At least twice during today's stream I was all-in and well short of the money, but each time the hand held, and I finished ITM 2 tiers up (at least in that tournament)
I also played far more aggro than usual today -- "embrace the variance" I said.
It worked well for the most part.
Mind you, losing with trip 7s to quad deuces wasn't fun, but so it goes...
I wasn't sure if I was going to find the motivation today, but decided to just play one hand at a time...
And in the end out of the 4 main tournaments of the stream, I had 1 FT, 1 FT bubble, and 1 2nd-rung finish in the 8-Game, plus some cash game winnings.
I've now set a new highest amount in my https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3242500#post3242500 .
Check out this hand from the 8-Game -- https://forums.pokerstrategy.com/forum/thread.php?postid=3242496#post3242496
and it doesn't smell like teen spirit 
A lot of people think that to get more fold equity, just bet bigger.
I guess that is true up to a point, but if you bet too big, it starts to smell fishy, or smell like BS or even teen spirit, whatever that is.
In this hand, opponent has now 3Bet BvB several times, and since I am likely known to steal wide in 5-Card Draw, it makes sense to defend wide.
However does BB want me to call, (value bet) or fold (bluff or perhaps thin value)
His pre-draw bet looked too much like he wanted me to fold, so naturally I didn't.
My intention post-draw was to check/fold, and I certainly would have to a 1/2 or even 2/3 pot-sized bet, but the large bet looked like he was desperate that I fold.
So I didn't
PokerStars, 5 Card Draw No Limit - $0.25/$0.50 - 6 players
Replay this hand on CardsChat
UTG: $22.69 (45 bb)
MP: $43.62 (87 bb)
CO: $35.88 (72 bb)
BU: $104.17 (208 bb)
SB (Hero): $53.82 (108 bb)
BB: $47.43 (95 bb)
Deal: ($0.75) Hero is SB with Q♠:4♦:Q♥:5♠:6♣:
4 players fold, Hero raises to $1.45, BB 3-bets to $9, Hero calls $7.55
Draw One: ($18) Q♠:Q♥:K♥:8♥:T♦: (2 players)
SB (Hero) draws 4♦:5♠:6♣:, BB stands pat
Hero checks, BB bets $17.10, Hero calls $17.10
Total pot: $52.20 (Rake: $2)
Showdown:
BB shows 7♠:3♣:A♥:T♥:8♣: (high card, Ace)
SB (Hero) shows Q♠:Q♥:K♥:8♥:T♦: (a pair of Queens)
SB (Hero) wins $50.20
I am so 🐔!
I flop middle set on a board with a possible made straight
Turn brings other possibilities for opponent, but I'm definitely ahead of his perceived range, so I want to get value, but I don't have the feeling for hold'em I should have -- especially at this limit.
I want him to call, of course.
OTR I ask myself, "what worse would call?" and all I could think of was straights and trip 8s (or maybe 5s -- but 5s would have raised the turn.)
I lose to better boats -- and quads of course.
I was not expecting the bluff raise OTR though
PokerStars - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
CO: $119.67
BTN: $192.74
SB: $112.32
BB: $44.94
Hero (UTG): $134.27
MP: $100.17
SB posts SB $0.50, BB posts BB $1.00
Pre Flop: (pot: $1.50) Hero has 7♦:7♥:
Hero raises to $2.50, fold, CO calls $2.50, BTN calls $2.50, fold, BB calls $1.50
Flop: ($10.50, 4 players) 7♣:5♠:8♦:
BB checks, Hero bets $5.19, fold, BTN calls $5.19, fold
Turn: ($20.88, 2 players) 8♣:
Hero bets $6.94, BTN calls $6.94
River: ($34.76, 2 players) 2♦:
Hero bets $17.17, BTN raises to $42.00, Hero calls $24.83
BTN shows T♦:9♦: (One Pair, Eights)
(Pre 50%, Flop 27%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows 7♦:7♥: (Full House, Sevens full of Eights)
(Pre 50%, Flop 73%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins $116.26
Rake paid $2.50
I think I should have bet bigger but I didn't want him to fold, and I didn't want to bloat the pot OTF
That is easy money, hoped you make a note on him. I checked the hand twice but I really what he was trying to bluff on the river. But hey, who cares.. you won a nice pot
villain has blockers for 8x and your hand looks like overpair. nh both
Originally posted by Zaratras
That is easy money, hoped you make a note on him. I checked the hand twice but I really what he was trying to bluff on the river. But hey, who cares.. you won a nice pot
At the time I wish I had bet more on the flop and turn, but now that I look back again, I realize that my line looks so much like a busted draw.
