All`s Well That Ends Well
I had my internet connection reinstalled today. It`s amazing how much you miss something when you don`t have it for a while. Three days without the net was very annoying, no poker, no forums, no msn chat. I`m extremely glad to have it back.
I had my final chance to win a seat in a live tourney today. For a while it was looking pretty good too. Thirteen players, 1st and 2nd won the seats. After a slightly shaky start I was chip leader or second for a good portion of the game. The final table arrived and I settled down to play some solid poker. We were down to six players and I really wanted to make the top 5 at minimum to pick up a little cash and get my hands on a free i-pod. I`d been pretty card dead for a lot of the time on the final table so I was happy to see AA in the cutoff seat. All I needed was some action and the shortest stack obliged me by pushing all-in from UTG. I had him covered by a couple of thousand and when it came to me I pushed over the top to isolate him, He revealed 33 and of course spiked a 3 on the flop. That was the beginning of the end for me and a couple of circuits later I was out. So frustrating to play solidly and well for two hours only to lose my chance as a 4-1 favourite. My mood was not helped by another player typing "N1". I waited a few seconds before replying "N1?" His answer was "yeah it`s nice to get lucky sometimes".
I`d decided that was my first and last game of the day but I ended up being dragged in to play a league game. I finished 11th from 12. Not tilt, just poor cards and a lost coinflip at the end.
I was seriously tired and crashed out for an hour or so. Fortunately I woke up in time to tune in to Rounders Radio. I`m very glad I did because I picked up a nice consolation prize. Annie Duke had been supposed to be the guest on Pumped on Poker but an illness in the family had led to her cancelling. By way of an apology UB had offered three 300 piece chip sets as giveaways. The question was typed up in the chatroom and having just read Annie`s page on Wikipedia I typed in my answer in lightning fast time and won the first set. As I don`t have a chip set it`s a really nice prize and I can`t wait for it to arrive.
I had my final chance to win a seat in a live tourney today. For a while it was looking pretty good too. Thirteen players, 1st and 2nd won the seats. After a slightly shaky start I was chip leader or second for a good portion of the game. The final table arrived and I settled down to play some solid poker. We were down to six players and I really wanted to make the top 5 at minimum to pick up a little cash and get my hands on a free i-pod. I`d been pretty card dead for a lot of the time on the final table so I was happy to see AA in the cutoff seat. All I needed was some action and the shortest stack obliged me by pushing all-in from UTG. I had him covered by a couple of thousand and when it came to me I pushed over the top to isolate him, He revealed 33 and of course spiked a 3 on the flop. That was the beginning of the end for me and a couple of circuits later I was out. So frustrating to play solidly and well for two hours only to lose my chance as a 4-1 favourite. My mood was not helped by another player typing "N1". I waited a few seconds before replying "N1?" His answer was "yeah it`s nice to get lucky sometimes".
I`d decided that was my first and last game of the day but I ended up being dragged in to play a league game. I finished 11th from 12. Not tilt, just poor cards and a lost coinflip at the end.
I was seriously tired and crashed out for an hour or so. Fortunately I woke up in time to tune in to Rounders Radio. I`m very glad I did because I picked up a nice consolation prize. Annie Duke had been supposed to be the guest on Pumped on Poker but an illness in the family had led to her cancelling. By way of an apology UB had offered three 300 piece chip sets as giveaways. The question was typed up in the chatroom and having just read Annie`s page on Wikipedia I typed in my answer in lightning fast time and won the first set. As I don`t have a chip set it`s a really nice prize and I can`t wait for it to arrive.
posted by DangerMouse at 4:35 AM
2 Comments:
Hey Mouse, congrats on the chip set. I also hate those type of comments when someone gets lucky. Saw a "NH" comment yesterday when a guy called 380 with blinds at 40 and won with J-8 lol. I thought that guy that knocked you out of chat game the other night was a real loose cannon, strange playing style.
Stay on your game Mouse, thats what everyone keeps telling me (dosen't really help much lol)
Yeah he was pretty loose that`s why I pushed with the 88. I figured I`d be ahead and just need him to miss.
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