Me Playing Poker

day 1 in Vegas played at resorts world for obvious reasons. I even deealer.... ONE TIME! and one person got the reference. But anyways Im up stock from 625 next time I may just cap my sucess at 600 to avoid donating back. The first hand i get dealt 52 and fold and flop a straight bit folded and big pot brewed, I was sensing opportunity. Moved down wind of 2 rec players kinda of hard not to tho since we were 5 finded and everyone was a rec player but me and one other competent reg. anyways less than ten hands later I get dealt 74 in big blind and I think it just checked round or maybe 10 dollar raise cant recall but both players shove into me on 635 hello! flop one hand 98 other had 44 we hold. table breaks 10 hands later I sit down at new shitty table with all competent recs playing tight aggressive. Button raises my big blind the second hand im dealt to 40 I have 89 spades and think his sizing is a big large for an open so I call downgrading his hand in my mind. flop 652 two spades we pick up a gut shot and flush draw, buddy bets 55 into 80 again very large sizing which to me at the time seemed weaker. i shove 300 eff and he calls after 15 seconds river gives me flush so we get it in a favorite against 8s and win a 600 pot should have just left after that. I call 108 suited five ways 12$ on a 108q board first to act I decide not to slow play and bet 2/3rd original raiser old asian min clicks it back. I tank and convince myself there's no way he raised j9 on button and that he either has aq aa or kk and im good so I shove but get shown j9 and as quickly as i earned it I lost it. then at one point was up only 60 but got a bit back from that guy playing well like checking an over pair when a flush and straight came on the river and I knew he would bluff and I would call. Overall I love Vegas. and must cap my success at 600 cause that's a good days work and something I should be able to achieve everyday if these game conditions persist. Been studying everyday and feel stronger than ever.

Lose 300 to a maniac whose been raising 75% hands wait 2 hours for 78 suited flop come 88010 he leads Oop heads up I call turn queen he bets again bigger I call not remaining to extract more value river 10 I'm not loving it and he shoves 170 pot I tank call and he has nines I'm shaking from playing so bad very shocked.

Unstuck and booked a small. Saw a young grinder from Calgary sitting at the table next to mine at Resorts World. Small World. Saw two people get detained by casino securtiy? MIT Card Counters?
scooped a double board bomb pot got kings cracked 3 way pot flush draw on flop pair board but flush comes in turn still 2 callers to my lead river brick I check villain bets obvious fold pretty rough. Aces and get no action win 25$. AQ vs AQ on q high flop but I have a flush draw shove get called and chop. Very proud of myself for not tilting in the slighest and continuing to play my best after losing, I think a layer has been unlocked. And I constantly ask myself, How am I doing? How good is the game? How well am I playing? unfortunately the game was pretty shite at Resorts World today. mostly competent recs with a slight colluding angle for regs where they don't get in pots against each with other. the hand that got me unstuck well first I folded Ad10d on a 10h6h2s flop when original raiser cbet 30 into 60 and mid position called. I fold maybe a loose fold but I felt over pair or set. Unfortunately they had flush and middle pair that both bricked but I don't hate my fold. One had to get unstuck kc5c on button riase 20 get 2 callers. flop 7c2c7s checks to me I cbet large as a semi bluff 45 in 60. my range contains all pairs and ak at that point. Hs range is capped for sure I dont think hes callling with 72 or checking any pair or boat. get one caller - tourney player who bubbled and was tilted, probably the only reason the game was worth staying for. he calls turn is a 6d he check I check to not over bloat the pot and wait to see how the river unfolds there might be a car like say Ace i could bluff on. but it's the glorious ace of clubs given me the nut flush, there are boats out there but that's rather unlikely. EVen better news my opponent puts half his stack in like 120ish and I reraise all in 240 and he calls shows jc5c. Fun times I feel better and I just wanna be the best ever lived. Cause we all die one day so might as well go for broke and that's why I always to try to win everytime I play and try to play my absolute best every time.

