pkrplr4116's On Again, Off Again Poker BR

[pkrplr4116]

I moved to Vegas in May and have been playing live ever since. I'll post my ups and downs here, so you all can laugh at my silliness and maybe cheer me on when I'm on a rush!

I go to a Wed Poker Group and gt a lot of new info and really learn what I and the others are doing incorrectly. More on that, later. One of the older fellows asks me if I'd like him to coach me in $1-2NL. Sure, I say like a fanny, I can afford to lose more $$, why not? We go to the IP yesterday. We'd watched the game for about 15 minutes before we got a seat. One aggressive guy was a huge moron and losing alot of $$. We get 2 seats next to each other. After every hand I ask him questions about my play. So far, so good, I'm up about $30 in a few mins. Then a fellow gets pocket Ks and the loose aggressive loses his whole stack to the man. WOW! Very next hand, I get KK. Make a $30 bet. I over bet so the loose aggressive loser wouldn't call. He doesn't, but the Kings guy not only calls but raises to $90. STUPIDLY I RERAISE HIM; he reraises me all-in. I call. total of $210. All-in for him preflop. We turn them over. Yup. He has AA. Joe, my coach says anytime a solid player reraises your hand by so much, just lose your cards and remove from your mind the fact you lost the $30 preflop bet. It's better than losding to AA. Another lesson learned. Why did I stay? I didn't want to lose the hand by folding without seeing what he had, as I'd invested too much money to begin with. Grrrr. Same reason each time.

After last week's KK and going broke, I stupidly brought my NOT-SUCH-AN A-GAME, after all to O'Shea's.
Bought into the $45 tourney. Lost. went over to the $1-5 spread game. Sat there for more than 5 hrs and lost $100. Total losses for the day are the -$225 from NL
- $45 from the tourney
-$100 $1-5 Spread Limit
Total devastation: -370
Not too happy. PURE GENIUS that I am, I go to Harrah's, as if losing all that wasn't bad enough, and throw $20 into a $1.00 slot machine. Max coin is $2. Hit 3 red 7s with a doubler wild for $200. Get a bonus spin for $55. Play a few more spins, get another bonus spin for $40. Get up run home with hand over pocket, hoping no more money flies out, along the way. $290 back from the -$370. Go home amazed at my studpidity, and vow to do better the next day.

Why do I play at O'Shea's? As one dealer calls it, its the frat house of casinos. Where the over 21 crowd goes when the come to Vegas for the 1st time and realize they can get drunk and NOT HAVE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE. So they do. And they suck at poker.....I don't really suck at poker, but I was having a horrible poker day. I have left there a winner on many occassions; that day wasn't one of them. This is a great bar...I mean casino, if you DON'T DRINK. I rarely drink and NEVER if I have to drive. I live about 8 miles from there and I'm petrified to drive near the strip late at night, especially on the weekends, because only some folks don't drink on the strip.

The car I usually drive is a little Mitsubishi Eclipse and I'm afraid to get run over buy a drunk in a rented Hummer. No alcohol for Jane. Need all my reflexes to avoid the fatal crashes I get caught up traffic behind, EVERYDAY. Plus, the amount of taxes these casinos pay to clark County is so great, there are moving bands of road construction crews on different streets every night, after the sun goes down. Too hot here to work on the road with hot tar during the day. I never know which of my routes home from which poker room will be under construction. That's another great reason not to drink. So I don't.

Since I almost never play poker online, anymore and I really miss you guys, I'm thinking of keep my Poker BR info here you you all can jeer idiocy and cheer my poker skillz, when they result in a win.

[pkrplr4116]

For the record, I made a 20X BB bet to get out the LAG player, who called any raise.

[pkrplr4116]

On Wed, I went to poker school I went early, in order to bring one of the members who shares a car with his wife. If I took him, then he didn't have to get to Binion's as early as she has to be at work.

It was a bad day. The guy I was supposed to have watch me at the table was there (not the same guy) but I couldn't get on the table and couldn't get to ANY table at Binion's. So I went to the Nugget. Played $2-4. Bought in for $60. Lost $39 in a matter of an hour and a half. So I went back to Sam's after we took the tourist to his hotel and after I took the older man home.

Bought in for my usual $100. Lost it, too quickly...in about 3 hrs (that's fast in $3-6). BUT, the funny thing was, I wasn't upset with myself. Usually when I lose ANY amount of money, I'm furious at either myself or the people at the table. I was fine with the loss. Very unusual for me.

