The weekend
Saturday was our 4th live tournament at my house over the past year or so. The new table that I got along with the Poker Genie from PSO went over really well :)
I kind of feel a little bad because I've now won 3 out of 4 of the tournaments (finished 4th in the second tourney) and my wife has finished 2, 3, 3, 3. We've had at least 8 people each tourney and I'm the only one who has really played online a ton and read anything about NL tourneys. Most of my friends just play way too many hands and some don't understand that their pocket sixes while a great hand in certain situations (like some of the ones they see on tv and try to mimic), it is a hand you really have to throw away if you don't flop a 6 and the board shows KQT. This wasn't a hand from Saturday's tournament - it was a previous one, but you get my point. Some play middle pair against 3 opponents like it can't be beaten.
So after the victory I decided to play some $5 and $6 Sit and go 1 table tourneys on Pokerstars. I finished 9th, 8th, 6th, 4th, 3rd in that order. 3 of them I lost on hands where I was a big favorite. 822 rainbow flop. I had K2 in BB. It checked around...pot had 800 in it and i only had 800 chips so I wanted to get someone's chips in the pot with me. Td shows up on the turn and i bet guy calls and hits diamond flush on river. The one I finished 4th in, blinds are 50/100 and guy raises to 1200. I reraise all in with 1450 and KK. He shows JJ. He hits the J on the turn to knock me out. sigh.
I played well at 1/2 and 2/4 and ended up $11 ahead overall. I was up $60 at one point but my 2/4 table was so good I had to stay but ended up not catching anything good after that.
The PSO freeroll where top two win a cruise was last night. I played pretty well and got hammered as usual as a big favorite. I pushed all in with AK and called by JT ...flop Q83. river was a 9 and he hit his straight to knock me out in 47th of about 190 or so I think. Oh well.
Football:
My fantasy team almost has a chance to win! I am up by 4 points and my opponent has one WR going tonight. He's not a main guy so I don't even remember his name at the moment so hopefully he won't get any TDs!
I went 2-2 with my bets yesterday:
W - Pats +145
W - Browns +14 (-115)
L - Bills -3 (+110)
L - Giants +6 (-105)
That's about it for now...may the flop be with you!
I kind of feel a little bad because I've now won 3 out of 4 of the tournaments (finished 4th in the second tourney) and my wife has finished 2, 3, 3, 3. We've had at least 8 people each tourney and I'm the only one who has really played online a ton and read anything about NL tourneys. Most of my friends just play way too many hands and some don't understand that their pocket sixes while a great hand in certain situations (like some of the ones they see on tv and try to mimic), it is a hand you really have to throw away if you don't flop a 6 and the board shows KQT. This wasn't a hand from Saturday's tournament - it was a previous one, but you get my point. Some play middle pair against 3 opponents like it can't be beaten.
So after the victory I decided to play some $5 and $6 Sit and go 1 table tourneys on Pokerstars. I finished 9th, 8th, 6th, 4th, 3rd in that order. 3 of them I lost on hands where I was a big favorite. 822 rainbow flop. I had K2 in BB. It checked around...pot had 800 in it and i only had 800 chips so I wanted to get someone's chips in the pot with me. Td shows up on the turn and i bet guy calls and hits diamond flush on river. The one I finished 4th in, blinds are 50/100 and guy raises to 1200. I reraise all in with 1450 and KK. He shows JJ. He hits the J on the turn to knock me out. sigh.
I played well at 1/2 and 2/4 and ended up $11 ahead overall. I was up $60 at one point but my 2/4 table was so good I had to stay but ended up not catching anything good after that.
The PSO freeroll where top two win a cruise was last night. I played pretty well and got hammered as usual as a big favorite. I pushed all in with AK and called by JT ...flop Q83. river was a 9 and he hit his straight to knock me out in 47th of about 190 or so I think. Oh well.
Football:
My fantasy team almost has a chance to win! I am up by 4 points and my opponent has one WR going tonight. He's not a main guy so I don't even remember his name at the moment so hopefully he won't get any TDs!
I went 2-2 with my bets yesterday:
W - Pats +145
W - Browns +14 (-115)
L - Bills -3 (+110)
L - Giants +6 (-105)
That's about it for now...may the flop be with you!
Don't give up on those $6 SNG's at Poker Stars. I've been playing those a lot lately and have been in the money in 48% of them. Some of the easiest games on Stars that I've seen. I've recently started playing some $15 Turbo SnGs and also the 6-max $12 SNGs. So far doing very well at those too. I'm liking them better than the Ring games. Those ring games get soooo tight after a while. Be sure to sit down at a table with 32% or better flops. Anything less gets to be rock city pretty quick.
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Dave |
5:33 PM