WSOP and start of the month

July 9, 2009 by admin

The WSOP didn’t go well for me as I was busted early in day two when I shoved over an aggressive Italians open with Q9s. It was too loose but I was short and wanted to double up or bust out. I didn’t really make any hands for the two days and it seemed like every time I c-bet I was called. I didn’t even bluff, and there was one time in the two days where I fired the 2nd barrel with air. I think I played well and just didn’t have any hands and ran into my opponents hands.

As for poker this month I am doing really well winning 215k 9 days in to the month. I am up 195k in PLO, but unfortunately I am down 10k at 25/50 PLO. I really wanted to have a winning month in PLO but I can’t beat 25/50 for the life of me. Then I just run insanely hot at 50/100+ limits. I dunno what I can really do differently and I really shouldn’t be complaining. I feel like I am playing really well at 25/50 this month while I may not have the past few months.

I mean I guess I can fold the river, but its like 4.6k to win 21k.

http://weaktight.com/1292417

I guess I shouldn’t bluff. My opponent makes the correct call.

http://weaktight.com/1292420

I really shouldn’t complain as its much better to run like god above 50/100 then the other way around. Its just so strange because I couldn’t beat 50/100 PLO for the life of me for 6 months, and now I can’t lose there. And I used to crush 25/50 and now I am not winning there. What else is strange is the 50/100 games are noticeably tougher than the 25/50 ones. The jump is really massive.

The rest of my goals are going well. I have put in 4.3k hands of O8 this month so I am right on pace for the 10k hands I want to play. I have been wining there and am up 3k, which is good since I lost at 100/200 and 75/150 when I played there. I think I can beat those games right now, even though I am a long way away from being a great O8 player.

The Stud and Stud 8 hands aren’t coming along as well. I have only played a few hundred hands this month and wanted to play 5k.

So of these four goals:

1) Play 10k hands of limit O8, no higher than 50/100
2) Play 5k hands of Stud or Stud 8
3) Watch of make a video from on of the mixed games everyday.
4) have a winning month at 25/50 PLO

I am doing well in one and three. I am way behind in two and stuck 10k in four. So I think 1,3, and 4 are very doable, I just have to start playing some stud consistently. If I go 3/4 on my goals this month I would be happy.

And finally I played some limit holdem this month just to stay fresh. I saw a really good game and wanted to keep in practice for the 7 and 8 game rotations. I won 17k in a few hundred hands. I only have one hand to post but the king high call is a nice one (probably very standard to most limit players, but I was proud of it)!

http://weaktight.com/1292435

Check Out Brian’s Online Training Site – CardRunners

Share