I go back tonight and the same crew is there. I buy in for $100. I arrived at 7:30pm and by 12:30am was UP $165. OMG! Great night. I got out of there when I got scared I was there for too long with a huge stack. Tomorrow we're spending 3 days downtown. I'm not bringing my computer, so I won''t be able to share with you what is going on down there, till I get back.

[pkrplr4116]

My 3 day weekend downtown was a disaster. Lost several tournies, including the private one I'd gone downtown to play. Checked out Monday afternoon. By Wed, I was ready to go back to Sam's Town. I ALWAYS AND ONLY EVER BUY-IN FOR $100. Got felted for the $100. Wakled out, went straight home. Same thing happened for the next two days. I decided to quit playing at Sam's Town for a while so I didn't go back till the next day, lol. I busted myself down from $3-6 to $2-4. Came home with $211, a recovery of $111. Yess! Spent a lot of time at home for the next few days, decided to unpack some more stuff (cooking utensils, stuff like that). Avoided playing anywhere for a couple days...and on Wed after poker school, I went with a member of another forum to Mirage.

I played $3-6, she played $1-2NL. We met for dinner, and by then, I was down to about $20 or so. Then, miraculously, they called my name for $4-8. I rebought for $60 and went to that table. At the $3-6, I had only gotten one hand that was playable to the river. And, I lost the hand. I'd flopped a flush with :8c::9c: ...I bet, got 2 calls, and the turn was another club. I checked, knowing anyone with the :Ac: had me beat. Unfortunately, the:Kc: also had me beat...as did the hand of the other caller, who had :Jc::Td: Oh, ****.

But, I was in the #10 seat. A gal in seat #1 and who saw my 3rd best hand, didn't say anything to me about it. but, when she saw me move to the $4-8 table, She ran to the table. I assumed she followed me there thinking I was the table fish. NP, I thought, I only played 1 hand to the river and saw only those flops where I was in the SB or BB. It took about 3 hrs or so for me to get blinded down, plus my bad flush to kill my stack. She saw me rebuy for the $60, at the $3-6 table, as well. I went to the $4-8 table with approx 480. So, I asked her, "Why did you switch tables?" I didn't think she'd say, 'because you're a fish and I'm following the money'. She didn't and said, "I love a kill pot." Hmmm. Shady. I assumed she moved because of how she tought I played??? She's in Seat #10, I'm in #5.

[pkrplr4116]

Seat 2 gets the Kill Button. I have:Ac::Qh: I act after Kill; since no one had raised the Kill Button, I raised with my hand. Gal from $3-6 table reraises, Killer calls. I call. Flop is :2c::3c::4c: She bets $4, I call, killer folds.
Turn is :5c: I check, she bets, I reraise, she reraises, I come over top, she calls. River is X. She checks I bet $8. She calls. I have a SF. She starts screaming at me...I can't believe you called my bet! I had a flush draw, a straight draw and and a SF draw. Ohhh, you mean preflop? LOL. Bad call on my part, but it was a$5.00 call into a $21 pot (minus rake) Damn right I called. She flips over :Kc::Kh: And she berates me, again, saying, "I know how you play, you're terrible." Uh, sorry girl, you were in seat #1 on the $3-6 and I only played the hands I mentioned to WTP readers, above. She hadn't a clue how I played. All she knew was I was down by $80 and rebought when they called me for a new table. HOWEVER, the man in the #9 seat, played EVERY hand. I wonder if, because she didn't see me, and did see him, if she thought I was the one seeing every flop. I don't know.

My luck changed after that, because she was determined to call every bet or raise I made...and she consistently lost to me and the others at the table. She was so determined to take her $$ back from me, she couldn't keep any money in her stack and had to rebuy for $100. Within 2 hrs at $4-8, I had
$285 (-$160 buy in) gave me a profit of $125. Relief, at last. Poker lesson here; when you play just to target someone at the table, you're going to forget about the other players and if your target doesn't get you, they will.

The next day, when I woke up, I was really, really sick. Spent Thursday and Fri in bed and went out tonight. Played a 10 quarter progressive that was almost at $5,000, for a few hours. I had pumped in about $400 when I hit for $500 and another $125. I didn't hit the progressive, but I was on the bank when it did win. Went home after that, and here I am.

[serzrokoko]

Hi Jane :wave:

[carz990]

pkrplr4116 you have a serious gambling problem :cool:

[Froliche]

I actually do think you gamble too much for a polka playa

[RazorsHell]

sounds like u r having to much fun jane ,,i would b as well if i lived that close to vegas just keep a steady head as tilt is a bad place to go

[DazzaH2]

I puke when i lose £10 at the dogtrack :beaten:

[muzza1]

pkrplr4116 you have a serious gambling problem :cool:

I hate it when I have to agree with Darren:mad:

[CTTECH]

I may have missed it, are you playing poker for a living now? What you make at the tables is what you earn period? Just curious, interesting reading . That takes balls if this is how you are earning a living.

