Las Vegas trip report - Goodbye Tropicana (3/4 - 3/13) (4 Viewers)

[Thomacetti]

Ran my stack up good but after this point I went card dead

 

[puglia82]

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Current stack, difficult table with a lot of regs

Incl my card guard @liftapint
This one goes around the world with me

ACF 200 fr. plaque

 

[Thomacetti]

When you know you’re on a pokerchip site….

Pics of chips: +30 likes
Pics of girls: 0 likes

Carry on PCF

 

[RocAFella1]

When you know you’re on a pokerchip site….

Pics of chips: +30 likes
Pics of girls: 0 likes

Carry on PCF

 

[Venturalvn]

When you know you’re on a pokerchip site….

Pics of chips: +30 likes
Pics of girls: 0 likes

Carry on PCF

You're in Vegas, everyone is just saving their likes for the good stuff. Post pics from the pool clubs and you got yourself unlimited like buttons...

 

[Okku]

Awesome seeing you Thomas! Always a pleasure and I think we could honestly talk all day long if we could...

Same to @Jackstraw, always a pleasure! I'm sure I'll see you in a few days.

Next time I see @Thomacetti, maybe in Europe, or here in the US, but it would be very fun to go to Europe and see all the EU action.

 

[Emmi]

Good Luck!

 

[Thomacetti]

Awesome seeing you Thomas! Always a pleasure and I think we could honestly talk all day long if we could...

Same to @Jackstraw, always a pleasure! I'm sure I'll see you in a few days.

Next time I see @Thomacetti, maybe in Europe, or here in the US, but it would be very fun to go to Europe and see all the EU action.

Likewise brother…and yes, we could could talk shop for the whole day
Thanks at the whole Spinettis crew for always making us feel very welcome…

You always have a room in Belgium and I gladly show you the EU action…
Congrats again on the upcoming graduation and have a safe trip this weekend.

Greetings Thomas

 

[RudysNYC]

Congrats again on the upcoming graduation and have a safe trip this weekend.

Oh snap… What you studying @Okku ? Congrats!

 

[RocAFella1]

Oh snap… What you studying @Okku ? Congrats!

PhD in TRK?

 

[Thomacetti]

Besides visiting Spinettis, @Jackstraw had a very very special treat worked out for me.
We visited the shooting range and not only did he hook me up with my first lesson with an awsome 3 weapon package but he also brought his own hardware with so many clips that we were shooting for over 1,5 hours….

This was a once in a lifetime experience and I enjoyed it soooo freaking much…

First, the 3 weapon pack

I started with a handgun, then something bigger with more bang and we ended counterstrike with the a clip on the M4.
Ratatatatatatatata,,,,,say hello to my little friend

I loved it A LOT and based on what the instructor and Dan said, it don’t suck at shooting.

Then I was allowed to shoot plenty of clips on each gun he brought…must have been 8 or so.
I loved every minute of it…thanks so much for this special gift my friend, you went past and beyond to let me have another great Vegas experience.

And we have video too

Me touching and shooting a real gun for the first time

Moar bang

Some of my results

Thanks again Dan…it was awsome

 

[RudysNYC]

Besides visiting Spinettis, @Jackstraw had a very very special treat worked out for me.
We visited the shooting range and not only did he hook me up with my first lesson with an awsome 3 weapon package but he also brought his own hardware with so many clips that we were shooting for over 1,5 hours….

This was a once in a lifetime experience and I enjoyed it soooo freaking much…

First, the 3 weapon pack

I started with a handgun, then something bigger with more bang and we ended counterstrike with the a clip on the M4.
Ratatatatatatatata,,,,,say hello to my little friend

I loved it A LOT and based on what the instructor and Dan said, it don’t suck at shooting.

Then I was allowed to shoot plenty of clips on each gun he brought…must have been 8 or so.
I loved every minute of it…thanks so much for this special gift my friend, you want past and beyond to let me have another great Vegas experience.

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And we have video too

Some of my results

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Thanks again Dan…it was awsome

Nice! You hit the clown in the dick!

 

[Thomacetti]

Nice! You hit the clown in the dick!

Daughter protection mode activated….

The clown was the M4 clip

 

[Okku]

Oh snap… What you studying @Okku ? Congrats!

Graphic Design

 

[Irish]

Besides visiting Spinettis, @Jackstraw had a very very special treat worked out for me.
We visited the shooting range and not only did he hook me up with my first lesson with an awsome 3 weapon package but he also brought his own hardware with so many clips that we were shooting for over 1,5 hours….

This was a once in a lifetime experience and I enjoyed it soooo freaking much…

First, the 3 weapon pack

I started with a handgun, then something bigger with more bang and we ended counterstrike with the a clip on the M4.
Ratatatatatatatata,,,,,say hello to my little friend

I loved it A LOT and based on what the instructor and Dan said, it don’t suck at shooting.

