Finally, I return to Darn River. This blog always seems to get shuffled out of my daily activities first. I do have more responsibilities at Holdem Poker Chat, but really, this does not take that much time. I am just lazy, forgetful, or both. It is both.
Anyway, how is everything? after binking my first tournament in the Perfect 10 Challenge at Ultimate Bet, I can’t even seem to get 10 qualifying scores put together. Granted, I am not playing every tournament, but you would think I could cash maybe just a few more of the ones that I do play.
I have to focus on my play a bit more than I have been. I think my play has become automatic and wooden which makes me easy to avoid in a tournament.
Well it couldn’t last i guess. I managed to drop a little over $30 yesterday. Most of that was $25 in a cash game when my 22 went against a Q9 with Q92 on the flop. We got it all in on the flop and the turn just had to be a Q. oh well. a four-outer is not going to change my outlook, but maybe it did change my play.
I played MiniUBOC #2 at Ultimate Bet. It was an 8-game mixed event and I did very poorly. I played too many hands, saw too many flops and was not patient like i usually am. That tourney cost $16.50, so I did cash a couple other tournaments to keep the loss for the day small. Back at it today. i may try to get back to my roots and hit some freerolls. Its good discipline practice, playing those.
The new year opened decently. I won some money and am now less of a donkey I hope. I still cannot make headway at cash games, so I guess I will stick to tournaments for now.
Not playing much the last couple days. I even missed the Holdem Poker Chat game at Ultimate Bet last night. I will probably not play today until the Holdem Poker Chat game at 9 pm et on Cake Poker. I have some food prep to get into and have to bring my father to an eye doctor appointment at 4 pm.
I hope your new year is going well. Mine is mediocre I guess, but at least not a suck-fest yet.
Do not play poker when you do not feel 100% like playing. It always turns out badly. I had a modest positive result from early Saturday. I did not feel much like playing later in the day, but talked myself into risking $44 more on two fairly high buyins. I was out of those in their first hour.
So the moral here is just walk away unless you really feel like playing. Saturday, 7 tournaments -$22.40
Big day Sunday, playing in an Ultimate Bet game for a trip to the Aruba Poker Classic
