Recent weeks have been strange, have been getting to final tables in tournaments for fun, then been outdrawn spectacularly. Twice went with chip lead, and had guys all in drawn to 3 outers, or two outers, and bang, I'm crippled! Anyway, would be more concerned if I was not getting to final tables, so will just roll with the punches ;)
Funny little 7 days, I have been doing very well at live cash, and not really playing online that much.
THAT IS UNTIL......$120 extra appeared in my pokerstars account, it was as a result of a reload bonus, and have accumulated the required FPP's to activate it.
So I played some 0.50-$1, did ok, up a couple of buy ins, then the fun started!
I'm rolling on pokerstars cash, so decide to take a few stabs!!
What happened after that involved me dipping in and out of $1-$2, $2-$ and even some $3-$6
I managed to roll it up to around $1200, I withdrew some, and sent some to friends who needed dollars in stars, and the gave me the cash.
This left me around the $900 mark, played a tourney ($133)
The last $770-$800 ish, COOLERED OUT THE WINDOW.
Here are some hands that are, mmm, interesting to say the least :D
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4368580 I obviously liked this hand, kind of a cooler for the guy on the river, but a nice hand :D
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4369966 Thought about a little comment for this hand, and could only come up with, "FUCKING DISGUSTING" hahahaha
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4370172 And here is the nicest hand ever!! HAHAH, just sick.
Anyway, it was a nice little ride on stars money, and really thought I was going to kick it on.
I had decided that if I got up to around $2k I was gonna take a stab at $5-$10. Always next time.
Upcoming plans, supposed to be playing GUKPT £300 event in Aberdeen, it is a 2 day event starting Friday night at 8pm.
Nothing much else happening or really on the horizon.
Barry
Barry "Ginger Toys" Chalmers
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Saturday, 6 June 2009
Same Same (but I keep learning!!)
Not much happened since last post, had a few minor cashes in online tourneys on pokerstars and celeb poker (if u haven't already, join this site via the link on my blog, will set you up with 30% rakeback automatically into your account, site is full of fish and great tournaments on it) Anyway, I digress!! :P
Yeah, had a few minor cashes online tourneys, getting deep, and maybe switching gears to fast near the bubble, I have played very aggressive (arguably too aggressive) near the bubble in a few tourneys recently. Resulted in me busting out in a few marginal situations, rather than building the monster stack to go on and win the tourney. (So gonna make a few adjustments!)
Cash game has been good, was involved in a great little session last Sunday night. I just went down to casino to register for the £50 rebuy game (Starts 18:15 Monday 8th June, Gala Casino) There were only 7 seats at cash table, and a fair bit of money on the table for the £1-£1 game. So i sat down with the £60 short stack and ran it up to about £150ish.
Then the fun started.....
Aggressive player limps cut off, smal blind makes it £10 to go, I have 1010 in big blind, now small blind is quiet tight, so i just flat call, and aggressive players (cough) fish (cough) in the cut off also calls, so £30ish in pot.
Flop comes K - 5 -3
Small blind checks, I stop myself betting, and cut off immediately fires £25. Small blind folds, I don't put him on the K, 5-3 (well good luck to him) set, nope. I don't want to talk to much about the rest of my decision making in the hand, as I play with him regularly (he reads this blog :P)! HAHA
I flat call and the turn is a King. I check, he fires £55, I tank and call. River is Q. I have £95 left. I bet £35, he thinks for a bit, then places a stack over the line that puts me all in. I think for a few seconds, and then I call.
He showed 10 high, complete air.
I admire him firing the 3 bullets, and the re-raise on the river was a super strong move and he actually read the situation correctly, but I was happy with the way I played the hand also. Result, I scooped the pot of around £320ish.
This hand just reminded me, recently I have been experiencing a sick run of cards and getting outdrawn etc, but when it comes to the crunch, it's playing the player (especially live) and u only need any two cards to play, AND WIN! The rest is up to you ;)
Will probably play some cash tonight, and have the £50 rebuy game on Monday, capped at 100 players which it will probably get. The game has around £3k added, so I think the prize pool will be well over £10k.
I final tabled the last one and did a deal, I plan on final tabling this one as well.
