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Davey_Pitch · 17-05-2009, 18:35

Had my best result in ages today. Played a €2 100 player tournament, won a few good hands early to get a good size stack, then basically had to post and fold for ages as I had complete rubbish almost all the time, or semi-decent hands but in completely the wrong position.

With about 30 players left I was sat in 29th place with 1260 chips, with the leader having over 10,000. Finally got a decent hand, a pair of 7s, and went all in, with 3 other people calling (though one was forced out through a re-raise). The other players turned over A-K and A-A. The flop and turn were useless, but the river came a 7! Quadrupled up, which is a first for me.

Came 2nd in the end. When I was heads up I had less than half the chips of the leader, so when I had A-3 on the first hand I went all-in to try and steal the blinds and try to rebuild my stack. He called and turned over 6-6, which held up. Still won €39 for my troubles, which is my best win in some time. The 1st Harrington book has already made a difference to my play, so hopefully by the time I finish it, and get through the 2nd book I'll be able to win tournaments like this on a regular basis

leowyatt · 17-05-2009, 18:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matblack

Er, you may have noticed that my avatar isn't exactly a dead ringer for me

MB

We recognise her though

Well done Davey, good result

Grandad · 17-05-2009, 23:31

Well done Davey

glad the books are working for you

had a bit of a bad run last 2 or 3 weeks, nothing much planned for next couple of months but have the UK and Ireland team championship in August with a £250k prize fund followed by a couple of weeks in Vegas

Davey_Pitch · 24-05-2009, 04:37

Urg, had an absolutely awful run of cards today. Played about 6 cheap SNG tournaments in the afternoon, and in 5 of them I went out in a showdown against a hand I was at least an 80% favourite against, yet lost every time. Thankfully ended up the night with a win of a STT and a 7th place finish in a 30 man tourney, so at least some improvement there.

Davey_Pitch · 25-05-2009, 21:54

Woot! Won a €5 30 man tournament for €60. Small change compared to Grandad of course (

), but my biggest win yet. Very nearly went out on the bubble when I had A-10 on the BB, and the button went all in (as he'd been doing every round). I called and he turned over 7-4, yet managed to flop a 7 and 4. Went down to around 1600 chips (the leader had around 14k), but doubled up on the very next hand and started playing more aggressive, attacking the blinds and raising heavily. Ended up heads up against a really aggressive player (the same one who beat me with 7-4), who was actually really weak whenever I re-raised him. Heads up only took about 10 hands and I beat him when my A-8 suited beat his K-J.

That's me happy again after another run of crappy cards today. I was nearly considering giving up!

Haly · 25-05-2009, 21:59

Nice one

Matblack · 28-05-2009, 15:48

Pleased with this

4th in a $5 game for ~$40

MB

Davey_Pitch · 28-05-2009, 15:53

Nicely done MB. How many players in total, 100?

Matblack · 28-05-2009, 15:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davey_Pitch

Nicely done MB. How many players in total, 100?

93

MB

Haly · 28-05-2009, 15:56

Very nice

17-05-2009, 18:35	#121
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Had my best result in ages today. Played a €2 100 player tournament, won a few good hands early to get a good size stack, then basically had to post and fold for ages as I had complete rubbish almost all the time, or semi-decent hands but in completely the wrong position. With about 30 players left I was sat in 29th place with 1260 chips, with the leader having over 10,000. Finally got a decent hand, a pair of 7s, and went all in, with 3 other people calling (though one was forced out through a re-raise). The other players turned over A-K and A-A. The flop and turn were useless, but the river came a 7! Quadrupled up, which is a first for me. Came 2nd in the end. When I was heads up I had less than half the chips of the leader, so when I had A-3 on the first hand I went all-in to try and steal the blinds and try to rebuild my stack. He called and turned over 6-6, which held up. Still won €39 for my troubles, which is my best win in some time. The 1st Harrington book has already made a difference to my play, so hopefully by the time I finish it, and get through the 2nd book I'll be able to win tournaments like this on a regular basis __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

24-05-2009, 04:37	#124
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Urg, had an absolutely awful run of cards today. Played about 6 cheap SNG tournaments in the afternoon, and in 5 of them I went out in a showdown against a hand I was at least an 80% favourite against, yet lost every time. Thankfully ended up the night with a win of a STT and a 7th place finish in a 30 man tourney, so at least some improvement there. __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

25-05-2009, 21:54	#125
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Woot! Won a €5 30 man tournament for €60. Small change compared to Grandad of course (), but my biggest win yet. Very nearly went out on the bubble when I had A-10 on the BB, and the button went all in (as he'd been doing every round). I called and he turned over 7-4, yet managed to flop a 7 and 4. Went down to around 1600 chips (the leader had around 14k), but doubled up on the very next hand and started playing more aggressive, attacking the blinds and raising heavily. Ended up heads up against a really aggressive player (the same one who beat me with 7-4), who was actually really weak whenever I re-raised him. Heads up only took about 10 hands and I beat him when my A-8 suited beat his K-J. That's me happy again after another run of crappy cards today. I was nearly considering giving up! __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

25-05-2009, 21:59	#126
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Nice one __________________ Halycopter

28-05-2009, 15:53	#128
Davey_Pitch I iz speshul Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Liverpool Posts: 6,296	Nicely done MB. How many players in total, 100? __________________ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

17-05-2009, 23:31	#123
Grandad Old Git Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,016	Well done Davey glad the books are working for you had a bit of a bad run last 2 or 3 weeks, nothing much planned for next couple of months but have the UK and Ireland team championship in August with a £250k prize fund followed by a couple of weeks in Vegas

28-05-2009, 15:56	#130
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	Very nice __________________ Halycopter

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