Cash Game: Hard Rock Hotel April 5th 10:15 PM-1:45 AM

We arrived at the hard rock and I immediately loved the atmosphere there. The poker room was really nice and there are like 50 or so different types of $5 chips you can get, which I always love because then I am able to make a bunch of different small stacks sorting out the types of chips (it makes you look like a gigantic donkey when you do this as well).

Anyways, I got there and the first hand I looked at was 44 from the cutoff in an unplayed hand. I made it $10 and the button and the BB called. The flop came K33 and The BB checked, I bet $15, the button folded and the BB called. We checked down a turn/river of K5 and he showed 88 and I was down to $175. I then raised to $10 with AQo from MP and got 3 callers and check folded a flop of KJ3. After this hand, I was down to $165 and I reloaded $40 more on so I was in for $240. I raised one limper to $10 from the cutoff with Q8ss and the button reraised and I folded.

I raised one limper in MP with AJo to $12 and the limper called. The flop came KQ7 and he bet out $10 and I raised to $30 and he folded. I folded for a little while for image and then a guy made it $6 UTG +1 and I made it $22 from the button with AQo. It folded to him and he called and the flop came QT9 and he checked and I checked behind. The turn came a K and he bet out $20 and I called. The river came a blank and he checked and I checked behind and he showed J9 for the straight (I probably would have lost more here had I bet the flop). After this, I was down to $160 again and I reloaded for $40 more and I was in for $280 total.

The guy on my right was UTG and he made it $11 and I called behind with 55 and everyone else folded. The flop came 432 and he bet out $7 and I raised to $20 and he folded. I called a small raise with 66 but folded when I missed my set. There was a button straddle (yes, you can do this at the Hard Rock too) and a couple of limpers and I made it $16 from the cutoff with 99 and everyone folded. A guy UTG raised it to $7 and got one caller and I called with 66 from the hijack. The flop came 764 2 clubs and the raiser checked, the caller bet out $10, I raised to $35, and they both folded (I finally flopped a natural set in a raised pot with a small PP though!).

After this, I was back up to $240. There was a button straddle and one limper and I made it $21 to go with JJ from the SB. The limper called me and the flop came AQ7. I bet out $24 and he called. The turn came a 5 and I checked and he checked behind. The river came a K and I checked and he checked behind and he showed QT for a pretty weak beat. 2 hands later, there was a button straddle and 1 limper and I found JJ again in the cutoff this time. I made it $18 this time and the button and the BB called. The flop came KQ6 and the BB checked, I checked and the button checked. The turn came a 9 and the BB moved all in, I folded and the button folded (the BB showed 77 for a bad beat for me. . .the one time I don’t c-bet. . .).

A couple hands later, there were 2 limpers to me in MP and I made it $15 with J9o. I got called by the button and one of the limpers and the flop came KJ7. The first limper checked and I bet $15 and they both folded. I was hovering around $210 or so for a while after this hand. A guy UTG raised it to $5, the guy behind him called, and I found KK right behind that guy and made it $20. They both called and the flop came TT6. They checked to me and I bet $20 and they both folded. A little later, I found 77 in MP with no one in the pot yet and made it $10. I got called by the BB and the flop came A82. he checked to me and I bet out $12 and he called. We checked down a turn/river of 9K and he bet out on the river and I folded. Next hand I was in MP with one limper and found JTcc. I made it $12 and the limper and one of the blinds called. The flop came AxAc8c and it checked to me and I bet $15 and won the pot right there.

A couple hands later, I found 88 UTG and made it $10. I got called in 2 spots and the flop came KT2. I bet out $15 and got one caller. We checked down a turn/river of 29 and my 88 was good. After this hand, I was back up to $270 and almost even. I found QQ in the BB with a button straddle and a couple of limpers. I made it $22 and one of the limpers and the button called. The flop came 872 and I bet out $26, the limper folded, and the button miniraised to $52. I called and the turn came a 4. I checked and he bet $45 and I called. The river came a 9 and I checked and he checked behind and my QQ was good. After this, I was up to $380 or so. Next hand, there was a button straddle again and it folded to my SB and I found AQo and made it $21 again. The button called and the flop came 772. I bet out $22 and the button called. We checked a turn/river of 84 and my AQ was good and I was up to $420 or so.

I folded for a while after this hand. The button limped and I found KJhh in the BB and made it $10 and both the SB and the button called. The flop came Jx8h5h and I bet out $18. The button folded and the SB called. The 9h came on the turn and he checked and I bet out $36. He called and the river came 3x. He checked and I bet $70. He thought for a long time and I gave him my BEST reverse tells I could think of (I held my breath for like a minute and swallowed as hard as I could) but he ended up folding. A couple of hands later I found AJo from the cutoff with one limper and I made it $12. The limper called and the flop came J high. He checked, I c-bet and he folded. I was up to $470 or so after this hand.

I really didn’t pick up any good spots or anything for the last hour or so I was there. I raised in EP to $10 with 99 and got one caller and the button reraised to $30. I called and we checked down a board of AT58K with 4 clubs. He bet $35 on the river and I decided to fold my 9c after much thought. (Im like 95% certain he had QQ with the Qc because I heard him talking to the guy next to him). After this hand and all my folds, I was down to $420 or so and I cashed out at this amount, up $140 for the session.

3 triple digit winning sessions in a row. . .pretty good (although Im still down overall in cash for the trip. . even though its less than 1 buy-in now). Tomorrow night at 8 PM is the stratosphere freeroll so we will be playing in that. It’s a 5k freeroll that usually has 30-40 people in it so it should be good value. Hopefully I get lucky enough to make a good run. Other than that, I will probably play more at the hard rock tomorrow and the Venetian deepstacks start again on Tuesday.