My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (46 Viewers)

[Saoliver]

Letting the fish who potted pre with hang himself on the river, he just can't help himself

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He’s got 4 to a flush!

 

[Anthony Martino]

He’s got 4 to a flush!

He potted Jacks and Dueces on the river lol

 

[Musky48]

Keep up the good work. Wish I could have the patience and drive to do what you are doing

 

[Anthony Martino]

Fish from last week who was up over 4k still sun-running

Calls flop pot bet, binks 10 turn and milks me for 50, rivers the Jack and milks me for 50 more lol

 

[Anthony Martino]

Despite his sun run I'm managing well

After posting this made right laydown wrong time

I have
Flop

Over-aggressive player who raised pre bets 100, myself and mr sun run call

Turn

I check, sun run checks, villain pots for $485 or something like that

I think for awhile, but make the fold, just feel he is not bluffing, maybe set of 9's

Sun run calls. River another Jack and I mutter "motherfucker" to myself

Villain has A944 and sun run doesnt show

So would've sucked out and won a big pot, but made the correct decision which made me feel good

 

[Anthony Martino]

Back at it in the early a.m.

The 200k grtd $1,700 buyin tourney broke $1.2 million prize pool, yowza

 

[Anthony Martino]

Lol, already doubled up, dealt on the button

MP raises to 15, hj and co call, we pot to 85, they ALL call

Flop

MP checks, HJ shoves, CO folds, we reshove. He has A5xx

Whines about a 1-outer and says "you're the best sir" to me, in his snarkiest hold em tournament monkey voice, lol

 

[Anthony Martino]

In the SB with

Call a $5 button straddle, BB calls, HJ and CO call, 5 handed to flop



Checked around

Turn

We bet pot, BB repots for half his stack, folded to us, we repot

He has lol and holds

 

[Anthony Martino]

Lol, Asian kid raises pre to $7 (hate these raises, just make it an even # for the dealer)

Doofus on my right reraises to 15, couple callers, asian kid repots to $85, two callers

Flop

Asian shoves, doofus calls

Asian
Doofus:

Asian rivers the Ace to double. This is going to be a good game

 

[Anthony Martino]

They keep trying to bluff me, can't help themselves

I have in the SB and call button straddle, UTG makes it 15 with $600 behind

Button shoves for $35

We just call, UTG calls

Flop

We pot it, UTG calls

Turn

We check, UTG bets $150, we call

River

We check, he bets $275

We think for awhile, but eventually make the call qnd hear the sweet sweet "good call" and scoop it

 

[Anthony Martino]

First table broke, now at the other 1/2 PLO and it's 8-max and we are full

 

[Anthony Martino]

We call a preflop raise on button with

SB who recently rebought pops it to $40 with about $60 behind. One caller who is sitting on around $400

We repot to isolate, other caller folds. Figure we have the best hand against this guy, he's been overly active and likely steaming from just getting stacked, plus some dead $$$ in the pot

He shows up with however and we don't improve, whomp whomp

 

[Anthony Martino]

In for $500 and out for $1,275 so another good session!

 

[Thomacetti]

Good game Anthony...enjoy the lazy Sunday

 

[Anthony Martino]

Despite:

1. Quitting my job to play PLO (and having no prior experience or track record in the game)

2. The shit-show that is 2020 closing poker rooms for months and a changing game once they re-opened (less players per table, more grinders flooding Tampa)

3. Having a pair of cheaters working together in one of the games (until I noticed something off and brought attention to it)

4. Experiencing sciatic pain that reduced my ability to play over a month-long period of time (fortunately I have this under control now)

I have managed to survive. We're now a year and 3 months into this journey and that graph just keeps climbing.

I may not be winning championship bracelets, but the mortgage gets paid, the fridge is full and the lights are on.

 

[Saoliver]

I may not be winning championship bracelets, but the mortgage gets paid, the fridge is full and the lights are on.

“You keep grinding out that rent money, Joe. It's noble work you're doing.”

Seriously, Anthony...congrats on a successful year. I know it hasn’t been easy and you have earned every dollar.

 

[Anthony Martino]

“You keep grinding out that rent money, Joe. It's noble work you're doing.”

Seriously, Anthony...congrats on a successful year. I know it hasn’t been easy and you have earned every dollar.

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Except that hand where I had KKJ4 ds vs K885 vs AA76 and binked the case K on the flop, that was pretty bullshit, but I'll take it!

 

[Thomacetti]

Congrats Anthony...2021 will even be better (@Anthony Martino)

AND

I found your perfect card capper last week...please pm your addy (on the house)
Happy holidays & stay safe

And....


USA USA USA

 

[pltrgyst]

Congrats Anthony...2021 will even be better (@Anthony Martino)

AND
...
And....

USA USA USA

Don't encourage him!

But it has been fun -- without the risk -- following your evolution, Anthony. And if you keep it up for another six months or so, I might let you have your wheel and tire back. You never know.

 

[Thomacetti]

Congrats Anthony...2021 will even be better (@Anthony Martino)

AND

I found your perfect card capper last week...please pm your addy (on the house)
Happy holidays & stay safe

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And....


USA USA USA

@pltrgyst Larry did I say something wrong ?

 

[inca911]

@pltrgyst Larry did I say something wrong ?

 

[pltrgyst]

@pltrgyst Larry did I say something wrong ?

Not at all -- just kidding about encouraging Anthony's blatant (if good-humored) jingoism.

 

[Thomacetti]

Not at all -- just kidding about encouraging Anthony's blatant (if good-humored) jingoism.

You almost had me...

 

[Anthony Martino]

And if you keep it up for another six months or so, I might let you have your wheel and tire back. You never know.

 

[buzzmonkey]

Despite:

1. Quitting my job to play PLO (and having no prior experience or track record in the game)

2. The shit-show that is 2020 closing poker rooms for months and a changing game once they re-opened (less players per table, more grinders flooding Tampa)

3. Having a pair of cheaters working together in one of the games (until I noticed something off and brought attention to it)

4. Experiencing sciatic pain that reduced my ability to play over a month-long period of time (fortunately I have this under control now)

I have managed to survive. We're now a year and 3 months into this journey and that graph just keeps climbing.

I may not be winning championship bracelets, but the mortgage gets paid, the fridge is full and the lights are on.

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If you don't mind me asking, have you been able to add to your roll or have all profits gone towards living expense?

 

[Anthony Martino]

If you don't mind me asking, have you been able to add to your roll or have all profits going towards living expense?

My roll has grown and I've paid down some expenses as well

 

[Highli99]

Glad for your success Anthony. The past year I’ve discovered the joy of PLO and enjoy your hand histories. Hope that 2021 is more of a traditional grind and less of a shit show. Keep smashing flops, binking turns, and if all else fails, spiking rivers.

 

[Anthony Martino]

My return to Luckys, full game, I'm next on the list

 

[Anthony Martino]

Wheee!

 

[Anthony Martino]

Double wheee!