Well, I made my second final table in about a week in the Stars $20 180 SNG. I finished 5th. It was a shame really. I had AT of diamonds and was called by one of the loosest raisers/callers in history. Unfortunately he had lucked into a big stack and called off about a 1/3 of his stack calling me, maybe 25% with 33. I was a slight favorite going in, but I missed the board and lost. It would have been really nice to double through him.
He was a huge chip leader with 4 people left and ended up finishing 3rd. Some people just don't know how to change their playing styles. He never slowed down. He put a guy all-in that had raised, and his A9 was no good against AA, and then about 4 hands later he called off all his chips with K9 against AK and was out 3rd. Oh, how I wish I had that stack that he had. I would have finished no worse than 2nd I think.
I played as many $20 SNGs today to see how much money I could make if I played them all day. I was doing a little experiment. I wanted to play 10, but I only got in 7, keeping in mind though the 180 man tourney took a bunch of time and I kept my concentration on it towards the end so I didn't play multiple tourneys at a time. I ended up with two Firsts and one Third.
All in all this was my most successful day playing poker. I can't help but think that there will be a lot better and bigger paydays ahead, and my ALL IN magazine came so that is pretty cool as well.
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Sunday, March 26, 2006
Good finish in Deep stack
Well, I went deep into the deep stack today. I was down to 1600 in chips when I started to make a come back. It was nice. I had AJ and pushed and it folded back to me and I took the limpers chips, then on the next hand I had KK and pushed all in again. This time I got called by AQ who I am sure thought I was out of line. I doubled through him and was on my way.
I want to thank Larry out there for slow playing his aces to me when I had 44, which I limped with. I had several pairs today that I had to fold to big raises and a small stack on my part, which would have hit trips a couple times, but one time I would have lost to a flush. Back to Larry. The flop comes J48 with 2 hearts and he bets out 600, I raise to 1600 and he comes over the top and puts me all in, which I insta-call. I also had the 4 of hearts and another heart came on the turn giving me a flush draw with my set, and just as the river was about to come I said no ace unless it is the Ace of Hearts, which it was and I doubled to 25k and I was in business.
A few hands before I hand increased my stack by about 1/2 when someone called my raise with KJ and called down with a worse kicker than I with KQ. That was nice, then Larry helped me.
I ended up finishing 45th when I had KQs in the SB which I was going to push for the blinds. The UTG limper had a huge stack so I guess I should have suspected something fishy but I pushed and he called with QQ. I figured if I win this pot my stack will be 25% bigger. The flop came QJA giving me a draw which didn't come in, and I was out.
I followed this up with a 3rd in a SNG which was a very competitive game.
All in all a great day. First my NCAA win and then the money's in the tourney's I played.
I want to thank Larry out there for slow playing his aces to me when I had 44, which I limped with. I had several pairs today that I had to fold to big raises and a small stack on my part, which would have hit trips a couple times, but one time I would have lost to a flush. Back to Larry. The flop comes J48 with 2 hearts and he bets out 600, I raise to 1600 and he comes over the top and puts me all in, which I insta-call. I also had the 4 of hearts and another heart came on the turn giving me a flush draw with my set, and just as the river was about to come I said no ace unless it is the Ace of Hearts, which it was and I doubled to 25k and I was in business.
A few hands before I hand increased my stack by about 1/2 when someone called my raise with KJ and called down with a worse kicker than I with KQ. That was nice, then Larry helped me.
I ended up finishing 45th when I had KQs in the SB which I was going to push for the blinds. The UTG limper had a huge stack so I guess I should have suspected something fishy but I pushed and he called with QQ. I figured if I win this pot my stack will be 25% bigger. The flop came QJA giving me a draw which didn't come in, and I was out.
I followed this up with a 3rd in a SNG which was a very competitive game.
All in all a great day. First my NCAA win and then the money's in the tourney's I played.
Victory
Well, with Villanova losing today it ensured that I win my wife's office pool for the NCAA tourney, which is really nice. I don't have to win another game and I still win. Thank you UConn chokers. That is karma. UCONN gets beat when they didn't deserve to be there in the first place, bye-bye
Poker bits
Well, yesterday was a break even sort of day. I did not have the best of timing. I got knocked out of the deep stack tournament when I held KK against J9s, which of course he limped with and then called my raise with. This particular player was a very loose caller and could limp and call any and all raises. The flop came 39J with two clubs so I bet the pot to protect my hand. He min reraised me, which made me think. I figured it was time to move as the average stack was 14k and I would hae 4k if I folded. Not insurmountable, but this guy could have any two clubs, a J or a 9, so I pushed all in and yes he had J9 and I was drawing thin and out.
I did better taking 2nd in a SNG later which was nice, and then in the night cap I had AT on a short stack when I pushed and the other short stack called me with A5s which I was totally happy with because I should double up off of a bad call, but then the 5 hit and he sucked out on me, oh, well. You can't get to upset when this happens, because we want people calling us with Ace - rag. All we can do is make the right decisions and hope the cards reward us.
I feel that over the last week I have easily gotten my money in with the best of it over 75% of the time. My time at PokerXfactor.com has really been paying off. The insights that I have learned on that site have been priceless to my education and game. The sky is the limit before I am Final tabling on a regular consistent basis.
I am playing in the Deep stack Sunday tourney at the moment. Hopefully, today we will get some cards to play and be able to make some moves along the way.
I did better taking 2nd in a SNG later which was nice, and then in the night cap I had AT on a short stack when I pushed and the other short stack called me with A5s which I was totally happy with because I should double up off of a bad call, but then the 5 hit and he sucked out on me, oh, well. You can't get to upset when this happens, because we want people calling us with Ace - rag. All we can do is make the right decisions and hope the cards reward us.
