Cash Game: Caesars Palace April 18th 4:15 PM-3:45 AM

So today, I woke up ready to grind. I knew that the WPT championship was starting today so I headed over to the Bellagio to check out some of the action. I saw a lot of people I recognized and stood next to Barry Greenstein for like 5 minutes so that was cool. After this, I went to Caesars to check out the action there and to see what was going on. They have their WSOP circuit tournaments there and I didn’t realize until today that they had a 10 seat freeroll to the WSOP circuit championship for all players who play 40+ hours so I figured that I had to try it. The grind started today, as I played an extremely long session with the hopes of getting hours and making some money.

First hand I played, I raised in MP to $12 with J9hh and got called by the SB. The flop came K84 and he checked and I c-bet $15 and he called. We checked down a turn/river of K4 and he showed A high which was good. I was down to $167 or so and rebought in for another $40 so I was in for $240. I raised to $17 preflop in EP with KK and got 2 callers (one LP and one blind). The flop came T92 and I bet out $35 and the blind called me. The turn came another 2 and he checked and I checked behind. The river came a 7 and he check/called my $50 bet and mucked when I showed KK and I was up to $315. In my BB, I found A4ss with one limper and the SB. The flop came A74 and I bet out $8 and the limper called. The turn came a 6 and I bet $20, he minraised to $40, and I called. The river came a Q and I check/called his $25 bet and he showed 53o for a straight and I was back down to $240.

I raised a bunch of EP limpers with KQo to $18 and got 3 callers. The flop came QT7 and it checked to me and I bet out $22 and got one caller. The turn came another 7 and he checked and I checked behind. The river came an 8 and he bet out $25 and I called and he showed AQ, crushing me and I was down tot $180. I called a raise of $10 with 6 other callers with 22 but folded when I failed to hit my set. I raised to $12 in EP with AJcc and got 2 callers. I c-bet the Q97 flop and got called in both places and check/folded the turn. I then made it $12 in EP with KQo and got called by only the BB. The flop came Q4Q and he checked and I c-bet $15 and he folded. I was up to $150 and chose to rebuy for $60 more so I was in for $300 total.

With 6 limpers, I checked my option in the BB with K7cc and the flop came 982 all clubs giving me a flush. I bet out $10 and everyone folded. I then found AQo in the SB and just called behind with a bunch of limpers. The J72 flop checked around and the turn came an A and I bet out $8 and got one caller. The turn came a 5 and I bet $10 and he called and my AQ was good. I raised to $10 in LP with JTo and got 3 callers and the flop came 972. It checked around and the turn came a J. One of the callers bet out $27 and I just folded. I made it $15 in MP with QJo and one of the blinds was the only caller. The flop came K98 and he checked and I c-bet and he folded.

I then picked up QQ and made it $15 PF and got 3 callers. The flop came 982 and it checked to me and I bet out $40 and one of the blinds called. The turn cmae a J and he checked and I checked behind. The river came a T, giving me a straight, and the blind bet out $50 and I called and he mucked when I showed my QQ straight. I was back up to $330 after this hand. I raised to $15 in EP with 54hh and got 4 callers and check/folded when I missed the flop. I then was finally able to hit a set in a multiway raised pot. I called a raise to $10 on the button with 88 and 6 other callers. The flop came A82 and it checked to me and I bet $16 and only managed one caller. The turn came a 9 and he checked and I bet out $35 and he folded. WTF I finally hit a set in a pot like this and don’t get any action. . .so gay.

The guy UTG limped and I found ATdd and made it $15 UTG +1 and he was the only caller. The flop came AA6 with 2 spades and he lead out for $25 and I called. The turn came an offsuit J and he lead out for $50 and I just called. The river came the 2s and he checked and I checked behind (flush possibility) and he showed 64 and my AT was good and I was up to $440. There was a straddle and I round KQo in MP and made it $22 and got 2 callers. The flop came 873 2 diamonds and I c-bet out $27 and got one caller. The turn came a 6 and he pushed all in and I folded and he showed T9dd for a made str. I was down to $400 after this hand. I raised in MP with 73ss and got called by only the BB. The flop came A86 and he checked and I c-bet $15 and he called. The turn came a 5 and he lead out for $30 and I folded. I raised to $12 in EP with 66 and got one caller from LP. The flop came 843 and I bet out $15 and the caller raised to $45 and I folded. I was down to $350 or so after this hand.

I raised in EP with KJdd to $12 and the button was the only caller. The flop came K62 and I c-bet $15 and he called. The turn came an A and I checked and he bet out $25 and I didn’t think he would ever show up with an A here so I called. The river came a 9 and I checked and he bet $50. This bet really confused me and I really thought that I had the best hand so I called and he showed 88 and my KJ was good and I was up to $430. I raised in the cutoff to $11 with 89cc and got called by the BB. The flop came T64 and he lead out for $20 and I folded. I called a raise to $10 from the SB with 88 and multiple callers and I check/folded on an A high flop.

