Sooooo.... I'm kinda bored, and maybe people want to hear bout my poker exploits. Maybe not, here it is anyway. I was kinda inspired by Xaston and his lol running bad. I figured if people want to read about something as silly as someone running bad at poker, then I must be madly entertaining.

Thursday night I lost the biggest pot I've ever lost. 10/20 NL on bodog, donk had been overshoving on me all night, and I finally got a chance to take advantage. Donk opens to 100, one caller, I make it 450 from small blind with AA, donk shoves. Oh, and we're a bit over 5k deep. I obv call, he has KK, flop AT4 with 2 hearts. Turn Qh, river random heart that I have blocked out of my memory. He has Kh. Grats to him. Such is life.

I went to red rock for a while tonight, mostly cause a few buddies were there, Andy and Victor. We had a barbeque earlier and I was somewhat tipsy, but who gives a shit, it's 1/2. Sooooo first hand of interest I check 83o in the big blind with 3 limpers. Flop is A34 with 2 hearts, I'm all clubs, but hey, why not, I lead 10. Random bum calls, others fold, it's heads up. Turn is an 8 putting 2 hearts and 2 diamonds on board, I check, he bets 30, I make it 100. He has 70 left after calling the 100 and of course calls cause it's random 1/2 donk. River is a blank and I shove, and of course he pays me off with AK. Wow nice play sir. Of course he bitches about me playing 83o. Lollerskates.

The other hand of interest.... Victor limps, a few others limp, I make it 12 with 66 on the puck. One or two guys might have called, can't really remember, and Victor calls. Flop is 6-4-3 all hearts. He leads 25 and I have a decision. Effective stacks about 300, and I elect to just call. He's a good player but he doesn't really know how I roll at this point, so I didn't want to get it in quite yet. Turn is an offsuit 5 and he leads again, 50 or something. At this point I know I'm ahead, , he doesn't have the straight, but he has zero chance of calling if I raise, so I get wild and just call. River is a 3 so I boat up, he bets and I shove, he insta mucks. No big surprise, but I think I played the hand well. I don't think he pays me off even if I shove the turn. I actually liked the image boost just from the river shove. It could come in handy, but I left before it could pay off.

Of course, I couldn't start a journal without the hardest hand I've ever played. It's a 15/30 limit game. I limp UTG+1 with KQ spades.. Folded to the button who is the only other good player at the table, he raises. Blinds fold, I call and I'm not happy. Flop is KJT rainbow with one spade. I bet, he calls. Turn is a 4 or something like that completes the rainbow. I check, he bets, I call. River is a 9. I put him on KK, JJ, TT, AQ, AA.. I also know that he will value bet a set, but not AA. Also he won't pay off a checkraise with worse than a queen. He may or may not pay off the river with a set. He will value bet a set here though if I check. What is the correct river play for me here?

Oh,and just for the record, I've never presented this hand to anyone who got the answer right.

Til next time,

Lee

It's a good idea IMO to start a journal, especially if you will post some hands and thought process here.

I don't play limit at all, but given your description and hand ranges check-call seems correct.

P.S. Were it Karolrad on Bodog? Fits your description perfectly.

I take issues with the way Victor decided to play the flop with his entire hand range. Although I guess I can see a call with AA. I think not raising with TT, JJ, KK, and AQ there are all big mistakes.

He wouldnt be "trying" to value bet 98. He would be actually doing it. I think 98 is a good possibility and mightve called depending on my read of him.

If he will lead the turn when he improves to a flush, he will lead when he improves to 2 pair. I think more people bet when they improve to 2 pair especially when a flush card hits like that because they dont want you checking behind with one card of the flush suit.

I think I wouldve called.

Learn to drink you homo...