5:45am: Today was a very efficient, all-purpose performace from myself. I was able to but in pretty decent sessions both online and live. I pulled up at Harrah’s New Orleans about 10:45pm and played until 2:30am. The notable hand of the night is as follows.
As10c in the big blind. 7 limpers call the big blind, and eventually I decide to check and let everyone see a flop (isolation moves don’t work at Harrah’s New Orleans, so this was the only line of action IMO). The flop comes:
10sKs9s
Giving me middle pair, top kicker + nut flush draw. I was going to check raise the hand to build a pot, but after 4 people had called a bet of $30 from someone in early/mid position I decided the pot was big enough, and I now had odds to chase cards that would improve my hand. I decide to just call.
The turn: 10d
Pretty much a beautiful card for me, as the only card that can realistically hurt my hand is a non-spade Jack or a King. I lead out for $50 and get two callers. On to the river…
River: Ah
Really couldn’t have asked for a better series of running cards than this, as the ace on the river gave me tens full of aces. I led out for $150 in case somebody flopped the flush, and sure enough the man acting after me immediately calls. Everyone else folds, and I drag the pot. Turns out I got really lucky, as he actually did flop the flush.
This hand is the perfect example of hands that play great in multi-way pots, and is definitely a solid argument for those who say live action is better than online. Very rarely online are 6 people involved in the same hand, whereas at Harrah’s New Orleans very rarely are 6 people NOT involved in the same hand. Here, you will almost always have pot odds AND implied odds to chase whatever deadly card you are seeking. And yes, you will be paid off.
On to heads up sngs. I played 3 waves of matches today, the first beginning around 6pm CST. I lost my first match to someone who I would consider a total fish, but his wrecklessness paid off for him this one time, and he defeated me in less than 10 minutes. I rebounded to win the next two, however and I took a break to eat with a 2-1 start to the day.
After taking some time to let the food digest, I decided to load up another three games, only to have the same exact course of events take place. I lost the first match when I actually got the money in behind (bottom two vs. top two). However, again I was able to rebound and win the next two matches to bring me to 4-2 on the day.
It was at this point I decided to take off for my live session (see above for results).
When I returned for my live session, I decided to play a 2 game series and won both of them to bring my record to 6-2 overall on the night.
Grand total profit for the day: +$660.
No complaints here. Good luck to everyone grinding this morning.
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