Well I think I may have put my slump behind me (fingers crossed). In the past three evenings and over 20 games (7 MTT and 13 SNG) I have made a comeback of $100. Still leaves me $150 or so short of my peak in mid December, but I am still more than happy with it.
Last night and today I took some time to play some SNG Madness. I already told you about my win in last night's session. Todat I played three more. 2 wins and one early exit. Oh, that early exit was horrible. Not by me, I feel I did alright considering the situation, but another horrible call my my opponent ended it for me. Well, you can tell me what you think:
Full Tilt - $5 + $0.50|30/60 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 3: http://www.pokertracker.com/
UTG+1: 2,100.00
Hero (MP): 1,365.00
MP+1: 1,410.00
CO: 1,260.00
BTN: 1,025.00
SB: 2,765.00
BB: 1,970.00
UTG: 1,605.00
SB posts SB 30.00, BB posts BB 60.00
Pre Flop: (90.00) Hero has Jh Ah
fold, UTG+1 raises to 180.00, Hero calls 180.00, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold
Flop: (450.00, 2 players) Jc 3c Th
UTG+1 bets 240.00, Hero raises to 1,185.00 and is all-in, UTG+1 calls 945.00
Turn: (2820.00, 2 players) Tc
River: (2820.00, 2 players) 8s
UTG+1 shows 8c 8h (Full House, Eights full of Tens) (PreFlop 53%, Flop 16%, Turn 25%)
Hero shows Jh Ah (Two Pair, Jacks and Tens) (PreFlop 47%, Flop 84%, Turn 75%)
UTG+1 wins 2,820.00
This was the first hand of the second level. UTG gained his stack by 3 barreling a 10 high board out of the blinds early in the game. I had no previous stats on this player, but at the time he had a VPIP of 65. When the flop came down I seen his bet as a standard c-bet. My first thought was to smooth call, but that would have left me with t945 in a pot worth t450. Still plenty of chips for turn and river play, but I would be committed on the turn anyways, so I thought it was best (and unexploitable) to shove the flop. Even if he folded it would be a 1/3 of my stack gain, which i would have been plenty happy with.
What made me deside to shove was the two clubs on the flop, the fact that I had seen Villian raise UTG twice and show KJ and KQ respectively, coupled with his known ability to barrel the turn, and compounded by me wanting him to get his money in bad if he were to get it in at all. So I shoved. Villian didn't think for more than a moment before calling. Sure enough I got him to get it all in bad, and there came the 2 outer. Mayhaps I could of floated the flop and shoved the turn, as I was pretty sure I was ahead, but I also wanted to make a "don't fuck with me" statement to him and the rest of the table. Also another club would have been a great card for him to barrel the turn with. Or a K or Q which would help many draws that he could possibly have had, or even made him 2 pair. I wonder what he was thinking. "Gee, it's obvious I'm beat. I call!". Nah, more like "I gots cards, I call!" or no thinking at all. lol. Checked him out afterwards. apparently this player has lost 4 figures over roughly 4200 games, most of it @ 5 and 10 SNG. I almost feel sorry for him. But not really.
Anyways, after another good session tonight, I'm just going to relax, play some XBOX, and enjoy tomorrow with my lovely wife. Then it's back on the climb Monday.
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