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Haven't played in a live game for a while...
Yesterday I played in my first casino live game since I was in Vienna with John two months ago. Only other poker that I have played was in some shorthanded small home games and online. I borrowed 100€ from Martin and he agreed that I give it back to him in a month so I went in on the 1/2 PL Holdem game that plays every Tuesday and Thursday in Grand Casino in Hotel Sheraton in Zagreb. I decided to enter really shortstacked with only 50€ and to get a feel for the flow of the game since I didn't play live for some time now and was tiny bit intimidated by 2-3 of the players (Full ring) when I sat down since I know that they are good tricky players (these include Mitar, Fifa and Denis - them I know for sure). So I started the game with €50 and in 7 hands got a nice 
in MP2 and limped but the button (Mitar) raised pot and there was 3 callers besides me. Flop was a complete blank and Mitar fired another bullet so we all folded and he showed us 
and took the pot. At this moment I was already on almost half of my buy-in so I cashed in another 50€ to have something more to play with. Another few more hands and I got 
in MP and after I limped there was a raise and a re-raise with the flop of 
and some more betting and calling with the turn coming 
. I would have picked up a pot of course but it was completely legitimate pre-flop fold because I know I wouldn't be in action on flop anyways with all those cards staring at me and my only hope a small straight or a 2 outer.. Two hands later, I got 
on the big blind. There was a call and a raise and in the end there was like 6-7 pre-flop callers and there was a pot of 70€ just from that. I chipped in from the big blind and flopped two pairs in 
. Without much thinking I pushed all-in for 55€ and everyone folded but the button who called with 
for an open ended straight draw. Luckily for me there was another and the button was drawing dead so I picked up a nice pot here. There was just one more hand that I played a hand. This time I decided to raise with from UTG+1 after UTG limped and I got 2 callers, both blinds. Flop came 
and it was checked to me and I bet 2/3 of the pot get a call from Fifa (Filip) at the small blind and BB folds. Turn opens 
and now Fifa immediately leads for 2/3 of the pot. I think for a second or two and fold thinking that he got his straight right there. Later, when we were exiting casino he told me that he really did had a straight with flush/straight flush draw and that he was hoping that I have a King or three of a kind... All in all, it was an interesting yet short game and my only real conclusion was that I won't sit down to play again until I will have at least 5 normal buy ins on the game which is around 1000€. The rest of the evening was also interesting since I got to hear Martin talk some theory and practice of poker specifying that people don't understand the value of the dead money in the pot and how someone's money actually offers you the odds to call something where you actually don't have an odd to call by itself. You don't..... but you do... Oh yea, I immediately gave Martin his money back and got to keep a profit of 50€. Thinking of putting it somewhere safe until I get another chance to save... then I go back in assault, lol..
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Day before yesterday John, Vanja and me were at some party in downtown Zagreb (lol) and after the party we went to Vanja's to play some poker and to generally chill. We started playing NL50 Kuna and then switched to NL100 Kn (100 USD=575 Kn) which was cheap but it was for fun. Then I switched to internet poker from John's account on Party Poker to play a S'n'G $11 and S'n'G $6 while John and Vanja played a Heads Up tournament for 100€. I donked the SnG's and started playing NL10 table while Vanja lost to John in first HU and they started playing another. Meanwhile at NL10 I grinded a for a while to $15 by taking small pots and keeping out of the "bigger ones". Then the 2nd HU finished with Vanja loosing again and the boys came to see me play. I had 
in LP and I pushed for $15 pre-flop thinking it's just fun. Got an immediate call by the button with 
and only $5. Kings lasted and he got my $5 there. 2 hands later I have 
and I push again for $10. Same guy immediately calls with 
and another calls with and his own $10. Yessssss.. they have their own outs lol... Flop came 
and I didn't care about the rest of the cards as we were laughing so hard at that moment looking at the pot of $28 sliding our way (ohhh, the rake) .... That's basically it for the few last days. I know I missed some things but there will be another chance to write about them... Just a quick update on my online NL10 grind... I lost almost $50 in the last 2 days (I guess the variance kicked in at high speed) but regained $15 today and getting a grip on it again.....
Post je objavljen 30.03.2007. u 14:35 sati.