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NewbSaibot United States. Apr 14 2026 04:45. Posts 4952

Gosh darnit I did it again, I let the big boys upstairs get the best of me. Decided to take my newfound PLO greatness to the 5/5 game after meeting the rooms biggest crusher at work recently. This guy is like "the guy" who just owns the entire PLO scene. He came by to look at a car I had for sale and told me he makes about 350k at this game. Said he'd love to help me improve but I just didnt have it in me to take advantage of his offer since I'm such a scrub. Anyway it's Saturday night so of course the room is BUMPING and I get sat immediately at the must move table, which is clearly the best game as a player whines that he's having to move. Guy on my right has 12k, guy on my left 7 or 8, and I'm just like "uhhhhhh". It's 5/5, how hard could it be? I buy in for $1000 thinking 200BB is plenty to get wet. Except it wasnt a 5/5, it was a 5/5/10/40 in disguise. They had the straddle and blind 40 on. I rejected the 40 because I'm lol poor, but I kept the 10 on so they could make it 40. So here I am playing essentially shortstack poker without really realizing it. The result? I dusted 4k in maybe an hour? Thing is if I had recognized this game for what it was I probably would have employed a proper SS strat, just limp raise allin or at least set the stage for an easy flop sidepot so the big stacks fold each other out letting me realize vs a bunch of dead money. But because it all happened so fast I just played "straight up" so I'd open, or 3bet like half my stack pre and just haaaarrrdddd whiff and fold donating $500 per hand. Then I'd sometimes just shrug jam my stack with AQJ2s pre because like fucking whatever man, it's already $300 to me in MP with 2 raises and 5 players left to act. Yeah, did not go well.

As I was walking out the door I realize I done fucked up. Oh well. I set aside that portion of my roll after having an outstanding last month in sales where I made 12k. Good news is I'm pulling out of the game for a minute because I met a girl and we're going to start something, so I need to get my shit together and stop living like an inmate in my unfurnished apartment.

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bye now

Last edit: 14/04/2026 04:47

PuertoRican United States. Apr 17 2026 05:51. Posts 13247

Rekrul is a newb

RiKD

United States. Apr 18 2026 20:30. Posts 9796

The good thing about poker is there is always tomorrow (unless you dust off the bankroll). You know what to do. You said what to do. Shortstacking that game is insane EV. Covering the table is insaner EV (maybe not yet). It will probably be good for you to kick it with the special lady friend more often and furnish the apartment. I've only lived by myself twice. Once, I lived in a very sparse apartment. I slept on a mat in the living room and all my stuff stayed in boxes for the most part. The second place I made it my home. I was like Edward Norton from Fight Club picking out all these pieces I thought I needed. I was driving all around Chicago and surfing online and reading Conde Nast Traveler magazines. That place was pretty nice. I have impeccable taste up there with Tom Ford. I developed an addiction for expensive candles. I thought the place was a reflection of my soul. I thought I would be there for a while. Then severe mental health hit. You know the story. Bipolar I and alcoholism. I didn't literally blow up the apartment like Edward Norton in Fight Club but I blew up my life. Ended up in the psych ward. I never saw that apartment again. Most of my stuff pieced out to siblings and friends. That's fine. I miss that autonomy. It is true that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone.