PLO calling me again

I played two hit and run sessions at micro stakes PLO, once buying in for $10 and the other time for $6 and in less than 20 hands total I won $20, which was really fun.
The odd thing (or not, since it's PLO) is that the two big hands that allowed me to double up were both "eights full".

This was the first hand of my session last night, a crappy hand in the big bling which turned into gold.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3324376

This is the second one that happened this morning.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3322393

I think my hand selection is much better at PLO now and feel confident.
It used to be that I would take too many chances with connectors in the past, and would more often than not just shove on the draw and miss. If I keep improving maybe I'll be able to make a profit at PLO one day ;)

ronee

Cash game on the horizon

Sorry, I haven't updated in a while.
In what turned out to be quite the opposite of what I planned, I actually played less poker on my off days than what I would have hoped.

Now I am back at work for 2 weeks before taking off again and maybe I can get some hands in during lunch time.

Good news is that I have a live cash games lining up sometimes soon on the horizon, like on thursday night ;)
Looks like people are eager to try something more nerve-inducing, or maybe just something different. Of course they are not used to it, and someone even admitted his apprehension to cash games; but it's all good as long as we keep it friendly and the stakes low.

The structure will be a $20 max buy-in with $1 minimum buy-in LOL.
The blinds were supposed to be 10c/20c but I lobbied for them to be lowered to 5c/10c because our smallish stacks would not allow enough room to play I thought.
Thankfully the host agreed with me and we will be playing at 5c/10c.

I still don't know how much I will be buying in for. Should I be short-stacking at $5 or just try to give it a go at the standard $10?
In each case, I will be coming in with $15 on me in case I have to rebuy and try to make it last.
As you all know, I painfully suck at cash games and I've shown it again in the past few weeks.
I will try to sit at the 5c/10c full ring games online and get some practice before the D day.

good luck to all!

ronee

A few MTT hands to go

I entered a $3 donkament with 168 entrants and did better than I expected.
I haven't played a lot in the last few days but the tight/aggressive style worked out ok for me.

Mmmm his comment after the hand was "looool, fucking donks".
I have no idea what to tell those guys after the hand seriously.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3293847

What a great timing for this hand really, sick turn too!

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3293948

Back to back hands that just went to waste, sigh...

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3293957
http://www.pokerhand.org/?3293958

No comments needed here.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3293986

bllaaarreerrrrgghhhh
I knew he had something but that really hurt bad.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3294006

That was my last hand, when I finished 24th, when only 18 get paid.
So sick.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3294027

ronee

#$ADFG@%$YFS?DGS%&^

I can't even begin to defend his play heads-up.
Makes me sick to my stomach that I had one of his outs too.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3272024

ronee

A new favorite might have emerged

If you look at the betting odds for the eventual winner of the WSOP ME in November, only two name stand out. The obvious chip leader, Dennis Philips and the solid and only pro David Rheem, who made two other final tables during the 2008 WSOP, and he is also my pick to win it all by the way.

But that was all before the WSOP Europe Main Event, where November Nine member Ivan Demidov just finished 3rd in an incredibly stacked field (heads-up is in place as I type this up).
He could have accomplished a legendary feat by winning both Main Events in the same year, but he'll just settle for a historic one, as he made both final tables, something that probably won't ever be done again.

If people haven't noticed Ivan yet, they have now.
Even with a final table of Negreanu, Juanda, I was rooting for the guy because it takes real skills to beat huge talented fields. Here's to proving he's the real deal in November.

On the side:

- PokerStars just introduced Double or Nothing SNGs, you play a 10-handed table where only half the players double their money and play stops when the money is reached. A good idea to attract fishy players, and lots of pros are bashing the idea on online forums. I don't plan on playing them ever right now, I am not a big fan of folding til the money.

- Looks like I won't deposit on PartyPoker after all. The software is laggy for me and too cluttered (they have so many useless and flashy buttons for their other PartyGaming stuff) that's annoying. But unlike other rooms they offer a lot of freerolls that are not country-restricted, so if I didn't have a dime I'd probably start there first.

ronee

A good $9 night

Well this is gonna get repetitive again, but here's another night that could have been great but it just turned out to be ok.

I didn't have much time at first so I just loaded a Super Turbo donkament on FT and promptly cashed in second place for $9 (+$6 gain).

Then I played 2 SNGs on Stars for $3 each and I busted from the first one in cruel fashion.
Can I complain, since lately KK has been holding up pretty good for me? lol

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3263080

The second SNG was a heartstopper but I deserved that hand there.

http://www.pokerhand.org/?3263085

I finished heads-up with this guy and he had a 2 to 1 lead on me and I tried to steal from the SB with Q7.
To my surprised he called with Jack-rag to bust me, bleh.

A +$9 night.

In other news, lots of pros left at the WSOPE ME, most notably Negreanu which is among the top 3 in chips. Ship it to him one time!!!

ronee