My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (21 Viewers)

[Poker Zombie]

Anthony will open an account at own the fucking Mirage one day and then we'll know that mega baller status has been achieved.

FYP

Also, when you do, consult @ChaosRock for the new Mirage's chip designs.

 

[Anthony Martino]

FYP

Also, when you do, consult @ChaosRock for the new Mirage's chip designs.

I'm not gonna own shit if I keep losing big pots as a 70% and 80% favorite lol!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Poker players are notoriously unreliable, tried to get the plo at Silks running today like past week, one guy showed, 2 guys running late

I hopped into tourney instead and chipping up

 

[Thomacetti]

Cool...how many players atm and what's the BI ?

Good runs & hot deck, keep us posted

 

[Anthony Martino]

Wheee

 

[Anthony Martino]

Cool...how many players atm and what's the BI ?

Good runs & hot deck, keep us posted

It's just an $80 with like 25% rake, 32 entries, 20 minutes left to rebuy

 

[Anthony Martino]

114k at break, avg 55k

 

[Anthony Martino]

 

[Anthony Martino]

156k avg at 65k

 

[Anthony Martino]

 

[WedgeRock]

Go! Go! Go!

 

[WedgeRock]

What are the payouts up top? How many runners? How many left?

 

[Anthony Martino]

What are the payouts up top? How many runners? How many left?

34 runners. 14 left

1st $796
2nd $530
3rd $265
4th $177

Lol

 

[Anthony Martino]

Final table with 202k

 

[Anthony Martino]

293k

 

[Anthony Martino]

In the $$$ but shorter stacked

 

[Goldfish]

Here's a A.M.A. based question for you - feel free to not answer if you think this gives too much away about your bankroll size.

Do you cash out at the end of each night, or do you have a standing account with one or more casinos? The topic came up recently on a podcast that was (briefly) discussing casinos going cashless, and the Director of Gaming Operations mentioned that some players, in particular poker players, prefer to keep their money with the house, thereby being effectively cashless (at least in part).

It seems like a good idea. It saves a little time and it's safer (can't get rolled in the parking lot), but you would need to have bankrolls in multiple locations, plus enough padding at home for living expenses.

Safety is a huge concern for the players I know. Most of the players I know have safety deposit boxes at the mgm and/or Maryland live. Others just color up at the end of the night and keep the chips So as not to advertise a big win. Very few cash out at the end of the night. All use the Parking valet so when they leave there are people around.

 

[chicubs1988]

Final table with 202k

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I think I know what edge spot pattern and colors that chip designer liked...

 

[Anthony Martino]

ICM chopped 4 ways after we paid bubble $100

I got $320 as 3rd in chips

 

[Anthony Martino]

Safety is a huge concern for the players I know. Most of the players I know have safety deposit boxes at the mgm and/or Maryland live. Others just color up at the end of the night and keep the chips So as not to advertise a big win. Very few cash out at the end of the night. All use the Parking valet so when they leave there are people around.

I'm not the type of player cashing out 10k.

my big wins are usually a few thousand.

Plus the parking garage is very close to the poker room and security

 

[Mojo1312]

Edit: Zombie beat me to the punch line.

 

[Poker Zombie]

ICM chopped 4 ways after we paid bubble $100

I got $320 as 3rd in chips

Typically, I love tournaments, and cashing is always fun... but Jeebus, that "win" is going to cut into your $/hr rate. I now know a little more as to why pros start so late in many tournaments and play so aggressively early.

 

[Thomacetti]

ICM chopped 4 ways after we paid bubble $100

I got $320 as 3rd in chips

WP Anthony....25% rake (is that the normal rake ? almost $20 on $75 BI...seems excessive)

 

[Anthony Martino]

Typically, I love tournaments, and cashing is always fun... but Jeebus, that "win" is going to cut into your $/hr rate. I now know a little more as to why pros start so late in many tournaments and play so aggressively early.

I was only there to try and get the PLO game running. One guy showed, two pthers called saying they'd be late, others never showed

So I figured, "when in Rome..." since I don't normally work Wednesday nights but was already there and didn't feel like driving to another room

My buddy who came for the PLO max late regged last night and wound up being the one who took 1st place $$$.

WP Anthony....25% rake (is that the normal rake ? almost $20 on $75 BI...seems excessive)

Small buyin tourneys always have excessive rake. But the people who generally play them aren't the sort to notice or care

 

[Anthony Martino]

Closing in on the final table last night I picked off a short stack who shoved AT and I had AJ, but she spiked the T on the turn.

At the final table 6-handed and my buddy raises in EP, short stack shoves and I'm planning to reshove my AK from the blinds, but then a large stack on the button reshoved who I barely had covered, so wound up folding it.

So I lay down my AK and the big stack shows AQ and I start kicking myself when the short stack shows QQ............until the flop brings the case Queen in the door, then I pat myself profusely on the back "good laydown!"

Oh yeah, about midway through the tourney my buddy has built a larger stack, and is in the BB. UTG shoves and he calls, kid shows pocket 2's and my buddy T6 offsuit. Buddy flops a gutshot straight draw, and binks it on the river and the kid loses his shit and storms off, telling my buddy to "kill himself" as he goes outside to smoke (oh the irony!)

 

[Poker Zombie]

The real question is... when you were under the gun, did the dealer say "Actions on you," followed by you saying,

"I'm waiting for my other two cards."

 

[Anthony Martino]

The real question is... when you were under the gun, did the dealer say "Actions on you," followed by you saying,

"I'm waiting for my other two cards."

That actually did happen once early on. I was sitting there with two cards UTG and was like "wtf am I supposed to do with this?"

 

[Poker Zombie]

That actually did happen once early on. I was sitting there with two cards UTG and was like "wtf am I supposed to do with this?"

Obv. answer is Obv.

Fold.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Obv. answer is Obv.

Fold.

But there was a guy at my table who stacked off with K9 offsuit on a K-high flop and told us all he "loves K9"

 

[k9dr]

But there was a guy at my table who stacked off with K9 offsuit on a K-high flop and told us all he "loves K9"

Who doesn't love K9