I will be bringing my A-game ;) x x x
Yeah, had a few minor cashes online tourneys, getting deep, and maybe switching gears to fast near the bubble, I have played very aggressive (arguably too aggressive) near the bubble in a few tourneys recently. Resulted in me busting out in a few marginal situations, rather than building the monster stack to go on and win the tourney. (So gonna make a few adjustments!)
Cash game has been good, was involved in a great little session last Sunday night. I just went down to casino to register for the £50 rebuy game (Starts 18:15 Monday 8th June, Gala Casino) There were only 7 seats at cash table, and a fair bit of money on the table for the £1-£1 game. So i sat down with the £60 short stack and ran it up to about £150ish.
Then the fun started.....
Aggressive player limps cut off, smal blind makes it £10 to go, I have 1010 in big blind, now small blind is quiet tight, so i just flat call, and aggressive players (cough) fish (cough) in the cut off also calls, so £30ish in pot.
Flop comes K - 5 -3
Small blind checks, I stop myself betting, and cut off immediately fires £25. Small blind folds, I don't put him on the K, 5-3 (well good luck to him) set, nope. I don't want to talk to much about the rest of my decision making in the hand, as I play with him regularly (he reads this blog :P)! HAHA
I flat call and the turn is a King. I check, he fires £55, I tank and call. River is Q. I have £95 left. I bet £35, he thinks for a bit, then places a stack over the line that puts me all in. I think for a few seconds, and then I call.
He showed 10 high, complete air.
I admire him firing the 3 bullets, and the re-raise on the river was a super strong move and he actually read the situation correctly, but I was happy with the way I played the hand also. Result, I scooped the pot of around £320ish.
This hand just reminded me, recently I have been experiencing a sick run of cards and getting outdrawn etc, but when it comes to the crunch, it's playing the player (especially live) and u only need any two cards to play, AND WIN! The rest is up to you ;)
Will probably play some cash tonight, and have the £50 rebuy game on Monday, capped at 100 players which it will probably get. The game has around £3k added, so I think the prize pool will be well over £10k.
I final tabled the last one and did a deal, I plan on final tabling this one as well.
I will be bringing my A-game ;) x x x
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Cards don't discriminate
Still experiencing a kind of bad run, but it's just part of the game. I got 2nd in a small 38 man tourney at my local casino. Played well, and ran well overall. My K9 beating QQ 3 handed to take a player out, but the heads up was kind of brutal, had the guy dominated twice and he hit. But 2nd was decent.
There was cash game after it, but the tourney took longer than expected and I was really tired, so just headed home and got some food. (Really good move, starting to master the not playing tired or when not really in the mood! Positive EV ;))
I did however play the cash game (£1-£1) on the sunday, two key hands,
I'm on big blind, limp city, i raise to £8 with A10 spades, two callers (cut off and button) Flop comes 5-6-7 (two spades) I check, cut off checks, button bets £25 into a pot of £30+, I re-raise all in, £40 something more. Button calls he has 34 and I brick twice.
2nd hand
I limp with KJ, few callers, bb makes it £8, i call, button calls. Flop A-Q-10 (two hearts). So flopped the nuts! BB raiser bets £15, i flat call as does button. Turn 9 diamonds. Button bets £50, i'm all in for £70, button calls!!!!!!!! :D
Board pairs on the river and I know it's game over, BB had AA, Positives :- I didn't have more money behind me :D, and also I got all my money in with two callers with the nuts as an 80% favourite with one card to come. All good :D
I just left as I was down £195 for the day, and that was a £280ish pot, and felt going home was the better option. Why tilt off another £200 :D
So, the weekend was strange! It was in a small tourney and although the 2nd place cash prize was not earth shattering!
However, it served more than money, it showed me that I or indeed you do not run bad at any given time, and nobody runs bad really.
Don't get me wrong, it is fine to say you are "running bad" or whatever. But what you, or I really mean is that we are just experiencing the ugly side of variance. Think of times when you have needed two outs etc against someone, and hit it! That is just variance, the cards do not know who it is hurting, or who is "running bad" etc. It is just a snapshot of the game, and sometimes it's you, sometimes it's the other guy!
I have the £50 rebuy game in Dundee on 8th of June, should be a big prize pool (£10k plus) I will be trying to play more and more online this month, specifically tourneys. Planning to play GUKPT summer series, atleast the £200 and £300 games, £500, will depend on situation at the time.