It was not intentional. In reality, I was just scared. Scared he would fold, and scared he would have better -- because by Zeebo's theorem I would not have folded my 2nd-best full house.
Although Zeebo's Theorem says, "Nobody ever folds a full house" Phil Laak has done it on TV at least twice -- and he was right both times.
See https://www.pokerstrategy.com/news/content/Video-Discussion-Phil-Laak-Full-House-Insta-Fold_47130/
I couldn't find a decent youtube video of the fold, though...
On Saturday mornings, I play a $1 spin that is a freebie provided by GGPoker
(thanks GG!)
Today I hit a 5x multiplier, and yes, I got lucky a couple of times, but I think I played fairly well, and was rewarded at the end with...
GG Poker - 30/60 NL (3 max) - Holdem - 2 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
SB: 533
Hero (BB): 967
SB posts SB 30, Hero posts BB 60
Pre Flop: (pot: 90) Hero has A♦:A♥:
SB raises to 533 and is all-in, Hero calls 473
Flop: (1,066, 2 players) A♣:2♦:6♣:
Turn: (1,066, 2 players) K♥:
River: (1,066, 2 players) Q♦:
SB shows K♠:9♥: (One Pair, Kings)
(Pre 13%, Flop 0%, Turn 0%)
Hero shows A♦:A♥: (Three of a Kind, Aces)
(Pre 87%, Flop 100%, Turn 100%)
Hero wins 1,066
GGPoker has a new format, and since I got a free ticket to play one, I did
It starts out as fast-fold 6-max, and all you need to do in that round is survive.
You get bounties along the way. I survived with $0.12 in bounties
Next is 6-max shootout. All you need to do is survive
You get bounties along the way.
I survived by eliminating everyone at the table. Up to $0.33 in bounties
If there are >1 players left at this stage, each remaining table goes to a forced all-in stage
Luckily, I didn't need to endure that.
Finally, it is a normal final table.
I entered the FT in 4th place
And the result ---
Not sure I like the format, but it was definitely an interesting variant.
Kind of frustrating to see, though, that poker sites are never too shy to introduce yet another gimmicky and presumably short-lived poker variant in an effort to make the game feel "fresh", seemingly never running out of pointless ideas, but very few of those sites are willing to offer some proper mixed games instead.
Another attempt to make poker appear more game-y, I guess, and I never liked that direction in which it is going, but it looks like that's where the money is for those poker rooms.
Nice results either way! 
I suggested to at least one poker site that they could attract a large number of players by actively promoting the historical games like draw and stud.
I'm pretty sure that my appeal appeared to them to be self-serving though. (they right )
I do think I'm right though. Games like Razz and Stud are quite exciting, and decent money can be made
Another annoying trend is trying to promote poker using celebrities.
This isn't actually a trend I guess -- they've been doing it for a long time
I suppose 72o is a 3BB shove just into the money, but it still seemed funny...
Pacific Poker - 600/1200 Ante 120 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4
UTG+2: 7,423
MP: 7,738
Hero (MP+1): 7,501
CO: 10,904
BTN: 524
BB: 2,674
UTG: 436
UTG+1: 3,679
8 players post ante of 120, BB posts BB 1,200
Pre Flop: (pot: 2,160) Hero has T♦:A♣:
fold, fold, fold, MP raises to 7,618 and is all-in, Hero calls 7,381 and is all-in, fold, fold, BB calls 1,354 and is all-in
Flop: (18,276, 3 players) 4♠:8♦:6♣:
Turn: (18,276, 3 players) 9♣:
River: (18,276, 3 players) 5♥:
MP shows 7♣:2♥: (Straight, Nine High)
Main Pot [8,622]: (Pre 29%, Flop 27%, Turn 17%)
Side Pot#1 [9,654]: (Pre 34%, Flop 38%, Turn 24%)
Hero shows T♦:A♣: (High Card, Ace)
Main Pot [8,622]: (Pre 49%, Flop 13%, Turn 7%)
Side Pot#1 [9,654]: (Pre 66%, Flop 62%, Turn 76%)
BB shows 6♥:A♦: (One Pair, Sixes)
Main Pot [8,622]: (Pre 22%, Flop 60%, Turn 76%)
MP wins 8,622
MP wins 9,654
This was a desperation-equity moment, since I had only 3BB going in
This is PLO8 -- so the 5,4,3,2,A is good for half the pot regardless of what comes later...
