End of Day One and Further Explanation on The Last Blog
Escrito el 9. Marzo 2010 por KidPoker | 834 veces leído;| 0 comentarios -
In my last blog I ranked the "Top Ten Toughest Tournaments".
In that blog there were three factors: Strength of Field, Tournament Structure, and finally, Field Size. I need to explain what I mean by tough, because after hearing some comments, and re-reading my blog, it wasn’t clear enough.
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When I think of "tough" I’m thinking [...]
World’s Top Ten Toughest Tournaments
Escrito el 8. Marzo 2010 por KidPoker | 2117 veces leído;| 0 comentarios -
The number one variable in determining the toughest tournaments are the strength of field. The second variable of importance is tournament structure, and finally a third important factor, but to a much lesser degree, is field size. Generally speaking, the larger the field, the more likely that the level of skill drops. So here are [...]
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NBC Bracket Preditctions
Escrito el 5. Marzo 2010 por KidPoker | 1067 veces leído;| 4 comentarios -
I’m just doing this for fun and don’t really want to hear about how bad my predictions are. I have no idea how any of the 7 qualifiers are, but some of them are going to win, so I went with some random upsets:
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Clubs Bracket
Chris Moneymaker over Patrik Antonius: call it a hunch, but I [...]
Outplayed, Outdrawn, And Coolered By The Same Guy On Day 3
Escrito el 2. Marzo 2010 por KidPoker | 1584 veces leído;| 0 comentarios -
Outdrawn: I raise with 9d 10d the guy min re-raises me and I call. Flop is 7-8-9 one diamond. Check check. Turn a 6d giving me a straight and a straight flush draw. I bet the turn he calls. River a 10, check check. He shows 55 and we chop. Anything else I think I [...]
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A Ridonkulous Hand From Day 2!
Escrito el 28. Febrero 2010 por KidPoker | 1876 veces leído;| 1 comentario -
I’ll just get right into the hand. I’m doing great in the tournament already with about 120,000 or so when I raise from early position with 3c 4c to 1800 (blinds 400-800 100 ante) one player calls, as does the big blind. The player in the big blind was an older gentleman who was an [...]
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WPT LA Underway
Escrito el 27. Febrero 2010 por KidPoker | 1031 veces leído;| 0 comentarios -
At the PCA in Bahamas, I made it through day one, and eventually busted just outside the money. At the high roller, I made day two with good chips and went busto. I flew to Biloxi, got through day one with good chips and just missed the money. At the NAPT Venetian, I got through [...]
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Matt Savage Creates World’s Best Structure For LAPC
Escrito el 26. Febrero 2010 por KidPoker | 1249 veces leído;| 1 comentario -
I’m about to board a plane to LA and had to take a look at the structure and almost got a … never mind, not appropriate. There is one typo on the sheet at 200-400 the ante should read 50, but on the sheet it says 25. Here is the sheet:
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http://commercecasino.com/images/uploads/structuredSheets/LAPC%202010%20Structures%20in%20Excel%20Sheet%2050.pdf
Let this be a lesson [...]
NAPT $25K Bounty Shootout Starts Tomorrow
Escrito el 23. Febrero 2010 por KidPoker | 1029 veces leído;| 1 comentario -
We couldn’t have anticipated so many players desperately wanting to get into this invitational event, and some were turned away, but in the end we have 49 players ponying up $25,000 a piece to play in tomorrow’s Bounty Shootout Event. Here are the nuts and bolts of how it works:
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There will be 7 tables, three [...]
NAPT Launch Is A Monster Hit So Far
Escrito el 20. Febrero 2010 por KidPoker | 1580 veces leído;| 0 comentarios -
So I came 4th in the Premier League and I’m very happy with that finish especially since I started out so poorly. I had a good shot to win it all, was even chip leader four handed, but in the end it was David Benyamine who won the title. Congrats to David, he’s an awesome [...]
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Old School Tournament Poker Vs. New School
Escrito el 17. Febrero 2010 por KidPoker | 2488 veces leído;| 3 comentarios -
In my third heat I thought I played well again. I feel like I’ve been unlucky in all three of my heats thus far, and that’s put me in a bit of a pressure situation going into tomorrow’s final heat. It’s an 8 handed table, and I MUST finish 3rd or higher to advance to [...]
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Poker On The Brain!
Escrito el 16. Febrero 2010 por KidPoker | 1515 veces leído;| 0 comentarios -
I had the day off in the Premier League today and will be playing in the final two heats and need to put together some points after a disappointing start. With 8 players left I didn’t have much of anything go right for me to start, until my AQ beat AK all in before the [...]
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