Poker Gods Come Good

Well after last nights disappointment the poker gods saw fit to redress the balance tonight giving me a couple of lucky escapes and allowing me to take down my first win at OPT. Their main event in the Nordica series was a $10+1 buy-in with $200 added and amazingly only ten players bothered to show. A very tough table but given my present form in sngs I fancied my chances from the start. I played super tight for most of the game only opening up when half the field had gone. I was lucky not to bubble and then got lucky again when my Q-5 ran into AK as I attempted to steal jermn`s BB. After that I had a significant chip lead and mercilessly applied pressure with any piece of paint I was dealt. Murry took 3rd place and jermn was again unlucky against me when he called my raise with 55 against my Q-8 and I spiked an 8 to win the tourney.

Nice to put up a decnt showing though, I`ve had a terrible run in the games I`ve played in that series so far. The win also gets me a seat in the Grand Final and as it will be a small field I should have a decent chance in that.

There are two events left, A-5 lowball triple draw and Badugi. I like both games but unfortunately both are set up as NL games. Were the A-5 limit I would really fancy my chances as I doubt anyone else has played too much of the game. As a NL game it`s going to be tough because I`ll have to cope with the players who just want to gamble because they have little or no experience of the game. Despite saying I wasn`t going to play I think I probably will. The prizes are just too good to ignore ($100 added) especially with so few players turning up, same goes for the badugi game.