I really enjoyed listening to the narrative- it gives a real sense of how fast you have to think during the play of the hand (even though I’m sure you can only vocalize a small fraction of the mathematical, psychological, positional and other factors whirling around while you play).

And yes, having your Aces cracked by another diamond flush does have a certain symmetry to it.

I assume on the AA hand you were screaming for a RR steal. I see that play regularly from UTG or +1…but from mid? Was your thought that you were less than 10BB so eiher you double up here or bust trying?

Maybe its a wrong play but I raise there to maybe 4k leaving me 11k back. Then I hope that mahoney or Notime figure they can take me off it with a big reraise.

If they don’t, I still have made it too expensive for marginal hands to call from the blinds. (Granted in this case, the BB is still calling or shoving pre so the outcome is the same)