Thursday, May 14, 2009

runnin good

I've been fortunate in my last 4 days of poker. I have played 4 tournaments/sitgos or so and cashed well in all. except the 28K.

I finally used my 26 token that i won forever ago. So i felt like i was free rolling. However this night the cards were just not coming. But boy of boy, when they did I either got way too much action or none at all. I felt like I really could not make any moves in the 28K gar.
Managed to keep my head above water stealing blinds with marginal hands As my super tight image was due to card death... How ever on the following hand I mad a larger then pot preflop with the AKs. action was checked to me, so I decided to make a Bluff value bet at the pot.


Thankgod I did not move on this hand as I would be drawing to a flush, lol.
I was a distant third place on this flop as the money went in with PP of queens and A set of fours. so I did manage to find out how loose and tight my opponents were this hand. I did not think for a second I could draw out on this hand. easy fold. Is this a redonkulous Cbet in to two opponents? any poket bigger then equal to Jacks is going to ch call / and or raise. I think this is a poor decision to cbet in to the Button, after checked to. Thoughts anyone?

I went out a little later coming back after the break, getting it all in with an sooted ace (severely short stacked 1700T, on the button steal Blinds were 200 4oo w/ ante)vs the SUPER TIGHT PLAYER I THOUGHT I COULD STEAL FROM big blind's Poket Kings. So, all in Freflop. ending my quest for the money in the 28K.

So next Bit tournament I decided to make a run at was My VERY FIRST rebuy tournament. Now after reading about how to optimally play a rebuy and how good a value they are, I made a good showing! play was insane during the half hour rebuy time. so my play was decided to be rebuy to double stack and get it all in PF with a solid hand-
My first hand I re raised with pocket Queens, got it all in VS 3 other players gambling... So i lost, but I realized this is not the time to exit the tournament- So i double rebuy and and i get some quality hands the propel me in to the chip lead before the end of the rebuy period. My AK, Vs AQ. and then the following HUGE HAND!


So against 44 players I stood on top the mountain with a MASSIVE stack making the run to a win rudimentary. Wish poker was always such an easy game- I like when I dont have to be creative with air.


So i turned my sat win in to tournament chips as I did not want to jump in to a tournament right away. Not a bad win for $12.30 I got my money in good, and my opponents poor play was easily exploited. I think i will try another rebuy this week, the amt of action i got with solid hands made the rebuy time Very easy to double, or triple up... players are gambling trying to get a redonkulously LG stack. and that play added to the prize pool. So i have 55 bucks in tourny cash to blow on what ever tournys I want. Lets make a run at the 28K or the 50 50 tonight.