Sat down at Golden Nugget asked myself is this a good game? Answer no. I only play in good games. But whilst moving I get dealt 1010 raise 15 2 callers flop j104. I check to trap next guy bets 25 older lady calls I min click he calls. Older lady shoves for 90ish now I jam 300. The guy folds aces face up in disgust and the board ran out with ace on river :O. I felt that lady twice and felt bad. Everyone had 100 on table and were locals and the game was dead. I sent one other guy home and left up 225. I raise 10d9d on button 15 he bb calls. Flop 1094 I bet 10 he goes 20 I guessing he's willing to go all in with 80 behind so I shove and hold. I think he had ace 10. I ran 8.5 miles today and I think it really helped my mindstate.

Went to MakersLV for breakfast and thought it was quite good. Then did Turtlehead Peak in about 2 hours, then played Red Rock room looked dead but I sat down at the table with most chips and osicllated from up 100 to down 50 3 different times finally leaving up 99$. one hand i had 10s raise 47 2 callers flop 982 i jam one caller wiht 9 and i hold for 250$. That was the biggest hand almost all my bluffs failed 2 bet 7's to 50 called by k8 off and run out is like kkxxx plus 4 diamonds and i dint have any but v did. I also raise large with aq same v calls k4 off on k10984 runout and i have blocked so obliged to bet like 75% pot on river and get tank called, probably should have gone bigger but this guy have 1700 in chips and I felt scared that he would winners tilt call.

Did Zabriskie hike 11 km in 1hr15 min. Stopped at Badwater Basin too fun day really cool area. Was up 80 playing poker then dowswing 600 was in for 780 then only stuck 150 then down 400 then down 100 then down 550 again then left up 99$ again. I was almost get down on myself for losing but then I asked myself am I getting out of line? no I'm playing well just running extremely poorly if I continue to make very solid decisions and take my time at every game tree to mull every option good things will transpire. one hand I lost: aq vs ak loose rec player on my right raising every hand goes 15 I go 45 tight old lady calls with a very low frequency loose guy calls with 83 flop qj4 I c bet 30 into 150 with designs of folding to a re raise from the old lady if she has an over pair and re raises and its multifacted for keeping worse hands in turn a loose guy folded flop when lady called. turn ace we got two pair I'm less prone to slow playing **** every again so I shove lady calls I think she has kings or something river king, d'oh! she had ace king though so we get rivered brutally for a 450 ish pot. but one hand I won was q9 big blind 7 way limp pot flop q94 utg and older solid reg he's my buddy bets 15 in 16 I go 35 he calls and one other calls turn is an 8 bringing a flush draw to board and straight hits he bets out like 30 I shove 200 and get called by his ace queen river queen so we have full house for 400 ish pot. Must take a day off, must take tomorrow off, Need a rest day to reset my mind.

Did a 10 mile run in Valley of Fire rested well did a 3 mile hike today then made 168 playing at mgm when i flopped a combo draw vs tptk on a kj8 flop hit river. then was up 350 at redocks when disaster struck I was playing the game only for this one player and I had 10 10 on a108 flop I check he shoves jacks. turn k river q. didn't feel fair as I never play like that and subsequently never suck out on anyone. After that better players came I stay battle hard but ran very below average was down 600 there battled back 400 stealing 20 pots in a row never done anything like that but the game was so passive. proud of myself for making adjustments like that. Never once had any maladaptive behaviors. I've done dumb **** in poker but I can proudly say I stayed cool didn't tilt and continued to make the best decisions I could but I did get fatigued and gradually slipped to my B game. Anyways this is part of my cool down I ended up down 550 there my biggest loss in Vegas ever. Gonna take tomorrow of to rest both my body and mind. Headed to Phoenix to visit the Grand Canyon and stuff so gonna play poker there a few days and come back rejuvenated. Anyways thanks for reading.

one other hand: 3 way all in pre flop I 3bet adkd to 60 limper shoves 200 another player shoves 300 I call reluctantly cause they're suited and Im getting decent odds and blockings kings and aces which both my opponents had. Was that a punt? anyways they turn over before the cards come and I'm like **** im dead. but two diamonds on flop! turn pairs the board and gives me a nut flush im like 94% to win! but Get river 3 outter when running sevens gives aces a full house. Got my hopes up there for a second.

