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Almost certainly it will be.
Spent about an hour railing MI_Turtle from http://rainmanpoker.net/ last night. Watched him in a couple of $12 180's and some MTTs.
A few of his plays I had questions about and would love to have him explain his thinking. I want to think a couple were totally -EV moves, I think a couple were. He make a great deal more money playing poker than I do however, and that counts for a lot.
I think his style is well within my grasp. I could pretty accurately predict his moves without even seeing his hole cards. Just based on position, raise from the button, cbet, play position and play it like the nuts. Shoving nearly ATC if it folds to you on the button. Shoving light when the blinds count. I think I have a fair handle on when to shove and what ranges to shove (and even why).
I did find myself surprised at his calling ranges though. He's call a shove from the button w/ A6 off. Often he'd be behind, and we're talking a 11BB stack jamming into his 14BB stack. I'm more of a nit than that. I CAN see calling a 8BB shove when you're sitting on 30BB's and you're the big blind.
He does seem to think harder about defending his blinds, especially his big blind. His reraise range would be something to learn.
Spent some time in Vegas this past weekend. Drove up with Megan and Addison Thursday night and crashed as soon as we got in. I didn't even remember later that we valet parked.
Friday was great. I spent a few hours in the A.M. playing poker. Bought in for $200 in a $1/2 NL cash game at the Imperial Palace. There was a really drunk Finnish guy, and it was just too soft to not play. That was my first time playing in a cash game and I could only afford one buy in. The game was too soft not to take a shot though. I saw guys calling down with T9o, no pair, no draw. Who wouldn't want to play in a game where people are thinking, "Hey, I've got ten high, it might be good!"
Given that I probably could have opened up a little, but I didn't trust them not to blow up pots and I wanted to avoid variance. I knew a TAG game here would work, so I played it pretty straight.
I might have played a hand every half hour. Played 4 hands. Folded TT on the flop to a check raise. Folded my BB on the flop to a raise. Re-reaised in w/ AKo and villain folded JJ on the K high flop. Possible flush draw on the flop though so I didn't slow play at all.
The hand I'd been waiting for came: The Drunk Finnish guy makes it $15 with $600 behind. I see 55. I know that if I hit a set here it should be easy to get it in, so I call. Drunk guy checks in the dark. I hit my set! Flop is 5sQc7s. I don't know his holdings here, I'm hoping he has some piece of it. I check behind. Turn is a Ac. He raises $25. I raise $50. He goes all in, and I call. He turns over 4c6c, so he's drawing.
I'm about a 70% favorite here, so good call.
Obviously I lost to a rivered flush, or we wouldn't be reading this.
Would have been nice to win that one, but even a losing hand is a good learning experience.
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