And to my left, Mike the Mouth.
Played the second Day One (of three) at the Isle of Capri yesterday, and imagine my surprise to arrive at my table to find Mike Matusow, Chino Rheem and two Mizrachis. Was this the table from hell? Was I the only non-pro? As it turned out, Matusow was seat 10 and I was in 9...the other guys were just hanging with Mike, but seated at other tables. I really wanted to be focused for this event, The Florida State Poker Championship, and the chaos wasn't helping. I generally have the table figured out and am relaxed and in sync within one round, but with all of the attention to our table, people taking pictures, asking for…
[more]
Posted by
jsabin
on
Sunday, August 08, 2010 7:55 PM
Small Poker Cash at the Hard Rock 20K Guarantee
I'm not complaining, but coming in 12th out of 159 (17 paid due to the guarantee), wasn't what I hoped for after 8 hours.
I think my 4 handed online addiction is paying off. In that game since you're always the small or big blind, the gun or the button, you learn a lot about each position and also get lots of action. Most hands are pretty playable 4 handed so you have lots of opportunities to make mistakes and capitalize on opportunities. I definitely think my hand-reading skills have improved, although it's weird how even when you're pretty sure what someone has, you can still make a bad play. That's a leak I'm working…
[more]
Posted by
jsabin
on
Sunday, June 27, 2010 11:51 AM
Cash vs. Tournament Poker.
Finally able to find 4 days to head to Vegas for some cash poker. In Florida, I play only tournaments because of the $100 cap on cash games. Consequently, I have far less cash time than I'd like. I used to do well playing cash, but found on this trip that the players have really improved. There are far less clueless players than there used to be. I learned a few new lessons, and re-learned some old ones. That's the problem with playing so infrequently, and the…
[more]
Posted by
jsabin
on
Sunday, May 09, 2010 6:15 PM