Today was the World Championship of Online Poker Main Event (WCOOP). $5,000 buyin, $10 million guarantee.
I didn't play it.
I did however play a $30r super satellite to a $530 satellite to the WCOOP ME. And I won that. So I started the day off with a $530 win.
Over the course of the day, I played 17 tournaments. Unfortunately, I busted all my bigger buyins, including a $1k WCOOP 2nd chance event.
However I managed to restore my confidence with a 17th place finish in the Full Tilt Double Deuce. It's a $22 buying with a $200k guarantee. Luckily for the players, the guarantee wasn't met and the site had to provide layover to meet the guarantee. It's like free money, even if it's just a little. The player pool was just a few hundred short of 10,000 which meant that I had like a top 0.2% finish there. Pretty good, I just really wished I caught some cards at the end to close it.
When I thought that would be the highlight of my night, I got a backer for another Full Tilt tournament. It was a $75 buyin, and only had 187 players, but hey I managed to final table it after putting a sick beat on AA with A9d. I ended up with a 4th place finish good for $1,122. Jeff was happy to say the least.
I managed to top it off by winning around 2 buyins at .5/$1 full ring. Recently, I've started playing more full ring. I realized that my style of play is probably better suited to games where people are more willing to fold and play back less against me. I've definitely had people play back against me a lot in 6max and sometimes I push too hard and stack off unnessicarily. I've managed to tone that down, and I feel under less pressure to push so hard in full ring, where the vast majority of the time some fights back, it is just because they actually have a hand.
Today was pretty critical for me. I had been losing a lot lately, but today really help revitalize me and my bankroll. And best of all, I'm smashing Jeff in a prop bet on whose 10 players will cash for more in the WCOOP ME. If I can't play it, I have to at least sweat the action. Ah, the life of a degenerate gambler.
I'll see you across the felt.
Bryce
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
August Monthly Report
| August | Cash Games | Live | $1,400 |
| Online | $995.18 | ||
| Tournaments | Live | ($3,025) | |
| Online | ($7,682) | ||
| Poker | ($8,312.03) | ||
| Staking | ($490.00) | ||
| Net on month | ($8,802.03) | ||
Another losing month. This one I feel ok about. I had a very swingy month in live cash. I got killed in online tournaments. And I tried to play some events at the Legends of poker and busted all of them. Overall though, I was really feeling down about my results mid month, but this past sunday gave me a chance to get my confidence back. I played extremely well and made a deepish run into the FTP $750k. I managed to stem the bleeding, and looking foward to September. I'm going to celebrate my birthday, then head out to Vegas.
Also in September is the WCOOP and the mini FTOPS. It could be a really big month for me.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Playing with 2006 WSOP ME Champ
I went to a home game in the mission viejo area yesterday. Showed up around 12:30 so I had a chance to play the sunday majors online while playing the home game. I played 10/25 with Jamie Gold. He's a bit of a calling station, which is kinda weird cause when he won the 2006 ME he played a lot more aggresively. I think he may have gotten worse.
I was on the right end of a huge cooler while I was there. I raised QQ to 80 UTG at a 6 handed game, and the BB made it 500. That's a huge reraise, and I really wanted to fold right there. We weren't quite deep enough to set mine, but I thought QQ might be ahead here sometimes. That could be wishful thinking against this particular opponent. Regardless I eventually decided to call.
The flop came down Q J 6 rainbow, and he decided to check! This was suprising. I decided if he had AK (I don't even think he reraises it preflop), he may call a small/medium sized bet here anyways, so I bet 500. If he has AA, KK, or JJ, he will probably raise or call, so either way I want to make sure money goes in when I'm ahead.
The turn is an A. He quickly checks, and now I'm very supicious that he just turned top set. I check behind.
The river is the most beautiful Queen I've ever seen. I almost fell out of my chair, but managed to contain my excitement. He instant announces he bets 1500 and I was so certain he had aces full that I just instantly moved in, expecting him to call regardless how much more it was. He indeed snap called and turned over pocket aces. I flip over quad queens, and scoop the 8k pot. I run good.
Over all I won about 4k, but I sold half my action in order to reduce my varience. I'm not bankrolled for a 10/25 game, but the game was really too good to not play. Looking foward to seeing it run again. Playing with Jamie was fun, he's really friendly at the table but I didn't have any really interesting hands with him at the 10/25 game. But after the 10/25 broke, we both moved to the 5/5 game. There is one crazy hand I had with him there.
A weak player raises to 20, and I make it 60 in an isolation attempt with T7d.
Jamie cold calls my raise from the SB, and the weak player calls.
The flop is Kc 7h 8d. They check to me and I bet 115. Gold check raises to 450, and the other guy folds. I think for a bit and then shove for 700 total. Gold instantly calls.
My read is right, bottom pair is good. He has T9h.
The turn is sick. The Kh rolls off, giving him any heart, or ten for a win, and any 8 for a chop.
The river is a 6, and he completes his straight to scoop the pot.
Sick hand, but a fun one. I'm just glad it didn't happen at 10/25.
I ended up breaking even in the 5-5 game which is good enough considering that hand.
I'm going to try to satellite into the WPT Legends of Poker event. I haven't managed to sell enough of my action to just straight buy in, so I'm gonna just have to sat in and win it. Take that haters.
I'll see you across the felt.
Bryce
I was on the right end of a huge cooler while I was there. I raised QQ to 80 UTG at a 6 handed game, and the BB made it 500. That's a huge reraise, and I really wanted to fold right there. We weren't quite deep enough to set mine, but I thought QQ might be ahead here sometimes. That could be wishful thinking against this particular opponent. Regardless I eventually decided to call.
