Recently I’ve been running cold. I started off this week +3 buy-ins, then decided to play a single table sng sat for the venetians 500+40 MTT.
we were 5 handed, with top 2 getting seats when this occurred, I’m sb with AQ and blinds are 100/200 My stack is 1900. It folds around to button who shoves for 1400. He shoved on me the last rotation also, so I called and he turns over AK.
Its pretty much a no brainer call for me in that situation, just very unlucky he woke up with AK. I couldnt build back and was out in 5th.
I then met up with a girl i knew from highschool and her friend. They wanted to get some food/drinks and gamble. So after buying dinner, and spewing at black jack, she asks me to teach her how to play poker.
So we sit down at a 1/2 game at Venetian, the table doesnt mind if people watch and talk during the games. After a couple hands, and a big pot we raked in, one guy says to me, “This looks just like the movie Lucky You”
I thought that was kind of funny, because I was thinking the same thing.
After a couple hours at the table, we managed to make back what I lost at Blackjack. Although to give an example at how bad I run, there was a Big black guy next to me, who was playing every pot and talking up a storm. I said to him, wanna shove all in blind? He only had 100 in his stack and he agreed. So next hand is dealt and he shoves everyone folds to me, and like we agreed, I called. I turn over K,2 and he turns over 5,2. He is completely dominated and he spikes a 5, and i miss completely. I later found out he is 1 of the owners of NewEraCaps. And he gave me his email address if i ever need business from them.
Next day I played at Planet Hollywood, and ran so incredibly cold. 90% of my hands were unplayable, and only big pot i was involved in was I flopped a Nut flush draw + inside straight and 1 over on a board of Q,J,8 when i had A,9s. Villain flopped QJ, and I 3 bet him all in, and he insta-called. Normally I’m showing up with a straight or set here when i 3-bet this flop, but he caught me the one time i was slightly behind. 60%-40%. which is basically a flip but i missed all my outs.
Decided to take a break and switch to Limit Holdem, which I enjoy doing when i’m sick of playing. Ran ultra bad there. KK vs QQ, capped preflop. flop came J,10,7 and he check raised me, so I 3 bet and he smooth called. As soon as he did that I put him on QQ, turn was a rag but it was also a 3rd heart. and he check/called my bet, and river was another heart. making a 4 card flush on board. I had zero hearts, and Obviously he had the Qh. GG me.
So back to even this week, But I’m fine with it. Going to take some time off, and get back into a decent sleep routine. Also, I have some other poker related things in the works. Excited to make some progress in that, and will fill everyone in once the ball gets rolling. Might play 1 or 2 more sessions before I fly back to Canada On the 18th. But wont be posting any updates until after I return to Vegas.
cheers and GL