Getting beaten up in the Omaha games has forced me to take a long hard look at my game fundamentals. After reading a chapter in one of my poker books I was struck with the revelation that I have been playing way too loose. Also, since the cash game has been brutal, I wanted to change my focus back to tournaments to control my bankroll and take a break from cash. My decision was very short lived. There is a casino about 10 minutes from my apartment so I wandered in yesterday to check out their tournament schedule. They feature a daily 11 a.m. with varied buying. Too late for that, I sat down in the $4/8 limit kill game buying in for $100. Determined to be a smart, tight player I folded, folded, folded. Finally picking up Q/J suited, I reraised a frequent straddler. The flop was awesome, 9/10/x with my suit. Ramming and jamming my straight flush draw, the turn completed the flush with the ace, giving me second nuts. More jamming and i took down a nice pot. Later doing the same thing with a short stack with K/Q suited, took down another big one. Most of the players were loose, overly aggressive and hero callers. I left after an hour up $140.
Getting back to my "plan" today, drove to Tulalip for the morning $25 turbo tournament. Arriving a few minutes late, my first hand pick up A/A in cutoff. I raise to 200 and get a couple of callers (starting stack is $2000), blinds at 25/50. Flop is K/Q/J, two hearts (My aces are black). I c-bet 200 and get one caller. Turn is a 9 and I check/fold to his 600 bet, folding face up. He shows 10/10 for the straight. Never won a single hand and was out within an hour, just in time to start a new 1/3 no limit Hold em game. See how long my resolutions last? Buying in for $220, I quickly lost $100 with J/J to a super aggressive player (straddled every hand he could and frequently raised preflop) who re-raised me preflop then bet the ace high flop. He later stacked a couple of players with very unconventional holdings. Playing his game, I tripled up with 7/8 suited hitting a flush on an all in with him. Later, hit a set of 3's against him on a low flop and got $350 all in, winning a monster pot. Sitting comfortably with $800, cashed out after exactly 2 hours, which qualified for a free tournament entry card. Great day of poker.
Getting back to my "plan" today, drove to Tulalip for the morning $25 turbo tournament. Arriving a few minutes late, my first hand pick up A/A in cutoff. I raise to 200 and get a couple of callers (starting stack is $2000), blinds at 25/50. Flop is K/Q/J, two hearts (My aces are black). I c-bet 200 and get one caller. Turn is a 9 and I check/fold to his 600 bet, folding face up. He shows 10/10 for the straight. Never won a single hand and was out within an hour, just in time to start a new 1/3 no limit Hold em game. See how long my resolutions last? Buying in for $220, I quickly lost $100 with J/J to a super aggressive player (straddled every hand he could and frequently raised preflop) who re-raised me preflop then bet the ace high flop. He later stacked a couple of players with very unconventional holdings. Playing his game, I tripled up with 7/8 suited hitting a flush on an all in with him. Later, hit a set of 3's against him on a low flop and got $350 all in, winning a monster pot. Sitting comfortably with $800, cashed out after exactly 2 hours, which qualified for a free tournament entry card. Great day of poker.
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