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Had two games going this week wich was wicked. both at a new spot in riccarton which is pretty nice setup.

first night went good. i must of had around $350 at my peak. i really dont remember any hands, but i was playing very loose and 3 betting the button/cutoff a descet amount. no one plays back at my 3bets and i pick up about 80% of them uncontested. but it sure pisses people off and they play more agressivly in other hands i feel. or call me light. can definately see the loose image paying off.

so the only hand i remember is i get AA and luke runner runners a straight after bluffing the flop. i really thought he was bluffing so went for max value by just calling his raise on a 924 flop or something, he checked behind turn with a draw which was pretty smart and i just couldnt fold the river even though i just knew he had hit some gay hand. then i went on pretty big tilt and lost most of my stack. -$90 for the night lol.

the next day went alot better! first couple of hours i made some moves, 3 betting and just stealing a few pots, got called a few times so im sitting on about $100 after a 40 rebuy. i 4bet bluff lukes straddle 3bet but he has AA lol - but i get to show the table to look like a maniac even though i think its a good spot to 4bet. i give luke props he is the only person who plays back at me and shoved me in a few spots and i had to fold my nothing. maybe i say too much in my blogs haha

A few people leave and we get to 5 or 6 handed. first big hand was verse sam who was some new fish. he 3bets my button open but its kinda small (everyone 3bets small for some reason) so i call with 67s with position. i know people will be playing back at me and 3betting light + i have position and can crack a big hand deep. so i like to call 3bets alot with position. anyway flop A74 he cbets pretty small and i just call. i have descent equity with backdoor draws, 2pairs or trips + my hand prob looks like an A, so if he is bluffing he will give the pot up. i turn a flush draw and he checks it to me. i check behind cause i saw him check turn with top set earlier and i dont want to get raised off my nice draw+pair. checking behind still looks like a pot control move with showdown so i can take it on the river if he checks. then i river a flush. he bets i shove, he calls. he rivered two pair with A3 wich was unlucky.

weird hand verse Tim. he 3bets me with position as he did a descent amount. i call with 55 i think even though im oop we r deep and i can bluff some boards. anyway i flop 348 or something. i call a cbet and we check check 348TJ. then he shows AT for the weakest played hand ive ever seen. i can only guess he was scared of me check raising him? i had been bluffing agressivly but still. actually i saw so much missed value from people. everyone is calling light but people check behind rivers with good hands. frenchy checked behind on K high board with AK verse sam after sam played it real weak which is just rediculous. says he gets value from nothing but is so wrong. everyone at this game is kinda descent so the profit will be by value betting thin. like i got some great value off luke on a T976x board with K9, i wana know what you called me with :) i will value bet luke REAL thin cause he is a jerk and calls me with A high

4 handed, i hit about 5 2pairs in a row to win medium pots. was insane. i win a descent pot when i flop bottom set 3way on 89Q and donk into liam the pf raiser. i didnt want him to check behind with the flush draw and straight draws + it would look fishy. he calls and i donk a blank turn for $20. he raises to $50 and i decide to just shove his last $70 cause i could get looked up light for sure but he folds.

then i 3bet liams button open with K4 from my straddle. he calls and flop is K48. i cbet $20 and he calls but thinks for a while. blank turn and i fire $40. tank call. blank river and i shove just under pot for his last $80-90. he tank calls with KT! tilting from the set hand verse me for sure. but i know he likes to do the hero call thing so i just went for the bet bet bet line.

3 handed and i have a monster stack. hit some more 2 pairs lol. i rase button to $2 and luke 3bets $7. this is WAY TOO SMALL LUKE. no way am i folding he has like $120-$150 and i have 75s and POSITION. even though you want a call with your AA its missing value and giving me great odds.i like a 3bet to $10 here but anyway. i hit the flop well 975 i think. he c-bets pot and i just call. if i try to get stacks in here i think he could find a fold + i wana let him bluff again if he has nothing and want to be a phenom. blank turn and he firse again $30. i shove for i think $80-90 more and he pretty much insta calls with AA. which is a fair enough call i suppose. run it twice but im on a huge heater so hold both times.

then luke rebuys which was obviously a bad idea lol. me him and frenchy play 3handed and i flop some more 2pairs i guess and we finish at 12. i think luke wins a flip with frenchy for like $60 which helps him get some money back. cash out for $700, or $560 up (1120 big blinds) which is a new record for our live game. what a sick night.

a note on 3betting cause luke says i bet too big. when im on the button or cutoff and 3bet a raise + call of $3.50 im always making it $15. first i usually have nothing and want a fold. second by bloating the pot in position if i get a call they are going to play very straightforward and check fold alot. blinds+straddle+2bets=$8.75 so my 3bet only has to work like 60% of the time to show an instant profit. and it definately works at least 80% of the time cause who wants to call $15 out of position verse and agressive player? if its guna be a 4bet bluff they need to make it at least $40 which is alot of money. this sets me up to win big pots verse people tilting i feel. if i make it smaller i think ill get more callers, or get bluffed. no one has 4bet me yet except you and you had AA both times! good people to 3bet r people like Amon, Tim, Liam cause they are tight but will still be opening a hand that cant stand a 3bet oop. Also if there is a raise and a call it makes so much more moeny in the pot to steal and it looks a bit stronger if you 3bet over 2ppl i think. finally i dont like stealing if im oop when called cause people are much more likely to call in position so i only really 3bet oop with a strong hand, but people dont know this so i get light calls cause they think im stealing again. now you will use this knowledge to own me but its alright cause i know you know and I will reverse own you ofcourse!

Tilt: $4100 (+$350)
Stars: $234
Total: $4684

Live: $1140