I've been playing on stars for the past week or so. Things are really going great. I'm way over what i started with. I've cashed out my starting money and am only playing profits now, i figure, by doing that, i can't really 'lose' - it's a win win situation this way.
I did lose a sick pot though the other night. Heads Up 2/5 i pick up 108 in the bb and call a 3x bet. Flop is 966 - i figure that's a good flop for me, so i re-raised his expected follow up bet, he called, so i figure i can bluff the turn and take the pot right there. The turn was a 7 - giving me a 10 high straight! He checked it, so i bet just over the pot...he re-raises me ALL IN....what??? What on earth could he have?? There's no flush on the board, no higher straight, maybe he's betting his trips? -- I had to call....he turns over 96! haha he flopped a full house...so sick!
Other than that, it's been good, i'm still playing with profits, and it's mainly 2/5 cash...it's going well.
Monday 17 September 2007
Sunday 9 September 2007
Taking a break
After my last blog, i deposited some $$$ into fulltilt and started out great - i was playing winning poker and playing a positive aggressive game. However, i eventually lost a few big pots and after a bad run, eventually lost it all. It really sucked. Though i won't deposit again for a long long time, i will try and play some freerolls and do a 'chris ferguson' type challenge if you will....just start with $0 and see if i can build it up - if i can get anywhere near 10 thousand dollars, i will be happy.
Tuesday 4 September 2007
Busted, but things are looking good...
About 2 weeks ago, i busted my $180 roll. It really sucked, i was playing .50/1 HU and came across a really sick hand, it pretty much crippled me.
I was playing a complete maniac who kept raising. I was hoping to check raise with good hands.
After about 8 hands, this happened. I called a3x bet on the button with Q9 suited and the flop comes Qx8. He bets out again, and figuring im good, i re-raise, he calls. Turn is a 9, giving me two pair Qs and 9s. He bets out, i re-raise and he calls....river is a 10, he bets out, i move all in. He calls and turns over KJ, giving him KQJ109 - very sick hand.
It was pretty much down hill from there, eventually i lost my whole roll.
However, things are looking better.....
Two days ago, i decided to play a 360 entrant Poker after Dark qualifier rd 1 - it was only ment for fun, the top 2 would qualify for round 2. Anyways....i played great and finished 2nd.
Round 2 was the next night and out of 4000 entrants, the top 9 would get entered into the Poker after dark final. Here they get the chance to earn a place on the Poker After Dark show and also 30k. I played the tournament in the early hours (3am) and fancied my chances - I was playing great poker and was building my stack at a good pace. I played aggressively, but not stupidly. There were about 40 players left and i was 3rd, i really felt like i could win the whole thing. But unfortunately, I ended up finishing in 26th :-(
I was 14th at the time, in great shape and was comitted to a pot with AJ suited against 66 -- it was a race, and well, the sixes held up. Ah well....il take 2nd and 26th. I'm going to deposit soon and hopefully build up a good roll. Hope to talk about it soon!
I was playing a complete maniac who kept raising. I was hoping to check raise with good hands.
After about 8 hands, this happened. I called a3x bet on the button with Q9 suited and the flop comes Qx8. He bets out again, and figuring im good, i re-raise, he calls. Turn is a 9, giving me two pair Qs and 9s. He bets out, i re-raise and he calls....river is a 10, he bets out, i move all in. He calls and turns over KJ, giving him KQJ109 - very sick hand.
It was pretty much down hill from there, eventually i lost my whole roll.
However, things are looking better.....
Two days ago, i decided to play a 360 entrant Poker after Dark qualifier rd 1 - it was only ment for fun, the top 2 would qualify for round 2. Anyways....i played great and finished 2nd.
Round 2 was the next night and out of 4000 entrants, the top 9 would get entered into the Poker after dark final. Here they get the chance to earn a place on the Poker After Dark show and also 30k. I played the tournament in the early hours (3am) and fancied my chances - I was playing great poker and was building my stack at a good pace. I played aggressively, but not stupidly. There were about 40 players left and i was 3rd, i really felt like i could win the whole thing. But unfortunately, I ended up finishing in 26th :-(
I was 14th at the time, in great shape and was comitted to a pot with AJ suited against 66 -- it was a race, and well, the sixes held up. Ah well....il take 2nd and 26th. I'm going to deposit soon and hopefully build up a good roll. Hope to talk about it soon!
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