My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (18 Viewers)

[Anthony Martino]

I. Like. Bong.

(the player )

He's like an asian version of Mat B x 1000

 

[Anthony Martino]

Bong just busted and left

 

[JMC9389]

Bong just busted and left

He's still doing way better in life than I am if he can get up and leave calmly after punting away 6K. I'd be shitting myself if I lost that much in a session.

 

[Anthony Martino]

He's still doing way better in life than I am if he can get up and leave calmly after punting away 6K. I'd be shitting myself if I lost that much in a session.

He has days where he crushes too. If you don't keep him contained he will be sitting there with 10k

 

[MatB]

He's like an asian version of Mat B x 1000

I played at a 1/2 HE (edit: 2/4 HE.. yes its a thing) table with a guy like this. Keep saying "gumble gumble gumble" betting blind, raising every flop. Pushing ALL the action.s.
Barely sat in his chair.. always moving around.

He cashed out 3k came back 3 hours later and started doing same thing again.

These guys are the most dangerous. They want to be either 10k up or 10k down no in-between.

I'm scared of these guys. Yeah I get tingles when I'm in a pot with them, but man its putting everything on the line.

 

[Anthony Martino]

I played at a 1/2 HE (edit: 2/4 HE.. yes its a thing) table with a guy like this. Keep saying "gumble gumble gumble" betting blind, raising every flop. Pushing ALL the action.s.
Barely sat in his chair.. always moving around.

He cashed out 3k came back 3 hours later and started doing same thing again.

These guys are the most dangerous. They want to be either 10k up or 10k down no in-between.

I'm scared of these guys. Yeah I get tingles when I'm in a pot with them, but man its putting everything on the line.

He's gotta lose every last dollar on him or win every chip on the table. Def dangerous

 

[toothpic]

Everyone needs a Bong in their home game

 

[Anthony Martino]

With Bong gone, five guys got up and left. We got replacements, we'll see how it is

 

[Anthony Martino]

Mostly short stacks. In for 2k, out for $1,661

 

[Anthony Martino]

Back at the Hard Rock. I go to take the open seat but a player says he is moving to that seat

So I go to take his seat, but another player is moving there

After a quick round of musical chairs it's go-time!

 

[Bluegrass Poker]

You finished 3rd in seat selection? Damn. Not a good sign.

Back at the Hard Rock. I go to take the open seat but a player says he is moving to that seat

So I go to take his seat, but another player is moving there

After a quick round of musical chairs it's go-time!

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[Anthony Martino]

We have

on a flop of

Checked to us, we bet pot, THREE CALLERS!

Turn

We check, guy in LP bets 40, two callers, we check-rip it and cover everyone

Original bettor folds, first caller all-in for $80 total, 3rd guy folds

We go twice, I whiff both boardz and lose to top two pair J8xx

 

[Anthony Martino]

Dealt in MP and EP raises after limpers

One caller, I repot to 140 and they both call!

Flop

Original raiser checks, shortie shoves 60, I repot and we go twice

He has for a pair plus gutshot lol

First board
Second board

And we scoop!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Chipping up steadily

 

[Anthony Martino]

Back to even, we flop two pair plus straight draw on a

turn 2nd nut straight plus straight flush draw and full house draw on the turn

Get it in against nut straight with no redraws, he only goes once. no help

 

[Anthony Martino]

We have on the rock and button, it's juiced to 15 pre by a LAG, four ways to a flop



Checked to us and I bet 60

SB checkraises pot and has about 350 total

He is a pretty tight player. I consider ripping but figure at worst he's got a strong combo draw, but may have me drawing super slim

Looking at my own hand, I block some of the combo draws he might have, and just feel like it's a bad spot

I release and he shows pocket 10's for middle set, phew!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Get called for 5/5/10 PLO and leave the 2/2/5 with a small loss of $152

 

[tabletalker7]

Get called for 5/5/10 PLO

 

[Anthony Martino]

Seat 7 checked the nuts on the river to seat 4, last to act. Gonna have to watch these guys

 

[ceramicmike]

 

[Anthony Martino]

The 5/5/10 was meh, new 2/2/5 called so moving there. Down $200 in the 5/5/10

 

[Anthony Martino]

Getting out of the hole. We call a preflop raise to $10 with

Button maniac raises to 70, couple callers, we repot to something close to 400, THREE people call cause everyone has a $400 hand lol

Flop

Not the best, but not the worst. One player already all-in, we rip it in, other two players fold

We go twice, she has 2nd fd which is no good and we scoop

 

[Anthony Martino]

Argh, we have in the SB and call a raise by the button to 35

Couple callers and EP limper pots it to 210, original raiser calls, we fold

They go 4 ways for $210 each plus dead money and the flop is

Maniac UTG shoves after BB checks, everyone folds back around to BB who calls with 7654 just so we get to see the shovers hand

He has QJ93 and scoops a massive pot I would've won, whomp whomp

 

[Anthony Martino]

Managed to turn a -$350 day into roughly a +$300 day. The 10/10/25 PLO list got called but we didn't get enough traction to run the game tonight. Back at it tomorrow!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Back at Hard Rock. Both 2/2/5 and 5/5/10 had open seats. The 2/2/5 only had one seat and multiple fish seated

The 5/5/10 only had one fish, a couple pros, a couple nits, etc

So took the 2/2/5 to start

 

[Legend5555]

 

[Anthony Martino]

Guy on my left just minraised to $5 UTG preflop holding



Flop

He bets 10

Turn

He bets 75

River

He grabs a bunch of chips and holds them aggressively forward like he intends to call if his opponent bets

This is going to be a good game, he's won the last three hands and has enough money I care about stacking him

 

[Anthony Martino]

We fold to a preflop raise

Flop is and we're kicking ourselves as two players get all-in

The lady who raised KKxx is up against Q976 and they go twice. I would've gotten quartered

The fish on my left just flopped a high hand with 2 minutes left on the clock and is getting an extra $1,000

Christmas came early

 

[Legend5555]

Hoping for the best... But it would be funny if...

 

[Anthony Martino]

Asian lady with a young boys haircut in seat 2 is raising and potting almost every hand