Late Night

Went to Harrah's around 12:00am last night.  There was no game, but I sat and waited until we finally got enough players to play.  The players were soft, but no one had big stacks.  Had an easy hand where I picked up $150.  Then I just grinded out $100.  I made the nut flush vs 2nd nut flush and didn't get paid off.

August 29th
Casino: Harrah's
Time: Grave
Game: 1/2 NL
Hours: 2 hours 20 mins
Profit/Loss: $248
Notes: Game was good, then got filled with locals.

Hands:

This is just sick!  This was the most frustrating hand I've had in a while. I knew the button was real tight, but come on! I thought the player to my right was on a flush draw, because the button tanked on the turn bet.


The player in the hand over values his hands, but he doesn't seem like an idiot.  I've been aggressive but not out of control. One of these days, I'm going to call here.  I just want a monster when this happens.


Against the only bigger stack at the table.  I thought his range was very polarized, pretty weak or pretty strong.  My c/r looks fishy, and if he has a marginal hand I can check turn, bet river.  If he has nothing, I don't get anymore on the turn or river anyways and this sets up future hands.  This will help balance my c-bet range, and help define his range later on when I play out of position.  I'm hoping that worst case scenario my play at least puts the thought that I might c/r the flop with air against him.
At best he has pocket 3s?  Maybe 5s or 6s.

August 28th

   The game started off so crazy with these 2 drunk texans that were looking for a bigger PLO game.  I short bought, because I knew I would have to play for stacks pretty light early on.  I only bought in for $100.  Doubled with AT.  Misplayed 8s and TT, where I should have played for stacks but folded.  I just didn't think I had enough fold equity with my shorter stack.  I wasn't interested in playing a 3 or 4 way pot with 8s or TT preflop.

August 28th
Casino: Harrah's
Time: Day
Game: 1/2 NL
Hours: 2.5
Profit/Loss: $270
Notes: Crazy Texans in the game the 1st hour, $30-$50 preflop every hand.  Second table very nitty with locals.

Hands:

This was against a local who is pretty decent.  I just didn't see what he calls with on the turn that he bluffs the river with.  Maybe like 9To, or JTo without a diamond, but I think he folds a lot of single pair hands on the turn with that many people behind him to act.

*There was a straddle on the button, so action preflop started in the SB.  So I put a $4 preflop raise in the hand history.

It didn't show up.  I have Qd8d.


I just can't think of a bluff in his range on the river. So many hands he has on the turn have showdown value on the river, so why bet big on the river? There's such a small range of hands he turns into a bluff on the river. I didn't make it to Laughlin for the free roll. I was too tired and had too much to do at home. I might actually go play $.50/$1 NL at Bill's tonight. I want to play, but don't want to risk as much money.

I'm starting to reconsider.

Going to grind 1/2 NL. We'll see how it goes. Started Yesterday. I'll keep graphs, but I won't update everyday on here.

August 27th
Casino: Harrah's (15 hrs/week = $5K Freeroll)
Time: Day (Day, Swing, or Grave)
Game: 1/2 NL
Hours: 3.25
Profit/Loss: $97
Notes: Nitty

Hands:

This guy has been dying to "outplay" me in a hand, or catch a monster against me. He definitely thinks my range is wide and is defending with a wider range than usual. I hate that turn card because it crushes his semibluff range he has on the flop.

Thoughts? Jam Flop? I would jam the flop in a tough 2/5 or 5/10 game, but I think I can get better value in better/easier spots in a 1/2 NL game.

Can't decide to drive to Laughlin for a promotional freeroll and play some 2/5 NL or stay and grind in Vegas today.