On a day when I simply wasn't getting cards, I resorted to stealing and playing aggressively with suited connector type hands just to keep myself above average in chips. It worked in that I didn't spend much time below 7k in chips (or above 12k in chips). With AJd in early position I raised it up only to fold to an All-In by a similar stack in a middle position. From a middle position with TT I raised it up and folded again when re-raised by the same player above and an All-In by the SB. My exit hand was AQ on the BB. I raise it up and get called by Luca in his pink Hulk t-shirt. I considered him to be the best and most aggressive player at the table and with my tight image pretty well cemented in most folks' heads, I check the 763 rainbow flop over to him. As expected, he fires out a 2.5k into a 3.2k pot and I decide that I do stand a chance of being able to steal it right there and then by shoving my remaining 7k in. I shove, he thinks for a minute or so, then decides that, with 18k or so behind, it's valuable enough to call me with his 88. The 8s hold up. WP Mate.
The rest of the weekend was most enjoyable - the APAT regulars are great craic and I enjoyed every minute of the weekend despite throwing Euros away left right and centre. I did make a small profit on Roulette and on Prob Bets (one was that I couldn't go 2.5 hours without peeing) so all was not lost.
Where are we going ... ?
Derek and I have agreed that we have to look at our poker 'careers' in more detail and work out how to bring our game on from recreational donking to semi-serious low stake grinding / luckboxing. Details will be available once funds have been deposited and the terms agreed but the main objective is to turn $1k into $5k ($500 to $2.5k each) by the end of 2008 without going broke. We've arranged to start in July which means we now have only a few days to change our mindsets in preperation.
$10 SnG Success
Over the past few weeks I've made more time for poker despite still being as busy as ever with work. To take some strain off myself, I've contracted in a PC repair guy and an experienced Web Developer / Coder and I'm enjoying work (the medium amount I've left myself) a lot more. I've taken two nights off this week, I managed to fit in 4 holes of golf on Monday afternoon, an hour at the driving range this afternoon and half an hour this afternoon to updated my Blog ;)
Having been denied the chance to play 10 x $10 SnGs staked games for cadmonkey on RaiseTheRiver, I set myself the goal of playing them for myself to see how I'd do. I had recently moved up to the $20 SnGs but after a bankroll demise, I have quite wisely stepped back down for the time being.
So, by firing up two 6 Max tables at a time (one turbo and one standard being my preferred option), I hoped that it would stop me getting as bored as easily and stop me playing marginal hands just to keep in the action. And, from the results below, it appears to have worked ...
$222 won for a $110 stake. I'm happy with that!!! Now if I could only stop donking it all away on the 50c/$1 tables ... ;)
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