolled for. Run good everyone.
Reading this thread makes me incredibly jealous. It's amazing how far poker has progressed in only a few years. Judging by some of the posts, 3/6 was roughly equivalent to 0.05/0.10 now. Microgrinders take note, even some LP legends were saying things like "I hate players who chase gutshots" and "I'm grinding 3/6 on a $5000 roll". Fun stuff, wish I played then.
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