What exactly is going on down south, the same stable of players literally has won every event for the past year.. i know i can't be the only one thinking something smells fishy
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Biggest loser in online poker history wants to grind $16k

I start this with some pictures:
nl2 -$8792.18 -82 buy ins below EV
nl5 (notice that pt4 shows party poker nl5 as nl4) -$5943.81
nl10 -$773.92 -15 buy ins below EV
Total loss -$15509.91
This is me playing nl2, nl5 and nl10 on party poker for one year.
My history begins somewhere in same period when they started to show WSOP shows in television. I think I have played 12-13 years nows mainly NL2, some amount of NL5 and little bit of NL10 what is the biggest stake i've ever played.
I've read all Sklansk
Las Vegas Poker Player Vlogs
Gobbo other Thread got closed by the mod said it doesn't belong in the House of Blogs, hoping we can have this one without Trooper talk.
This thread is to discuss local professional poker players on their journey. Please refrain from mentioning the local youtube celebrity who plays poker.
Links to their youtube channels
Andrew Neeme
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTP4Ns...
PokerKraut
https://www.youtube.com/user/Pokerkraut
*** February 2025 High Stakes Thread ***

Hello and welcome to the arena!
Previous High Stakes thread: *** January 2025 High Stakes Thread ***
We generally post ~200bb+ pots, but if there's an interesting hand/showdown, or if there's not much action feel free to post smaller ones.
Posting hands
Click on hand #number in replayer.
Copy text and remove ante part of first row in hh:
[code]Poker Hand #72306164: Omaha Pot Limit (200/400 ante 80) 2023/04/12 15:51:58 GMT[/code]
Add - after parenthesis. Line should read:
[code]Poker Hand #72306164
Patrick Leonard stating the hard truth "you cannot longer make it in online poker"

Patrick leonard, one of the best online mtt players sayed a couple of day ago this reality, literally stated on the podcast Solve for why "I would say the previus years to anyone that put the effort and study to get better at poker and try to make a living, that is possible to do it" this year i think is really impossible to anyone to do it, maybe the 0.01% that runs hot would make it" and stating afterwards that he cant understand anyone not cheating with rta or using bots online if they want t
*** TJ's 2024 WSOP Trip! ...That Might Turn Into A Move?

“They all know me as a small-timer. But that’s about to change.”
It’s that time of year again!
This will be my 5th long trip to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. You can read about my trip last year, plus a couple bonus Harrah’s Cherokee trips, right here.
This will also be my longest trip yet, a massive 18 days! I’ll be in town June 14 - July 2. On the agenda: some WSOP bracelet events, lots of low stakes NLHE and PLO cash games, great food, and as mu
1/3 - AKs facing 5B jam, >400bb deep
1/3, $100-$500 BI, 9 handed, Parx Philly, 10% rake up to $5, plus $2 drop for promotions.
High hand promo is currently $1k every 1/2 hour, and the bad beat jackpot is over $200k, so the games are playing pretty loose pre.
V is a 30-something BG, in the SB, with a little over $1400. Hasn't played very many hands since hero sat down about an hour ago.
Hero is early 50's WG, on the BTN, with around $1245, after sitting down with $500. Playing somewhat aggro, basically raise or fold from most position
Moderation Questions

The last iteration of the moderation discussion thread was a complete disaster. Numerous attempts to keep it on topic failed, and it became a general discussion thread with almost no moderation related posts at all. And those that were posted were so buried in non-mod posts that it became a huge time drain on the mods to sort through them. Then, when off topic posts were deleted posters complained about that.
This led to the closing of the mod discussion thread, replaced by the post report/pm a
Suitedjustice's Ongoing Mid-life Crisis

I woke up in the middle of choking to death again; though to be accurate, it was towards the end of the process--woke up right away in a white hot panic with black spots of permanent unconsciousness swooping in across both sides of my vision.
Calm yourself, was the first important step. My lungs were soaked, steeped in the things that belonged only in my stomach, and locked up tight. My air passage was blocked and burning with bile and hydrochloric acid. No, I don't have asthma. I have a drinking
[WPT Global] Official Thread

Hi 2+2ers,
Welcome to the official WPT Global thread!
WPT Global makes poker players’ dreams come true in association with the World Poker Tour. After launching in April 2022 we’re already the second-largest online poker room in the world (ranked by PokerScout.com, based on cash game traffic).
We’re joining TwoPlusTwo to share information with you, engage with the community, and answer any questions you might have.
WPT Global is special for a few reasons:
- The safest games, anywhere online: Our modern platform has been built from the beginning to leverage AI technology. We use this in two main ways. The first is to protect the games by detecting collusion, bot use, RTA use and other forms of cheating extremely quickly. We have the best Game Integrity tech I’ve experienced in my 19 years in the industry, and a team of around 50 people using it.
Learn More Here - FairGame - Every game is a great game, guaranteed: The second way we utilise AI technology is in managing our ecology. We ensure that games are sustainable and beatable by reserving seats in every game for casual players and limiting the number of seats per table that can be occupied by experts. I’ll go into more detail on this point later, in the below FAQ, but the net result is - we have the softest cash games you’ll find online, and typical win-rates for good regs are 5-10x higher than elsewhere. (If you don't believe me, just try them and see for yourself).
- We have had a large liquidity pool from the very beginning, especially in cash games. This is because we partnered with a couple of successful Asia-facing poker rooms to bootstrap their liquidity. Most poker startups face an enormous challenge in growing their liquidity from scratch - this solution allowed us to launch with cash games running 24/7 and it contributes to our soft player pool. Now, WPT Global is a large poker site in its own right and less dependent on the Asia liquidity, and we’re growing our games in US Dollars all the time.
- There is enormous value on offer - our explicit aim is to pay back more to players via promotions and giveaways than any other site. Check out our current promotions here.
- Global Spins is our unique twist on the Jackpot SNG concept, with a progressive jackpot and the lowest rake in the industry (5%).
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Pro sues Borgata after bad jokes lead to psych hold and lifetime ban.
Poker pro Scott Robbins is suing Borgata for over $1 million after his jokes about suicide led to a psych evaluation and a lifetime ban from Borgata properties.
A shocking outcome, since jokes about suicide are usually so well received.
"The Pen:" Live NLHE Chat Thread