Didn't matter though -- still missed the money.
Did much better in the $3.30 NL 2-7 Single Draw PKO
There I finished 5th, with $9.38 in bounties and $18.64 in prize money.
This hand was fun -- I think he was playing the wrong game...
PokerStars, $2.94 + $0.36 - 2-7 Single Draw No Limit - 40/80 (20 ante) - 7 players
Hand delivered by CardsChat
skeet148 (UTG): 567 (7 bb)
Bob Foreman (MP): 4,338 (54 bb)
Krümel48 (MP+1): 4,688 (59 bb)
frankster200 (CO): 3,392 (42 bb)
VorpalF2F (BU): 2,907 (36 bb)
menya71 (SB): 2,820 (35 bb)
SlavaCzeh (BB): 5,936 (74 bb)
Deal: (260) Hero (VorpalF2F) is BTN with 9♠:A♣:4♣:3♥:T♥:
4 players fold, VorpalF2F (BU) raises to 176, menya71 (SB) calls 136, 1 fold
Draw One: (572) 9♠:A♣:4♣:3♥:T♥: (2 players)
menya71 (SB) draws 3, VorpalF2F (BU) stands pat
menya71 (SB) bets 372, VorpalF2F (BU) calls 372
Total pot: 1,316
Showdown:
menya71 (SB) shows K♠:K♣:Q♠:Q♣:9♦: (two pair, Kings and Queens)
VorpalF2F (BU) shows 9♠:A♣:4♣:3♥:T♥: (A-T-9-4-3)
VorpalF2F (BU) wins 1,316
When I saw he drew 3, I stood on an Ace-Low, since *not* pairing your hand when you draw 3 is tough to do...
So decent day overall...
I have said elsewhere that I would post the entire story here, so I guess it is about time I did so...
The story starts back in mid-April, when the pump on our 18-yr old Whirlpool dishwasher stopped working.
The entire machine had multiple problems -- like the cutlery basket was held together with tie-wrap, the door springs had long since broken, which meant that the door was difficult to close, and tended to drop suddenly if one wasn't careful.
It still cleaned dishes though, so we just carried on.
A pump, however is pretty much a necessity.
Chapter 1
We began canvassing friend and relatives for recommendation on brands and features to look for.
We assembled a list of things we wanted:
cutlery tray (not basket)
quiet
stainless steel throughout
We had a price range, and had found a Bosch model that fit our criteria.
On May 10, after dropping a friend off in Vancouver, we visited a major appliance retailer near her place.
They had one of the models we had selected, at a very good price, matching the best price we had seen so far for that model.
We bought it, and paid for delivery and installation.
Chapter 2
It was installed May 12.
I ran its first load of dishes through on that very evening.
It was nice and quiet
It did a great job of the dishes.
On May 13 I loaded it again.
When I pressed the On/Off button (which strangely says "On/Off" rather than the standard symbol 
) nothing happened.
I called the store, and suggested that it may be an installation problem.
OK, good suggestion, we'll send the installers back to make sure it is all OK.
May 20
Installers finally make it back, they go over all the wiring, and ensure that voltage is present at the dishwasher.
Still doesn't work.
Called the store back to report.
Obtain agreement that if the machine proves defective it will be replaced.
The engage the manufacturer, who send out a technician.
May 25
The technician verifies that voltage reaches all circuit boards.
Machine still does not work.
Call to report.
