My recent results

Contrary to popular belief I haven't been playing as much poker as I would like to lately, there are a myriad of reasons for this that I won't go into. But when I have played I have done well for the most part, I didn't really notice the decent little winning streak I have been on. Here are my last few events and results:

Location & Event               Date           Buy-In         Result
Full Tilt (WSOP Qualifier) - 7/3/2006 - $24 + $2 - 37/191 (No $)
Pokerstars Sit N' Go - 7/6/2006 - $5 + $.50 - 2/9 ($)
Pokerstars Sit N' Go - 7/7/2006 - $5 + $.50 - 5/9 (No $)
Pokerstars Sit N' Go - 7/7/2006 - $5 + $.50 - 1/9 ($)
Pokerstars Sit N' Go - 7/10/2006 - $5 + $.50 - 5/9 (No $)
Pokerstars Sit N' Go - 7/10/2006 - $5 + $.50 - 6/9 (didn't cash)
Full Tilt (WSOP Qualifier) - 7/10/2006 - $24 + $2 - 137/231 (No $)
Live Game (deepstack) - 7/8/2006 - $20.00 - 11/16 (didn't cash)
Live Game - 7/8/2006 - $10.00 - 2/14 ($)
Bodog Multi-Table Tourney - 7/11/2006 - $10 + $1 - 2/162 ($)
Wednesday Home Game - 7/13/2006 - $10 - 3/8 ($)
Wednesday Home Game - 7/13/2006 - $10 - 1/8 ($)

I am batting %50 cash rate for my last 12 games played, which is good for a poker player, I play a lot of 1 table Sit N' Go's, so I don't always cash as big as I would like, but they do give a good ROI if you are fairly consistent. The biggest accomplishment out of this run is my 2nd place finish in the Bodog tournament, it's kind of funny because I had just busted out of another Full Tilt WSOP Qualifier that I didn't play too particularly well in.

I played the Bodog tournament on a whim just to get the bad taste out of my mouth, and it resulted in my biggest cash so far. It's nothing compared to a lot of people I know, but I played well in that tournament for the most part. Of course I got lucky a few times, and I was in a few situations with all my chips in the middle behind needing to catch up and I survived. I made a lot of good reads and plays during the tournament, I stole several big pots when the blinds and antes were huge, and I kept my head above water until I found an opportunity to double up. In my next post I will dissect the Bodog cash a little bit more, but it was kind of funny/Ironic that at the end with my name being "themarksman" I was heads up with a guy named "sniper119".