June is upon us and i know from some of my good friends i have been told that i am slacking on my duties as a blogger. i agree 100% i promised 2 blogs a week and hand histories and i have been barley keeping up with one blog a week let alone 2. well i have re committed myself to this blogging deal as i find my results are so much better when i am revisiting my play and fixing my leaks.
the wsop-world series of poker- is under way and it is at event 15. having been watching with a very close eye as i wanted to play in 3 events in the first 15 this year but eventually pulled out. i have noticed a few trends and a few things that i am really starting to enjoy. the most publicised tom dwan bracelet run has captured alot of attention as he has 7 figures bet on if he will win a bracelet or not. undoubtedly tom dwan is one of the top 3 nlhe player in the world and could probably felt just about anyone. his level of thinking is so much higher then everyone else at the table. i have really studied the 4 levels of thinking after watching a number of poker video and learning how important it really is. you don't have to be thinking as a level 4 but as long as u are one level ahead of your opponents you will win every time. getting back to tom's run he was the chip leader at the final table int a 2500+ entry nlhe event which is a feat in itself. i mean he probably had a better chance at the final table of the split 7 card stud tourney with 100 entries. anyways he makes it to the final table and gets heads up against a new Zealand pro who has had some good results and loses to him. tom immediately turns and walks out of the final table no talking to the media nothing. i cant say i wouldn't do the same thing but to not spend a second to congratulate the guy who out played u is a kick in the face. i think he shock the guys hand then just left. i understand the agony of losing but there is something higher as poker players we need to answer too.
during this wsop i have taken a back seat to my playing as i have had alot going on in my life away from the tables that has taken alot of my attention away. i have been playing some hu nlhe with some amazing results. i played a 20 games set and had 146% roi winning 16 out of 20 games. i have utilized all of my skills of breaking a player down and using his tendency's to beat him. i was really happy with my play that night. i came back the next day with my head turned half way around not really paying attention and dumped off 5 buy ins in a matter of minutes. i remember a hand where i was 79 suited and i 3 bet pre flop and then jammed on the flop of q 10 2 rainbow. like wat am i betting at an inside draw? of course i lost and immediately closed my laptop and sat there saying the 20 games u played the night before u just blew off your profit to some guys who have no business beating u. i can see losing by being out played but jamming 79 into and over card board after the dood calls my 3 bet i deserve to lose.
i have dedicated myself to playing heads up for the rest of june and have committed to my hu coach that i will play 20 games a night minimum. i know i can make a go of hu as i just have a nack for taking apart one person.
my goal that i have set is to play a nlhe tourney at the Canadian open poker championships in calgary in august. there is a 550 hu buy in tourney that i really think i will do well in. so we will see at the end of june how close i am to the goals of playing this hu championship.
that's all for now
No comments:
Post a Comment