I am so sorry that it has been a while since my last post. Transitions are tough and with my move to Bothell have been sort of busy. Only two poker experiences since my last outings in Cannon Beach so here they are. Last week played at Tullalip in the morning $25 entry tournament with about 90 players. Had zero luck and finished around 27th. They have a nice promotion that if you play 2 hours live after the tournament you receive $20 off the next tournament (entry is $20, so a freeroll if you choose not to pay the $5 "dealer appreciation" for extra chips). I had a card from my last time there so only a $5. loss. The game was wild as most re-entry tournaments are, with one gunslinger (3 all-ins in a row) returning to his same seat after getting knocked out.
After the tournament I sat down to the 4/8 high low omaha game for the next 6 hours. They run a high hand promotion on Thursdays and Sundays so those look like they will be my poker days. The promo is half hour high hand, $100 if 1-2 games going, $150 if 3, and $200 if more. There were 3 games going, my 4/8 limit, a 5/5 pot limit and a very big 5/10/25 pot limit (max $500 bet). I was very lucky to hit 2 high hands, quad 6's and quad 9's, yet ended the day with only a $100 net win. My big problem was playing too many hands. The winners usually were the tight regulars that would come in with their A/A/2 and win big pots. That strategy just does not work for me. I seem to rarely win with that hand. Last night had it a couple of times and had to bail out on Q/Q/10 type flops. Last night I tried to play a little tighter which did not work out well. Suffered a $250 overall loss and was frustrated a couple of times when I folded a high hand after the flop only to see runners bring in the big hand (king high straight flush once). "Taking one off" on the flop is not super expensive, just $4, and a lot can develop. So may pour more money into that strategy next time. I lost 2 massive pots on the river, one flopping a full house with 6/5, only to have the player next to me chase his k/6 to the river and a king hitting. Also lost half a pot on the river many times, but that is just the nature of high low omaha. What frustrated me the most was seeing a few players hitting crap hands time after time and leaving with a bunch of chips. They were hitting seemingly every time. On the other hand, my flopped sets were not improving to full houses and were losing to straights and flushes. The hand I was most proud of was against a very weak player who had raised pre-flop with A/A/x/x. I had a lowly pair of 2's and when the river brought 3 9's and I bet into him he folded face up expecting me to claim high hand. I told him "I didn't have it" which meant he folded the nuts. I am getting to know some of the players and some of the dealers. Not a bad bunch so far although I can foresee some of the regulars grating on me in the future. I will have to adjust to playing more cash games and fewer tournaments as that is where the money is to be made. Looking forward to returning to the beach in a few weeks.
After the tournament I sat down to the 4/8 high low omaha game for the next 6 hours. They run a high hand promotion on Thursdays and Sundays so those look like they will be my poker days. The promo is half hour high hand, $100 if 1-2 games going, $150 if 3, and $200 if more. There were 3 games going, my 4/8 limit, a 5/5 pot limit and a very big 5/10/25 pot limit (max $500 bet). I was very lucky to hit 2 high hands, quad 6's and quad 9's, yet ended the day with only a $100 net win. My big problem was playing too many hands. The winners usually were the tight regulars that would come in with their A/A/2 and win big pots. That strategy just does not work for me. I seem to rarely win with that hand. Last night had it a couple of times and had to bail out on Q/Q/10 type flops. Last night I tried to play a little tighter which did not work out well. Suffered a $250 overall loss and was frustrated a couple of times when I folded a high hand after the flop only to see runners bring in the big hand (king high straight flush once). "Taking one off" on the flop is not super expensive, just $4, and a lot can develop. So may pour more money into that strategy next time. I lost 2 massive pots on the river, one flopping a full house with 6/5, only to have the player next to me chase his k/6 to the river and a king hitting. Also lost half a pot on the river many times, but that is just the nature of high low omaha. What frustrated me the most was seeing a few players hitting crap hands time after time and leaving with a bunch of chips. They were hitting seemingly every time. On the other hand, my flopped sets were not improving to full houses and were losing to straights and flushes. The hand I was most proud of was against a very weak player who had raised pre-flop with A/A/x/x. I had a lowly pair of 2's and when the river brought 3 9's and I bet into him he folded face up expecting me to claim high hand. I told him "I didn't have it" which meant he folded the nuts. I am getting to know some of the players and some of the dealers. Not a bad bunch so far although I can foresee some of the regulars grating on me in the future. I will have to adjust to playing more cash games and fewer tournaments as that is where the money is to be made. Looking forward to returning to the beach in a few weeks.
2 comments:
Glad to see you back at the blog! It's nice that you can play more Omaha now. I know you really like Omaha best. I'm going to try a little more of it myself because they have a couple 3-6 Omaha games at Jokers each week.
I hope the move went well and that you and Helene are enjoying being closer to the family. I guess now I will have to visit Tulalip one of these days!
Glad you are OK. Don' t forget the Wed game if it works out. :)
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