Poker Pro Plays 24 Hour Poker Session (Here’s What Happened)

Poker pro and Upswing Lab cash games coach Gary Blackwood recently embarked on a new challenge: playing and vlogging a 24-hour poker session.

He showed up at the Aria and hopped in a cash game at 8PM. It ended up being a roller coaster 24 hours for the Scot.

You can watch what happened just below or keep scrolling for a recap of 7 notable hands that tell the story of his session:

Early Session

While none of the early hands were particularly noteworthy, Gary’s session got off to a rough start. He lost about $500 with Pocket Tens vs Pocket Aces on a low board. He then lost another $1,000 or so after whiffing twice with Ace-King around 9PM.

But the downswing wasn’t permanent as you’ll see with these next 7 hands!

Hand #1: Flopped Set With Pocket Threes

Finally, some luck goes Gary’s way with this hand at 9:15PM.

$2/$5. $1,500 stacks.

Preflop: Gary is dealt 3d 3s Under the Gun
Gary raises $15. Middle Position calls. Button calls.

Flop ($52): 9c 4c 3c
Gary bets $25. Middle Position calls. Button folds.

Turn ($102): 4d
Gary bets $80. Middle Position calls.

River ($262): Ah
Gary bets $340. Middle Position calls.

Results: Gary wins the $942 pot with a full house. Middle Position does not show.

This was the first big win of his session and brought the total losses to about $1,200.

Hand #2: Two Pair On Flush Board

After losing a few small pots, Gary played one of his most interesting hands of the session at around 1AM.

$2/$5. $1,500 stacks.

Preflop: Gary is dealt Ad 6d in the Cutoff
Gary raises $15. Small Blind 3-bets $65. Big Blind calls. Gary calls.

Flop ($195): Ts 6s 5c
Small Blind bets $105. Big Blind folds. Gary calls.

Turn ($405): As
Small Blind checks. Gary bets $280. Small Blind calls.

River ($965): 5d
Small Blind checks. Gary bets all-in $1,150. Small Blind folds.

Results: Gary wins $2,115 pot.

While he didn’t get to stack his opponent, this was still a nice win that cut his deficit to around $1,740.

Hand #3: Running Pocket Kings Into Aces

Gary won a few small pots before playing this sick one at 5:45AM!

$2/$5. $1,500 stacks.

Preflop: Gary is dealt Kh Ks in the Big Blind.
Cutoff raises $15. Gary 3-bets $70. Cutoff 4-bets $180. Gary calls.

Flop ($362): Qh Js 7d
Gary checks. Cutoff bets $85. Gary calls.

Turn ($532): 9h
Gary checks. Cutoff checks.

River ($532): Qc
Gary checks. Cutoff bets $180. Gary calls.

Results: Cutoff wins $892 pot with Pocket Aces.

Even though he lost this pot, he managed to lose the minimum when running Pocket Kings into Pocket Aces! His session total was back to -$1,760 after this.

Hand #4: Flush Draw In 6-Way Pot

Gary was moved to another table and we’re now officially in the next morning at 9AM.

$2/$5. $1,500 stacks.

Preflop: Gary is dealt 6h 5h on the Button.
3 limps. Gary raises $30. Small Blind calls. Big Blind calls. All 3 limpers call.

Flop ($180): Kh Ts 7h
5 players check. Gary checks.

Turn ($180): 8d
4 checks. Hijack bets $70. Gary calls. Small Blind calls. Everyone else folds.

River ($405): Qh
Small Blind checks. Hijack bets $125. Gary raises $420. Small Blind folds. Hijack calls.

Results: Gary wins $1,245 pot with flush. Hijack does not show.

This crucial pot got Gary back to around -$1,400.

Hand #5: Triple Barrel With Pocket Aces

Gary gets dealt the perfect hand to get back to even at 11:45AM: Pocket Aces!

$2/$5. $2,000 stacks

Preflop: Gary is dealt As Ad in the Big Blind.
3 limps. Button raises $35. Gary 3-bets $135. Limpers fold. Button calls.

Flop ($287): Ts 3h 2d
Gary bets $135. Button calls.

Turn ($557): Ac
Gary bets $135. Button calls.

River ($847): 7c
Gary bets $650. Button folds.

Results: Gary wins $1497 pot.

After this nice win, Gary’s deficit was down to just $935!

Hand #6: Flopping Two Pair In Multiway Pot

Gary managed to win a few small pots and finally got unstuck for the session, before losing another $1,0000 or so. Then this hand happened at 2:10PM!

$5/$10. $1,500 stacks.

Preflop: Gary is dealt Ah 6h in the Cutoff
Gary raises $30. Small Blind calls. Big Blind calls.

Flop ($90): As Jc 6s
Small Blind checks. Big Blind checks. Gary bets $50. Small Blind calls. Big Blind calls.

Turn ($240): 3c
Small Blind checks. Big Blind checks. Gary bets $320. Small Blind folds. Big Blind folds.

River ($880): 4h
Gary bets $1,000. Big Blind calls.

Results: Gary wins 2,880 pot with two pair. Big Blind shows Ac 8c.

After this huge win, Gary was officially $350 in profit and never looked back!

Hand #7: All-In Preflop With Ace-Queen

Gary moved to a $5/$10 and won a few medium-sized pots before playing the biggest pot of the session at 6PM. The opponent in question was an action player who was starting to play very loose after losing a few hands.

$5/$10/$20/$40. $2,000 stacks.

Preflop: Gary is dealt Ah Qs in the Straddle.
UTG limps. Cutoff raises $200. Gary 3-bets $800. Cutoff 4-bets all-in $2,000. Gary calls. They run it twice:

Board #1: Ac 7d 2c As Th
Board #2: Qd 8h 5d 3c 5c

Results: Gary wins both boards for $4,100 pot. Cutoff shows Jc 9c.

After this huge win, Gary played a few small pots but nothing close to this size.

Wrapping Up

There ya have it! After 24 hours of playing, you can see the 7 most interesting hands that Gary Blackwood played during this comeback session.

When the dust settled, he walked away with a profit of $5,292. Not bad for a day’s work!

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• Costly Cash Game Mistakes to Avoid
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