What a win

Ok a bit of an update on all my sites is needed and I thought I would start off by updating my blog. I don’t seem to use the blog that much as I mainly use my facebook profile to update and keep in touch with friends.

First Live Game

Back in April I made the big move and played my first live event when I joined in the London Pub Poker Open, which was held at Loose Cannon. It was a 2500 starting stack, with the opportunity to re buy when you ran out of chips. I held AK and ran in to pocket aces, which meant a rebuy for me was needed. After re-buying I just didn’t seem able to get really involved in any pots and I was out in 93rd place out of about 170 starters.
I was a bit disappointed with my place, but went home and had a few games online. For some reason I just didn’t seem to be hitting the cards when I deeded a bit of luck. So I gave it a break for a week and played a bit of x-box and chilled out. My online play has still been very poor and unlucky. Mainly due to the number of idiots that don’t seem to appreciate when I have the wining hand, but will call an all in on a draw and end up hitting the draw card on the river.

Second Live Game

Yesterday (24th May), I decided to go back and have another go at a live game and made my way over to the Loose Cannon poker room. This time it was 5000 deep stack start and I was determined to finish better than my mate Mark, who had also made the trip down with me.
I started off by trying to play a bit aggressive, but didn’t hit the cards I needed on the flop and was pushed off by people that seemed to hit. I then decided to tighten up my game and try and limp in where I could. This allowed me to keep my stack just below average for a few blind level increases. After the 3rd break I was very short stacked, but finally hit a few good hands and increased the size of my chip stack. I took out the bubble and I was on the final table with a decent amount of chips.
I was in the money and would have been very happy with 9th place and to get my buyin back after being so short stacked early on. But before I knew it there was only 5 of us left and I had gained a few more chips. A hand full of hands later and a fantastic bluff against the chip leader it was down to heads up and I had the chip lead. I was dealt Q7 suited and raised, only to be re raised all in. After a few moments and happy with second I decided to call this all in. James turned over his cards and held AQ un suited. The flop came down and gave me my possibility of the diamond flush. Turn card didn’t hit, but the river card gave me the flush and I had won the game ?

Bring on the next live game in a couple of weeks, but I think it will not be as easy the next time.