I have an extra money set-aside for the trip and will be playing mostly 4-8 Omaha Hi/Lo and a small NL Hold'em game while there. Since this is a vacation (and money was set aside for this), I wlll not be abiding by my bankroll rules for my poker games there. However, any extra winnings not spent on the trip will be added to my shrinking bankroll. I will take my computer on the trip and will document how I do while I am there.
Full Tilt Balance - $16.57
$2.25 NL Holdem SNG - 9 players
I get Aces shoved down my throat in the middle of the tourney and finish 5th and out of the money.
$2.25 Omaha Hi/LO SNG - 9 players
Mid way through the tourney I push over the top all-in to the initial raiser with AA2J and my opponent calls and turns over AAQ10. The flop comes Q97, turns a 10 and rivers a 2. I finish 6th and out of the money.
$2.25 Horse SNG - 9 players
I hang on for most of the tourney with about average chips compare to the field and make a big push at the end in Hold'em and Omaha to finish the tourney 1st and a $8 prize.
$2.25 Omaha Hi/Low Matrix SNG - 9 players
I end up finishing in the money in all four tourneys - 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd and end up splitting 1st for the overall points in the Matrix tourney for a total cash out of $6.14.
$2.25 Omaha Hi/Low SNG - 9 players
I finish 9th (last) when I pushed a two pair with 2nd low draw and lost the pot when no low came and the board pair (not my pairs) giving pocket Kings a higher two pair.
$2.25 NL Holdem SNG - 9 players
I start the tourney by doubling up quick. I gradually increase my lead and with 4 players remaining I am chip leader. Then, I try to bully a player I have a 2.5 to 1 chip lead on with a flush draw and the player ends up calling me with top player and wins the pot when no flush hits. A few hands later I go all-in with QQ with a player who has me covered and is playing AQ suited. The flop comes an Ace and I finish 4th and out of the money...disappointing tourney!
$2.25 Horse SNG - 9 players
The tourney was mostly uneventful early on..however, I started building a small lead on the bad play of others in Razz. Towards the end, Razz actually gave me such a big lead that I cruised into 1st place and a $8 prize. Looks like Horse maybe my game with three straight 1st place finishes!
$.05/$.10 Omaha Hi/Low PL Cash Game - $2.50 buy in
I grinded it out for about 20 minutes then hit a big hand where I hit nut and 2nd nut to take the whole pot down and doubled up. While waiting for my big blind I take down another small pot and cash out $6.23.
$2.25 Omaha Hi/Lo SNG - 9 players
I made a bad bluff with a solo nut low wheel draw on the turn and called got called with two pair and finished 8th and out of the money.
$.05/$.10 NL Holdem cash game - $2.50 buy-ins
I was fuming from the Omaha game and pushed pocket 3's with a flop of 245 in when a player made an initial bet. Turns out he had K5 and my all-in raise gets no help and I lose the $2.50 buy-in. I buy in one more time, lose 15 cents and cash out. Man do I get frustrated over so little.
$2.25 Horse FL SNG - 8 players
Early on, I seem to be in a bad mood and was blinding off. I thought for sure I was going to lose this tourney early! Then after a bad beat I had only 650 out of my initial 1500 chips left. I end up taking a nice lead from good hands in Omaha and with 4 players left I am chip leader. 30 minutes later and everyone on the bubble surviving I get knocked out 4th in a Razz race where I was in the lead. Frustrating!
$1.00 NL Holdem MTT w/ $1 Rebuys and a $1 add-on - 351 players
I started this tourney thinking ok its just a $1 MTT and a rebuy and add on won't hurt. However, the early stages of the tourney was crazy and everyone was going all-in every hand! I got caught in some hands and ended up having to re-buy 3 times. I also took an add-on for a total buy-in of $5! This was too much for my bankroll to bear and I will not do this again. However, the prize pool looked sweet at $283 for 1st place! That would be a great boost to my BR. I fought hard all tourney and was below average in chips for all of my tourney life. With 30 people left the average chip count was $47,000 and I had $18,000. I look on my screen and I have two pretty Aces on the button. A player opens for twice the blind at $4000 another player makes it $8000 and I go all-in. The initial raiser and the re-raiser both call with pocket 5's and pocket 8's. The flop comes a five and my MTT tourney hopes and dreams shattered when I got no help. I finish 30th and get $5.01! So I made a penny!
$2.25 Horse SNG FL - 8 players
I get right back on the Horse (so to speak) and ride the bad play of my opponents in Razz to 1st place and a $8 payout. Four out of my last five Horse SNG I have placed first. Not too bad!
$2.25 NL Holdem SNG - 9 players
I have been playing a lot more NL holdem to get my ROI in the positive, but things are just not working out. I can't do anything for the whole tourney and end up busting out 5th with KJ suited against pocket fives.
$2.25 PL Omaha Hi/Low SNG - 9 players
I gradually gained chips early in the tourney. With 3 players left, we all change leads for about 25 minutes. Finally I was able to knock one guy out giving me a 2 to 1 chip lead on the remaining players. A few hands later I knock him out and take 1st and a $9 prize.
$.25/$.50 Horse FL Cash Game - $2.50 buy-ins
Since I have been doing so well in the Horse tourneys, I decided to see how I would do in a cash game. After a slow start (I thought I was going to re-buy), I got on a bit of a rush and ended up cashing out $7.55. Not too bad!
After a marathon of games I finally reached the $20 mark and the $30 mark! Yea!
Final Full Tilt Balance - $35.25
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