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iop Sweden. Feb 21 2007 01:32. Posts 4951 | | |
So, as I posted in my last entry I was going to play a poker tournament yesterday to get a place on the team. We were 14 players, and top 5 got on the team. The tables were split into 2 tables with 7 players on each table. We started with around 1500 in chips, 10-20 starting blinds. I played very aggressivly to start off. I found K-10h on the button and raised 3xBB. BB called. Flop came A-8-7 rainbow. I checked-raised the flop hoping to take it down. After a while he decided to call - Q came on the turn, where I made a potsized bet and started to trashtalk a bit, putting him on an ace with a low kicker. After about 5 minutes he folded his hand and I showed my K-10. This to make sure that I had a loose image at the table, so I could get alot of callers whilst the blinds were going up. Next key hand was 3-6 off whilst sitting in the small blind. I called, and the BB checked. Flop came 5-6-6, where I checked. He made about a 3/4 pot bet. After a minute or two I decided to call. Turn came an 8, where I checked again. He made about a potsized bet and know I was pretty sure he was sitting with a 5. So I called again. River came J. I made a potsized bet which he only called and showed his 5. I took out another player before getting to the final table with 99, so I was about second in chips. I didn't get any big hands on the final table so I basicly folded, I tried limping in with 55 twice only to miss my sets both times. Top 5 were to make the team so I had no problems making it.
I had also posted in my first blog that I had put some money onto fulltilt, and I basicly haven't had time to play (except for playing drunk and loosing 3/4 of my roll). So before playing the tournament I played about an hour 4 tabling NL10 which well, + $50.
I used to play NL50+NL100 on martinspoker but I lost my roll, so I want to be very diligent about BR management in the future. Before I was 3 tabling NL25 with a $200 which went well, until alcohol reached my stomach and I lost 3/4 of my roll. So I will put about $250 on to my account and try to grind my way up to NL50 and NL100 again - Not playing drunk, and not playing on higher limits.
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| Milkman lol i didnt spend half a thousand on a phone so i could play it cool and be all stealth | |
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yea, just take it easy and it'll work out fine. The thing is that you've probably got an edge, so you'll just have to be able to deal with variance. |
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SeanBam . Feb 21 2007 08:27. Posts 953 | | |
why dont u start with 10NL? |
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iop Sweden. Feb 21 2007 08:43. Posts 4951 | | |
SeanBam, I will have to start playing NL10 with my roll of $250. But I guess I have to swallow my pride, and play according to my bankroll. Wish me luck, oh not only will I be competing in this live team poker league, but I will even compete in an online poker leauge with 6 poker pro's and one more amature player on martinspoker.com.
What I've lost on the internet, I've won back playing live. I love playing at poker clubs, and casinos. Homegames too, but then their is alcohol involved - which is not a good mixture for my personality! |
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| Milkman lol i didnt spend half a thousand on a phone so i could play it cool and be all stealth | |
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Fayth  Canada. Feb 21 2007 11:46. Posts 10085 | | |
Lots of player i met live seems to fail on internet, they lack discipline, definitely, they think they're getting sucked out more, whereas it's because u actually play a far higher amount of hands...
So yeah, go with 25 buy ins, and never below that, u'll be successful, it's all about patience and discipline |
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