My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (23 Viewers)

[Anthony Martino]

What's the rake on a private game?

I paid $72 when my number came up. So looks like $9/person per dealer, but we do eat and drink for free and no rake on flips either

 

[TheDuke]

I paid $72 when my number came up. So looks like $9/person per dealer, but we do eat and drink for free and no rake on flips either

So the rake is just luck of the draw (based on the flop) whenever there's a new dealer at the table? If you've already paid, are you exempt, or potentially have to pay rake at every dealer change?

 

[Anthony Martino]

So the rake is just luck of the draw (based on the flop) whenever there's a new dealer at the table? If you've already paid, are you exempt, or potentially have to pay rake at every dealer change?

One guy in seat 9 got double whammied with a 99x flop so he had to pay two desaers in a row

But with these guys doing flips with $3,500+ up for grabs nobody is sweating the rake

 

[Goldfish]

So the rake is just luck of the draw (based on the flop) whenever there's a new dealer at the table? If you've already paid, are you exempt, or potentially have to pay rake at every dealer change?

It’s called a time pot. It’s just a way to gamble for the time cost. In the casino u can opt out if u want but someone will typically buy ur spot (so u pay the 9 bucks to that person). What Anthony is describing is ur basic time pot. There are other variations - like if ur seat number hits each person at the table must give u xxx amount (say $100). More aggressive is if ur number hits black u get xxx amount from each player but if it hits red u must pay each player that amount. Gamboooolll!!

 

[Goldfish]

It’s called a time pot. It’s just a way to gamble for the time cost. In the casino u can opt out if u want but someone will typically buy ur spot (so u pay the 9 bucks to that person). What Anthony is describing is ur basic time pot. There are other variations - like if ur seat number hits each person at the table must give u xxx amount (say $100). More aggressive is if ur number hits black u get xxx amount from each player but if it hits red u must pay each player that amount. Gamboooolll!!

And yes .... if ur number hits more than once of the flop u get/give 2x or 3x.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Yeah, these guys have all sorts of props they do with each other

When they were doing some expensive flip me snd another kid picked a player and bet $100 on them to beat the other. I lost. Next time he said for $60 and he won that too

Also bought half action on a $300 and a $500 flip but no dice

 

[Goldfish]

Do any of the guys have save partners? That is generally typical when doing a lot of flips over the course of the night (especially big ones). Don’t be afraid to find one if u want to minimize some of the flip swings (assuming others are doing it).

 

[WedgeRock]

The rake is paid by one player each dealer, randomly picked by their seat # (i.e. the flop came KT4 on a new dealer, I was seat 4 so I paid)

Another flop was 99x so the guy in seat 9 had to pay the rake TWICE lol

What if the flop is 764... Who pays the rake? Seat 7, seat 6 or seat 4?

 

[Goldfish]

Always the first card to come out - far right, away from the turn and river.

 

[WedgeRock]

So KT4 was the 4 was the rake because there was no 13th seat and no 10th seat?

 

[Goldfish]

Right. First card that is 1-8/9. If a hi card move to the next one in line. If flop all hi cards move to the next flop assuming no turn/river. At least that’s they way we do it.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Goldfish has it right

 

[Anthony Martino]

Do any of the guys have save partners? That is generally typical when doing a lot of flips over the course of the night (especially big ones). Don’t be afraid to find one if u want to minimize some of the flip swings (assuming others are doing it).

Yes, some players do savers or outright chops on flips

When most of the table went to eat three of us agreed to do five $100 flips. I won two of them so came out ahead at least

 

[Goldfish]

Nice. I have never seen a save agreement to chop 50/50. I do see saves plus some upside though So if ur save buddy wins u get some upside. we do have a couple guys that want to do monster flips at the end of the night so I/2/3 of us will go in to match the bet (but those are typically really big).

 

[Anthony Martino]

Nice. I have never seen a save agreement to chop 50/50. I do see saves plus some upside though So if ur save buddy wins u get some upside. we do have a couple guys that want to do monster flips at the end of the night so I/2/3 of us will go in to match the bet (but those are typically really big).

One of the guys in the game was telling me about how he was down 35K in another game at Luckys and a kid there was drunk and up 50K and talking about how he'd flip for all of it.

