Close but no cigar! :(

Having being away for the weekend i played 500 hands of cash today and a few donkaments. I played the cash hands just after lunch and made just under 1 bi despite losing a 300bb pot with KK<
So tonight i f/t the $75 6 max tournament. I was particularly pleased with how i played and was a big CL from the last 50 onwards until i ran terrible on the FT. With about 50 left i did misplay one hand and got it in with A10>>AQ but apart from that i played well, v betting thinly, winning without showdown and making a few timely resteals and hero calls. Down to the final 10, the SB completed my BB and i checked to see a flop with the mighty 63o. I was CL at this point but the opponent was crazy/bad/ volatile so i didnt bother trying to blow him off the hand preflop. Anyway the flop came J 9 3 with 2 hearts and he 4/5 pots it and i insta call, turn brings a blank 4 and he 3/4 pots it...... i call again. The river bricks another 4 and the villan 2/3 pots it so i made the call after timing down given all the draws missed and he shows 53s (clubs) for a turned OESD.

Entering the FT i was 2nd in chips before the next interesting hand occurs. I raise 77 in the CO and the SB and BB call and the flop comes 2 89. I c/bet 2/3 pot and the SB calls. The turn is a Q, i checked behind IP and the river is the magic 7. The SB who was the most competent player at the table was CL and lead 40k into a 50k pot with me having approx 160k behind. I decided to just call as i really thought he had J10 and this proved to be the case :(. From then on in i was short and with 4 players remaining the same player took me out when i raised with approx 18bb's with JJ bvb and he insta shipped A2s on me. The flop brought an A and it was gg me for $1.5k. I also managed to finished 18th in the $20 1r1a on stars but lost A10s< KQ and K10
On the non-poker front i spent the weekend in the midlands catching up with my old uni housemates. This consisted of going out in telford on the friday and getting smashed in some dodgy bars/nightclubs in the black country followed by being sick early next morning and getting back on it later in the afternoon in Birmingham where we had a few beers in town before going to my mates girlfriends fancy dress house party. In my experience houseparties are often let down and result in everyone getting chucked out by around midnight, but this houseparty was quality with no trouble and lots of good banter flying around. I will include pics of this in my next blog update despite wearing the most horrific pink £3 primark t-shirt as part of my fancy dress.

In the meantime gl at the tables!

LOL donkaments!

On tuesday i decided to play a few tourny's since the cash games were full of regs and whilst im on a 45k hand b/e stretch i thought i would take it easy. I ended up going out in 6th for $2.2k which is a decent cash in the end but i played pretty terrible in the later stages.

Firstly, when we got down to the final 3/4 tables i isolated a limper in MP with 66. The btn and the limper both called and the flop came down K 5 3. The EP limper donk bet the flop and i shoved since the guy was a huge fish and i think any A4/A5/A3s type hand makes up his range. He called and flipped KJ and i was pretty disappointed in my somewhat tilty play in trying to push a french fish off a hand. Anyway the turn was a blank, before BINK......6 on river for a 2 outer!!! I played this really really badly but i guess in donkaments with 1k +fields you need your fair share of luck.

Nothing of note occured until the final table where i started 7/9 before i got a double up 3rd hand with JJ>>AK to go CL. From here it went down hill though. Firstly, i was pretty card dead and inactive on a weakish table, until i opened 8Js UTG 7 handed, the btn and bb both called. The flop came down 259 to clubs and i fired out a C/Bet which the BB called. the turn came a Q and i decided to barrel again for 1/2 my stack against a player who i noted as a station who could of peeled the flop incredibly lightly, however he instaa min raised and i insta mucked lol! following that i was then the table short stack and shoved over a raise and 3 bettor with AKs which was called by 1010 and i did not get there :(. I think this play was fine given the 3 bettor was the only competent player at the table and AK fair well even against his 3 betting range On the btn. Overall a decent cash but i really should of finished in the top 3 and look to take down the $9.5k.

Since then ive played around 2k cash games hands for around $600 profit which is good and my BR is looking healthy again as i am looking to build a 100 buyin BR for 400nl. Im also epexcting to hit SN early Nov where i will be able to purchase the $4k reward bonus from pokerstars which is sweet although it might be early January before i get there.

In general things are looking brighter than a few weeks ago i guess. My life plans are all geared at the moment towards purchasing a car in early 09. Im looking to buy a car in the region of £6-9k most likely a 2nd hand car something like a Golf GTI would be sweet but the insurance is going to be a nightmare for whatever i choose so meh! Your only young once! As for this weekend im playin golf early 2moro morning in northumberland with the golf society i play in. My golf has certainly improved but i tilt pretty hard when things dont go my way so hopefully i can just put in a steady round where i dont make a fool of myself.

gl at the tables over the weekend JP.

B/E is nicht sehr fun!

Since moving home from uni in June, things started great where i managed to book $10k+ wins for both july and August for cash games and donkaments despite moderate volume being put in. Since then I managed to put in 30k hands in September and made a poor $1.1k and its safe to say the heater is over. I did however cash in the only WCOOP i played (the $215 HU tourny) and came 116th/2000+ where i drew former WSOP ME champion Greg Raymer 1st round and took him down lol! I also beat Adam Junglen in a later round (An EPT f/ter in 07) and was pleased with how i played in general although the guy who took me up i felt i had a decent edge over.

October has started pretty horrible and im down $1.1k in total. For a 200nl player this isn't even close to abnormal but whilst im running pretty bad and not playing great im going to take it easy for the rest of the month and will be away for a couple of weekends anyway playin golfing and going to a uni flatmates housewarming in the midlands. Fun times i guess!