[Survivor777]

I may have missed it, are you playing poker for a living now? What you make at the tables is what you earn period? Just curious, interesting reading . That takes balls if this is how you are earning a living.

Interesting question and I was thinking the same thing. You must be married or have a significant other to pay the bills bec there is no way you can support yourself if that's all you make

My son lives in Vegas and the cost of living is extremely high unless you live near downtown where all the ho's and drug addicts hang out. If you can play with a bankroll where it doesn't affect your expenses, hey go for it. Pay then play :) I don't know, but the last place I wanted my son to move to was Las Vegas ~ its not called SIN CITY for nothing :rolleyes: I fly out every 2 months or so to visit and play a little while I'm there, but not anymore probably, which is fine with me.

Finally, with raising his 3 year old son by himself he is moving back to Hawaii, yahooooooo, and making big bucks again, but certainly a better environment for my son and grandson. Initially he moved to Vegas 6 years ago and within 2 years was making 350,000 a year in timeshare management which WAS a big deal then and why leave.

However, with the good came the bad - a very bad gambling addiction and arm candy every night :eek: He is a wonderful single father, very devoted NOW, very handsome, etc, and the baby thank God helped in changing his lifestyle to devotion to his son and not to the card demons anymore.

Vegas can really suck you in; be careful :wave:

[whatwouldjimbodo]

ima have to go with a no on her making a living off of poker.

[pkrplr4116]

Thanks, guys, I live outside of town, don't do any drugging or drinking and have no kids. Live with a nice guy and we split the bills. I do play poker and live off of what I make playing. I forget to post my wins and losses more than I do, but when I do remember, I will post how I win and, too, how I lose. I am not hiding a thing about my playing and don't expect me to. I am concerned about one thing, tho and it's not my playing. I got food poisoning, again yesterday and have been sick for almost 36 hrs again, today. I'm wondering about that. So, you guys worry about my gaming and I'll try to keep myslef out of the bathroom. Between us, we'll get this poker thing down pat. No holds barred.

[Froliche]

Best of luck, take down all those easy drunken 1 2 targets.

[DADuhWEEwah]

Why would you raise 15X BB to get a LAG losing player out of the pot when you have KK? (or anything similar to KK)

Why would your coach tell you to muck KK PF there? Mucking KK in a 1-2 game PF is silly, if I was coaching I would tell you to raise less then maybe you could have enough chips to get a solid judgement that KK is behind through a few raises instead of just 30, 90, AI, perhaps 8$ raise goes to 25 then you make it 55-60 then he shoves THEN you could possibly think your KK is no good, though I would still shove it unless I know the guy and know he would not shove QQ.

Why would you say yes to anyone wanting to coach you in a casino such as O'Sheas? There is noone qualified enough in there playing very often. By his saying "release the cards from your mind" sounds like he is a hippy and belongs in Colorado with a bag of weed or in a yoga class.


Basically your "coach" is a goober in my opinion. And your game is very timid and you are scared money from what it sounds like.

Sorry to be so blunt :) But I mean well

[Johnson325]

Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed.

[JayNYC]

"Jane",

I think dudu has a crush on you. Post pics?

[JayNYC]

Okay, I just read half of this thread...

Why on earth would you move to a city that sucks as much as vegas does?
How much does your coach charge?
Do you live in Henderson?

[fritzson]

I am glad I am living over 600 km from nearest casino. I would def get gambling probs! LMAO Enjoy your game Jane! Good Luck in the future! Keep us informed! :)

[whatwouldjimbodo]

def get a new coach

[Froliche]

just don't pick jimbo...

[whatwouldjimbodo]

;)

[pkrplr4116]

Yes, Jay almost in Henderson-1/2 intersection outside Henderson. Its a bummer because my auto innsurance woud be cheaper if I lived 1/2 mile away from Vegas. Dang-it. the coach doesn't charge anything and he WASN'T coaching me at O'Shea's he was coaching me at IP. I went to O'Shea's after that because playing the drunks is actually pleasant, except for the noise. The coach is a great player; we cashed at the Eureka Poker Open last weekend, in the tag-team event. Also, the coach is a 70-something year old man who helps a lot of us with our game. He's a nice guy. and He's not the guy I live with. I moved to Vegas, because Tallahassee, FL wasn't much to speak of in terms of casinos. Also, I have great connections with several pros, here who barter poker lessons for computer lessons.