The flop came down Q J 6 rainbow, and he decided to check! This was suprising. I decided if he had AK (I don't even think he reraises it preflop), he may call a small/medium sized bet here anyways, so I bet 500. If he has AA, KK, or JJ, he will probably raise or call, so either way I want to make sure money goes in when I'm ahead.
The turn is an A. He quickly checks, and now I'm very supicious that he just turned top set. I check behind.
The river is the most beautiful Queen I've ever seen. I almost fell out of my chair, but managed to contain my excitement. He instant announces he bets 1500 and I was so certain he had aces full that I just instantly moved in, expecting him to call regardless how much more it was. He indeed snap called and turned over pocket aces. I flip over quad queens, and scoop the 8k pot. I run good.
Over all I won about 4k, but I sold half my action in order to reduce my varience. I'm not bankrolled for a 10/25 game, but the game was really too good to not play. Looking foward to seeing it run again. Playing with Jamie was fun, he's really friendly at the table but I didn't have any really interesting hands with him at the 10/25 game. But after the 10/25 broke, we both moved to the 5/5 game. There is one crazy hand I had with him there.
A weak player raises to 20, and I make it 60 in an isolation attempt with T7d.
Jamie cold calls my raise from the SB, and the weak player calls.
The flop is Kc 7h 8d. They check to me and I bet 115. Gold check raises to 450, and the other guy folds. I think for a bit and then shove for 700 total. Gold instantly calls.
My read is right, bottom pair is good. He has T9h.
The turn is sick. The Kh rolls off, giving him any heart, or ten for a win, and any 8 for a chop.
The river is a 6, and he completes his straight to scoop the pot.
Sick hand, but a fun one. I'm just glad it didn't happen at 10/25.
I ended up breaking even in the 5-5 game which is good enough considering that hand.
I'm going to try to satellite into the WPT Legends of Poker event. I haven't managed to sell enough of my action to just straight buy in, so I'm gonna just have to sat in and win it. Take that haters.
I'll see you across the felt.
Bryce
Saturday, August 1, 2009
July Monthly Report
| July | Cash Games | Live | ($2,965) |
| Online | ($1,466.85) | ||
| Tournaments | Live | ($12,300) | |
| Online | $4,170 | ||
| Poker | ($12,561.95) | ||
| Staking | $200.00 | ||
| Net on month | ($12,361.95) | ||
My tournament live expenses are mostly from the WSOP ME.
The rest of the month has been pretty swingy but actually been decent
Monday, July 20, 2009
Legends of Poker WPT Event
The Legends of Poker event is a 10k WPT event. I want to play it and feel I'm +EV, but am not bankrolled for it. I'm trying to sell out my action.
1% for $125. Trying to sell around 80%
If you want to buy bigger pieces, lemme know I might work out a deal.
If anyone is interested they can contact on modoaddict on AIM, or by email at Leviathan9387@gmail.com
1% for $125. Trying to sell around 80%
If you want to buy bigger pieces, lemme know I might work out a deal.
If anyone is interested they can contact on modoaddict on AIM, or by email at Leviathan9387@gmail.com
Nice! Booked a solid win
Today, I took down the $50+5, nightly $70k g on Pokerstars for a solid $12.8k. However, I sold out half my action earlier for $30, so I only get half. Still solid win, and confidence booster.
My results this year tell me I should play only tournaments online. My cash game results are pretty pathetic. I might try to get coaching or something. I think I'm FPSing too much.
Fun hand of the day.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4492163
This is vs Roothlus, AKA Adam Levy. Very good online tournament pro, he's also made a splash on the live tournament scene.
I raised a little more in the SB vs him, because he's good and has position. In retrospect maybe raising even more is better. Probably 80k.
Flop bet is standard. Maybe betting turn is good? In retrospect, almost his entire flop calling range is calling another barrel. Maybe like 77-JJ fold, but he probably reraises most of those preflop. With his straight draws, he probably calls JT, AT, and AJ, and folds J9 and T9. If he has AJ or AT, he'll probably check it back and try to take it to showdown. Betting turn seems superior.
River is a standard bet imo, he probably bets JT on the turn, so he doesn't have a straight often. If he raises me, I'm probably calling but hating it.
Next sunday I have a chance to win a $60k package from Pokerstars to a bunch of live major events. Really looking foward to it. Wish me luck.
See you across the felt
Bryce
My results this year tell me I should play only tournaments online. My cash game results are pretty pathetic. I might try to get coaching or something. I think I'm FPSing too much.
Fun hand of the day.
http://www.pokerhand.org/?4492163
This is vs Roothlus, AKA Adam Levy. Very good online tournament pro, he's also made a splash on the live tournament scene.
I raised a little more in the SB vs him, because he's good and has position. In retrospect maybe raising even more is better. Probably 80k.
Flop bet is standard. Maybe betting turn is good? In retrospect, almost his entire flop calling range is calling another barrel. Maybe like 77-JJ fold, but he probably reraises most of those preflop. With his straight draws, he probably calls JT, AT, and AJ, and folds J9 and T9. If he has AJ or AT, he'll probably check it back and try to take it to showdown. Betting turn seems superior.
River is a standard bet imo, he probably bets JT on the turn, so he doesn't have a straight often. If he raises me, I'm probably calling but hating it.
Next sunday I have a chance to win a $60k package from Pokerstars to a bunch of live major events. Really looking foward to it. Wish me luck.
See you across the felt
Bryce
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
June Monthly Report
| Cash Games | Live | ($15,360) |
| Online | $11.50 | |
| Tournaments | Live | $91,625 |
| Online | ($216) | |
| Poker | $76,060.50 | |
| Staking | $0.00 | |
| Net on month | $76,060.50 | |
I'm lazy this month. All my profit is from that one WSOP event.
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