u/lmaomitch

It's just brutal man. I mainly play at public casinos and one semi-private game, but I'm losing by far the most at the casinos. The 1/3 casino games are just limp fests, literally 8 limps to a flop at a decent frequency, and opening after several limps will usually get at least 2-4 calls. It feels like nobody bluffs, 3bets are only AQ & JJ+, and I end up losing a lot when I'm card dead because I try to bluff, I 3bet/call 3bets too much, and get called down or I have to open/fold so often... I end up getting tilted/bored of folding for over an hour and then blast off. I know the general advice in these games is to play tight and exploitatively - ie don't play theory-based - but is that really it? It just sounds so boring to play so face up.

Meanwhile at 5NL i'm winning at like 8bb/100 over 30k hands...

I was listening to a podcast a while back where a pro was telling stories about another pro (sadly forget who the two pros in question were) and one asked the other: at what stack depth **in a cash game** are you no longer willing to shove AKs pre? 200bb?

(Assuming preflop action is open > AKs 3bet > 4bet from opener)

(I just got stacked 4bet jamming AKs v AA for 70bb so I was reminded of this question)

I'm in Vienna this week and would love to play some 1/3. I've read posts on here saying Casino Wien only runs 2/5, despite their website saying they offer 1/3. Wondering if anyone knows if 1/3 runs much or at all here? Is the issue that players just want to play 2/5?

Had this yesterday

SRP OOP 3ways holding KQ, flop comes KQQ

checks to preflop raiser who c bets 33%, other player folds, I call

Turn 4x

Check to V he bets 40% I call

River Ax

I check he checks back :(

Felt like I won the minimum, but how do you play a flopped boat (especially a less vulnerable boat like this) OOP? Always slowplay?

Felt like sharing this in case any r/poker folks end up in Berlin looking for poker and find the existing threads on this room not so helpful (like I did earlier this week)

Just wrapped up a ~5 hour session at Spielbank Berlin playing 2/2. Room is really nice, has windows (!), a smoking room, a bar, and around 20 tables. There was a tournament running when I got there so only a couple cash tables. They had 2/2 & 5/5 NL, as well as 2/2 & 5/5 PLO running. There's a €2 entry fee but I found a "welcome bonus" on the back of a bus tour pamphlet that included free entry and 2 free drinks.

I went there around 7:30pm as I read online that the games don't start until 6pm despite the casino opening at 11am. Can't confirm if this is correct.

Rake (at 2/2) is 5% up to €20. Min buy- in €100 max uncapped (yes you read that correctly - someone bought in at my table for 500bb). You can run it more than once when all in. No BBJ or jackpot of any kind. Game was standard public casino difficulty; handful of regs, handful of fish. I will say I did not see nearly as many limped pots and never saw the blinds chop.

Seemed like tipping was relatively uncommon but as a good Canadian boy I tipped after every pot.

Overall solid room and pleasant experience.

One HH for fun:

~200bb effective

UTG opens to €8

Hero w/ A♣️K♠️ 3bets to €30

Folds to UTG, 4bets to €100

Hero calls

I had 3bet this guy like 4 times in 30 mins and I thought he might be getting frustrated/out of line but at 200bb deep I didn't feel like jamming AKo.

Flop: T♠️7♣️4♣️

V check

Hero check

Turn: 5♣️

V check

Hero bets €100

V jams, just under €200 more for hero to call

I tank and say "I think we have the same hand" as in he has AK with K♣️, eventually conclude I probably have 15 outs or I'm free rolling because what made hand would x flop and turn, so I call

River brick

V shows 5♠️3♠️

??? LOL

It was after this hand that I learned we could run it twice... this is also why you jam AK pre...