Went to mgm to bonus whore. Games were tough started down 200. Grinded back up to up 250. Much needed recovery. Playing A game in softer table than RedRocks and running slightly above average.

Went to arena poker and ran up the tallest mountain in saguaro national park in freezing rain. I can't add photos anymore for some reason. But wow this room in Phoenix is the biggest and therefore best poker room I've ever been too. Seriously I would reccomend to anyone as a premiere poker destination and they're opening and even bigger room next week. I might have to extend my trip by a week just to play here more. I made 267 in two sessions. I called off a brutal 175$ bet on a56108 board with ak against villains 79 suited and I should have known better because always used that sizing and was never bluffing. He also cracked my kings with 6s. But the first I played one hand made 60 and left and table captain opened j2 for 30 and I folded qj and he showed. Then I 3 bet him very next hand with a 10 c bet flop and he folded. I think the action was sublime there. More Rec players.

Went to Desert Diamond played all day very tired up stuck from 500 to up 305. Good promos there and poker is still alive and well. Raise 42 spades 30 5 callers. Flop 426 bet 100 1 person tags along. Turn 5 I shove 80 effective he calls with 77 and river is a 4.

In vegas went 3 different places games were pretty slow. Ran about as low below ev as possible glad to escape only down 100. Raise qs10c 15 one caller flop qd6c4d bet 15 villain old tired looking lady calls. Turn 2d I bet 45. She tank calls river 6d I shove 85 effective turning my hand into a bluff she snap calls 8d8c. Wow what the heck?

evolving where Im not even bother by variance or losing anymore. I hate losing but I don't get emotional, crazy day, aa cracked by 88, kk by k7, 10 10 by 88 got rivered 10 ten times the worst ive ever ran in my life. lost to a women who looks like she sleeps 4 hours a night every night, and I'm still not tilted.

Made 93 at red rocks after starting down 400 all withing 5 hour session, very draining, did meet someone From my hometown who is new to Calgary and we ended up going bowling and the Bellagio buffet which was really good. I accomplished my goal of making a poker friend finally lol. garsk I'm a nerd, one hand for about a 200$ pot was ak off where I raise 15 on button 2 callers. flop middle connected cards with two spades turn brings in 4 to a straight and river brings in a flush. villain old guy starts leading turn and river 20 each street my ace of spades whas blocker properties so I am obliged to shove and he folds. another one I try to bluff an older but seemingly talented player on river when flush draw bricks and river pairs board by repping a full house with a large sizing but he trapped with set and got there so lost a 300ish pot.

Went to Aria for first time and new friend sold me on it. Wow best room I've seen so far can't believe I haven't spent more time there or Belagio for that matter. Got seated in a really good table with recs and a punter and 2 regs. made 125 but didn't get to play long pocket sevens where I turned an open ended straight flush re draw with a straight where lady bet out big. had to call assuming I was beat, other rec folded flop straight, Lady tables a dummy end of the straight before the river is even dealt! which gives me an ever higher straigh 2345678 i had sevens 3 cliubs on deck she has 2-6 straight I have 4-8 but I can see that im ahead and bet very small 30 to induce a call which she does, then I have to get up and leave right after which looked suss but I needed to give my new friend a ride to the airport. Also couldn't avoid the rain any longer and went a did a 5+ mile run in Red Rocks in the rain. Good for conquering my inner bitch.

Aria 7 hours lost 50 playing my C game. Went for some low probability bluffs that didn't pay off and probably a bit spewy. A miracle I only lost 50 a testament to my mental fortitude. Honestly not a big fan of aria action was glacial slow and parking garage shitt design took 20 min to exit and had to pay for parking to add inconvenience. PEPPERMILL next. Also did some 5 mile loop run near Summerlin to continue callousing my mind for whatever adversity life may throw at me next.

Made a huge mistake some guy was shoving all in blind every hand I was last to act with a7. I call. But someone in early position called with kings and I didn't see it. Agh haven't made a mistake that big in a long time.

Lost 500 pepper mill I forgive myself for playing bad and not leaving when I was up. Gonna rest 2 full days then garden's or commerce next up. Also forgive myself for being complacent and not studying enough. Gonna do better. Reno is a nice town with good folks.

Really Solid players at peppermill perhaps I went on a bad day but the level there was very high. I got absolution for my loss by betting 500 on Cheifs. Now in LA drove through the most scenic parts of Nevada and California, Will post pics tomorrow. Was just think I might have cognitive decline. I used to be able to write a 1000 words about anything in an hour. Now I struggle to find words and keep this blog interesting. Discovered this Bryan Johnson character who wants to be the first person to live forever. And relate to his nuero divergent way of thinking and logical personality. He also looks like Brent Spiner's Data from Star Trek the next generation. Which in my opinion is one the best characters ever created on television along with Sheldon Cooper. He says eat a 10% caloric restriction every day and don't eat after 11 am to get a perfect nights sleep. I haven't been sleeping the best so I'm definetly gonna try and am willing to try extreme measures to boost my health back up.

Went to commerce made 90 went and swam in the ocean. Went to gardens casino lost 360 running jacks into kings after she 4 bet shoved pre. Guess I should have folded. Was at a terrible table and then with aq suite on the flop against a9 off suit on a 2 heart board 954 new middle aged Asian lady sits down. 15 5 ways pre. She goes 20 flop one caller I shove 120 she tank calls. Plays perfectly. My fault for playing at such a shitty when the dealer introduced themselves and said hi not one single person said anything. Thats a sign to change tables my bad. Another full day off then back to Vegas.

I must be tranparent and say I **** hate losing and it ruined my day and makes scared for the future probably irrationally when I lose. I still did all the things I wanted to did alot of touristy memorably things today, and nothing I didn't want to cheat on my diet, drink do drugs or self sabotage in any one and my discipline in life has never been higher and I've never been trending in a better direction yet losing still eats me but also fuels me to work even harder. It's weird though because the more disciplined approach I take the results feel like they're going the in the opposite direction. I was string together multiple buy in wins every day when staying up late sleeping less and not working out what so ever.

Man today just Sucked I was upstuck from 400 to down 200 on the day. First up 240played at MGM really well and made some good bluffs and balanced play and also gotta run a little bit good, then went to Red Rocks made 200 pretty quick then a new player I've never seen before sits down and he's kinda darty with his eyes and shifty I dunno it was hard to read anyways I had ace jack with an ace of spades on a jack club 9 spade 7 spade flop I raise 15 on button he calls I go 30 or 100% pot on flop he calls turn is 4 of spades he check in the dark I went 65 with him have 315 behind and I'm thinking I'm good here. He shoves I tank for like 2 min and I can see his heart pounding through his throat at an elevated rhythm. so I thought wow I have the blocker and top top I must be good! Wrong he had 89 spades and bricked river so one bad call cost me over 700$ pot which is a serious size for these games. then one more hand against him I'm on button he limps I raise 15 with king spade jack club he re raises to 50. NOw this player has never limped any strong hands before and Im 100% certain he would have raised with a strong, so his range was capped. I opt for a call in retrospect I should have shoved. but anyways he was playing more hands than anyone and making funny plays that worked out more than they didn't as he was running really well too but overall he had roller coastered up and down up stock from about 600$ so I was like finally I can exploit this guy he is tilty and trying to bully me around because I don't defend a lot of 3 bets ever and I know people see that. Anyways I just call flop is Q heart 4 spade 3 club dry board I could have any pocket pair 8's or better or aq kq qj so I shove first to act and he snap calls with ace 4 off that one stung because I got out played hard. him calling 125 big with a4 was beautiful play he could have sensed weakness off me without me even knowing it. turn gives me gut shot river brick. I don't even hate the way I played it as a I erred on the side of aggression. But I don't thinking was better than a C level play as he could have had like 56 or ak and still call. And I stayed 2 hours longer than I would have liked to which hurts more than losing the money, disrespecting my own integrity, So impulsive. So now I won't sleep as well as I need to and tomorrow I will play more balanced less aggressive and take solace in the fact that I was up 400+ at one point and just learn from this to leave when game gets bad my main goal for Talking Stick tomorrow is gonna be play mostly exploitatively and leave if the game and action is not up to par. but wow what a total botch today. I can be back though poker is still alive an well and most people including me have glaring holes in their games still so money can still be made. Also another factor is I think I'm over doing the running and need to let my body recover more because I'm pretty beat up right now. but really really fit.

