Joined: Feb '08
Location: Netherlands
Age: 52 (M)
Posts: 818
Here's the update on mu Super poker Sunday, playing 5 big tournements: No money in the big little 100K, No money in the Noble poker 200K(out in 182th position) , 150 paid and No money in the 5million on stars(out after a AQ8 flop, holding AQ, my oponent holding 88 ). And than....there was money..... The 1,5 million on ftp topped at 3 + million$. I went out in 569th position,winning 654$, but not before winning a 200$ bounty and my second 'i knocked out a pro at FTP' t-shirt for knocking out pokerpro Mike Matusow . I went out after i raised with AK, flopped KK9. I checked, my oponent raised an i reraised all-in. He called showing KQ, managed to hit his Q on the turn . And than....so f cking close..... Picture this after more than 14 hours of a poker( 8+ hours in this tournement), its early in the morning and your still in the mini ftops 300K( prize money topped at 550K, 80K for the winner).Ther are 21 players left and your in 9th position..adrenaline pumping friends going crazy and u have KK on the big blind. Your praying for someone to bet, and finally the small bling raises almost half his stack. U reraise all-in and he calls with AK...hits his A on the river . Out in 21th, winning 1300+$, instead of finding yourself in 3th position with 21 players left! So close......After a very lucratif week and weekend, i barely managed to smile before dozing off into a very, very restless sleep...............
Joined: Oct '09
Location: Lithuania
Age: 43 (M)
Posts: 2805
nice post u really played extremelly to many poker last sunday but as i saw u was on + balance u didnt loose your money and win some more then spend to buy ins u did great job and i wish u better luck next time good luck all and have fun
Well done mate! to even participate in such tournaments is an achievement in itself! but to run so close and lose crucial pots in such unlucky spots.. is just that - unlucky! next time u play they'll go ur way, gd luck!
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Netherlands
Age: 52 (M)
Posts: 818
Tx guys .Jack: I've been playing for about 4,5years, 3 years ago i was running very well, won a couple of tournements, enough to quit my job and finance half my house. Played trough Titan poker in 2 EPT's, Irish Open(20th) and Madrid Open.After a hospital visit, they made a medical mistake and nearly killed me.I lost my house and my poker money because i had to recover for over 2 years, no job. I'm still sueing them and will get my pokermoney back. But a couple of monyh's ago, while still at home, not 100% yet, i started playing freeroll's and free money from BRM (Ty very much, BRM) and i've been very succesfull building bankrolls on some of the site's I've been waiting for a small breaktrough, looks like i'm there now
------------ As to some tips: in freerolls/low limits u can't play normal poker, to many guys doing stuff there not suppose to and getting lucky at it. But the best to widen your chances are: pay alot of attention to betting paterns those are the online'tells', Master the calculation of your chances in a hand, determine your percentage of your chances you take on, and stick to it , no matter how good a hand your holding. Be able to lay down big hands, if there's a terrible flop. Pay good attention to your position on the table and work with pot-odds and implied-odds, thats more important than the 2 cards your holding. Hope u find this interesting
Joined: May '09
Location: India
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 4873
very nice results and good wins Jazzy. you got out to badbeats but thats part of poker. hope next time your results are better than this and you make that final table and thx for sharing your story. gl
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Australia
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 6483
Well done ! Must have hurt to come so close though. Still, great results, I think I can speak for *most* of us here when I say we only dream of being skilled enough to build a roll to play the sunday majors..
Joined: Feb '08
Location: Netherlands
Age: 52 (M)
Posts: 818
Tx guys
------------ Too bad but yes bad beats are also part of poker, u always run into a couple and u just have to hope they aren't decisive.
------------ Jess, buiding bankrolls trough freerolls require's not only skill but some luck too. After that don't be afraid to buy-in into bigger tourney's. There is were u can use your pokerskills and hope for a breaktrough. If u try them u'll find out your real pokerskills, u might just have what it takes Never know till u try , in freerolls its difficult to know your strenght
------------ I like this site and i will read and post more, i am also very thankfull for BRM for bringing me back on pokertrack,at least at the beginning of a pokertrack
). And than....there was money.....
. I went out after i raised with AK,
. Out in 21th, winning 1300+$, instead of finding
u really played extremelly to many 