Store requests authorization to replace.
Manufacturer says, no, we'll repair it (it is their prerogative)
May 30
Technician arrives and replaces the part deemed to be defective.
Still doesn't work.
Call store back.
I suggest that there is something wrong with the unit itself that is taking out these parts.
The manufacturer agrees.
The problem is that this machine is discontinued -- the reason for the low price I guess.
I can have the next higher up model for half the difference in price.
OK, I can do that.
June 18
Over a month after the purchase date, installers show up with the new machine.
It doesn't work
After a bunch of troubleshooting, they determine that a wire connector was defective.
It remains a mystery how this connector could have worked fine for nearly 20 years, then failed after one use by the new machine.
I conclude that the new machine somehow caused the connector to overheat. It does show scorch marks.
The new machine (now that it's working) is fantastic.
Wow, what an odyssey... but I'm glad everything is working great now. 
And honestly, it was pretty entertaining to follow all of that while it was still developing. 
Oddly, that Réno-Dépôt website from the link won't let me see it. It says in French and English that my IP "has been blocked by the security solution". I could easily circumvent it with my VPN if I cared, but it still makes me wonder what kind of problem Réno-Dépôt would have with my IP... unless they are blocking my entire region, in which case that was just a weird way of putting it.
Originally posted by Harrier88
Oddly, that Réno-Dépôt website from the link won't let me see it.
It was just this:
Hello Hello !
i start to read your blog and it's very organized , i like it .
in the begining you playing NoLimt and now you are playing PLO?? you play both ?
i see some Sng's and Mtt's too..
I think playing cash game (no limt or plo ) and Mtt's it's possible ..but ...you play No limit and Plo ? any reason ?
regards from Portugal!
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Hi aafrancis,
Thanks for stopping by!
I play all games. After the US banned on-line poker, hold'em became much tougher, since the large numbers of US-based recreational players weren't there.
One of our members -- JBPatzer -- along with two of our coaches -- wrote a book[1] that contained a chapter on 5-Card Draw, so I studied that game in detail, and did very well. Well, I did very well at the limit game.
I then realized that the non-flop games had great potential, so I started playing others.
There is a tournament called 8-Game that contains (surprise) 8 different variants, and of all of those, PLO was the worst, so I studied that.
My most common game now for cash games is Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Split, aka PLO 8.
Second is NL 5-Card Draw (I don't do so well here. I started out playing it just like limit, and lost huge amounts -- over $600 -- and I'm rebuilding).
They say that variety is the spice of life, and to be blunt, after several years of micro stakes hold'em I was beginning to get bored.
Cheers,
VS
[1] https://dandbpoker.com/products/the-education-of-a-modern-poker-player
Originally posted by VorpalF2F
Hi aafrancis,
Thanks for stopping by!I play all games. After the US banned on-line poker, hold'em became much tougher, since the large numbers of US-based recreational players weren't there.
One of our members -- JBPatzer -- along with two of our coaches -- wrote a book[1] that contained a chapter on 5-Card Draw, so I studied that game in detail, and did very well. Well, I did very well at the limit game.
I then realized that the non-flop games had great potential, so I started playing others.
There is a tournament called 8-Game that contains (surprise) 8 different variants, and of all of those, PLO was the worst, so I studied that.My most common game now for cash games is Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Split, aka PLO 8.
Second is NL 5-Card Draw (I don't do so well here. I started out playing it just like limit, and lost huge amounts -- over $600 -- and I'm rebuilding).They say that variety is the spice of life, and to be blunt, after several years of micro stakes hold'em I was beginning to get bored.
Cheers,
[1] https://dandbpoker.com/products/the-education-of-a-modern-poker-player/blockquote >
ok! Thanks per explanation
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My wife's best friend -- a lady she has know for 45 years passed away suddenly on Monday or Tuesday
We can't be sure when.
She was to visit us on Wednesday to stay for a week, but didn't answer he phone on Tuesday when we called to confirm arrangements.
Her daughter lives nearby, went to check on her this morning, and discovered her.
Although paramedics were called it was clear she had been there for some time.
We're heartbroken.
I might play a short session for the stream Friday, but that's about it for this week.
