Whew, relief

Just finished easy the toughest week I have ever had academically.

I am in 7 classes, which is enough to worry about, but I had 6 exams this week as well. Just really had no time to come up for air. Its done now though, I worked hard, whatever comes out of it is fine.

On the poker front I have played very little this month, maybe 3.5k hands, most in one session where I played a big HU match on Cake at 50/100 and 25/50. This match was extremely frusterating because I am positive I absolutely handled my opponent. I have never leveraged my image as well as I did in this match. I still ended up down around 20k though.

Missed some key hands: Twice I 3-bet pre early in the match flopped top pair and nut flush draw in one, top pair nut flush draw + gutter in the other and stacked off. both hands opponent flopped nuts, top set in the top pair one and nut straight in my top pair+ gutter and fl draw one.

Missed both, and then missed a true wrap at 50/100 for a big pot. Also stacked off on the turn with a middle set into a 2 fl draw board, A high w/ an A high blocker. There was one straight combo on the board after turn... guess what : )

I won a big pot at 25/50 after min 4-betting about 250 BB deep vs villian who covered. There was a lot of cold calling of 3-bets going on and I really wanted to induce a 4-bet which I easily had odds to call and chase out some of the loose players behind. Anyways, someone cold called my min 4-bet and the villian 5-bet which was still an easy call for me.

Can't remember exact hand but had something like K789ds, hand that plays much better HU and against heavy preflop action than otherwise. Anyways flopped a gutter top pair and second flushdraw and stacked off of course, won a 25k pot there lucky me

Then at 4:30 am right before I was going to quit I opened with 99K8, and got 3-bet.. I dunno this might be dumpable pre in a situation like this where his 3-bet range is wide.. but it was soooted so I called. Q93 rainbow, he leads, I raise, he 3-bets, I push... to be honest I wanted to fold when he 3-bet me becuase he had only done so with the mortal nuts all night... but seriously who can fold mid set in a 3-bet pot HU.. even at 250 bb deep. Anyways, he had the mortal nuts of course and I lost a 25k pot. Had to quit right after that, no way I can play my best after that.

So rough match, but I'm proud of the way I played.

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I have a break this weekend, no class monday or tuesday so I am going home tomm then heading to illinois to see a girl in peoria, then sunday I'm gonna head into Chicago with my friend to see his bro who works for CardRunners there. Monday we are going to visit the CR office and have lunch with whoever is in that day. Should be pretty interesting, might make a video on site, I'm pretty excited about seeing the operation and obv meeting Taylor and Wiggins.

I'll post a trip report if it is notable, hope to have more poker content.. but to do that I gotta play some hands...GL at the tables folks.


PS. Debates make me sick.