Mixed Games

I've been playing the 8 game sit-n-gos tonight. They switch games every six minutes so it keeps you on your toes. I feel like I'm decent at all the games except stud. I'm getting pretty good at triple draw and Omaha H/L and feel like I have an advantage over most people at these stakes.

Final Table

I made a final table today in a $2 quintuple shootout. 1024 people enter and you play at tables of four someone wins and then you moved to the next round. I've probably played this event 15 times and never even cashed until today. To cash, you have to win two rounds. I won my first four tables, and was really playing well. In the final four I 3 bet all in with KK and a donk calls with AK - he hits an ace on the flop and I'm out in fourth place for $81. Not bad, but I would have won the whole thing if I won that hand.

Just Folded QQ Preflop

It was three bet and, even in a $2 tourney I was positive sure I was beat. Usually I never fold QQ in these donk tourneys but for some reason I was sure this time. Two dudes went all in and one showed KK. In other words, I feel like I'm in a good zone right now. I played a shoot out yesterday and should have cashed (I never run good in shootouts) but I blew it heads up. My NL hold 'em game is rounding into shape for the main event.

Almost...

...Won a NL Single Draw tourney. I finished second. I had a huge chip lead most of the final table and going into heads up. But, it's a volitile game. I'm a little dissappointed but I banked $63 for the runner up and pushed by PokerStars bankroll back into four figures.

I also played a lot of NH hold 'em cash games today and am ready to move up to 10/25 cent next session.

Back Grinding

Finally back playing poker. Just played a couple sit n gos to get my mojo back. I won one of them. I'm trying to get back in the swing after being out of town for much of the last week and a half.

On a seperate note, I started reading Mike Matusow's autobiography. It's very good so far.

I'm back

I took a much needed vacation in Hawaii. I thought I'd miss playing poker while over there but I actually didn't think about it to much. I did follow the WSOP updates but I didn't even think of loggin on to Pokerstars.

Speaking of pokerstars, so my money is now frozen:

I think it will get worked out, the PPA (poker players alliance) is working on solving this issue. Until then, the only thing to do is try to build my (frozen) bankroll.

Bad Beats

This is why I'm not a pro. I play so good but Pokerstars fucks me. Check this two hand sequence out:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $5.00+$0.50 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com


CO (t15811)
Hero (Button) (t6650)
SB (t7399)
BB (t5375)
UTG (t3590)
MP (t19540)

Hero's M: 22.17

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A
UTG bets t600, 2 folds, Hero calls t600, 2 folds

Flop: (t1500) 4, 3, 6 (2 players)

UTG bets t2000, Hero raises to t4000, UTG calls t990 (All-In)

Turn: (t7480) J (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t7480) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t7480


Results:
Hero had A, A (one pair, Aces).
UTG had J, J (three of a kind, Jacks).
Outcome: UTG won t7480



PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $5.00+$0.50 Tournament, 100/200 Blinds (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com

UTG (t15811)
Hero (MP) (t3060)
CO (t7299)
Button (t4975)
SB (t7680)
BB (t19540)

Hero's M: 10.20

Preflop: Hero is MP with A, Q
UTG bets t400, Hero raises to t3060 (All-In), 4 folds, UTG calls t2660

Flop: (t6420) 4, 6, 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: (t6420) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: (t6420) 3 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t6420

Results:
UTG had A, 4 (one pair, fours).
Hero had A, Q (high card, Ace).
Outcome: UTG won t6420

I'm a 90% in the first hand and about 72% in the second, I had a 2% chance of losing both. Unbelievable - oh and I'd won both I would have been in the chip lead.

Pretty Deep Run In Omaha Last Night

Last night I finished 11th out of 300+ people in a $4 PLO hi/lo tourney. It was good for about $30, which is nice because I've been dry in tourneys for more than a week. Also, it's my best performance in an Omaha tournament to date. The structure was four-handed so that made it much easier. I like the game because it's so complicated. It forces me to pay super close attention and analyze everything. Sometimes in Hold 'em I'm on auto-pilot.

Oh and my bust out hand. Turned the nut straight and moved in, guy calls and hits his flush on the river. I thought it was a bad beat until I looked up the hand on an odds calculator. He had the nut low and was freerolling for the hi (with his flush draw). If I'd known that I would have checked!

Poker Circles

Maybe I should get this tattoo'd on my forearm:

Sunday Afternoon and Evening Poker

I played three tourneys on Pokerstars and bricked on all three. I mixed it up a bit and played a $3 HORSE, a $5 PLO Eight or better and a $2 NL hold 'em.

I was looking good to cash in the Omaha until I got coolered with a full house against rivered quads. Oh well.