The next two weeks will be all about the poker. Since I posted Tuesday I played a small $125 buy in late night game in caesars cashing for a grand. Finally won at golf but it was more down to the opponents bottling it on the 18th and Marty's shrewdness then anything I contributed. Two points down at the 18th I got a point and Marty three while Julian and Paul both scratched, ship, glad I didn't lose another two percent in main event. I swapped 2.5 % with Jude and Derek so just about own over 50% of myself at this stage.
I played the $550 game in the Venetian today and just busted a very healthy 55k stack with 260 of the 660 starters remaining. I held Jacks in both hands I lost the chips. First one I folded the turn after putting in about 20k on a 9 high board to be shown Aces, second one I ran into kings on a queen high boards in a 3-bet pot. I had just been moved to the table which Derek was on and he told me later that the guy I checked raised on the flop was a total rock. Figures as he took an age to call, I thought during that time that I had the pot.
Little disappointed not to go deeper but was very happy with how I played up to that point and seem to be picking up a few decent hands which I haven't been the last few months. Mentally I don't think I could be in better form in the run up to the main event. When I got here my mind was filled with negatives about my game but the last week have done wonders for my perspective and I'm honestly looking forward to the next two with a great amount of enthusiasm and confidence. I just feel things are starting to click.
Victory :)
1 day ago
5 comments:
R you not tempted to live in vegas?
It seems to me as the perfect life and poker tourneys or cash as you want it?
good luck in the events Nicky,
You definitely did the right thing with the relaxation leading into the Main game.
dont play jacks imo : )
pissing rain here you'll be glad to know
later
bops
I'd say I'd love to live here for 3 months of the year but dont think I could live here all the time tbh.
Yeah Smurph physiologically I'm in great shape, I remember the last time I was here jumping from one game to another and I didnt like the shape I was in by the time the main event came around.
Bops whats the craic, been thinking about my exit hand and I didnt really cover myself in glory. If I'm honest I probably hadnt a clue where I was in the hand and just put all my chips in as a default action. Derek thinks if I call the flop that guy wasnt going to put another chip in the pot so I would of been left with 20 BBs and he is right but he was on the table all day it was like my third hand on it so I had no Idea of my opponents range. Say hi to Mo for me.
all's fine here, club is quiet, mo's still an uberdonkey
i take it that you completed the action on the 3bet flop - it's a bit meh, but you probably picked up that he wasn't over-confident when he bet the flop (which he probably wasnt!)
gl today
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