3.00 REBUY EVENT ON STAR

Okay so off to a new tournament. Started by the double rebuy - 3000k in chips built it up to over 3800k and then came the clutch 10-9 suited. Had someone bump my 3x BB bet to 5x BB bet, then another and so on. All of a sudden I am in a 4 handed pot with 2 diamonds on board. I go all in - with two callers, sure enough - someone has AQdiamonds to take the pot at the end.

Bad bet, just trying to rationalize my initial wager. Either or - its a rebuy - so here I am another 6 bucks I just raised 3x the BB with 4-5c and hit a flop of KJ5. Initial Contiuation bet of 400 and a call. Then next card a nice fat 4. Two pair with a flush draw. I bet 60% of the pot (900) because I was playing a LAG player and I was hoping he'd represent a flush. Knowing how he plays was key here. I knew he would call me with anything initially - so my hopes were up he had nothing. Now I have a nice stack for round one at 4300.

PokerStars Game #13972737668: Tournament #70445445, $3.00+$0.30 Hold'em No Limit - Level IV (50/100) - 2007/12/19 - 20:57:00 (ET)Table '70445445 263' 9-max Seat #9 is the buttonSeat 1: Schnook (7615 in chips) Seat 2: yinyam (3505 in chips) Seat 3: AB10691069 (12800 in chips) Seat 4: Rendall 11 (5160 in chips) Seat 5: zaratusa (18420 in chips) Seat 6: RicNPam (15020 in chips) Seat 7: bigbamboom (3550 in chips) Seat 8: wally1137 (2445 in chips) Seat 9: 1Great Bluff (4125 in chips) Schnook: posts small blind 50yinyam: posts big blind 100*** HOLE CARDS ***Dealt to bigbamboom [4c 5c]AB10691069: folds Rendall 11: folds zaratusa: folds RicNPam: folds bigbamboom: raises 200 to 300wally1137: folds 1Great Bluff: calls 300Schnook: folds yinyam: folds *** FLOP *** [Jc Ks 4s]bigbamboom: bets 3001Great Bluff: calls 300*** TURN *** [Jc Ks 4s] [5s]bigbamboom: bets 9001Great Bluff: folds bigbamboom collected 1350 from potbigbamboom: shows [4c 5c] (two pair, Fives and Fours)*** SUMMARY ***Total pot 1350 Rake 0 Board [Jc Ks 4s 5s]Seat 1: Schnook (small blind) folded before FlopSeat 2: yinyam (big blind) folded before FlopSeat 3: AB10691069 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 4: Rendall 11 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 5: zaratusa folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 6: RicNPam folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 7: bigbamboom collected (1350)Seat 8: wally1137 folded before Flop (didn't bet)Seat 9: 1Great Bluff (button) folded on the Turn


My goal is to get to 5000k after round one - add on for 2k and see where it takes me. Playing very well - Tight Aggressive. I am in the poker playing mood. After Round one - one double rebuy (6$) plus my initial buy in (6$) plus Add on for ($3.00) puts me 15$ into it with 6300 chips. Round One break on now...sort of crazy - but Johnnybax is playing in a 100$ rebuy on the other table...interesting to watch. He was playing very LAG in the first hour and has 7300 chips...slight lead on me. lol. I decided to stop watching his table and shut the TV down. Just me and you and the rebuy tournament...;-)

Folded A9s vs a RR...good move. A8 in fifth position vs. Limper FOLD. At this point - I have yet to play a hand in round two but my POKEROFFICE has labeled me a "wizard" its highest ranking. LOL.

Little bit card dead through Round two. One solid Tight Aggressive play at my table, one LAG player - sees a lot of flops. Have a little strategy against each. Otherwise just some general play - strikes me as a table a real aggressive player would have a field day at. Maybe that should be me...not enough chips at this point - but one double up and it would be my strategy.

As I go card dead - I tell myself to play it by the book...what would Harrington do...not to get too excited. I am in a good spot right now - playing Tight Aggressive - reading the other players - getting to read their betting patterns. One player YinYam is starting to play aggressive RR vs. Blind Steals etc. I think if I have a big hand I could slow play it and let YinYam bet it out for me and then drop the HAMMER on the turn or River.

At one point my blinds are attacked and I have A4...I contemplate going all in to shut it down, but since I have waited so long - I need better to shove here with. Maybe a call there....who knows. I steal on the button with J10diamonds...looks like a nice hand. Currently 5400 chips half way through round 2. Once again J10 Early position 3x BB for a steal. Fold 77 in BB vs. Raise and RR. Still stuck at 5500 chips, not much going at this point. Need to stay focused on the game plan. I am hoping this table breaks up soon, as not much is happening and there are no stand out weak players to hammer on...okay so my plan just went to shit. I had 98unsuited in middle position, and I raise to 900. A tight aggressive player - perhaps the best at the table - goes all in for 20k. My read initially is that he is so strong that he doesn't have squat but instead wants to push me off the hand...which by the way is terrible. I call. WHY DID I CALL..after sitting here for 1 hour and 49 minutes I guess I thought I could win a coin flip. What a terrible call. Needless to say he flips over QQ and hits a third Q to make me feel like an ass. Okay - so that is the start of my blog...things can only improve from here. What the hell just happened.