The updates keep coming

I've played everyday this week at Palomar.. the people are coming back and the pots are good sized. Finally broke the money barrier both yesterday (8th) and today (9th) for a total of $120. I have been all in on the first hand every day this week (very unusual for me) losing on Mon and Tues but doubling up this morning. Then on the 3rd hand today I got another player all in basically tripling me up in the first three hands. I pretty much rode that and one or two other winners to the final tables. Both yersterday and today I was one card away from going deep and making some good money. Today was a perfect example... we just got to the final table and we were all getting paid. We played a couple of hands with blinds of 500-1000. I had 5500 in chips when the player under the gun raised to $3000. I looked down at AJ unsuited and decided he would push with a wide range of hands so I went all in over the top. everyone else folded and he turned over KQ of hearts. I had the lead and asked the dealer to keep the cards low and black which she did right up until the river when she turned the K of diamonds. Instead of having 10-12,000 in chips and the chance to go deep, I collected my $50 and will try again tomorrow. Been playing really well and it looks like the luck is beginning to turn... maybe just in time for the WSOP!!!!

You wanted Updates....

I'll give you updates! Went to palomar again this morning and started off pretty much the way things have been going... actually got all in with 2 pair on the first hand and lost to the guy to my left with a river straight. I rebought and played one or two minor hands before the end of the rebuy period. On the last hand of the rebuy period I have $1425 in my stack. You need $1475 or less to rebuy. I looked down at AJ and the first two guys limped in for $100. I had three options... lay the hand down and rebuy (I had already rebought once and didn't want to again), lay down the hand and play after the break with the chips I had left or push all in an play if I won and go home if I didn't. I pushed all in and got two callers. I hit a river jack to triple up (plus some) and was able to keep playing. I then went on a nice run. I had pocket K's three or four times, won some other hands and by the time we got to two tables I had about 10-12,000 in chips. A few hands later, the guy to my left raised and I called with AQ figuring I would see what came on the flop. Sure enough the flop came AQ4... I checked to slow play figuring someone would bet and I could come over the top. Everyone, including the pre flop raiser to my left checked. The turn came K clubs giving backdoor club and straight draws so i decided not to slow play any more and went all in... the guy to my left called and everyone else folded. I showed my two pair and he turned over a pair of K's for three kings and the win. It cost me over half my stack and although I managed to stick around until 11th place, I was soon out without any money. We are almost there maybe things will be different next time out.

Much needed Update

So I was sitting around the other day thinking....boy I haven't done an update in a while when I heard from 2 out of 5 of my regular readers asking why I hadn't done an update. Well when 40% of your readership makes a request, you honor it...LOL Seriously, I have not given up on poker.... as a matter of fact I have been playing more recently than I have in a while. It has been mostly in the local poker room near my house but I have been playing 2-3 days per week. But of course I have not been winning much the last couple of weeks and all the playing along with my new job just didn't leave me a lot of time to blog. On the bright side lately I have been playing really well... in the last two days I laid down a nut straight and a full house (4's full of aces) both of which would have lost had I called. The problem is I am getting nut straights and full houses and they are still not good enough to win!!!!! When I do get in, like yesterday, I went all in short stacked with KJ... the other guy called with A10... the flop came KQ7... the turn was a blank and I begged the dealer not to give me my J... sure enough I get the J for two pair and it gives him a straight. Will continue to try to play my way through it in preperation for the WSOP in Vegas. I will also try to keep the blog more up to date.