A shootout freeroll.

Just got back from a Riverchasers event at a new venue. It was a special event a Shoot-out tourney. For those that dont know, Riverchasers is a company that host free poker games within bars and resturants and establishments. They are in southeast Pa, with games in N.J, N.Y, and Boston. A majority of game in the suburs of the Philly area. They do great things with the game and giveaway great prizes, all ranging from a WSOP ME seat, satelites into AC tournaments and lots of free stuff.

As far as the shoot-out, my table started w/ 9 players as the rest of the field started w/ 8 players. I recognize some people at my table but i dont really know anyone by name. We started off double stack (200 chips) from a normal tourney. I picked a lot of small pots from early position raisers and built my stack up to 300.

There was some really bad plays by people and I was waiting to pounce on their mistakes, one problem was that i had the chip leader on my left, so everytime that i raised he either came in or raise. When we got to 4-handed play I was trying to be ultra-aggressive, because of theses reasons

1. when I was UTG, the SB and BB were very weak and easy to read women players.

2. I was trying to gain some chips to be a force w/ the chip leader to get to heads up play.

Thats until, I ran into this hand.. blinds are 10-20, I'm UTG, I raise to 60, button and sb fold, BB calls,

BB history, eldery women, always comes in w/ A high no matter, and has been over betting the pot w/ a paint flop and just weak in general.

So, we see a flop of A, 3, 9 rainbow, she is first to act and over bets the pot, I sit and think, does she really have a better Ace then I do, (I have A,10suited in hearts) so I push all in and she calls i have covered by 100 or so. She flips A,9 and again, I'm out flop by a weak player. turn and river brick out. This is my typical live sessions of late.

Next hand, I'm BB, chip leader puts enough in for me to be all in. I call w/ Q,J and he has 10's . Flop nothing, turn nothing, and river nothing.


Game, set, match.

1st game of the Riverchasers 2nd half online tour....

Or what i like to call it bad beat station...

I was cruising along and just took the worst beats and suckouts ever.

QQ vs 9's turned a 9

KJ vs AJ in the blinds flop a J, then i turned a diamond draw, and river is the K, for the sb two pair.

the i went short, UTG i pick 10's and get that lovely call of K,Q off suit, from a player... love that call.

Live Home Omaha Cash Game...

Had a home tourney game that i usually play in on Monday nights, its basically a $50 SnG, a starting stack of 5k and 20 minute blind levels. 11 of us played and top 3 got paid, w/ third getting there money back, so in typical fashion, i rolled into 3rd. I played "ok" nothing exciting, small pots, no bluffs, ABC poker.

The night really began when i played the PLO cash game. .25/.50 game 4-handed and we all roughly bought in for $25 to $30. I bought-in for $28 bucks. I played really well, i flopped a lot of sets and double draws, that got there. PLO is so much fun to play and there is a lot more post flop play which i like.

One interesting hand where i stacked a player was.... I was in the SB and Button made a pot sized raise which was $1.50. I decided to call with (7h,7d,Ks,Ah) not double suited but i we were 4 handed and saw the flop of 8,7,8, I forget the suites but i remember no heart flush draw, I check in the SB, know that the button would bet for me, which he did. I immediatley say "pot" putting close to call in and he thought for a minute and called show trip 8's with the turn and river to improve. He had a bunch of outs to and lucky enough i dodge all of them to take down the pot.

After that we played 3-handed for about 45 minutes were i picked up alot of nice size pots to double my buyin and was much pleased w/ that. Lately i have been doing that whether its online or live, just doubling my buyin and walking a way happy.

I just wish my friends would play more cash then tourneys. If i had a choice, it would definatly be a cash game.

A little cash.....

I kinda have a weird work schedule... w/ my new job I have a Sunday thru Thursday work schedule and off Friday and Saturday.
I got home, had dinner w/ the fianace and the dog, and my unborn son... Due in August.

after dinner, decided to see some of the action that was taking place on Full Tilt and read up on the live updates of Day 3 of the Main Event.

I played about for an hour and a half and double my buyin of $25 to $50. I was playing .25/.50 nlhm 9 handed. I usually bounce back and forth between 6-handed to 9-handed and usually just one table, as I dont like mutil-tabling games for a couple of reason,

1. Not comfortable playing multiple tables
2. Not Bankrolled enough to my liking

Couple of key hands

AA vs 10's, I had the bullets and a short stack moved and I instant called, and held up.

A SB vs BB, of KJ offsuit, vs a 10J offsuit, w/ J's hitting the flop. Didnt get the max, but a "small ball play" by the big blind, to call a medium size river bet.

But it was a good session play for the time spent and then it was off to watch, my Sunday show of Entourage on HBO. Great show tonight, probably the funniest show this season.


Corron10