Hey guys,
Mixed review at the end of Day 1 - I feel as if I could have played better, missing a couple of spots (and getting massively lucky once) but on the plus side heading back tomorrow with 55,500 chips
Had a beautiful starting table with a couple of crazy players (David La Ronde, Ali Mallu) but no one to be particularly worried about. The first three levels, though, were pretty budget - lost a series of small pots including getting out-binked on 3 rivers and dropped to 7k - felt i was playing well though and was optimistic about getting back into it.
Towards the end of level four (100/200/25) the young (scumbag local) player on my right limped the SB and gave some chat about "limping to trap the internet donkey" - LOL i thought terms like that were out of fashion a few years ago, but whatever. With T4cc i make it 475 more and he calls. On
-7h-3d-Jh-8c i bet 800, then 1250, and 1850 on the river (into just over 6k) with he tank-passes.
The key hand for the night came a while later - I had steadily ground up to 32.5k and had been moved tables. The table was fairly passive except for Praz Bansi on my left (70k chips, opening close to 50% of the hands). I had been fairly active and felt that sooner rather than later he would 3-bet me in position. At 500-1000-100 i opened
to 2600, praz made it 6600 to go and I shipped. This feels right to me in the circumstances, partly as his 3-bet range in the cut-off vs me must be wide, partly as taking a stand here will hopefully slow him down and thirdly because 32.5k over the top of 6.6k seems about the perfect stack-size for the move (let me know if you think this is appalling - really interested to hear. At the time and thinking about it after, this feels like the right move, but of course this may be a huge error) As it stood he called and flipped
board -
So feeling a little guilty i raked in 65k. The level ended 30 mins later, but not before I missed a big opportunity. An active player playing 52k I have not seen before opened to 2.5k (at 500-1000-100) in middle position. I re-raised with
to 7.5k from a stack of 64k and he instantly shoved, saying something like "go on then, i'm all in"
My gut said he was weak. I had already seen him make one crazy bluff, shoving 3xpot with K3 on A-A-5-T into 5-5. Plus I had been pretty active, so his 4-bet range was bound to be wider. I tanked for four minutes, counting out chips and trying to get a read, but he remained impressively confident-looking. When I passed and he showed
I was pretty gutted, but I guess I knew it was a strong possibility and don't want to be too results-orientated
So, generally happy with my play, but far from my best, but looking forward to heading back tomorrow with a stack that at least gives me a chance
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