Good Luck
Barry x x
There was cash game after it, but the tourney took longer than expected and I was really tired, so just headed home and got some food. (Really good move, starting to master the not playing tired or when not really in the mood! Positive EV ;))
I did however play the cash game (£1-£1) on the sunday, two key hands,
I'm on big blind, limp city, i raise to £8 with A10 spades, two callers (cut off and button) Flop comes 5-6-7 (two spades) I check, cut off checks, button bets £25 into a pot of £30+, I re-raise all in, £40 something more. Button calls he has 34 and I brick twice.
2nd hand
I limp with KJ, few callers, bb makes it £8, i call, button calls. Flop A-Q-10 (two hearts). So flopped the nuts! BB raiser bets £15, i flat call as does button. Turn 9 diamonds. Button bets £50, i'm all in for £70, button calls!!!!!!!! :D
Board pairs on the river and I know it's game over, BB had AA, Positives :- I didn't have more money behind me :D, and also I got all my money in with two callers with the nuts as an 80% favourite with one card to come. All good :D
I just left as I was down £195 for the day, and that was a £280ish pot, and felt going home was the better option. Why tilt off another £200 :D
So, the weekend was strange! It was in a small tourney and although the 2nd place cash prize was not earth shattering!
However, it served more than money, it showed me that I or indeed you do not run bad at any given time, and nobody runs bad really.
Don't get me wrong, it is fine to say you are "running bad" or whatever. But what you, or I really mean is that we are just experiencing the ugly side of variance. Think of times when you have needed two outs etc against someone, and hit it! That is just variance, the cards do not know who it is hurting, or who is "running bad" etc. It is just a snapshot of the game, and sometimes it's you, sometimes it's the other guy!
I have the £50 rebuy game in Dundee on 8th of June, should be a big prize pool (£10k plus) I will be trying to play more and more online this month, specifically tourneys. Planning to play GUKPT summer series, atleast the £200 and £300 games, £500, will depend on situation at the time.
Good Luck
Barry x x
Monday, 18 May 2009
It wasn't to be!
So I decided to play the £550 main event of the Edinburgh leg of the Coral British Poker Masters.
A small crack team from the Dundee cardroom made there way through for the main event, they fought bravely :P
Now before anyone comments, I totally agree, poker is not about the cards, but it is about the situations, so if you like.
I WAS SITUATION DEAD FOR 3-4 HOURS!!!
I picked up 99, biggest hand in around 3 hours lol! Short stack goes all in, i go all in to isolate, he has AK, FLOP 6-7-8, river K :( F*********CK :D
My last hand was a microcosm for the last 3-4 hours of my tournament, folded to me, i have to shove any 2 cards with less than 10bb in my stack, it happens to be 72 of diamonds :D Big blind looks down and finds jacks!!! JUST SUMMED UP MY LAST 3 HOURS IN THE TOURNAMENT!
POSITIVES :D
I will continue to play the local thursday game £50 Deepstack freezeout game, keeps my live tournament game ticking along.
I will play more of the live cash games at the local casino.
A small crack team from the Dundee cardroom made there way through for the main event, they fought bravely :P
Barry "gingertoys" Chalmers
Colin "power" Wu
Martin "quads" Smith
I was really positive about playing the event and really thought I was going to make the final table, now to expect it is asking a lot! Tournament poker, flips, hands have to hold up in key situations etc, however I really did expect it.
The tournament went something like this for me, getting off to a great start, I was up to around 27k after 3 levels, this was double the average stack! Then I went card dead for 3 and a half hours.
The tournament went something like this for me, getting off to a great start, I was up to around 27k after 3 levels, this was double the average stack! Then I went card dead for 3 and a half hours.
Now before anyone comments, I totally agree, poker is not about the cards, but it is about the situations, so if you like.
I WAS SITUATION DEAD FOR 3-4 HOURS!!!
Any time I raised with garbage or a marginal hand, I was re-raised, just as I readied myself to defend a possible re-steal in position, another player went over the top twice! Both players had hands, both times AA vs KK and AA vs QQ!!!
I just could not build on the 27k or even stop the rot, i was diluted down to around 13k.
