Dortmund EPT
Let me get some of the more amazing plays I spotted out of the way:
· 300/600/75, new guy arrives, I limp, SB makes it up and BB promptly passes. After the hand I mentioned that he was in the BB and his reply was, ‘Yes, that is correct’;
I dunno, maybe he's onto something, he did have more than his starting stack.
· 150/300/25, EP makes it 700, MP makes it 1600 and new to the table, they both looked rocky, I passed A-K. Back to EP, he re-popped it up to 5100 and MP called.
On a Q,7,5 flop EP took his time, asked for a count and eventually fired out 6000. MP dwelt long time and passed J-J face up. EP flipped up 6-6.
· A Johnny Lodden hand. A big crowd had gathered on the adjacent table so I sneaked a peak. All his chips were in the middle on a raise, re-raise, re-re-raise 3,3,10 flop. There was nearly 70k in the pot and Johnny’s last all-in push meant that the unknown foe only had to call another 6, maybe 7k. Somehow, he passed and Johnny flipped up A-5. How does he get away with that shit?
The good news was that on the five tables I played on, each had a good mix of ability and I was pleased with how I handled myself against the tougher foe.
A good start meant I was up to 20k by the end of level 2 but I was unable to build on that and had to wait right up until the end of level 9, when I flopped Broadway with A-Q. I almost doubled through and was just stacking the 35k when I picked up 8-8 in the BB.
I called a 3000 raise having posted 800 in the BB and opted for a check raise on the baby 2,4,4 flop. He made it 3000 and I re-popped to 9600. He took along time and finally re-pushed all-in for a further 12,500. I kinda knew I was behind but couldn’t bear to release, hoping that this was a real rush - it wasn't though and sure enough I got to see his two aces.
Down to 10k I didn’t hang about too long but couldn’t manage a suck-out when I ran an A-9 into two tens.
In all, I played a patient game, just perhaps a little too patient. Cardiff next week, a little tweak here and there, we’ll see what happens.