Well, I created this blog to kill some time that happens to be between the college football im now watching as well as the multitable poker im firing at. I have a blog on myspace, but have for sometime wanted to create a blog for writing poker, but I wanted to keep the two separate since I rarely post poker to readers on there.
Today and tomorrow are two very big days for me. First of all, I'm going to be competing in the sunday 215 tomorrow on Ultimate Bet, my largest buyin to date. Ive won a 215 seat a few times (always on pokerstars), but I've always deemed it wise to just use the buyin for tournament dollars. Last night I got drunk as hell and upon arriving home I proceeded to win the seat somehow (but not before blowing some cash on 1-2nl, my biggest weakness)
Secondly, im currently second on the tournament leader board at ultimate bet. So I'm hoping to play some good poker today and tomorrow in order to take over first place. First gets to play a UB pro for 1k heads up, and not only would that be a personal highlight and a great achievement, but freerolling for 1k doesn't hurt either :) Especially heads up. In the last 3 weeks or so that ive been playing ultimate bet, I've made the final table 16 times, with 6 heads up battles. I've won 5 of them. Now I know the quality of heads up there isnt the same as a pro, but it's gotta say something. Especially when I used to say heads up was my worst part of my game.
Just thought I'd share one hand before I wrap this up. I was playing in the 40 multi on UB, and was chip leader with 8800 at first break. About 10 minutes into the next level, this hand came up. I was now 2nd in chips at our table, being very tight, showing a laydown of ak preflop to a jam and check calling some decent hands. I raised it up UTG+1 with AhQh, and the now chip leader with about 10k and directly to my left calls. The flop was Qd10s6h. I fire 500 into a 825 pot. He debates, then types out: "you better be careful this hand," then calls. I immediately put him on a draw, and since the flop was rainbow, Im thinking kj. The turn comes a 4d, and I now fire 1200 into the 1800 chip pot. He calls, and the river draws like a 2d. I check with every intention of calling a bet by a missed straight draw, when he bets the pot. I call, and he turns over 9d8d for the backdoor flush.
Looking back, I misplayed this hand some. I should have bet harder at the pot on the turn. I knew he was on a draw, but didnt stick with my read. I gave him good odds to call and catch the river, when he hit one of his 15 outs that he picked up on the turn (as opposed to 6 on the flop.)
I battled back for a little while to 4k before losing a race with AdKd to QsQc. Such is poker.
I'm back to the grind. Good luck to me.
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