I picked up 99, biggest hand in around 3 hours lol! Short stack goes all in, i go all in to isolate, he has AK, FLOP 6-7-8, river K :( F*********CK :D
I was down to around 5k, blinds 400-800 at this point, shove Q7 folded to me on button, SB wakes up with AA ahhaha, i end up hitting runner runner miracle straight with the 7 to get me up to around 12 ish.
My last hand was a microcosm for the last 3-4 hours of my tournament, folded to me, i have to shove any 2 cards with less than 10bb in my stack, it happens to be 72 of diamonds :D Big blind looks down and finds jacks!!! JUST SUMMED UP MY LAST 3 HOURS IN THE TOURNAMENT!
So I hit the rail in 33rd place from 105 runners, not the worst, but not what I aimed for, or was after.
So negatives from the experience :-
Just the result, I would really have liked to get to day 2 and put myself in a position to make the final table, some of the play I saw there was very poor, and justified me buying into play in that field as there was plenty dead money.
POSITIVES :D
Met a few great guys and got chatting with plenty like minded people, particularly the online high stakes cash player "the mole" Just a genuinely nice fun guy, and good to have at the table, we got on really well and had the rest of the table looking at us like we were in a mental institution!
It served as more motivation for me to play these big events and do well in them, the play is different, and yes the buy in is large, but the poker you are playing is true poker. Not short stack crapshoots that require more and more luck!
No regrets, if I didn't play, then I would be sitting wondering. Atleast I got my answer :D Money is replaceable, experiences are not ;)
I LASTED LONGER THAN MARTIN AND COLIN (LAST YEARS CHAMP) :D
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Back to the grind, next 4 weeks goals and to dos!
I will continue to play the local thursday game £50 Deepstack freezeout game, keeps my live tournament game ticking along.
I will play more of the live cash games at the local casino.
I will play more online tournaments
I will only play online cash games when I am 100% in the right frame of mind and ready to play a long session.
Upcoming tournaments...........
The next added money tournament in my local casino is early June (8th I think) £50 multiple rebuy, and there will be around £2500 added. I cashed for £800 in it last time, so will be going for outright win this time.
The GUKPT are having their summer series in Aberdeen 18th-21st June
£200 game, £300 and £500 main event.
45 Minute clock in all events, I will definitely play the £200 and £300 games, I might not play the main event as 45 minute clock is not great for that buy in. Would rather play a £500 Coral British Masters, but when I win the £200 and £300 games I will probably play it :D
It's been a crazy 8 weeks,
POSITIVES : decent tourney scores online and live and good live cash game results.
NEGATIVES: Online cash continues to be a rollercoaster, and of course my bankroll management needs evaluation ;)
Good Luck and take a shot now and again, it's good for your poker education ;)
Barry x x x
Barry x x x
Friday, 8 May 2009
Decisively Indecisive
Ok quick recap.
Paul Hendersons tournament (ZERO CASH)
Gala £100 game (ZEROR CASH) Cash game losses sunday night £240 (don't think i was behind once, made a call when re-raised on river by nut straight, i had low straight, pay off wizard!!)
Key Hand that cripples me, I raise from the cut off with 3-3, button folds, and small blind folds. (have raised this persons big blind a few times and have it in my head 99.9999% sure he is gonna re-raise me with pretty much anything.
Blinds 400-800, I have 17k, I make it 2400, sure enough big blind makes it 2400 with 4000. I tank for a bit, as I say i think he is doing this move with any two cards. I re-raise him all in (he has 12k left. He calls with AK, ok he has a hand, but i'm ahead :D Board double pairs on the river and he wins with his A kicker, my 3's counterfeited.
I have 5k left, very next hand, guy raises, i shover for 5k with AQ, he calls with KJ, trip kings send me to the rail.
Cash games online, stuck in a small amount, ran it up, bust it out! Cannot even be bothered discussing it, no real amazing hands or bad beats (apart from a guy calling my all in on a Q-J-rag flop) I had Top two pair, he had AK, 10 river, what is it with some people refusing to fold AK :D)
So not been a great week and a bit, but it's just variance, playing really well and experienced a bit of a rough ride with flips, but I run sooooooo good in the long run that I don't care :D
OK POSITIVE MINDSET NOW :D
I really want to play this £500 main event of the British Masters Edinburgh leg, I really should try and sattelite into it or make the buy in elsewhere (believe me, I'm trying :D) As buying in with £550 of my own roll plus expenses is a bit of a shot, but you have to play these main events and take shots like this, if you want to make that score that could set you on your way in terms of the next level.
