I've been pretty busy recently so I havent had much time for poker even though I want to start my little poker challenge/experience as soon as possible. So I decided to start today even though I knew I wouldnt have much chance at playing for long, I got in just under a 2 hour session and I thought it went ok considering that I haven't been playing really or more importantly thinking about poker for a few weeks. So today sort of felt like riding a bike after a while - you can steer straight and feel safe but you don't really want to be trying any tricks yet. I was planning on mixing in some HU and 6max tables but oh boy the table selection was bad at 1.50pm so I sat down at the 500nl and £200nl HU tables and got on the waiting list for the only decent 6max table at all which happened to be 1knl. Things went well and I ended up 1.4k which is ok although I know I didnt play anything near my A game and in that sense I am dissappointed but its only to be expected.
Match 1
Nothing special but the first decent sized pot, it basically shows me that this guy is retarded.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117871
And some time later after me grinding him down for a bit this happens. End of match 1
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117872
Match 2
This match started with my opponent sitting with 200 and going bezerk for about 10 hands during which time I was completely card dead and he was pushing me around. Thankfully I hit a hand and he did too - although obviously he overplayed his.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117874
He reloads to 300 and we basically trade pots for a while until this hand. I like my play here and I'm almost certain its a winner in the long run. I basically put him on A5 or 44-99 excluding 55 on the flop and then 77 on the turn and I thought I could get him to fold. I think this player is fairly poor so it won't work as often compared to a good player but I still like it.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117875
Standard for me, not for him.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117886
I had been check raising this guy for a while with air and he had just started to call or play back at me so when I finally picked up a hand I was pretty happy. I think you can argue for betting the river but I was pretty sure he was bluffing since he tended to slow play his big hands so I checked the river to let him fire again, unforunately he didnt.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117889
Suckout. Before this he had been catching almost every river while bluffing etc so it was nice to finally have the cards fall my way although it really was a nasty one for him.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117897
Match 3
Early on in the match although I think I've played against this guy before. Hero call for the win.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117904
Pretty sure I got max value here, shoving is a possibility but I think he folds too much since its obvious I'm never bluffing. He left after this. :(
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117906
Match 4
I'm so crap against even semi competent short stacks its not even funny and my next guy kept hanging around for ages until I finally but him after him reaching £150 at one point. The basic pattern of the match went: he doubles up and gets a 50bb+ stack at which point my big edge kicks in and I grind him down until he hits 25bb again and he works his way back up etc etc.
Early double up for him
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117912
Normal sized stacks = moves possible.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117915
Turn C/R didn't go as planned since he bet tiny.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117925
Finally!!!!
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117927
Match 4
No time to commentate on this since I'm supposed to be in a pub by now celebrating with classmates who have just finished. Key hands...
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117930
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117932
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117934 possible turn mistake
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117939
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117941
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117944
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117946 - just call river, silly mistake
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117947
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117953
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117949
http://www.pokerhand.org/?1117950
Done.
On a side note, I'm staking my good friend Craig/Pokerbhoy to play for the next week so make sure you check his blog out too - see my links.
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