Well, I am back for another blog entry. This one should be short and sweet but with yours truly you never know what you're going to get out of me. Just a few quick updates on what's been happening and what's in store in the coming weeks for me.
FTOPS has been going on and I have played a few events. I cashed in FTOPS Event #1 and then basically semi-bubbled FTOPS Event #2 at a fairly tough table. Event #1 was pretty simple. I basically got into a spot where I had to call off like half my chips in a spot where I should never be folding and getting my chips in the middle is an extremely standard spot and I was just unlucky. We are playing 6-max. Guy in the cutoff ships in like 10 big blinds, the button calls all-in for 7 big blinds, and I basically iso-shove with 77. I was shipping anyways so I do not really think the button calling all-in in this spot really makes a difference. Anyways, cutoff has KK and the button has AA, so I lose bout half my chips. After, I get it in KQ vs. A8o and lose the flip and I'm out.
In FTOPS #2 (7 Game Mix), I was at a pretty tough table pretty much the whole time I played. Doc Sands who is a top 10 ranked player on Pocket 5's was at my table the whole time. PiMaster was a name I recognized from the tourney regulars. Also, browndog15 was at the table and he had some pretty sick results. Basically, I did extremely well in the limit games. I do not think I made many mistakes. I probably lost a bet here and there, but overall I thought I played really well in the limit games. I played really well in the big bet games except for a couple hands that basically showed me my demise.
I got into a hand with Doc Sands blind v. blind. He raised it up and I called with QJo. Flop was a bunch of rag cards something like 972. He bet and I floated behind. Turn came a K(972). He checked called my half pot bet. River came a 6(K972). He check tank called my half pot bet with TT and shipped the bot. If I was thinking, I would not have gotten into a pot with one of the best online players in his best game. However, I tried to out play a player in a tournament that I really had no business trying to out play in that spot. In a normal No-Limit tournament, I think my play is fine, but in that spot I think it's table.
I busted like 80ish out of the money when I got KQJT v KK64 of browndog. I flopped a wrap, but true to form I bricked out. This play is probably really standard in this situation. I had something like 25-30 big blinds, so getting it in with a pretty good hand like 4 connecting paint cards is a good situation.
I skipped playing on Sunday just because I felt like complete crap. I started up and listened to most of the WSOP final table coverage and woke up feeling like I got hit in the head with a bowling ball. So when I'm sick I absolutely hate playing poker. Ultimately, I decided to skip the FTOPS events that I had planned on playing and saved like $600 on a Sunday.
Up next for me is a couple more FTOPS events and all of the Mini FTOPS events. I'm going to play the NL Cashout event which should be very interesting, the 216 NLHE, the $129 NLHE, and the Main Event. Run good one time! Also, I decided I was going to play all the Mini FTOPS events just because I have ran well in them before and it is basically 26 events for something close to $1k. I might run some prop bets out of the Mini Series. I almost definitely going to do something with TheMatrix and if there is something on Pocket 5's I will probably get in that prop bet as well. I will definitely keep you guys posted on any of those props.
Finally, I want to congrats Joe Cada on shipping the WSOP Main Event and becoming the youngest champion of the event. Congrats jcada99! Shippage for the online world!
I'm done! Out!