I then found AA in MP with a straddle and I made it $30 to go. The straddler was the only caller and The flop came K88 and he checked and I checked behind to trap him. The turn came a 9 and he bet out $35 and I just called to trap. The river came an A and he checked and I bet out $60 and he folded and I didn’t do a good job of trapping. I was up to $450 or so after this hand. I then missed a chance at a big pot. I raised in EP to $12 with 99 and the button called. The BB reraised me to $45 and I decided to just fold. The button called and the flop came 9 high and they got in all in on the flop and the BB had AA so that sucks that I missed that opportunity. I raised to $11 UTG with 33 and folded when it got reraised. I raised the button to $11 when it folded to me with 75hh and the BB called. The flop came K76 and he lead out and I just folded and was down to $425. I raised in MP with T9ss to $15 with limpers and one of the limpers reraised $100 more so I folded.

I picked up 99 in EP and made it $12 and got 3 callers. The flop came AKx and I check folded the flop came was down to $380. I raised to $12 from the SB with 2 limpers and AJo and both of the limpers called. The flop came K75 and I c-bet out and one of the limpers raised and I folded. I called a raise to $10 with 88 and multiple other callers and folded when I missed my set. I raised to $15 in MP and one limper in front with KJhh and the button minraised to $30. The limper cold called the 2 bets so I called too and the flop came AA5 and I folded on the flop. After this, I was down to $300. I raised in EP to $12 with ATo and got called by one guy in LP. The flop came KJT and I checked and he checked behind. The turn came a 4 and I checked and he bet $15 and I called. The river came an 8 and I checked and he bet out $35 and I thought he might be bluffing here so I called and he showed K9 and he wasn’t and I was down to $250.

There were 5-6 limpers to my BB and I found KK and made it $20 to go. One of the limpers called and the flop came T65 and I bet out $25 and he folded and I was back to $270. I raised to $15 in LP with 2 limpers with AJhh and got 3 callers. The flop came 843 with 2 hearts, giving me 2 overs + the nut flush draw. One of the EP callers bet out $25 and I raised it to $60 and everyone else folded but he called. The turn came a 7 and he checked and I really didn’t like this card so I checked behind. The river came a 2 and I missed all my outs and he bet out $110 and I folded and was down to $190.

I then played a really interesting pot. 2 guys limped in EP and a guy raised it to $22 in MP. I was on the button and found TT and just called the raise. The first limper called it and the 2nd limper reraised it $65 more. The original raiser thought for a while and decided to fold and it got to me. I thought that this would be a really really strange way to play a big pair (especially for this particular player) and that he would have raised with any big A or big pair so I really thought that he didn’t have much here and was just squeezing. I decided to go all in (it was for $107 more so like $190 or so total) and the first limper folded and he eventually decided to call and he showed 33 and missed his 2 outer and I was back up to $460 after this pretty crazy preflop action pot. I called a raise to $15 with 77 and there were 4 people in the pot. The flop came J66 and I bet out $22 and everyone else folded.

I raised to $15 in LP with TT and everyone behind me called (4 callers) and the flop came AQ4 and I check/folded. I called a raise to $15 with 33 and folded when I missed my set. I made some back when I raised with 1 limper in LP with ATo to $12 and the BB and the limper called. The flop came 543 and it checked around. The turn came an A and it checked around again. The river came a J and the limper bet out $30 and I called and he showed A9 and my AT was good. I found JJ with one limper in front and made it $17 and he called. The flop came K84 and he checked and I bet and he folded. Next hand, I found TT and made it $17 and a guy in LP and the BB called. The flop came 863 and my c-bet was good to take it down again and I was up to $500 or so.

There were 6 limpers in my BB and I found KQhh. I checked and the flop came Qx9c7c and I checked, one of the limpers bet out $15, another called, and I called as well. The turn came the 6c completing a Fl and str and I decided to jump on this card and bet out $25 and both of the limpers folded. There were 5 limpers and a guy in LP made it $22. I was in the SB and found KK and reraised to $90 and everyone folded. I think that I may have misplayed this hand because the raiser was a really weak player and would have paid me off but I don’t really know. I was up to $550 or so after this hand. I raised in EP with AJo to $12 and folded to a reraise.

It was 3:30 AM by now and I finally was able to make a big hand in a big pot (after all this time). There was one limper ahead and I found 99 in MP and made it $15. 2 guys called behind and so did the limper and the flop came QQ2 2 diamonds. I bet out $22 and the 2 guys behind folded and the limper called. The turn came a 9d, filling a flush and making my full house. He checked and I bet out $40, he minraised to $80 and I decided to just call and pray for a river blank and just punish him. The river came an offsuit 8 (blank one time TY) and he lead out for $75. I raised it to $220 and he thought and said “against any other player at the table I would call but I fold for you” and showed 34dd and folded. Ladkjlasdkjfl;asdfj;alj. I guess Im glad that I got that much value out of a 4 high flush but I really wish he would have called there. Maybe I should have just minraised or raised less on theriver and he probably would have called. Oh well, something to think about. A little later I raised in EP to $12 with 76ss and got called by the BB. The flop came QQ6 and he checked and I bet out $12 and he raised to $25 and I folded and he showed AA. I left shortly after this, cashing out with $762, up $462 for the session, and putting myself back in the black in the cash games which is a good start but Im ready to get going again.