It sounds like you had a rough day at the tables, but it's important to reflect on both the good and the bad experiences to improve as a player.

Good luck and I hope your next session brings better results!

Thank you that message brightened my morning then I made 2 perfect plays at mgm against tight super reg and MGM first getting a chance to attempt to rectify a mistake from last night and 4 betting a wider range to try to expand my comfort zone and become better. I raise 7 As10s utg folds to BB he re raise 22 i think his range is narrower from the blind in a heads up configuration and he has 80 total so I shove as a semi bluff against lower pairs and for value against a5 suited or 67 89 hands. He folds Jacks and says I know you had Queens plus lol. So trying something new worked! unfortunately then I lost 3 more hands one where I was facing suspicious action raising on a dry flop where it didn't make sense but villain rivered me lucky for him and another 3 way hand where it was checking around both streets and villain checked out of turn when he was last to act on turn lol thats a funny sentence so I sensed weakness and aggro pounced again and he called a sizable bet on river my hand 10d7d did not connect in any meaningful way on the board qc5s2c2s4h so that should have just been a fold my bad. So I lost 125 but I needed to kill a few hours before leaving for Phoenix. And let me just say the average stack was 200 max and every pot was limped/ no action it was terrible game. A recurring trend I've been seeing more frequently in the games I've been playing in in Vegas. I also have this warmup note pad with my 30 biggest leaks that I haven't done a single time in my last 5 sessions and I've pretty much lost all of them. But I vowed to do it Today at Talking Stick. I get there after a fun drive from Vegas. 2/3 game average stack 800. It was real poker finally. I must say though no knock on Vegas or LA thursdays historically have been the best day to play poker for me. No weekend warriors and I just do better because of that. So I wanted to play today and less tomorrow because of that. More go out and explore. Luckily I ran pure in 2 spots. First as Im reading the first of my note pad I get jacks 2nd had raise to 10 5 callers a99kq run out checked until river when there's fireworks and I fold. then 2 hands later jacks again I raise 15 utg folds to BB he shoves 160 ish I call he had 10's and I ran pure. then like 4 hands later I get ak EP utg raises. off suit and I haven't fully warmed up or gotten a feel for the game so with many people behind to act I'm almost never raising there with Ak off. 3 ways to flop I check hijack 15 utf 65 on a q10j flop two hearts little above average for ak. I tank shove my logic being that I found out firsthand last night people will call flop shoves with anything and so one person does the other folds kq turn 8 river 8 and we scoop and up 705 and after 10 min of play. Then I stuck around to not hit and run and I folded a couple winning hands due to winner's tilt and not wanting to repeat past patterns of donating. I'm still working on resetting completely after every session. But over all great start and happy to be in Phoenix.