Wow, what a weekend. Most of it–far more than I had planned–was playing poker. In fact, other than the every-other-Sunday limit Hold ‘Em tournament (in which I busted out in 37th place, far from the money, after about just 3 1/2 hours), I spend nearly 18 hours (17/3/4 hours, to be mor precise) at the [...]
Maybe a good night’s sleep is the key. Sunday was the every-other-week limit tournament at the Oaks. I was in bed by 2am and woke up at 11 well rested. The drive to the card club was uneventful and i had time to get a good lunch before the tournament began. When I got to [...]
Just getting home from a session that turned at the end to utter diaster. Playing $3/$6, I thought I had a handle on what was for some time quite a juicy table. I had a big time calling station two seats to my right and a couple more loose players to her right, while some [...]
I had a good night playing poker Friday night. I lost $125. These two statements might seem incongruous, but they in fact correctly assess the night. That’s not to say that I’m happy about a losing night. But with one exception, Iplayed well all night. I just didn’t get cards to play very much. That [...]
Yesterday was the limit tournament at the club. The entries were up a bit from the week before: 59 (from 50). We had a short table to start, and joining us quickly was what turned out to be some dead money, a calling station who played just about every hand. I caught some cards early [...]
The title is what did me in Friday night, a card that killed off the last of my stack and sent me packing for the night, determined not to dig into my bankroll for just a little more. It was a night that had gone mostly uneventfully. Once again, I was tackling th $6/$12 tables, [...]