July 20, 2006

I am excited to play today. Came home and relaxed for a bit...about to get started. I decided that I will start to play some online MTTs as soon as i can get my roll over $5k. Got about $1k to go, but rakeback is coming soon and that will be a few hundred. I also hope to start logging a lot of tables, so I will be pretty disappointed if I am not there within 2 weeks.

I might be playing in a tourney this weekend...a friend of mine told me that he was going to the casino tomorrow after work and play...its a rebuy, so i dont know whether i should go or not...I guess I would go with at least 3 rebuys in my pocket...one just in case, one before the break and the add on. anyway, hoping to open up my first set here in a few.

Played well in set 1. Was patient...struggled early to get anything going, but waited it out and ended up with 2 2nds and a bubble. I got one of my heads up opponents all in on the flop, but he sucked out on the turn and ended up beating me. Played well...lost on bubble pushing A5o on the button...would do it again.

Finished up set 2: I bubbled in one and cashed in 2...busted 5th on the other...they were all going short handed, the shit was beeping at me like crazy! Thank god I won the first one and was able to cash in another...of the one i bubble and the other one where I took 3rd, those were some tough bubbles...i was 3rd stack and the 2nd and 4th stack kept going all in and trading spots...i could catch a break until i eliminated one, but got dominated in the other when my A9 was up against AK. I might play the $55 MTT tonight...I said if I win 100 or more this set, I would play...so i might.

Final set is completed...finished one first and one bubble. made a move and got caught...needed to move though, was short stack with 5bbs. overall, a great night. no more MTTs because i just cant switch gears...

Results:

Set 1: +$80 (0/2/0/2)
Set 2: +$130 (1/0/1/2)
Set 3: +$30 (1/0/0/3)

+$240 is another solid night

I just opened up the $55 MTT...Gonna really make a go of it. I tend to crap out after the first break when blinds start to creep up...i gotta get my roll going...so i might be a little looser preflop...will have to see how the cards come.

I was getting pretty good starting cards and decent flops...but a scary river with a maniac betting made me fold away quite a few chips...i was down to like 1700, but got back to almost even when i caught a gut shot straight on an unraised flop with 6 people...so just like starting over...but I made some excellent laydowns so far and recovered from them...confidence growing.

I was getting too impatient in the MTT...couldnt catch anything, blinds creeping up and the break looming...i just wanted to double up or start some sngs...i pushed 77 over one small raiser and got 2 callers unfortunately. on to sngs.