ITM at 2014 Wall Pajama Classic

I placed 5th out of 27 in this year's Wall Pajama Classic. Drove 2.5 hours to see high school buddies, got stock behind two spiteful sand trucks that were de-icing the roads as it snowed. Arrived upset but calmed down after eating. Key hand, among others, was down to 5 handed, raising a short stack all in, my K6o to his Ad8d board 6d4d2s, he had lots of outs and hit his flush, proper call but if I win that hand, i believe I win this tournament. I also got my 89o all in with a board of 9xx and was looked up by AKo, who hit the turn and crippled me. I'm then all in from the small blind with 67o and hit two pair against big blind, but her T7o also hit two pair.

2014 Main Line Poker Club

The Main Line Poker Club (MLPC) started off a new year, and I continue to under-perform. Format is two SnGs per evening, paying 3 spots. RS and SP were run over by the deck and had a good night. I managed to chop game #1 but not a good outcome for me. Gonna try to take this game more seriously and improve my results.

2014 Wall Winter Classic

I played well in the Wall Winter Classic, a yearly family and friend event, finishing 9th were it not for getting rivered J7 > J8, and for Kevin O to my right who plays any two cards as if they are AA. I was the usual target for getting picked on for wanting a cleanly executed game, but it's still a fun event.

Out in 16 AJ vs QQ

We are down to 19, with 13 spots paid. I'm nursing a short stack (as usual)

FTP Rush Poker

Giving it a go at FullTilt Rush Poker. So far so good. Not had a losing session in one week. Up approx 8-10 buy=ins, even with some very brutal rivers.

So far, I think aggression is the key. As far as the game itself, this fast format really sharpens the following skills:
-bet sizing
-reckognizing dry flops
-playing position
-effective stack and pot odds calculations
-trapping

Showboat June 18 2009

First break. Although i have not lost a hand, i only have starting stack 10k. Level 5 starting 400/800, will likely get it all in very shortly.

Second break. 30k down to 21 players from 73. Blinds will be 1.5/3k. Cannot get away from a 10bb stack. Would have won a few showdows if i call all in with weak aces. Shoving ranges very wide right now.

Busto at 11. I wake up with KK to call AT and as usual flot comes xAx. I win this i coast to ITM.

Bubbled a SnG 3/10.

June 2009 Recap

6/22/09
Main Line Poker Club
I got run over by the deck tonight. Won game #1 outright, took 2nd in game #2 (got lucky to get there), and chopped 1st in game #3. Basically I got a hand when I needed it late. Here are the results as I remember them:
Game #1: RW, MB, IB
Game #2: FB, RW, MB
Game #3: RW, JS, BS

6/8/09
2/18 ITM got my chips in good
not playing much, as you can see. concentrating on far more important things. an occasional recreational tournament is still enjoyable but other priorities have taken over.

my WSOP fantasy team seems to be holding up so far.

March 2009 Recap

3/29/09
22/180 nice run but no ITM. one hand did me in. may post it here...
4/180 ITM nice run but small ITM

3/23/09
Main Line Poker Club: i chopped-first game #1, bubbled game #2 55 < QTs, busto game #3. we should be back on track for a monthly game again.

3/18/09
3/45 ITM a little back on track. dinking around with some token frenzies too.

3/5/09
I really hit a bad streak the last week in February and have started off March just as poorly. Hoping things will turn around at Caesars. Stay tuned for updates at the breaks.

WSOPC Event #3
break #1: entering level 4 i am short 20bb,m~10. two others from the group have busted.

break #2: 360/983 left. i have 9bb.

break #3: busto just prior to dinner. i shoved KQh into a tighty/shorty with board 2h34h, did not think thighty would call of 7bb with AQo. i did not get the flush or pair so i'm out.

congrats I.B. for finishing ITM at 61/983

February 2009 Recap

2/17/09
3/45 ITM KK < AQ, standard
5/45 ITM QQ < JJ river, standard
another multi-table final table finish met with bad luck

2/12/09
1/9 ITM against a really tough heads up foe

3/45 ITM
33 vs AJs i flop a set but villain hits runner-runner flush. nice run i suppose but i needed a win.

busted a 180, missed a token, won a small token.

2/11/09
i'm embarking on a strategy to help me move up on buy-ins. i'm playing alot of FullTilt token tournaments, allowing me to lay out small buy-ins in exchange for tokens into higher tournaments. once i accumulate 10 tokens, i'm gonna see what my results are in the higher buy-ins. if i have success, i'll stay there.

i continue to lose an abnormal amount of 70/30 dominations, and i've been bubbling the token tourneys. i'm confident i will finish ITM at a regular rate.

2/9/09
7/45 bubble
down to 8, i get AA and raise, get popped all-in, get another caller, and i call. i'm up against QQ and KQo. flop xxQ case queen, busto. whine whine whine you betcha. i'm supposed to triple up there and coast into the top three.

i bubbled a token tourney shoving 55 into a 449 flop after another shorty played TT for a limp on the button. this tilted me more than anything. what good is it to not be afraid of the bubble if no one else is afraid of it either?

played NYRPS event #11 and what an uber-waste of time, plus i have to put up with some kid taking cheap shots at me in the chat. who needs that?

2/8/09
6/45 ITM
bad luck at the final table, running TT < QQ and when the bubble broke, A3s < ATo.
33/148 missed a token by 6 places. BB was courageous to call me down with A9o IMO.

2/3/09
3/45 ITM
a disappointing night again with numerous beats when dominating 70/30. don't care to revisit them here. i also had router problems as my connection went down every time the cordless phone was in use. changing the channels did not help.

homeys partagas and bdd67 continue to suffer beats as well, including a 10/1628 finish for partagas on the FT bubble in the 32K guarantee.

i think that's it for me until the conshy classic on saturday.