Monday, October 04, 2004
I Don't Like Mondays.....
So it helps to play a poker tournament until 3 am, so you can spend Monday asleep!
The £100 competition at the cardroom is booming. Last night attracted 94 runners. after the rebuys ended there was £28700 in the prize pool. the casino added £1300, so a cool £30000, with £12000 to the winner. I had one rebuy so the night cost me £210. I got lucky near to the end of the buy ins. Flopped a straight with 65o (flop 234), and a guy with a flush draw came along for the ride. Luckily he missed. Then later I got QQ and flopped Q74. The same guy with 76 this time put me allin. He missed whatever he thought he was drawing too and I had 10300 chips, when the avearge was 7000. Early doors though.
I moved around between 10000 and 15000 and then our table broke up. I moved to the last 3 tables with 15000 and it dwindled to 10000 until I picked up AA in the blind. TT got me allin and I doubled through.
I then had my usual nightmare with AQ. I have this in the small blind. Blinds are 1500/3000 with 14 players left. The button raises the pot. I have 16500 and its 9000 to call. the bb has 7500 left. I reraise all-in, sensing the button is stealing. the bb calls allin so does the button. button has KK and bb AJ. KJ8 on flop. My only hope really is T. This misses and I go out 13th. 3am 5 and 1/2 hours work for -£210. the cash game is full with a big list so I go home.
The £100 competition at the cardroom is booming. Last night attracted 94 runners. after the rebuys ended there was £28700 in the prize pool. the casino added £1300, so a cool £30000, with £12000 to the winner. I had one rebuy so the night cost me £210. I got lucky near to the end of the buy ins. Flopped a straight with 65o (flop 234), and a guy with a flush draw came along for the ride. Luckily he missed. Then later I got QQ and flopped Q74. The same guy with 76 this time put me allin. He missed whatever he thought he was drawing too and I had 10300 chips, when the avearge was 7000. Early doors though.
I moved around between 10000 and 15000 and then our table broke up. I moved to the last 3 tables with 15000 and it dwindled to 10000 until I picked up AA in the blind. TT got me allin and I doubled through.
I then had my usual nightmare with AQ. I have this in the small blind. Blinds are 1500/3000 with 14 players left. The button raises the pot. I have 16500 and its 9000 to call. the bb has 7500 left. I reraise all-in, sensing the button is stealing. the bb calls allin so does the button. button has KK and bb AJ. KJ8 on flop. My only hope really is T. This misses and I go out 13th. 3am 5 and 1/2 hours work for -£210. the cash game is full with a big list so I go home.
# posted by redsimon @ 12:31 PM 