Okay, I just read half of this thread...

Why on earth would you move to a city that sucks as much as vegas does?
How much does your coach charge?
Do you live in Henderson?

[JayNYC]

Yes, Jay almost in Henderson-1/2 intersection outside Henderson. Its a bummer because my auto innsurance woud be cheaper if I lived 1/2 mile away from Vegas. Dang-it. the coach doesn't charge anything and he WASN'T coaching me at O'Shea's he was coaching me at IP. I went to O'Shea's after that because playing the drunks is actually pleasant, except for the noise. The coach is a great player; we cashed at the Eureka Poker Open last weekend, in the tag-team event. Also, the coach is a 70-something year old man who helps a lot of us with our game. He's a nice guy. and He's not the guy I live with. I moved to Vegas, because Tallahassee, FL wasn't much to speak of in terms of casinos. Also, I have great connections with several pros, here who barter poker lessons for computer lessons.

Do you know why he doesn't charge? I'll give you a hint: He sucks.

[pkrplr4116]

Nah, he is quite good, actually. but, surely you are entitled to your opinion. However, if you think you can coach me better, I'll pick you up from the airport and comp you a couple days to a week on the strip. I have a lockoff condo at the Polo Towers for the week of 8/22. You come in then, and you can have the lock off; I'll pick you up. There is no smoking inside the condo, so if you smoke, if you go outside, its a deal. One week's worth of coaching for 1 free week Offer good only for 8/22 thru 8/29/09. What do you say?

[JayNYC]

Nah, he is quite good, actually. but, surely you are entitled to your opinion. However, if you think you can coach me better, I'll pick you up from the airport and comp you a couple days to a week on the strip. I have a lockoff condo at the Polo Towers for the week of 8/22. You come in then, and you can have the lock off; I'll pick you up. There is no smoking inside the condo, so if you smoke, if you go outside, its a deal. One week's worth of coaching for 1 free week Offer good only for 8/22 thru 8/29/09. What do you say?


No.

[pkrplr4116]

I put my money where my mouth is, that's all I could do.

[JayNYC]

What do you mean?

[KoTToN420]

how the fok do u play a 3, 6 game with 100$

u sound like a bigger fokin nit than i am

how do u still have a roll

cute

[lucks00]

how the fok do u play a 3, 6 game with 100$

u sound like a bigger fokin nit than i am

how do u still have a roll

cute

Do you ever have anything nice to say??

[pkrplr4116]

I kinndly, gently and nicely accepted your words. I understood you to say my coach sucked, so I offered you a free week on the strip to coach me to prove that you are the better coach. You turned down the challenge. I put my money where my mouth was. No offense was taken by me to your words, tho I'm not sure no offense wasn't meant.

[pkrplr4116]

I wondered that, too, to be honest.

Do you ever have anything nice to say??

[JayNYC]

I kinndly, gently and nicely accepted your words. I understood you to say my coach sucked, so I offered you a free week on the strip to coach me to prove that you are the better coach. You turned down the challenge. I put my money where my mouth was. No offense was taken by me to your words, tho I'm not sure no offense wasn't meant.

Why would you want me to coach you? Not only do I not like poker, I am also very bad at it.

A decent small stakes NLHE coach should cost at least $100/hr, but that's wasted money. Anyone I would ever want to learn from will charge upwards of $500/hr.

[JayNYC]

Do you ever have anything nice to say??

No. He is a meanie.

[pkrplr4116]

Figured that out, already. I'm a Jersey girl, born and raised. I can take it.

[pkrplr4116]

Thought you were criticizing him for being a bad player; he isn't. You were very curt and not particularly nice. I now assume it is because of your standing in this community that enables and encourges you to act this way. PDC forum is your place, not mine. If you decide not to like me, I can't do a thing about it, and we both know it. So, I'll continue to be nice, no matter how I am treated. You can't fight with someone who refuses to fight.
And thanks very much for the tip on coaching prices. I will surely look for a big priced coach.

Why would you want me to coach you? Not only do I not like poker, I am also very bad at it.

A decent small stakes NLHE coach should cost at least $100/hr, but that's wasted money. Anyone I would ever want to learn from will charge upwards of $500/hr.

[JayNYC]

What? Are you crazy? I was being nice. I pointed out something you were surely unaware of.

[KoTToN420]

When stupid is flashing in a bright neon sign I'll be sure to point it out :wave:

[JeffUSA]

Hi Jan. How old are you? You ever play at the Monte Carlo?

What is this poker school or coaching thing? Haven't heard of it...