My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (19 Viewers)

[raynmanas]

Just another update, aside from an occasional cough I am almost fully recovered. No longer confined to eat just bananas, apples, soup, crackers and toast I'm able to eat some more complex foods (albeit I can barely finish half of a meal given how my body adjusted to eating so little over two weeks)

Jenn, despite going through Covid as well, took amazing care of me. My neighbors are frigging angels and mowed our lawn for us (I think about a year ago the husband had been injured so I took it upon myself to mow their lawn to help out and they've returned the favor many times over).

Lots of friends and family reached out to check on us, offer assistance, etc. and it's been truly amazing for all the support. I'm still taking it easy and hoping in the next couple of days to be back to 100%

Very and truly glad to hear you are on the mend! But I have to be the asshole and ask - now that you're mostly recovered from a diagnosed case, do you still think you had COVID twice last year?

 

[Anthony Martino]

Very and truly glad to hear you are on the mend! But I have to be the a*shole and ask - now that you're mostly recovered from a diagnosed case, do you still think you had COVID twice last year?

I'm still quite certain I have experienced multiple bouts of Covid. I would say this one was the 2nd worst as far as symptoms went, although it palled compared to the original bout which knocked both Jenn and I completely on our asses for a full week. Like, we barely wanted to move a muscle, and the dry cough was positively brutal.

This time around for me the hardest part was the nausea, it was really difficult feeling that uncomfortable stomach all day and trying to eat what little I was able to. But compared with that first bout I felt like I had more energy and ability to do stuff than that first horrible week back in the beginning of 2020.

 

[Anthony Martino]

My long-awaited return!

 

[tabletalker7]

My long-awaited return!

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Yeah man ...... That temp stripper is fired IMMEDIATELY!

 

[Anthony Martino]

We call a preflop raise 7 ways with from the CO

Flop

Checked to us, we pot, one guy thinks for a long time but ultimately we take it down

 

[Highli99]

Glad to see you back at it!

 

[Anthony Martino]

We have moved from a sucky 2/2/5 table (up $48) to the 5/5/10

We are down $100 on the day when we pickup

Guy in the CO has frequently been straddling, then raising pre when everyone calls, known LAGFISH

He does it again and we repot for half our stack, he rips and only runs once

Board comes and we double

 

[Anthony Martino]

+$979 on the day

 

[tabletalker7]

+$979 on the day

You could have warned be of that BEFORE I fired the other stripper ya know ......

 

[Anthony Martino]

Back at it tonight

 

[Anthony Martino]

We are button with and after two limpers we pot to 60

THREE callers

Flop

We pot, they fold

Next hand I'm rock with AA73 no suits, few limpers, I check my option

Flop

I bet 50, one caller. Turn

I check, he checks. River

I check, he doesn't bite

Next hand dealt T753 on the rock, flop JT7, turn 7, I bet, no callers

 

[Anthony Martino]

Running good at the 5/5/10 but the lineup is terrible. I switch to the 2/2/5 as they have $2,022 high hands tonight

 

[Anthony Martino]

The 5/5/10 STILL shows open seat. My 2/2/5 game is decent, but haven't played any significant hands yet

 

[Anthony Martino]

Lol, guy just blocker-bet $25 on the river with his 7-high flush, got raised to $150 by another fish with the Ten-high......and still called

I just need one hand against either of these guys to make bank

 

[Anthony Martino]

+$270 in the 5/5/10

-$127 in the 2/2/5

Going to grab a bite to eat, then back to the tables in the A.M.

 

[Mojo1312]

Sounds like the opportunities aren't there tonight. Probably more profitable to go home early and hit the casino again when the line up is better.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Sounds like the opportunities aren't there tonight. Probably more profitable to go home early and hit the casino again when the line up is better.

I think the a.m. hours will see a positive shift, it's why I came later tonight anyway

 

[Anthony Martino]

Back in the 2/2/5 and on the 5/5/10 list

 

[Anthony Martino]

Lol, guy raised AQQ6 pre, potted a T92 flop with two of a suit he didn't have against four opponents lol

 

[Anthony Martino]

Lol, -$807 overall on the session. I announce last hand as I'm UTG, and limp

One limper, maniac pots, gambooler calls, I repot for $160

Maniac and Gambooler call, so there's roughly $500 in the pot and I have about that behind

Flop

I rip it, gambooler calls and shows



He tried to give me his money, calling my limp-repot with that piece of cheese, but got a fortunate flop that I pretty much have to shove due to SPR

 

[Anthony Martino]

These are the guys who pay my mortgage each month, but sometimes their retarded decisions need to be rewarded

 

[Anthony Martino]

Back at it

 

[Anthony Martino]

First hand of note, we are sb with

The rock is the button, we limp, 7 ways to a flop



I pot for $35, three callers. We're praying for a red 8 but the turn is

We all check to button who only bets $40, I call, one other caller

River , the card we wanted on the turn. We check-fold our set

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Lol, -$807 overall on the session. I announce last hand as I'm UTG, and limp

One limper, maniac pots, gambooler calls, I repot for $160

Maniac and Gambooler call, so there's roughly $500 in the pot and I have about that behind

Flop

I rip it, gambooler calls and shows



He tried to give me his money, calling my limp-repot with that piece of cheese, but got a fortunate flop that I pretty much have to shove due to SPR

Just feels like a punt to me. Why limp re-pot with kings with just one suit and not very connected?

 

[Bill_Man618]

Just feels like a punt to me. Why limp re-pot with kings with just one suit and not very connected?

I was also perplexed by this one for the same reason. The other thing I was confused about is why he ripped it. I’m doubtful he is gonna get a call by a worse hand.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Just feels like a punt to me. Why limp re-pot with kings with just one suit and not very connected?

Because my hand rates to be a favorite against the maniac potting and the fish who called him

I have a suit, a pair, the KT connect and the T6 connect

Is my hand amazing? No, but against their ranges it should be ahead

On the flop my SPR is 1:1. Generally a paired flop like this is safe for AAxx or KKxx hands.

I can't check and let them hit for free, usually I am ahead on this flop

I can't help a guy called 160 with K532, but I wouldn't play it any differently given my opponents and the board texture and SPR

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Ok against that hand pre youre a big favorite, but against Asxxx your basically flipping. And the kt and t6 are connected yes but just barely, if it was kkjt or even double suited kings I'd like your hand much better.

Just seems like you have a slightly above average hand, nothing to go crazy with pre. Especially since you announced last hand, you can't expect to have your opponents respect your tighter play, which takes away any fold equity.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Get my stack in pre with and get FOUR people going in, they only run once

I lose to JT76 after a board of

 

[Anthony Martino]

Was stuck $1200 on the day but rallied back to take a small $280 loss, mostly thanks to flopping the nuts on a 789 flop against a guy with T6

 

[Anthony Martino]

Playing a late Sunday evening