Then I was allowed to shoot plenty of clips on each gun he brought…must have been 8 or so.
I loved every minute of it…thanks so much for this special gift my friend, you went past and beyond to let me have another great Vegas experience.

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And we have video too

Me touching and shooting a real gun for the first time

Moar bang

Some of my results

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Thanks again Dan…it was awsome

'MERICA!!!

 

[Thomacetti]

'MERICA!!!

I’m calling shotgun on all meet-up ride shares from now on

 

[Thomacetti]

Back at work….

 

[BEANO52]

Nice! You hit the clown in the dick!

<- straight to "Out of context" thread.

 

[Thomacetti]

Table broke after an hour….no more action

Out for 600

Went to bed right after, just had breakfast & shower…
P13 for re-up and more poker, no tournies today and dinner at Jack Binions tonight

Have a great day at all…more updates later

 

[Thomacetti]

First setback of the trip, lost two buy-in’s last session.

Card just didn’t go my way on a very lively table…
Paid for some big draws that missed, two big AKs hands and ran queens into aces.
Can happen, no man down….not here to nit it out

Going to take five and see if I can play a session at Bellagio before dinner.
Thanks again for all the support PCF…it feels like having a permanent rail and I don’t want to disappoint.

Keep y’all posted

 

[Thomacetti]

Good morning PCF

Another update from Sin City

The list at Bellagio was too long, wasn’t able to play before dinner…so I went for a walk and was back at the Horseshoe well on time.
I invited Dan and his lovely wife for dinner at Jack Binions.

The shrimp cocktail was very good (but that horseradish had a mighty kick and cleared my sinuses for real).
Then a nice ribeye (perfect seasoning) with Brussels sprouts on the side.
For dessert I went with crème brûlée
Very tasty food and in great company @Jackstraw

After dinner I hooked up with another friend and Vegas local, Marc @djmarc
Short visit to P13 and then a visit to Ressort World..but like expected there was almost no action and only 5 or 6 tables running.
It’s a very nice place but I must be the poker room with the least traffic on the whole strip.

So we opted to hit the Bellagio for some 2/5 and were able to be seated at the same table.
It was (imho) a soft table and after an hour I was up 300 on my 500 buyin.
Then I get red AA in UTG+2 and call the raise to 10 from UTG with the idea to 4bet if action get’s back to me…
And it does, the button raises to $35 or $40 and I bet $105…everyone but the button folds, she calls.

With her previous very passive play and the raise and call in mind, I put her on QQ, KK, AA or AKs….maybe JJ
Flop is 4710 rainbow, I bet 200, she jams (like expected with the range I put her on and the low board)
I call and turn my card over, she doesn’t….board runs out blank blank and she claps her hands and shows 1010 to scoop $1600

Cooler or bad play on my side ?
I feel I played it right but would love to get feedback.

It was way past 2 AM and Marc left the table shortly after,
We had a smoke outside and I was ready to hit the bed…thanks again @djmarc will see you again in the coming days.
I’m going to take it easy today, enjoy the weather and walk around….

Options for poker today:

Flight 1C & 1D Atlas pokerserie (Ressorts)
UltimateStack day 1A at Venetian
Sattelite to Wynn millions championship

Or play more cash

Not sure what I will decide….will keep you posted
Have a great day at all

Greetings Thomas

 

[elemeno]

Fun thread! Keep the pics coming!!

 

[DrStrange]

Hero gets to play his aces heads up with a spr of ~ $700/$200=3.5 and gets the hoped-for dry flop.

Hero c-bets pot. Perhaps there would be discussion about sizing as Hero wants calls from villain's entire range. can't see checking the flop, this board is great for Hero's hand

Villain jams $500 into a $600 pot Hero can't easily fold here. Villain has many over-pair hands that could take this line. Sure, Hero has sort-of turned his hand face up with the limp / 4-bet line. But was villain even paying attention?

Hero does have a read though, villain is very passive. Could villain play KK or even QQ this way? I'd have to say, yes - passive randoms on the strip could easily do this.

Hero should call and take his lumps. -=- DrStrange

 

[Thomacetti]

Hero gets to play his aces heads up with a spr of ~ $700/$200=3.5 and gets the hoped-for dry flop.

Hero c-bets pot. Perhaps there would be discussion about sizing as Hero wants calls from villain's entire range. can't see checking the flop, this board is great for Hero's hand

Villain jams $500 into a $600 pot Hero can't easily fold here. Villain has many over-pair hands that could take this line. Sure, Hero has sort-of turned his hand face up with the limp / 4-bet line. But was villain even paying attention?

