Tournament Play

After a bad session at Bethune.. i figured i would go home and take down a tourney..

So i was determined to play the 10+1 Turbo..
i Played the best poker of my life in this tourney.. i made mininal errors.. only made one which cost me less than 5% in chip stack.. in otherwords i made no mistakes..

Got down to the final 14th earned 103.24$ .. if i had a chance i would spend this money on a golden boot.. so i can track down SapphireLvr . and boot this person in the face!! .. and here is what happend >>

PokerStars Game #6698075162: Tournament #33698488, $10+$1 Hold'em No Limit - Level XVII (4000/8000) - 2006/10/20 - 00:29:17 (ET)
Table '33698488 55' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 2: The_Gamblar (54702 in chips)
Seat 3: xxxKDogxxx (178519 in chips)
Seat 4: bhoff22 (72552 in chips)
Seat 5: DirtDogJD (220697 in chips)
Seat 6: SwoopWH (39469 in chips)
Seat 7: beasto (79662 in chips)
Seat 8: dmonley (374850 in chips)
Seat 9: SapphireLvr (38107 in chips)
The_Gamblar: posts the ante 400
xxxKDogxxx: posts the ante 400
bhoff22: posts the ante 400
DirtDogJD: posts the ante 400
SwoopWH: posts the ante 400
beasto: posts the ante 400
dmonley: posts the ante 400
SapphireLvr: posts the ante 400
SwoopWH: posts small blind 4000
beasto: posts big blind 8000

** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to The_Gamblar [Qd Qh]
dmonley: raises 24000 to 32000
SapphireLvr: raises 5707 to 37707 and is all-in
The_Gamblar: raises 16595 to 54302 and is all-in
xxxKDogxxx: folds
bhoff22: folds
DirtDogJD: folds
SwoopWH: folds
beasto: folds
dmonley: calls 22302
*** FLOP *** [7c 7s 4d]
*** TURN *** [7c 7s 4d] [6c]
*** RIVER *** [7c 7s 4d 6c] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
dmonley: shows [Jh Qc] (a pair of Sevens)
The_Gamblar: shows [Qd Qh] (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
The_Gamblar collected 33190 from side pot
SapphireLvr: shows [Jc Kh] (two pair, Kings and Sevens)
SapphireLvr collected 128321 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 161511 Main pot 128321. Side pot 33190. Rake 0
Board [7c 7s 4d 6c Ks]
Seat 2: The_Gamblar showed [Qd Qh] and won (33190) with two pair, Queens and Sevens
Seat 3: xxxKDogxxx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: bhoff22 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: DirtDogJD (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: SwoopWH (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: beasto (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: dmonley showed [Jh Qc] and lost
Seat 9: SapphireLvr showed [Jc Kh] and won (128321) with two pair, Kings and Sevens



How could i not be upset
QQ.. had 92.87% chance to win on the TURN
JQo..had 0% to win..
and KJo.. had 7.13% ..

i would say this is a BAD BEAT...

unfotunately i was not able to get the 2.8 grand..
but i will not stop until i take one of these tournies down..

Table Selection

After an hour and half drive from Scarborough to Niagara, it takes a toll on your body and mind; long enough for the weather to change from warm skies to snowfall.

The one thing that keeps me coming back to Niagara, is their system of reserving a spot for you so when u get there, u don't have to wait in line like a loser. This can improve your EV... if you hit the table games a lot it can be vital to your success.

Upon my arrival, I head to the 1-2nl tables, and it’s quite dead at this time as its 1am on a Thursday night with roughly 4 tables going on. Not a lot of loose actions, as the tables are filled with sharks... I reach my first table only to see familiar faces; I play it patiently but realize it’s harder to win at this sort of table... these players are tight aggressive and make moves as if they are playing at a 5-5 table.. I know if I stay here long enough I can get a couple of reads and break them but it will be a lot of work... as I continue my play I realize a quote "listen, here's the thing, if you can't spot the sucker in your 1st half-hour of the table, then you are the sucker." from Rounders,



and its true.. I was already at this table and knew that it was filled with sharks and not a lot of loose money flying around… I thought to myself... why drive hour and an half to play with sharks when I could be playing against amateurs back at home. After I dropped my first bill, I told myself that TABLE SELECTION was the key, and moved to another table. In which I found the fishes... swarming with alcohol, and lack of ability. I took control of the table and recovered what I loss quickly. And soon after cruised to a nice 300$ profit for the day.

The lesson here is table selection, why drive 500km’s and play players that are better or as good as yourself, when u could be making money on weaker players.
find that atm that keeps buying in,
find that sucker that had one to many beers
find that player that when they say “its my first time” its actually their first time as they shake repetitively
find that girl that busts and goes to her boyfriend like an atm
find that kid that thinks he is the best player since Phil Ivey
find that sucker that plays poker like the table games..
find that fish!!

Poker is not a game of ego, but a game of business. And if you treat it like a business you will see profits. What’s the point of saying you’re the best player when u can’t show it on the score sheet. Consistency is the key!

*note – roll is at 1800$ in the last two weeks, 5 winning sessions. 18% towards my goal for the end of the year* - keep grindin’