All in all, it really is going to depend on my mindset. The main even starts at 3pm on Saturday 16th May.
SO............If I remain confident this week and feel good about myself and my game, then I am buying into this tournament, it comes once a year, and I fancy it. Have always taken risks, and I want a shot at it :D I can make the £550 back if I work hard on those cash tables and stay disciplined in other tournaments! So it's just like a £550 loan from future winnings :D (SHIT I SOUND LIKE NICK LEESON :D)
Anyway, nothing much else to speak of, just really going through a lot of decisions, long term vegas for 2 month minimum plan (but that's another blog!!) When I win the £500 main event, i will just get a flight the following week ;)
Good luck at the tables, and TAKE RISKS AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS ahahahah xxxx
Paul Hendersons tournament (ZERO CASH)
Gala £100 game (ZEROR CASH) Cash game losses sunday night £240 (don't think i was behind once, made a call when re-raised on river by nut straight, i had low straight, pay off wizard!!)
Key Hand that cripples me, I raise from the cut off with 3-3, button folds, and small blind folds. (have raised this persons big blind a few times and have it in my head 99.9999% sure he is gonna re-raise me with pretty much anything.
Blinds 400-800, I have 17k, I make it 2400, sure enough big blind makes it 2400 with 4000. I tank for a bit, as I say i think he is doing this move with any two cards. I re-raise him all in (he has 12k left. He calls with AK, ok he has a hand, but i'm ahead :D Board double pairs on the river and he wins with his A kicker, my 3's counterfeited.
I have 5k left, very next hand, guy raises, i shover for 5k with AQ, he calls with KJ, trip kings send me to the rail.
Cash games online, stuck in a small amount, ran it up, bust it out! Cannot even be bothered discussing it, no real amazing hands or bad beats (apart from a guy calling my all in on a Q-J-rag flop) I had Top two pair, he had AK, 10 river, what is it with some people refusing to fold AK :D)
So not been a great week and a bit, but it's just variance, playing really well and experienced a bit of a rough ride with flips, but I run sooooooo good in the long run that I don't care :D
OK POSITIVE MINDSET NOW :D
I really want to play this £500 main event of the British Masters Edinburgh leg, I really should try and sattelite into it or make the buy in elsewhere (believe me, I'm trying :D) As buying in with £550 of my own roll plus expenses is a bit of a shot, but you have to play these main events and take shots like this, if you want to make that score that could set you on your way in terms of the next level.
All in all, it really is going to depend on my mindset. The main even starts at 3pm on Saturday 16th May.
SO............If I remain confident this week and feel good about myself and my game, then I am buying into this tournament, it comes once a year, and I fancy it. Have always taken risks, and I want a shot at it :D I can make the £550 back if I work hard on those cash tables and stay disciplined in other tournaments! So it's just like a £550 loan from future winnings :D (SHIT I SOUND LIKE NICK LEESON :D)
Anyway, nothing much else to speak of, just really going through a lot of decisions, long term vegas for 2 month minimum plan (but that's another blog!!) When I win the £500 main event, i will just get a flight the following week ;)
Good luck at the tables, and TAKE RISKS AND FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS ahahahah xxxx
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Breaks can be good!!
So after a little rush of good tournament scores, I went back to the cash games. I then lost $1100 online in the cash games. So I emptied my stars account (so at least u have a 5 day cooling off until it hits your bank account :D) But I imposed a 10 day ban on cash games, which I can't believe i stuck to :D
So i just played small sit and go's and the odd tourney, nothing major at all.
Played the local £50 freezeout on Thursday and took first place, good for £800, there were no deals or savers, so was a good result. I got heads up with the gentleman Paul Henderson, who provides his home for an amazing home game every few months. (next one being next Friday May 1st)
The heads up was a good battle, and I overcame a 3-1 chip lead and won.
So plans.
Well, I was thinking of setting myself a challenge, like deposit $500-$1k in stars, and then play within my bankroll (5% max rule of bankroll at table at any one time) and try and spin it up, and really follow bankroll management strategy.
However, I dipped into those sort of stakes and it really is bad, all in blind for stacks etc, so I cannot see it benefiting my game or furthering my education as a poker player!
