WWdN West Cost Warmup #2
Tonight, WWdN West Coast Warmup #2 is happening at PokerStars.
Yesterday, I got heads-up in a $22 SNG, and had my kings cracked by 84d
(!) when the flop came 6s-5s-9h, and he turned the 7h for a gutshot. On
the very next hand, I had AKo. He raised, I called. When the flop came
Ah Jh 9d, he checked. I made a small bet, he raised and I pushed,
confident I was ahead, and hoping he'd put me on a tilt-push and call.
He called, and showed Ac 8d, and I was about a 4:1 favorite. The turn
was the 5d, improving me to about 9:1, and the river was the 8h,
reducing me to 0:1.
So what I'm saying is, I used up all my bad luck yesterday, and I'm dangerous tonight. If you're going to come play, I suggest reading two posts I did for CardSquad this week, Blissful Buckets parts one and two. They are about enjoying the game, and having fun at lower limits:
Is it a coincidence that I just wanted to have fun, and I finished the night way way way ahead?
Maybe. But I know this: I had as much fun when I was losing as I did when I was winning. I enjoyed the company of my fellow players, and I did not take a single moment for granted while I played with people I like.
So I am left with a few points, which will guarantee low-limit and small-stakes SNG success, as I've defined it. This assumes that you have a basic skill set, and understand things like the Gap Concept, the Dominated Hand, and the importance of position in no limit hold'em:
- Always play within your gulp limit.
- Don't play with the rent money.
- Do whatever it takes to enjoy the company of your tablemates.
- Don't be afraid of Monsters Under The Bed.
- Read Zen and the Art of Poker.
Hope to see you all there tonight! The game is at 7:30 Pacific, and is in the lobby under Tourneys -> Private. Password, as always, is monkey.
Comments
See you there!
Posted by: alan | November 17, 2005 03:03 PM
I would definitely play tonight if I didn't have to get up early tomorrow to have a filling replaced. :( I will be at the Friday game though!
Posted by: kaellinn18 | November 17, 2005 03:52 PM
i'm gonna try to play tonight... hopefully i don't have to bow out early due to sleep... damn time zone shift....
Posted by: John Kiggins | November 17, 2005 05:49 PM
"West Cost Warmup?"
Eh?
Posted by: JSc | November 17, 2005 07:41 PM
Turns out that my pocket nines were not all that dangerous against CJ's pocket queens.
That's twice that he's busted me. If I didn't like CJ so much, I'd really hate him. ;)
Posted by: Wil | November 17, 2005 08:29 PM
Man!! That was brutal!! I lost with a pair of kings and a pair of queens to a set of 4's!!! On the turn!! Aw, well...there's always tomorrow. :)
Posted by: JessHollis | November 17, 2005 09:03 PM
Damn it.
Wil, I wanted to ask you a question, but I had to let my brother on the computer. When I returned, you had already busted out. And chances are, I won't be able to watch tomorrow night. Oh well.
Posted by: beau99 | November 17, 2005 09:14 PM
Holy Cow. I'm the winner. Thanks for hosting the great game. I got lucky about 3 times on the way to the win picking up a card to win on the river when I was way behind. Thanks to Darth Paradox and his ninja filled webcomic for keeping me entertained.
Posted by: Rylenor | November 17, 2005 10:57 PM
Good game! This was my first game for "real" money and I ended up 33rd AND I was the tournament chip leader for about 30 seconds!
Thanks for hosting, Wil.
Posted by: Eclipse | November 18, 2005 06:17 AM
Well at least I can say I got busted by the winner Rylenor.
Posted by: terrymr | November 18, 2005 10:59 AM
As usual, I had a fun time in the game last night. I didn't make the final table, but I did outlast Wil and several other well-known poker bloggers. For one night, anyway, I was the BOSS of WHEATON! Fear my min raise! :-)
Posted by: Dave Westbay | November 18, 2005 11:38 AM
I liveblogged my race to fourth place in this event, if anyone is interested:
http://colonelt.blogspot.com
Posted by: ColonelT | November 18, 2005 02:51 PM
Okay, a question for everyone...
I downloaded Poker Stars (I usually play on party poker and I'm getting a little sick of it) and I went to buy chips. My credit cards won't allow e-gaming, so what's the safety way to buy chips that you all use? Thanks!!
Posted by: zipposwaywardsun | November 21, 2005 11:43 AM
Err... Wil... Is this a bad time to point out that you were never a favorite after the flop? Assuming you had AsKd, you were at least an 85% dog.
Posted by: The Kernel | November 21, 2005 11:49 PM