Im playing the Monte Carlo £1k at DTD this weekend. I am feeling really good about game live game at the moment, especially after my deep run in the £300 last time round.

I guess the field is going to be a little tougher, but the deepstack really suits my game, as I prefer to play some post flop poker.

I probably wont have too much time to update my blog during the tourney, so it will have to be a post game analysis.

Be nice to have a bit of run good before xmas, and even better before my wedding in early January!

There are plenty Blondites playing as well, so if nothing else it should be a good atmosphere!

1 timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Sickest Hand Ever

This was from the DTD 300 deepstack mentioned above

So............. there is always a key hand...............

i have 21k
villain 1 has 9k
villain 2 21k

My image is still super solid (not played too loose - or not that the table would know)

I raise 8To utg @ 150/300 to 850
Called by V1 (who I am convinced has a monster - prob AA - he has wanted me all day since i bluffed his mate off a big pot)
Called by V2 in the BB who i presume is calling for value

Flop - 88T

I know.............. it must be nice

checks around

turn 2 ................bringing a 2nd spade

I lead for 1500
V1 calls (i now 100% have him on AA)
V2 tanks and raises to 4500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I couldnt put him on anything other than a flush draw but he thought i was "at it" or he could take me off a hand. I did think waht beats me - figured he never makes that bet with TT so...........

I reassess. If V1 reshoves behind he doesnt reopen the betting, so i tank.............. and flat call

V1 flat calls....................WTF - worse played AA ever I think. - he has 2k behind

River 8 (weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee "now how do I gett pai......................."

V2 "im all in"

he shoves like 15k into a 15k pot

I snap call so not to be seen to be slow rolling.................

V1 laughable calls with his KK

Anyway - i know the villain - he rolls his hand and says - unlucky fella and rolls TT!!!!!!!!!!!!

My hand is already face up and I say ............"erm chris........... i have quads" - proper devastated

Its been a while......................

Ok – well it feels like forever since I posted – not had the greatest of years. A poker/life summary since Ireland:

April ran OK – break even
May – got made redundant
May – ran like death – see the graph in next post.
June – Won a tourney on stars (annual occasion)
June – contuined to run like death on I poker (see graph)
July – stopped playing (totally – even cancelled my PXF subscription)
Aug – 1 live tourney in London – [ ] I ran well
Sept – Got a job offer
Oct – Started to grind my online rolls back up
Nov – Played my first live tourney in anger and came 10th at DTD deepstacks – very happy with my game
Nov -2 live tourneys in Birmingham,
Dec - Up to date! I have been ‘backed’ to play the super deepstack “Monte Carlo” weekend at DTD. I am sooooooooooo excited about this event. It really suits my game, I have a good track record at DTD, and by the look of it there will be plenty satty entries, so value in the room. That said the great and good of the UK poker scene will no doubt be around too! I really feel like a deserve to finish off one of these deep runs and this would be very timely!

That’s it you are up to speed – more in depth stuff below!