I feel that over the last week I have easily gotten my money in with the best of it over 75% of the time. My time at PokerXfactor.com has really been paying off. The insights that I have learned on that site have been priceless to my education and game. The sky is the limit before I am Final tabling on a regular consistent basis.
I am playing in the Deep stack Sunday tourney at the moment. Hopefully, today we will get some cards to play and be able to make some moves along the way.
Inside Man movie
This movie was really well acted and Clive Owen is very good in his role. The screenplay for this movie was incredibly well thought out. I am not a Spike Lee fan as I believe he is more hype than talent, but even he could not screw this movie up. Outside of some gratuitous violence scenes that did not need to be as long as they were, which this is a minor problem, the film was very well shot.
This film is easily one of the best films of the year, if not the best. The theatre was packed for this R rated movie so you have to take your hat off to the studio for doing a good marketing campaign.
If you like a good story with a fabulous ending this is for you. Enjoy.
This film is easily one of the best films of the year, if not the best. The theatre was packed for this R rated movie so you have to take your hat off to the studio for doing a good marketing campaign.
If you like a good story with a fabulous ending this is for you. Enjoy.
Friday, March 24, 2006
UW Huskies were robbed.
So why is it that every time a team from the Northwest, ie. Seattle is involved in something big, like, I don't know the Super Bowl or maybe the NCAA tournament the officials have to put their heads up there asses.
Tonight we witnessed one of the greatest injustices in sports history. The offiicials stole the basketball game from the UW Huskies. What a one-sided officiated game. The UW was controlling and dominating the game in the first half, so the officials start calling an excessive amount of fouls on the UW Huskies so UConn could stay in the game, because they certainly couldn't do it on their own.
Then there is the second half where the officials completely take over the game and crush all hope that the UW Huskies had of winning the game. When they called the technical foul on the Brandon Roy for talking with the UConn player that pretty much sealed the deal for the UW team. It was a joke how blatantly one-sided the game was called. I think there were 6 UW Huskies with 4 fouls on them at one point in the second half.
The capper though was when they don't call a totally obvious goaltending on UConn on a shot by Brandon Roy, which would have been the difference at the end of regulation, and Washington would have won.
Yes, the UW Huskies did hurt themselves with the moronic play of Jensen fouling a guy on a lay-up ensuring that UConn would get a chance to tie it up, which they did, but the game should not have even been in doubt.
Yes the Huskies are moving on, it is just too bad the UW Huskies, the better team was robbed of the chance to move on. What a pathetic excuse for referees. That crew should be banned from ever doing another game. Completely and inexcusably incompetent.
Tonight we witnessed one of the greatest injustices in sports history. The offiicials stole the basketball game from the UW Huskies. What a one-sided officiated game. The UW was controlling and dominating the game in the first half, so the officials start calling an excessive amount of fouls on the UW Huskies so UConn could stay in the game, because they certainly couldn't do it on their own.
Then there is the second half where the officials completely take over the game and crush all hope that the UW Huskies had of winning the game. When they called the technical foul on the Brandon Roy for talking with the UConn player that pretty much sealed the deal for the UW team. It was a joke how blatantly one-sided the game was called. I think there were 6 UW Huskies with 4 fouls on them at one point in the second half.
The capper though was when they don't call a totally obvious goaltending on UConn on a shot by Brandon Roy, which would have been the difference at the end of regulation, and Washington would have won.
Yes, the UW Huskies did hurt themselves with the moronic play of Jensen fouling a guy on a lay-up ensuring that UConn would get a chance to tie it up, which they did, but the game should not have even been in doubt.
Yes the Huskies are moving on, it is just too bad the UW Huskies, the better team was robbed of the chance to move on. What a pathetic excuse for referees. That crew should be banned from ever doing another game. Completely and inexcusably incompetent.
Welcome
This is my first blog and I want to say thank you for stopping by. I just got knocked out of the $4.40 180 man PS tourney. It is always sad when you get all your money in with the best hand and someone who raised with a subpar hand decides to call off a huge chunk of their stack and then sucks out on the river, but so close to a great double-up, instead out 15th.
I don't think that I will play the $4.40 anymore as when you do money there just isn't enough ROI, unless you finish 1st.
I did achieve my first final table this week. I played a $2.20 MTT just to practice and ended up finishing 5th, which was great. Not bad getting $100 for a $2 dollar investment. If only it had been a $20 event. Well, that dream is there and well beyond.
I feel very confident that my game is rising to higher and higher levels each day. I would estimate that I have gotten my money in with the best hand 80% of the time the last week and have made fewer and fewer mistakes. If it were not for 4 hands that I played late in the deep stack $20 the other night I think I would have monied in that tourney, but live and learn.
And to all of you out there that call off 40% of your stack with 55, please, don't stop. lol
I don't think that I will play the $4.40 anymore as when you do money there just isn't enough ROI, unless you finish 1st.
I did achieve my first final table this week. I played a $2.20 MTT just to practice and ended up finishing 5th, which was great. Not bad getting $100 for a $2 dollar investment. If only it had been a $20 event. Well, that dream is there and well beyond.
I feel very confident that my game is rising to higher and higher levels each day. I would estimate that I have gotten my money in with the best hand 80% of the time the last week and have made fewer and fewer mistakes. If it were not for 4 hands that I played late in the deep stack $20 the other night I think I would have monied in that tourney, but live and learn.
And to all of you out there that call off 40% of your stack with 55, please, don't stop. lol
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