Last Friday was a bit of a disaster session. Fired up quite a bit of poker, but couldn't seem to win anything. Playing badly or just unlucky? Always the question that's hard to answer sometimes, but the EV adjusted line in HoldEm Manager seemed to think that I was on the receiving end of more than my fair share of beats.
This carried on to Saturday where I met up with Mezza and Toobad at the casino for a bit of live action. You would have thought for the rake you pay you might at least get a dealer, but it ends up I volunteer on my table to deal after seeing some French tourist on my right looking like he'd never picked up a pack of cards in his life. I don't mind too much, but remind me if I ever do it again to make sure someone else does the shuffling - hate that part! So anyway, was a bit card dead all evening, not managing to deal myself a decent hand hurts when everyone else is turning over Aces and Kings. Was managing to hold on with my short stack, when Mezza comes over to announce he is out - some flip he didn't win apparently. It's around this time I'm shoving a few hands to pick up the blinds, and potentially looking to get back into it. That's until some loose guy raises in early position and I look down at the best hand I see all night - QQ. I push my stack knowing I'm going to be ahead, but also that he's gonna call. He turns over Ac10c. I think he flops a flush draw, but whilst praying for no club on the turn, I missed that he'd picked up the gutshot as well and hit at the same time I hit trips. Boo - I was out. It was late by then, so we left Toobad to it, who has some fish-like qualities that's at home in a place like the Gala. Of course we get the text message the next day to say that he's only gone and binked it - £600 first place! Stingy as he is though, wouldn't even agree to give us our buyin back.
Things have been looking up the last couple of days though, as I've been grinding my way back to peak with some $20-$30 SNGs. They really are a reliable way to make money, but it's always the question - is it enough?! Not sure if I mentioned but I've been playing much more MTTs recently, so will likely be back on them tonight (along with the PFU Session), I just need to make sure I keep supplimenting them with SNGs until I bink some more big ones.
I'm feeling good about my poker recently and doing my best to ride the variance. I'm starting to read more and look at my game more, so hopefully I'm improving. We'll see!
This carried on to Saturday where I met up with Mezza and Toobad at the casino for a bit of live action. You would have thought for the rake you pay you might at least get a dealer, but it ends up I volunteer on my table to deal after seeing some French tourist on my right looking like he'd never picked up a pack of cards in his life. I don't mind too much, but remind me if I ever do it again to make sure someone else does the shuffling - hate that part! So anyway, was a bit card dead all evening, not managing to deal myself a decent hand hurts when everyone else is turning over Aces and Kings. Was managing to hold on with my short stack, when Mezza comes over to announce he is out - some flip he didn't win apparently. It's around this time I'm shoving a few hands to pick up the blinds, and potentially looking to get back into it. That's until some loose guy raises in early position and I look down at the best hand I see all night - QQ. I push my stack knowing I'm going to be ahead, but also that he's gonna call. He turns over Ac10c. I think he flops a flush draw, but whilst praying for no club on the turn, I missed that he'd picked up the gutshot as well and hit at the same time I hit trips. Boo - I was out. It was late by then, so we left Toobad to it, who has some fish-like qualities that's at home in a place like the Gala. Of course we get the text message the next day to say that he's only gone and binked it - £600 first place! Stingy as he is though, wouldn't even agree to give us our buyin back.
Things have been looking up the last couple of days though, as I've been grinding my way back to peak with some $20-$30 SNGs. They really are a reliable way to make money, but it's always the question - is it enough?! Not sure if I mentioned but I've been playing much more MTTs recently, so will likely be back on them tonight (along with the PFU Session), I just need to make sure I keep supplimenting them with SNGs until I bink some more big ones.
I'm feeling good about my poker recently and doing my best to ride the variance. I'm starting to read more and look at my game more, so hopefully I'm improving. We'll see!
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