Flying out in less than 12 hours time. Hopefully catch the final table where Elky, Charder and Shorr is still in. Please do not let Scotty Nguyen do anything but finish 6th!
Other than that, this won't be much of a poker trip, mainly doing the touristy stuff (aka watching some shows, hotel hop, going to grand canyon). Hopefully will get to put a couple of hours in at the tables either late and night or early morning. Other than that...back in 5 days!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Grinding out on Tilt
This past week has been the most volume I've put in for quite awhile, between playing a couple of SCOOP events, as well as grinding out on Full Tilt. Main reason I dumped money back on FTP was because they offered me a $300 bonus, and as any poker player can tell you, you can't turn down free money.
Been grinding it out on 6max tables, mainly 0.50/1 and 1/2 no limit. I've tried experimenting a few things, including balance my ranges, making certain plays I wouldn't make normally make. It probably helps that I've been on quite a heater since I reloaded, but I feel like I've learned quite a bit about myself and the game grinding out the way I did. Still can't say I'm remotely a good player, but I think I've been able to find and try to plug a couple of leaks that I have when playing moderately deep.
Didn't really experience too bad of a downswing this whole week cash game wise until today, which was inevitable because the style I was playing is a very volatile and high variance style of play. I find that despite my image becomes much of a LAGtard, I find that new players with little/no history against me starts to fold too much, and those with history starts to become station that calls to wide. In any case, will need to get alot more hands in before I can evaluate further, but thus far I'm generally happy with the results.
Other than that, rest of the month will consist of grinding out the iron man on FTP, probably play more on Stars as well and try to hit gold star this month, and then I'll be off to Vegas in a week and a half.
Been grinding it out on 6max tables, mainly 0.50/1 and 1/2 no limit. I've tried experimenting a few things, including balance my ranges, making certain plays I wouldn't make normally make. It probably helps that I've been on quite a heater since I reloaded, but I feel like I've learned quite a bit about myself and the game grinding out the way I did. Still can't say I'm remotely a good player, but I think I've been able to find and try to plug a couple of leaks that I have when playing moderately deep.
Didn't really experience too bad of a downswing this whole week cash game wise until today, which was inevitable because the style I was playing is a very volatile and high variance style of play. I find that despite my image becomes much of a LAGtard, I find that new players with little/no history against me starts to fold too much, and those with history starts to become station that calls to wide. In any case, will need to get alot more hands in before I can evaluate further, but thus far I'm generally happy with the results.
Other than that, rest of the month will consist of grinding out the iron man on FTP, probably play more on Stars as well and try to hit gold star this month, and then I'll be off to Vegas in a week and a half.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Sick Day
Just wanted to give Terence "Not Johnny" Chan a quick shoutout, for taking down both the M and H event for SCOOP Event #20. I'm pretty sure this is one of the sicker accomplishments in online poker series history.
Friday, April 10, 2009
SCOOPaloopaloop
Haven't played too much of it this week, with the exception of the event 8 L on Sunday where I got deep and decided to donk out. Wanted to play the mixed hold'em on Tuesday, but was stuck at work and couldn't make the 2:30pm start time. Hoping to play the $22 1 rebuy/addon tonight, and then the main event on Sunday. Other than that, SCOOP haven't been the kindest to me...other than the relatively deep run in the 2 day $33 hold'em tournament, I pretty much bombed out of every other tournament. At least I'm running good on Full Tilt's cash game.
A short report on event 8, where I finished 500~ out of some 20000~ players. To be completely honest, there wasn't too many interesting spots through the 8ish hours that I played. Had an early double up, and was sitting at 25K (started with 10K) by the first break. Had a few standard hands where I won some races, or people just decided to give me chips.
Really can't think of any hands of interest, even deep in the tournament. Managed to win more races, cooler a few people, and decide to pull a Matusow blowup and shoved into a boat on the river to bust.
I think I got like $170~...decent for 8 hours of play, but obviously I was after the $50K~ first place and was pretty disappointed with my bust out hand.
Anyways, now I'll be turning my focus to trying to win a seat for the WSOP ME.
A short report on event 8, where I finished 500~ out of some 20000~ players. To be completely honest, there wasn't too many interesting spots through the 8ish hours that I played. Had an early double up, and was sitting at 25K (started with 10K) by the first break. Had a few standard hands where I won some races, or people just decided to give me chips.
Really can't think of any hands of interest, even deep in the tournament. Managed to win more races, cooler a few people, and decide to pull a Matusow blowup and shoved into a boat on the river to bust.
I think I got like $170~...decent for 8 hours of play, but obviously I was after the $50K~ first place and was pretty disappointed with my bust out hand.
Anyways, now I'll be turning my focus to trying to win a seat for the WSOP ME.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
More SCOOP and Vegas
Played event 4, and busted the initial buyin and rebuy before the first break. First one busted KK < AA...and second one is simply losing a flip.
Playing in event 7 and 8 today. Playing low for both but might try to satellite into M for event 8.
Going to the Blue Jays home opener tomorrow with a bunch of guys from the poker forum, so that should be lots of fun.
On another note, I'm officially booked for Vegas at the end of April. This is going to be mainly a tourist trip as I'm going with a bunch of my high school/university friends. Hopefully I can squeeze a couple of hours of poker in each night/morning, but its looking like it will my first trip where my expenses isn't paid for.
Playing in event 7 and 8 today. Playing low for both but might try to satellite into M for event 8.
Going to the Blue Jays home opener tomorrow with a bunch of guys from the poker forum, so that should be lots of fun.
On another note, I'm officially booked for Vegas at the end of April. This is going to be mainly a tourist trip as I'm going with a bunch of my high school/university friends. Hopefully I can squeeze a couple of hours of poker in each night/morning, but its looking like it will my first trip where my expenses isn't paid for.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
SCOOP Event #1
SCOOP started today, and played Event #1 - $5r 6 max NLHE.
Started at a table with 5 players, and 2 of them were sitting out. Immediately took a rebuy and things started to go wrong. Had KK on the button and obviously both blinds were sitting out. Get QQ all-in preflop and was outflipped by KQ. Was moved to a different table at the end of the second level where a player was moving all-in preflop with essentially any two cards. Managed to [strike]chip-up[/strike] have hands hold up and got up to 15K, which means 18.5K at the first break with blinds at 30/60.
A few hands after the first break, decided to bluff at ta bad spot representing a big hand to have the other player wake up with the K high flush. Last hand...
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4060044
Off until event 4 tomorrow with the NL 2x chance turbo.
Started at a table with 5 players, and 2 of them were sitting out. Immediately took a rebuy and things started to go wrong. Had KK on the button and obviously both blinds were sitting out. Get QQ all-in preflop and was outflipped by KQ. Was moved to a different table at the end of the second level where a player was moving all-in preflop with essentially any two cards. Managed to [strike]chip-up[/strike] have hands hold up and got up to 15K, which means 18.5K at the first break with blinds at 30/60.
A few hands after the first break, decided to bluff at ta bad spot representing a big hand to have the other player wake up with the K high flush. Last hand...
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4060044
Off until event 4 tomorrow with the NL 2x chance turbo.
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