Hero does have a read though, villain is very passive. Could villain play KK or even QQ this way? I'd have to say, yes - passive randoms on the strip could easily do this.

Hero should call and take his lumps. -=- DrStrange

Thank you Sir, I really appreciate your well respected feedback.
It’s been bugging my mind a bit but can put it to rest now….just a cooler for a big 2/5 pot

 

[Thomacetti]

Hello PCF

Still alive but things are up & down atm.
Played a long session yesterday at HS 1/3 and was up and cashed out +800

So after a nice walk and breakfast this morning, I started a session around 13h00 and was at up 170-ish (close to 500 effective).
I get AA on the button and raise to 20 after 3 players called the blind to avoid a multiway pot, BB raises to 50 and and players before me fold.
I reraise to 120.’’he jams for almost 500 total in I snap call. He shows KK….

Flop k28 10 8 and he also posts the high hand with 2 minutes to go

Was a bit steamy so didn’t rebuy…
Going to relax a bit and maybe going to Bellagio or Aria or stay HS

Hope to post a better session later…

On the upside the weather is fantastic and vegas is busy….
And a visit to Red Rock casino tomorrow with Dan

Have a great weekend…

 

[BootySnatcher]

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First break, on average…

Kill it Cetti….

 

[BootySnatcher]

Hello PCF

Still alive but things are up & down atm.
Played a long session yesterday at HS 1/3 and was up and cashed out +800

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So after a nice walk and breakfast this morning, I started a session around 13h00 and was at up 170-ish (close to 500 effective).
I get AA on the button and raise to 20 after 3 players called the blind to avoid a multiway pot, BB raises to 50 and and players before me fold.
I reraise to 120.’’he jams for almost 500 total in I snap call. He shows KK….

Flop k28 10 8 and he also posts the high hand with 2 minutes to go

Was a bit steamy so didn’t rebuy…
Going to relax a bit and maybe going to Bellagio or Aria or stay HS

Hope to post a better session later…

On the upside the weather is fantastic and vegas is busy….
And a visit to Red Rock casino tomorrow with Dan

Have a great weekend…

That bites!!

 

[Thomacetti]

What’s up PCF….

Still kicking it in Vegas but the long grinding sessions are wearing me out…
1 more day to go…

Sunday was a great day…
Played the Sunday freeroll, we started with 52 and first 32 got $200….took less than an hour to qualify for the payout….weird
Some cash after that but nothing eventful to report, about even when I cashed out.

At 18h visited Red Rock and had dinner with Dan and Shari.
It’s a beautiful ressort just 30 min from the strip.

The food & service was excellent…top notch
Grilled octopus with salade side, ribeye and banana pie for dessert

After dinner, Dan hooked me up with a room so I could play poker…thanks again @Jackstraw

Great poker room, a loooot of action on the 1/3 and plenty deep ($500 max) but I was shorty.

Catched some hands early and called some bluffs so my stack was at 800-ish.
I get K10s on button, raise to $16 from UTG+2 with 2 caller and I call too.

A4 spades with 10 heart on the flop…hit the nut flush on turn to call the AI from
He shows the steel wheel… I kid you not.
He gets another $500 from rolled over high hand.

$200 left and added $300….played until 4 AM to get my buyin back +$100 and called the night.

I got a ride back to HS from Dan and did some shopping for the kids and only played a short evening session, +$55
Nitty table full of locals playing to rack hours for the Wednesday freeroll, no value in that.
Mondays are a big difference compared to Thursdays - Sundays…went to bed early to be well rested for the last day.

So 24h to go…vegas must have some good run hidden away for the last sessions.
First some breakfast, shower and do some packing…the we’ll see where we end up.

Have a great day PCF

 

[Senzrock]

Then I get red AA in UTG+2 and call the raise to 10 from UTG with the idea to 4bet if action get’s back to me…
And it does, the button raises to $35 or $40 and I bet $105…everyone but the button folds, she calls.

With her previous very passive play and the raise and call in mind, I put her on QQ, KK, AA or AKs….maybe JJ
Flop is 4710 rainbow, I bet 200, she jams (like expected with the range I put her on and the low board)
I call and turn my card over, she doesn’t….board runs out blank blank and she claps her hands and shows 1010 to scoop $1600

Cooler or bad play on my side ?

Post flop I think it is fairly standard in terms of getting it in once you bet the $200, because if you are folding AA here, you really are folding everything.