The guy only had 25K on him but offered to flip for that and won it. So he was still down 10K even after winning a 25K flip lol. Good grief, I'm happy as a pig in shit if I could make 25K in 3 months of play and this dude is flipping for it on one hand!

 

[Saoliver]

One of the guys in the game was telling me about how he was down 35K in another game at Luckys and a kid there was drunk and up 50K and talking about how he'd flip for all of it.

The guy only had 25K on him but offered to flip for that and won it. So he was still down 10K even after winning a 25K flip lol. Good grief, I'm happy as a pig in shit if I could make 25K in 3 months of play and this dude is flipping for it on one hand!

I wonder how many guys in this game played in the famous game on 2+2 ?

 

[Goldfish]

Hahaha. Awesome. I am coming to florida.

 

[Anthony Martino]

I wonder how many guys in this game played in the famous game on 2+2 ?

I was told this game isn't the biggest they play in, but they said it is the most fun

 

[Anthony Martino]

Private game ran again today. Got it in preflop as a 2:1 favorite on 1st buyin, guy only went once and binked an 88x flop lol

Then got it in with KK75 double suited on my next buyin and ran into AAxx, lost both boards

Was in for $2,500 at this point.

Got pushed out of a pot preflop that was re-straddled to $100 pre when I folded in the SB (the restraddler is a frequent pedal pumper and bumped it to $300 when given the option) flop came A79 rainbow, 3 turn and A river, could've trippled up, both guys were betting through the river, one had A3xx

Next hand I'm button $25 straddle and there's a restraddle to $50 called by a few players

I pay the extra $25 with not an amazing hand, but I have position on the field and know how to navigate post-flop

Flop is and there's a bet, I shove, the guy who got me with Aces vs Kings earlier calls, bettor folds

We go twice, no waiting spike an 8 on the turn of both boards and double up

Next few hands I make flush vs flush and flop set vs turned flush and give a few hundred back

In the end, manage to get out with a loss of $675

Three guys did a $3,500 flip earlier in the night, so I feel like I got out relatively unscathed given the craziness

 

[WedgeRock]

Congrats on the $1825 win!

What's the stop loss on these bigger private games?

 

[Anthony Martino]

Congrats on the $1825 win!

What's the stop loss on these bigger private games?

I didn't win $1,825. I cashed out for $1,825. I was in for $2,500

Right now we're trying 4k, at four 1k buyins. Just play tight and get it in with solid hands.

 

[Perthmike]

I didn't win $1,825. I cashed out for $1,825. I was in for $2,500

Right now we're trying 4k, at four 1k buyins. Just play tight and get it in with solid hands.

Was an $1825 recovery. I'd call that a win

 

[Anthony Martino]

Was an $1825 recovery. I'd call that a win

Losing only $675 in this game is definetly a win.

I hear the gamblers always talking about how they are stuck 10k early lol. I just can't wait til I get my share of it

 

[Legend5555]

With the way this game plays, I feel anything less than like 10k is playing pretty short. When you are forced to play mostly preflop in Omaha, you are really losing a significant portion of your edge. Does this concern you a bit?

 

[WedgeRock]

I didn't win $1,825. I cashed out for $1,825. I was in for $2,500

You were down $2500. You cashed out for $1825. That's an $1825 win, not a $675 loss.

Well, I guess a $912.50 win...

 

[Anthony Martino]

With the way this game plays, I feel anything less than like 10k is playing pretty short. When you are forced to play mostly preflop in Omaha, you are really losing a significant portion of your edge. Does this concern you a bit?

In the 5/10/25 at Hard Rock I have a small sample size, but wpuld buyin for the $500 min and spin it up using a Slotboom strat, and it worked really well

As long as I have opportunities to get it in multiway against deeper stacks who can push each other out, giving me a chance to 3-5x my stack and only have to beat 1 hand at showdown, I think I will do fine

 

[Anthony Martino]

You were down $2500. You cashed out for $1825. That's an $1825 win, not a $675 loss.

Well, I guess a $912.50 win...

I was in for $2,500, had been down $1,500 with a new 1k buyin in front of me

 

[WedgeRock]

I was in for $2,500, had been down $1,500 with a new 1k buyin in front of me

So congrats on the $325 ($162.50) win?

 

[Anthony Martino]

So congrats on the $325 ($162.50) win?

Sigh

 

[WedgeRock]

Congrats on avoiding the $2500 ($1250) loss?