Wednesday, August 27, 2008

First night

Got off to a good start. Did 5 double or nothing SNGs (on game has these) top 5 all get the same. Completely different to regular SNGs. A couple of them I got severely short stacked but still made it. Some players don't really get the difference. One of them I have 2 blinds left, on the bubble and two big stacks go to war with AQ and AJ. Got 4 out of 5 on these. (2 out of 2 at $2buck level 2 out of 3 at 5 buck). (have decided can do up to 20% of roll on these).
One interesting hand where I may have made a mistake but got away with it was:
we are on bubble 6 players left blinds 75-150. UTG (t 1600) limps , I'm UTG+1(t 2500) with 55 (limp also) UTG+2 (t1600) goes all in. The two opponents are 5 and 6th I'm 4th. Bear in mind its top 5 all get the same. So I figure I can't lose - one of them is going bust here (they really did have almost identical stacks - one of them may have had an extra 50). So I call and lose but it didn't matter as I'm left with 800 and UTG busts out. I realised after that it was a mistake as there is a reasonable chance they both have AK - or they could have even split the pot with their aces (e.g. if board double paired). So no reason to play the hand but got away with it.

http://www.pokernetwork.co.uk/games/handhistory/?sRoundReference=T4-75175122-1 - you can browse the hands using next - I'm guy656

Got deep in a $2 shorthanded MTT - 17th out of about 400 runners.
Didn't win any decent pots until blinds 75-150 and am down to 635 chips. double up on hand 67 when its folded to small blind who has tons of chips and shoves. I figure I can't fold my K4 and K hi holds up!
After the break I'm still getting blinded out and am down to 1000 (hand 74) - flop top pair with a crap kicker but shove anyway and beat the button who had slow played QQ
I still don't pick up much and we are at hand for hand play (im 49th out of 51 with 48 paid) on hand 120. I shove UTG with AQ (5 blinds left) and hold up against KQ.
Hand 122 I double up again from the same guy - I had KQ in small blind that time. Flopped top pair not much out there - i bet pot - he goes all in with trash! A good bet I suppose - I did consider folding with us being on bubble. Back in it after that with 8000.
The hand history loses it self after this. The only other two hand worth mentioning are - 2 black aces - raise preflop - flop is all hearts - sole opponent goes all in - I don't like it but have to call and he had shit - no pair no hearts! That got me up to over 20k - not bad from 600 just before break and 49th out of 51!
Anyway down to 3 tables I have about 20k left - opponent has about 30k blinds 600-1200. He raises UTG to 4000 - I'm on button with JJ - decide to just call and see if an ace or a king comes (at each point of the hand I was certain he had AK and became more and more certain as hand went on) - flop is 924 rainbow - he checks I bet 5000 he calls - turn is another 4 - he checks - I go all in he calls with fkn AK and river is ace. I don't usually get mad but i was punching the computer desk at this one. I don't think going all in a flop would have made much difference - maybe - but its the play I want - I want him to put his chips in with that draw. So got a lousy 10 buxs - disappointing a final table prizes much better and would have been there apart from that river.
Oh well good start anyway - also came 2nd in the tourney I had a $5 ticket for (12 players - but it paid 6 and I only got $12)will try and to another 5 double or nothings tomorrow.
Closing roll $40.

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