Ohhh where to begin, it's been a whirlwind past few weeks, 2006 started off with a bang, but let's get into the poker that's what everyone is here for.
B-House Status
After falling short for my bid to be non-B-House family champion I figured out that I need to re-focus myself on the game of poker. Too many things became a distraction as my game was continually improving which ultimately led to my game regressing somewhat. There have been 5 tournaments so far this year at the B-House, I came in 2nd (lost to Rishii he's tough when he has a lot of chips), 6th (Bubble), 1st, 1st, and 5th (Bubble). I am currently in the lead in overall points, I have been playing well, and the cards have fallen my way several times as well, but I feel my game is coming back. What really motivated me is the fact that Quiet Storm, has been doing well, and his poker play has been steadily improving every month, and I have seen it come from him playing poker everyday, when he has a free moment his laptop is open and he's playing. I was like that for a few months in 2005, and that's when I felt my game was at it's best, but the time off makes your game a bit dull. There is a big tourney at the B-House next weekend, I am getting ready for it, I hope to do well.
Who is Bubble Boy
I seriously am going to adopt the nickname Bubble Boy, I have started back playing in tournaments online on almost a daily basis, and the trend seems to be continuing no matter what I seem to do I always finish 1 - 5 spots from cashing, and it's worse than going out first because I have invested several hours of time and effort into getting far and boom just like that I am out. Even at Derby Lane that time, I just couldn't get things to go my way, I seem to be able to muster success at the B-House, but it's always just out of my grasp when I play online, Derby Lane, or Hard Rock.
(Hand of Note)
I played on Ultimate Bet tonight, and I was dealt QQ I was the 3rd person to act before the flop, the blinds were 100 - 200 there were 25 people left top 20 would cash, I had about 5400 chips, the chip leader had about 12000. I raise to 1200 the guy 2 spots to my left has 3400 chips total and he re-raises me to 2400 everyone else folds. In the back of my mind I knew he had AA or KK because everytime you get a pocket pair online it seems that someone else also has a pocket pair sometimes 2 or 3 other people maybe it's a coincidence. I rationalize to myself that it's 2000 more I won't be eliminated if I lose, and if I win I will be in great shape to make the final table, I should have been calculating the pot odds which weren't very favorable at that time. So I call and of course he has AA, and I don't catch a Q.
I then get wittled down to 1200 and get dealt A K diamonds in the big blind, I decide to go for the gusto and steal because there were enough bets in the pot to get me over 2500 if everyone folded and even if someone calls at worst I am up against a pair, as long as it isn't AA or KK I could live with it. I get one caller, and it's the chip leader he has 4 4, I don't catch an A or a K and I go out in 24th place, 4 from the money.
(End Hand of Note)
I know that I could have laid the Queens down and folded my way to the money, but I take a lot from listening to Phil Ivey's interviews, and I never see him waiting around to make the money he is always going for the win. The cards just have not fallen my way in these situations, and I think the tide will turn, I don't want to just finish 15th and say good I got a little bit of money, I want to be able to outplay everyone in the tourney and reach the top, so I don't regret playing the cards the way I did, I played good (not great) poker to get that far, and I just need to work on one part of my game in tournaments and that's accumulating chips early. Well that's all for now.
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