The headsup downswing continues…
Friday March 07th 2008, 2:41 am
Filed under: Heads Up,No-Limit Hold'em,PokerStars,S&G,Shorthanded

…couldn’t get a foot on the ground today. Some of the usual coolers and once I pushed it in with the best of it, shit hit the fan…so it was about time to take a break. I guess I’ll stick to my second favourite occupation. shorthanded SnGs. Took first in three out of four, which was nice. But even more important than the result: I made good decisions, mostly, and in the instances I made a bad decision (headsup with a monster chiplead, twice), it didn’t matter…in one it was over in the next hand and in one I even sucked out, yes, I GOT LUCKY with J8o on an 8 high rainbow board…sure enough my opponent has KK…turn J…right in the heart…god I know how that stings…the difference…I apologized, even if that’s no consolation…



God I’m running so good…
Thursday March 06th 2008, 4:36 am
Filed under: Heads Up,No-Limit Hold'em,PokerStars

…played a dozen sngs tonight. Won exactly 6 of 12. So I’m stuck the rake. Nice. Honestly, I didn’t play perfect…so I’m not even trying to claim that I got totally unlucky all the time. But really, I should have won at least three or four more. But no. Pushing over the top with KK on a Jack high board…get called by KJo…river J…pushing with 93o on a 83×3 board…not enough against A8o…river 8…pushing with JJ against two undercards…instacall….flop two pair…etc.

Running that “good” is really fun…NOT. Oh well, at least it didn’t send me into tilt- or reckless mode, still stinks…oh well…I’m outta here…



Joy and no joy…
Wednesday March 05th 2008, 5:13 am
Filed under: Bodog,No-Limit Hold'em,Omaha,Opinionated,PokerStars,Pot Limit,Tournaments

…still fighting with the flu, so no extensive sessions or anything. I managed to sneak in two brogger tourneys though. Saturdays with Dr. Pauly (PLO) and the bodonkey tonight.

SwDP is mostly a blurr, but it’s really been fun. I made the final table. Finished ITM. Not bad. Tonight in the bondonkey I was on a good run too. Didn’t pick up many hands, some small pps early on. Still managed to run my stack up to 5k with some good calls. In the end, the usual crap happened. Just before the second break we’re down to 20. I sit on 4.6k in chips (plus minus a few). I look down a KK in the BB. The first big pair all night. Sure enough and LP player (cutoff or button, I can’t remember) pops it to 900 (150/300 blinds)…nothing much to do here. Either call and push if no ace hits or push right away. I opted for the latter option. Result: get instacalled by AKo, see one of the fifteen aces in the deck hit the flop and cya. I guess the first option would have been better in this spot, but honestly, that’s only looking at the way the board came down…no way I’m not pushing here…so, for the second time in as many tries I exited from the bodonkey with waaaay the best hand….really disappointing, especially given the crazy starting time….but oh well…I guess I’ll have to live with that…. 😥 ….still stings like a mother though 👿