As a result, If i am playing cash online, i am going to be in the right frame of mind, and play minimum 50-$1 NLHE, up to $3-$6NLHE. Depending on, mindset, game selection and of course bankroll :D
So upcoming tournament plans..............
Next Weekend is busy, local casino open 24 hrs a day from May 1st right through Bank Holiday weekend!! I really hope after pauls home game (which finishes early hours of sat morning) I do not end up in casino and there right through until monday! That would be kind of sickness personified :D But you never know :P
May 1st - Friday Night, Hendo's Home Game, £50 + 1 add on/rebuy, usually 30+ players so £3-£4k in the pot, great night and lively cash games also.
After Hendos, probably head down to casino, it's open 24 hrs a day from May 1st - 5th May, if a few boys fancy it, they are putting on a breakfast buffet and cash games and sit and gos 24 hrs a day :D Should be fun if busy!!
Saturday:-Might be playing cash games all day, Hatton fight at night and tourney next day, although gonna have to fit some sleep in somewhere!!
May 3rd - Sunday, £100 freezeout in Dundee Gala Casino, 10k chips 45 minute levels, should be a good game, tons of dead money etc etc.
I am looking to download Coral Poker software and start to play some satellites for the British Masters Poker to be held in the Maybury 15th-17th May Main Event is £500 buy in, 10k chips with 1hr clock, love tournaments like this. Made day 2 last night, and made a squeeze/type blow up that i would never do now. So really want to get to the Maybury and avenge that :D Side events are £100 and £200. Not sure if i will play them, they always turn into crapshoots, will see though.
So a few decent tourneys coming up, and a few opportunities for decent live cash games.
Lets hope my next post is a brag post and all about taking down a few things and juicy scores at the cash tables ;)
Good Luck
Barry x x
So i just played small sit and go's and the odd tourney, nothing major at all.
Played the local £50 freezeout on Thursday and took first place, good for £800, there were no deals or savers, so was a good result. I got heads up with the gentleman Paul Henderson, who provides his home for an amazing home game every few months. (next one being next Friday May 1st)
The heads up was a good battle, and I overcame a 3-1 chip lead and won.
So plans.
Well, I was thinking of setting myself a challenge, like deposit $500-$1k in stars, and then play within my bankroll (5% max rule of bankroll at table at any one time) and try and spin it up, and really follow bankroll management strategy.
However, I dipped into those sort of stakes and it really is bad, all in blind for stacks etc, so I cannot see it benefiting my game or furthering my education as a poker player!
As a result, If i am playing cash online, i am going to be in the right frame of mind, and play minimum 50-$1 NLHE, up to $3-$6NLHE. Depending on, mindset, game selection and of course bankroll :D
So upcoming tournament plans..............
Next Weekend is busy, local casino open 24 hrs a day from May 1st right through Bank Holiday weekend!! I really hope after pauls home game (which finishes early hours of sat morning) I do not end up in casino and there right through until monday! That would be kind of sickness personified :D But you never know :P
May 1st - Friday Night, Hendo's Home Game, £50 + 1 add on/rebuy, usually 30+ players so £3-£4k in the pot, great night and lively cash games also.
After Hendos, probably head down to casino, it's open 24 hrs a day from May 1st - 5th May, if a few boys fancy it, they are putting on a breakfast buffet and cash games and sit and gos 24 hrs a day :D Should be fun if busy!!
Saturday:-Might be playing cash games all day, Hatton fight at night and tourney next day, although gonna have to fit some sleep in somewhere!!
May 3rd - Sunday, £100 freezeout in Dundee Gala Casino, 10k chips 45 minute levels, should be a good game, tons of dead money etc etc.
I am looking to download Coral Poker software and start to play some satellites for the British Masters Poker to be held in the Maybury 15th-17th May Main Event is £500 buy in, 10k chips with 1hr clock, love tournaments like this. Made day 2 last night, and made a squeeze/type blow up that i would never do now. So really want to get to the Maybury and avenge that :D Side events are £100 and £200. Not sure if i will play them, they always turn into crapshoots, will see though.
So a few decent tourneys coming up, and a few opportunities for decent live cash games.
