10 Week Challenge : Week 4

[GuyOnTilt]

Hey guys,

Like I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, I was taking Thanksgiving week off and flying up to have the holidays with my folks. So week 4 was actually two weeks ago for me, which means I don't remember too much besides what my records tell me, so this might be a short update.

I got off to a good start in all regards. Day 1 had me working 7 and a half hours, finishing up $3,418, and spending $0. Day 2 I logged another 6 hours, netted $1,034, and still spent nothing. This was only the second time I'd logged 6 hours on back to back days, so it felt nice. The first day, I played 6 tables and ran extremely well obviously. By lunch, I was up 100 BB's on one table, which had only happened to me once before. I was down overall on all the rest, but still up 50 BB's or so overall and felt like I was playing exceptionally well. Depsite that though, I wanted to take lunch, so I talked my roommate into taking a break and grabbing some food and had logged off all my tables and walked around to his desk to watch him finish up a couple more hands on his tables before his blinds came around.

He only has two or three tables still open, and he's dealt A [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] in the CO on one of them. 3 limpers to him and he raises. BB calls, limpers call.

Flop comes: A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]4 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

BB checks, EP bets, one limper calls. Hero raises, BB folds, EP calls, Caller calls. 3 players.

Turn comes: 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

Checked to hero who bets. EP calls, Caller folds. Headsup.

River comes: 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

EP checks, Hero bets, EP raises. At this point I made some laughing comment and started walking away, assuming he knew what to do. Two seconds later, he tells me his opponent had two pair. I'm like, well yeah, either that or a straight. He's like, no, he showed A7. I turn around and give him a weird look. "You CALLED?! You did not just call that." "Yeah, I called." "Why?" "Cause the pot was big enough." "No it wasn't." This went on for only another few seconds before I won him over to the dark side and got him to agree that calling sucks.

Day 3 was an off day, but Day 4 had me roaring back with a huge total of 3 woring hours. I was down $937 and spent $35, probably on lunch. My roommate and I don't do the whole split the check thing when we go out to eat together, so this could only mean that I lost the pre-meal game of foosball. We used to just kind of have one of us pick up the bill, not really taking turns or anything, but now we play a game of foosball to 10, him spotting me one point, and the loser pays. Anyway, hand of the day:

I'm dealt A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in EP. I open-raise, an unremarkable MP cold-calls, a too loose CO cold-calls, and the SB calls. 4 players to the flop.

Flop comes: K [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]

SB checks, I bet, MP raises. Folded back to me and I 3-bet, MP calls. Headsup.

Turn comes: 4 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

Bet, call.

River comes: 4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

I check planning to raise, and I think betting here sucks.

Days 5-7 I don't remember a thing, but my records show I logged 10.5 hours, was up $9,895.50, and didn't spend a dime, which of course means I kicked ass in foosball 'cause we almost never eat in.

Thanksgiving break week was sweet btw, thanks for asking. I flew up Tuesday morning and spent a couple days with my folks, did the whole Thanksigiving thing, and got to catch up with them and my two sisters, which was nice. Then I spent the rest of my trip up there staying at friends' places and going out with them. I did play 2 sessions of live poker with a friend. The first time we went out we sat in a 4/8 game; second time, 4/8 again before I got a change to a 10/20 game. I ended up having 2 rack sessions at all 3 tables, which was nice. The highlight of my trip was going to the Melting Pot for the first time. My friend Seth and I took out two girls and it was freaking sweet. Amazing food and a really cool place. We spent 3 and a half hours there without even realizing it. Highly recommended.

Results through Week 4:

Hours logged : 97.85, extrapolated 244.63
Money spent : $1,742.00, extrapolated $4,355.00
Money earned : $32,512.57, extrapolated 81,281.43

GoT