What I would encourage you to do however is to look at your bet sizing in this hand, because there I think you can learn from some (decent sized) mistakes. First, pre-flop, your sizing is just way too small. I was not clear from your hand history if the UTG player who initially came in for a raise then ended up calling the buttons 3bet? I would assume that they did given what odds they were getting? If they did call the buttons 3bet, then your sizing of $105 is a real disaster. Out of position, against potentially two players, you should be looking at closer to $200 with your 4bet. If the UTG player did not call, then your sizing still is very small, but the mistake is not quite as big. Either way, you want to be sizing up here. I would say $150 is the absolute minimum I am 4betting here. Besides the fact that you are out of position post flop with a hand that is unlikely to improve beyond top pair (granted, it's the best pair there is), the button 3bet should be quite strong here right? She is a "passive player" who 3bet an UTG open. That should give her a very strong range (as you did clearly). Against that strong of a range, we want to be getting more money in pre, and not allow them to play perfectly post-flop in position.

Now, I am not saying that a $150 4-bet or $200 4-bet (if all three players are still in the mix) would have gotten the button out of the hand, but you have got to make them pay pre-flop in these spots. You might think this is crazy, but I don't even mind a little larger than $200 and hope that the opponents put you on AK or something.

Post-flop, the bet sizing again can be improved upon a lot. It sounds like you are betting nearly pot (after the rake). Why are you betting that much on the flop? You are basically telegraphing your hand to villain and allowing them to play very well against you with their entire range. I would suggest betting much smaller in this spot. I think $75-$90 into $225 or whatever the pot is makes a lot of sense. Allow them to come along with their pairs and maybe even AK, and allow them to find a shove of their own with KK/QQ/JJ etc, which you see a lot in these spots. The nice thing about the small cbet here, is that it can accomplish so many things. Imagine you bet $75 and now this passive player makes it $300 or even shoves... this at least gives you the option to fold, given that you have much less commited to the pot. I am not saying that I would fold here, remember that part of the reason to bet small is to allow those other overpairs to shove a worse hand, but it at least gives you the option. Betting $200 takes away that option because now there is $650 in the middle and a fold for your final couple of hundred would be a disaster.

In these kinds of spots, I like to focus less on the eventual outcome or the one "big" decision - ie. "Can I find a tough fold vs a passive player" and focus more on all of the intricate details of the hand, which allow us to actually take away a lot more from the experience.

Fun trip report, thanks for sharing with us Thomas!

 

[Thomacetti]

Post flop I think it is fairly standard in terms of getting it in once you bet the $200, because if you are folding AA here, you really are folding everything.

What I would encourage you to do however is to look at your bet sizing in this hand, because there I think you can learn from some (decent sized) mistakes. First, pre-flop, your sizing is just way too small. I was not clear from your hand history if the UTG player who initially came in for a raise then ended up calling the buttons 3bet? I would assume that they did given what odds they were getting? If they did call the buttons 3bet, then your sizing of $105 is a real disaster. Out of position, against potentially two players, you should be looking at closer to $200 with your 4bet. If the UTG player did not call, then your sizing still is very small, but the mistake is not quite as big. Either way, you want to be sizing up here. I would say $150 is the absolute minimum I am 4betting here. Besides the fact that you are out of position post flop with a hand that is unlikely to improve beyond top pair (granted, it's the best pair there is), the button 3bet should be quite strong here right? She is a "passive player" who 3bet an UTG open. That should give her a very strong range (as you did clearly). Against that strong of a range, we want to be getting more money in pre, and not allow them to play perfectly post-flop in position.

Now, I am not saying that a $150 4-bet or $200 4-bet (if all three players are still in the mix) would have gotten the button out of the hand, but you have got to make them pay pre-flop in these spots. You might think this is crazy, but I don't even mind a little larger than $200 and hope that the opponents put you on AK or something.

Post-flop, the bet sizing again can be improved upon a lot. It sounds like you are betting nearly pot (after the rake). Why are you betting that much on the flop? You are basically telegraphing your hand to villain and allowing them to play very well against you with their entire range. I would suggest betting much smaller in this spot. I think $75-$90 into $225 or whatever the pot is makes a lot of sense. Allow them to come along with their pairs and maybe even AK, and allow them to find a shove of their own with KK/QQ/JJ etc, which you see a lot in these spots. The nice thing about the small cbet here, is that it can accomplish so many things. Imagine you bet $75 and now this passive player makes it $300 or even shoves... this at least gives you the option to fold, given that you have much less commited to the pot. I am not saying that I would fold here, remember that part of the reason to bet small is to allow those other overpairs to shove a worse hand, but it at least gives you the option. Betting $200 takes away that option because now there is $650 in the middle and a fold for your final couple of hundred would be a disaster.

In these kinds of spots, I like to focus less on the eventual outcome or the one "big" decision - ie. "Can I find a tough fold vs a passive player" and focus more on all of the intricate details of the hand, which allow us to actually take away a lot more from the experience.

Fun trip report, thanks for sharing with us Thomas!

You have no idea how much I appreciate your feedback.
Will hit you up once I’m back home to see if I can have some coaching from your side…not for free obv