Lets hope my next post is a brag post and all about taking down a few things and juicy scores at the cash tables ;)
Good Luck
Barry x x
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Round 2, Gingertoys 5th, Mig.com 563rd :P
UPDATE, now uploaded video of me on final table, please ignore some of the babble :D Those of u that know me will get some of the jokes :P
To watch, go to this link http://www.esnips.com/doc/a311dead-a304-4c3f-a27c-d9349a54e159/$50k-GTD-on-Pokerstars
Just finished playing the $50k GTD on pokerstars, $55 buy in. 990 runners, I finished 5th for $2620, played so well, I actually think I played as good as, if not better, than the 24th place finish in the Sunday Warmup. I made some great reads, and made a few moves, kind of standard squeezes etc, but was really feeling it.
As with any tourney, I also got super lucky in a couple of spots, notably on the final table. JUST SICK HANDS EVERYWHERE.
I have recorded the whole final table with my babbling commentary on it, I will need to watch it first as I was talking constant garbage, hopefully I can post it here anyway. If not, friends can have a private screening :D
Here is a timeline of a few key hands in the tourney that got me to the final table.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4056372 :- This hand was relatively early on in the tournament, I had a read on the guy, and went with it, i think he has flush draw at absolute max, or complete air (going on previous hands with myself and others)
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4056772 :- Ok, I am a luckbox and it is amazing I have not won a major yet :P (actually player named st@ rk, had been 3 betting me alot whenever i raised, so I was delighted to pick up AA, obviously lucky he was as strong as KK this time lol)
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4056875 :- Stutter step, to show I do not play perfectly, I kind of bottled it on the river, perhaps he calls anyway, I think in hindsight, firing the turn was needed.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4057655 :- AND I'M OUT :( kind of ironic, or some sick jibe by the poker gods, 1010 put me out my deep run in the warm up, and this time i go out with 1010 :D
Final thoughts, I played very well, and have been doing so for the last 3-4 months, I am starting to see results. You are never going to play every hand perfectly, there were times I got super lucky, especially on the final table when I was short stacked my AA cracked USCPHILDO's AA, another online superstar got a taste of the toys ;)
Really, watch this space. If I continue to learn, develop and improve, and keep going over my game. I know that a final table, and maybe, just maybe, a 1st in one of the majors ;) xxxx
Good Luck at the tables.
P.S RUNNING LIKE ME HELPS :P xxxxx
To watch, go to this link http://www.esnips.com/doc/a311dead-a304-4c3f-a27c-d9349a54e159/$50k-GTD-on-Pokerstars
Just finished playing the $50k GTD on pokerstars, $55 buy in. 990 runners, I finished 5th for $2620, played so well, I actually think I played as good as, if not better, than the 24th place finish in the Sunday Warmup. I made some great reads, and made a few moves, kind of standard squeezes etc, but was really feeling it.
As with any tourney, I also got super lucky in a couple of spots, notably on the final table. JUST SICK HANDS EVERYWHERE.
I have recorded the whole final table with my babbling commentary on it, I will need to watch it first as I was talking constant garbage, hopefully I can post it here anyway. If not, friends can have a private screening :D
Here is a timeline of a few key hands in the tourney that got me to the final table.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4056372 :- This hand was relatively early on in the tournament, I had a read on the guy, and went with it, i think he has flush draw at absolute max, or complete air (going on previous hands with myself and others)
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4056772 :- Ok, I am a luckbox and it is amazing I have not won a major yet :P (actually player named st@ rk, had been 3 betting me alot whenever i raised, so I was delighted to pick up AA, obviously lucky he was as strong as KK this time lol)
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4056875 :- Stutter step, to show I do not play perfectly, I kind of bottled it on the river, perhaps he calls anyway, I think in hindsight, firing the turn was needed.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4057655 :- AND I'M OUT :( kind of ironic, or some sick jibe by the poker gods, 1010 put me out my deep run in the warm up, and this time i go out with 1010 :D
Final thoughts, I played very well, and have been doing so for the last 3-4 months, I am starting to see results. You are never going to play every hand perfectly, there were times I got super lucky, especially on the final table when I was short stacked my AA cracked USCPHILDO's AA, another online superstar got a taste of the toys ;)
Really, watch this space. If I continue to learn, develop and improve, and keep going over my game. I know that a final table, and maybe, just maybe, a 1st in one of the majors ;) xxxx
Good Luck at the tables.
P.S RUNNING LIKE ME HELPS :P xxxxx
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