The 2008 WSOP will be held once again in the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The Series will start on May 30th and it will run until July 17th.
I have posted a link on the right to a Google Calendar that I will update with all the event dates, times and details as they become available.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Latest Tournament Results
So far, October has been a very good month for me in playing tournaments, especially non Hold-Em games.
A few days ago I managed my first cash in my freeroll mission. A couple days later I followed it up in a 520 person event by cashing and finishing in 40th place. This was a NLHE event.
Last night, while the in-laws were eating, drinking and being merry during Thanksgiving I was playing in a 1000 person RAZZ Multi Table Tournament. Even though this wasn't for real money the goal was still the same. I found that the competition was very soft and I really learned a lot reading hands and putting pressure on my opponents. After several hours had passed, and my fair share of hands that held up I made my way to the final table, out of 8 players remaining I was in 4th.
When the dust settled and all was said and done I managed to get 3rd place overall in the tournament. The hand that crippled me was when my 8-6 got crushed by my opponents wheel. I felt I played very well, especially against a large, if not strong field.
Nothing keeps a person motivated to play in more tournaments like some strong finishes.
poker
A few days ago I managed my first cash in my freeroll mission. A couple days later I followed it up in a 520 person event by cashing and finishing in 40th place. This was a NLHE event.
Last night, while the in-laws were eating, drinking and being merry during Thanksgiving I was playing in a 1000 person RAZZ Multi Table Tournament. Even though this wasn't for real money the goal was still the same. I found that the competition was very soft and I really learned a lot reading hands and putting pressure on my opponents. After several hours had passed, and my fair share of hands that held up I made my way to the final table, out of 8 players remaining I was in 4th.
When the dust settled and all was said and done I managed to get 3rd place overall in the tournament. The hand that crippled me was when my 8-6 got crushed by my opponents wheel. I felt I played very well, especially against a large, if not strong field.
Nothing keeps a person motivated to play in more tournaments like some strong finishes.
poker
Thursday, October 4, 2007
First cash with free account
Today I managed to cash in my first free tournament playing under my "no deposit" account on Full Tilt. The part that I feel the best about is the fact that I was able to get 3rd place out of the 1270 entrants in a game that I have never played before. That game is Pot Limit Omaha Hi. I have played lots of Omaha Hi/Lo but Hi only was still a mystery to me.
In terms of my play I feel that I did well. I know I got really lucky on two hands early on in the tournament but for most of the tournament I have just been playing the hands I feel are solid and hitting strong boards. I played aggressive and I didn't get check raised very often so when that did happen I was very sure that I was beaten. Near the end I also got lucky and hit my flush draw on the river, but we were all in on the flop when I had top pair and, the nut flush draw and a back-door straight draw. Poker can sometimes be about catching draws, and with the number of outs it was a great chance for me to double up at a key moment of the tournament. Once we got to the final two tables I just coasted to the final table without much difficulty. The two hands that knocked me out were basically well played by both of us. My two pair with straight and flush draw was beaten by a set, and my Flush was then beaten by a full house. It was a very good way to go out, compared to a bad beat. I won't be losing sleep about my play tonight.
So now I have some real cash in my account ($20.00) and I've pulled off the first goal in this experiment, get a cash. Goal two, start playing in micro limit cash games. I'll do this if my buy in for that micro limit is less then 5% of my overall bankroll.
The lowest limit is $0.05-$0.10. At that limit, $10 is my buy in for that limit. So, $200 is my bankroll goal before I'll be ready to hit those micro tables with the proper bankroll.
In terms of my play I feel that I did well. I know I got really lucky on two hands early on in the tournament but for most of the tournament I have just been playing the hands I feel are solid and hitting strong boards. I played aggressive and I didn't get check raised very often so when that did happen I was very sure that I was beaten. Near the end I also got lucky and hit my flush draw on the river, but we were all in on the flop when I had top pair and, the nut flush draw and a back-door straight draw. Poker can sometimes be about catching draws, and with the number of outs it was a great chance for me to double up at a key moment of the tournament. Once we got to the final two tables I just coasted to the final table without much difficulty. The two hands that knocked me out were basically well played by both of us. My two pair with straight and flush draw was beaten by a set, and my Flush was then beaten by a full house. It was a very good way to go out, compared to a bad beat. I won't be losing sleep about my play tonight.
So now I have some real cash in my account ($20.00) and I've pulled off the first goal in this experiment, get a cash. Goal two, start playing in micro limit cash games. I'll do this if my buy in for that micro limit is less then 5% of my overall bankroll.
The lowest limit is $0.05-$0.10. At that limit, $10 is my buy in for that limit. So, $200 is my bankroll goal before I'll be ready to hit those micro tables with the proper bankroll.
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