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NL HE Cash Games
Last night I decided to take a break from a losing streak on low buy-in NL HE tournaments on Full Tilt. I seem to be getting in with the best hand and someone decides to gamble and then draws out on me. I was in a $5 NLHE 18 person SNG last night and we were down to 9. I’m on a semi-short stack. I go all-in UTG+1 w/ pocket 10s. UTG who had limped decided to call for most of his stack. He has Jd-10d so I’m pretty far ahead. However, runner-runner diamonds give him the flush and I’m out. How do you fight against that?
The Closest I’ve Ever Come..
I’m such a nerd I had to screen shot this hand on Full Tilt last night. It was a $5+.50 - 45 person - NLHE tournament… and I ended up in 3rd for $36.
Without further delay… please admire my King High Straight Flush.. that beat out the Ace high flush…
How Not To Suck When It’s Hand For Hand & You Have Chips
We’re down to 11 people in a 100 person NL HE MTT. We’ve been playing for almost 5 hours now. The blinds are 3000-6000 and it’s hand for hand. I’ve had some nice pocket pairs that have brought my stack up to a healthy 63000 at this point. I’ve picked up some small pots with decent hands to add to my stack too. I’m playing well and turning up lucky when I need it.
Goals for 2008
Looking back on my poker goals for 2007, I realize like some of my fellow bloggers, I didn’t really make any goals. I think I just wanted to improve overall, get over some fears and intimidation in live play and build some confidence at the tables. I definitely feel like I’ve taken on these challenges and improved. I did keep my stats for 2007 and came out a winning player. Overall, I’m very happy with what I accomplished in poker in ‘07.
I have a few goals for 2008..
Merry New Year!
Happy New Year everyone. I just finished my last tournament of 2007. Although I finished in the black for 2007.. I certainly had a rough down swing to wrap things up. Later in the week I will be posting my resolution for 2008 in more detail: I plan on working on improving my middle game in tournaments. I seem to have issues with playing too tightly at points in my game and I feel I’m missing a lot of opportunities to scoop up pots to keep my stack out of desperation. In 2008 I would like to also play more cash games. In my next post I would also like to share a few poker highlights for me in 2007.. kind of my “best of”..
A Little Holiday Hold ‘Em
Well, I’ve returned back to Florida from spending the holidays with family in South Jersey. I must say that I am glad to be back.. it was cold and rainy up there. I did manage to get in 1 NLHE tournament in Atlantic City yesterday. The Showboat had a $53+12 tourney at 2pm (10K starting chips). My younger brother and I both bought in… There were 75 entrants. I have 2 hands I’d like to tell you guys about. One was the hand I felt was what eventually led to my departure in 24th place and the other my brother went out on in about 50th.
Hi!
Hi Everyone! First, I want to thank Adam Schwartz for choosing me as one of the bloggers for this site. I’m really excited to share my poker experiences with you guys. I’m a long time Rounders podcast listener, currently listening through Itunes from sunny Florida.
I’m actually on my way out the door.. not to pick up last minute Christmas gifts.. but to play a $60 multi-table NLHE tournament at the dog track in St Pete, Derby Lane. There are usually 100 people in the tournament. In Florida, the dog and pony tracks have card rooms and offer a good amount of games. Derby actually has about 50 tables too.
