My Journey As A Professional Poker Player (49 Viewers)

[Anthony Martino]

UTG with

It's straddled by MP to 10. A few callers, I juice to 25

Three callers then button reraises to 40 to "see how strong Anthony is"

One caller, I repot to 285

Maniac straddler shoves for 650 after he "checks his cards to make sure he still has bullshit"

Everyone folds but elderly station on my right who is all-in for less

We go twice, first board is won by maniac who has and rivers the bottom straight (guy who made it 40 and folded starts complaining he would've made the top straight)

Second board comes A272x and I win that half

 

[Anthony Martino]

In the BB with

SB maniac raises to 20 (button straddle is 5)

I call

UTG+1 maniac raises to 90, SB calls, I call

Flop

BINGO BANGO BONGO!

We all check

Turn

SB bets 100, I call, original raiser folds

SB checks dark, folds to my 175 river bet

 

[Anthony Martino]

Game is getting nuts. Regularly stradled to $20 and $40 pre

 

[Anthony Martino]

Had to settle for a small loss of $250 today. Game was really good, but unfortunately when you've got people straddling to $40 preflop and people trying to get it all-in pre with 4 or 5 hands going to war, the swings can be pretty big in either direction.

I managed to stay out of most of the fracas, saw a couple of real fish stack up to 3-4K each in the game, it'll keep them coming back and playing bad.

Next week I may show up in the afternoon instead of the morning, and play later into the evening. When I left there were five tables going and if I play that schedule I'll be able to put in more hours rather than trying to come home for supper with Jenn (I'll just have lunch with her instead, then head down)

Planning to play again Thursday morning at Luckys, hopefully they'll keep it PLO and not have NLHE in the mix. Worked the last time I was there so here's hoping

 

[Goldfish]

I managed to stay out of most of the fracas,

I love the “fracas,” it’s my sweet spot....

 

[Anthony Martino]

I love the “fracas,” it’s my sweet spot....

It's easy when you're 40bb deep. Less so when you're 250bb deep. My biggest edge is keeping pots manageable and seeing flops. Because equities change so drastically post-flop in PLO, it means my opponents are going to be making much larger mistakes post-flop.

If I give in all the time and play their game of 5 or 6-way all-ins preflop, it reduces my edge and increases variance. Yes, I stand to win some huge pots, but also stand to get stacked and have some really large losing sessions as well if I'm deep-stacked and so are they.

Today was a little wilder than it has been in a long time. We had two really action players that were constantly straddling preflop, plus a number of gambling fish willing to put their money in with J654 one suit, etc.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Game starting, only PLO no mix, which is good, no action in hold em

 

[Anthony Martino]

Crazy asian guy (who got me in the past with 4% and 2.5% equity) just raised T532 one suit and called off after a pot and repot

Games going to be good

 

[Anthony Martino]

Maniac straddles to 10, I limp

Bunch of limpers, maniac pots, kid on my right calls, I shove and they both get it in

My 10's win (maniac calls with K762 and other kid has KJ85)

 

[Poker Zombie]

 

[Anthony Martino]

Limp

Maniac raises to 25, multiple callers

Flop

Checked around. Turn

We check to maniac who bets 55, guy on my right calls, I call, guy on my left calls

River

They check to me, I bet 200. Only maniac calls, guy on my right hems for awhile but folds. We are good

 

[Anthony Martino]

TWO maniacs on my left. 2nd one straddled to 10, we all call, then 1st maniac makes it 50

Bunch of callers, I pot to 315, only maniac 1 calls

I have

Flop

I shove, he folds

 

[Anthony Martino]

Ooch, flop of

We are on button straddle and three other players including maniac in the blinds

We hold

They all check to us, we pot, maniac calls

Turn

He checks, we bet 120, he checkraises to 300, we call

River

He bets 500

I block the wheel draw, plus doesn't match with the flop. So I put him on either a missed draw, top 2 pair or a set of Aces

I make the call and he has AAxx lol

Oy vey, he's sitting on north of 10k right now. I was up $900 but now up $100, le sigh

 

[Anthony Martino]

His stack

 

[Anthony Martino]

Sitting on $315 and get it in pre with against

He makes broadway on 1st board, diamond flush on 2nd lol

 

[Anthony Martino]

 

[Poker Zombie]

You know that pig gif, where he's hanging out of the window with pinwheels.

I feel like there was a phone pole too close.

Oh well, time to make some bacon.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Lol, raise pot pre with

Bunch of callers for 25

Flop

I pot 105 with 80 behind, one caller. I shove the rest blind

Turn , he calls, I'm drawing dead as he turns over lol

 

[Anthony Martino]

Got unstuck, 5 way all in with and flop comes

Board pairs 5 on river but no one full

 

[tabletalker7]

Got unstuck, 5 way all in with and flop comes

Board pairs 5 on river but no one full

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So no stripping today?

 

[toothpic]

So no stripping today?

 

[Anthony Martino]

So was up $900, then heading towards stuck $800, but rallied to leave up $300 in the end

 

[Sambukan]

So was up $900, then heading towards stuck $800, but rallied to leave up $300 in the end

this is mental strength

 

[Anthony Martino]

this is mental strength

I was going to say masochism, but po-tay-toe po-tah-toe lol

 

[Beakertwang]

So was up $900, then heading towards stuck $800, but rallied to leave up $300 in the end

The times when I’m stuck a couple buy-ins, but rally back to even, often feel like the biggest wins.

 

[Highli99]

I pot 105 with 80 behind, one caller. I shove the rest blind

Curious if the blind shove is because of tilt or a strategic move against this opponent.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Curious if the blind shove is because of tilt or a strategic move against this opponent.

There's $315 in the pot and I have $80 left, so never folding with my hand and that flop texture given stack sizes

 

[raynmanas]

His stack

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i want to see an anthony stack like this. hit a wave and loosen the f up you nit!

 

[Anthony Martino]

i want to see an anthony stack like this. hit a wave and loosen the f up you nit!

I don't play that bad or run that good lol

The maniac sitting on 10k+ is the guy who got me with 4% and 2.5% equity awhile back

Middle aged asian male, but I'm starting to suspect he's half-cuban

 

[tabletalker7]

I don't play that bad or run that good lol

The maniac sitting on 10k+ is the guy who got me with 4% and 2.5% equity awhile back

Middle aged asian male, but I'm starting to suspect he's half-cuban

Where does he put his phone? On his lap maybe?