It's been about 9.5 years and 350K posts of epicness, but "It Lives, It Lives" can live no more. The OG LLSNL Chat Thread got too big for the servers to handle and had to be retired.
You can take that trip down memory lane here.
Now it is time for a new chat thread, and new epicness.
Nacho Barbero uses GTO Wizard while playing on ACR

He foolishly posts to social media:
He later claims he didn't know using GTO wizard while playing was against the rules. He is also sponsored by the site.
ACR response
2024 NFL Game Thread – Super Bowl LIX
Kansas City Chiefs (-1.5) @ Philadelphia Eagles
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Kansas City Chiefs
We've all heard the talk about how the Chiefs are pre-ordained to win the Super Bowl this year. And that the NFL rigs the games to make sure the Chiefs win.
Well, I'm here to tell you that is all complete hogwash!!!
The Kansas City Chiefs are just that good and have never needed any special favors from the Refs or Rog.
Let's examine the record:
The Chiefs have played in 11 playoff games since 2021. Guess ho
Las Vegas in pics

The idea for this thread is because I was looking through some photos from a recent trip, but didn't think it was worth creating a new thread or bumping and old one. LV has to be one of best cities to convey via pics, so I figured it might be a good idea. I was also hoping we could get some more pics from locals that don't really have a good thread to share them otherwise.
Lost Spirits
Absinthe
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My Last Shot at Poker

Hi all,
As you can see in the title this will be my last shot at poker. I have been playing poker for the last 8 months (I know I’m relatively new to poker, I started in the beginning of the pandemic) and I’m a winning player. I have never been able to build a big bankroll because I’m starting to panic at the smallest downswing which results in me withdrawing 75% of my bankroll when this occurs.
Recently I started grinding NLH 6-max cashgames and I'm slowly starting in being a d
President Elon Musk

He probably deserves his own thread at this point, discuss accordingly
Donald J. Trump (For everyone else except Victor)

I assume it's still acceptable to have a Trump thread in a Politics forum?
So this is an obvious lie - basically aimed at low-info Boomers like my religions aunts. I have two questions:
a) Is anyone here who supports Trump bothered by lies like this?
b) Does anyone know what he's even talking about here? Like is there some grain of truth that he's embellishing on bigly?
Traveling to Vegas with Cash
I know you have to report more than $10k cash if you enter or exit the U.S. But I'm just traveling to and from Nevada from another state.
If I travel with $25k cash for poker (maybe $50k if I have a good trip), will I be at risk of having it confiscated at the airport by TSA or law enforcement?
[888poker] (ROW) Official Players' Thread

Howdy Folks,
Gibraltar based, licensed and regulated, 888poker has had a record breaking year thus far with several milestones including; launch of PokerCam and Team features, 132% year-on year growth in liquidity, EGR winner of Best Poker Software, EGR winner of Socially Responsible Operator of the Year, two Team 888poker 2011 WSOP Bracelet Wins and now another two Team 888poker players at the 2011 WSOP Main Event Final Table –yes, we have two November Niners!
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[Bodog/Bovada/Ignition] Unofficial Thread

This thread is to separate the Bovada-related comments and questions from the Official Bodog Support Thread, which is there only for questions or concerns about anything Bodog-branded.
There is no official Bovada Rep at 2+2 at this time, but perhaps if discussion is effected in a civil manner, one might arrive in due course?
Thank you.
MH
Bet Check Jam (because we have Q high)
Ok to attack this line? Better sizings?
BTN: 145.9 BB
Hero (SB): 103 BB
BB: 110.2 BB
UTG: 106.4 BB
CO: 100 BB
Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J♥ Q♥
UTG raises to 2.5 BB, fold, fold, Hero raises to 12 BB, fold, UTG calls 9.5 BB
Flop: (25 BB, 2 players) T♠ 4♦ 7♣
Hero bets 7.9 BB, UTG calls 7.9 BB
Turn: (40.8 BB, 2 players) T♥
Hero checks, UTG checks
River: (40.8 BB, 2 players) 6♣
Hero bets 83.1 BB and is all-in
Probably a horrible fold
1-2 winner straddle 10 4-card PLO.
I'm 7c-8d-9c-Jd, double suited rundown. Pretty good hand. I'm in cutoff. To my right makes it 45, five players to the flop. Button out, last position me. I have 1200 in front.
Flop comes K-J-7, two diamonds. A bit unusual, I think, that I'm drawing at all three classic hands in 4-card, full house, flush, straight. None of it too nutty, obv. Bottom 2-pair, lousy gutter, medium flush.
Check, check, check. Pre-flop raiser, fast action player, follows for pot, 225
A raging fish on a heater
Intro,
A memoir of a degen:
I've always loved to gamble, and I have done so since I was a kid. It did not start of very well either, I was buried deep in ''debts'' as a 8 year old when I ran incredibly bad playing rock paper scissors against a friend for Runescape in-game currency (had to grind for two weeks straight killing monsters and collecting loot ffs). This passed on and every game I played had the touch of gambling. I played Habbohotel (a online-community where you could interact and have