If Keith Can Do It......

Its Been A While...

2009-08-30T19:13:00.000-07:00

Last Post i mentioned about tryin 2 grind a roll...

well i done ok, then lost it all online gambling!

So tried again this month.. deposited £100, and turned it into £280 in 5 days.

Then lost it all on online gambling!!

Its pretty annoying, because ive proven to my self that i can win at online poker - PLO cash games and PLO varience SnGs. i just need 2 avoid the temptation and only play on soley poker based sites such as stars/full tilt!!

Im looking to try again in a few weeks, but will probs be updating on the team site

http://walkerssensations.com/

need to get a grip of meself and really concentrate on my game and grinding out a proper roll.

Bankroll Builder Challenge

2009-06-24T19:51:00.000-07:00

I cant b arsed 2 update other shit atm...not alot been happening, took down gros £2k guarantee for £400 in a 3 way chop - pretty much the highlight of my live poker the past month, as i have not really had the chance 2 play as much as i wud like.

Realised ive been gambling/playin 2 high atm, so ive set myself a bankroll challenge to try get myself back 2gether. starting with £200, playin 10c/20c NLHE for 100BBs and 25c/50c PLO but only buying in for 50BBs. Looking to have around 2 NLHE tables running and 1 PLO table.

Only been doin it 3 days now my results so far are:

Hands Played: 880

Total Profit: £55.68

Current Roll: £255.68

I also have a 33% rakeback deal so im hoping i can get a ok RB per month to keep my head above water during n e down swings.

looking at my results i have better results in PLO than NLHE

PLO: +$214
NLHE: -$140

(give or take)

Im looking to improve hugely in my NLHE online game, as its pretty shit TBH few things i know i need 2 work on and others i hope will come with time.

pretty happy atm, looking to try play 3-5 hours a day and get my roll up to at least £500-£600 by the end of July. Then hopefully i can move up a level.

My GUKPT - Event #3 £250 NLHE

2009-05-29T11:15:00.000-07:00

Ended up at the gros pretty early to rail some local lads in the 2nd day of the main event, ended up grinding oot the tables wit Samj and scooped a little profit good start to the day :)

The event started at 6pm, i was on table 1 seat 3, and had a pretty tough table including DC who was sat 2 seats to my left.

Cant remember how exactly but managed to build my stack from 7k up 2 around 11k then i got a nice double up to put me amoung the chip leaders of the tourney at a very early stage.

I get 10-10 in the SB, middle aged guy from earlish position raises about 3.5x the BB its is passed around 2 me...i think abouta raise here bt figure i have 2 pass if he shoves, so ill see a flop...i figure him for a big hand after all.

Dream flop comes Q 10 X - 2 spades but i need value from my hand so check to the raiser who leads out for 1,250.....he has around 11k too so i pop it up to 3,600.....and enters the tank and eventually ships em in, i snap him and he tables KK.....my set holds and i hit the nosebleed heights of 22k pretty early. I pretty much cruise the rest of the tourney, gettin KK v JJ all in a 10 high board, and get my stack to over 40k with a 20k average.

I then play a hand really weird and bad however, there was some logic in there :)

I raise mid position with AKd, folds to BB who calls, i have him covered by about 18k.

Flop comes Q J x.....he checks to me i C-bet to the sound ok 4k.....he thinks forever and raises another 10k.

I enter the tank and my brain ticks over the hand.

He seemed so0o0o0oo weak with tht flop, and his raise tells me he doesnt want 2 go out with this hand, however he feels like outplayin me here.

I settle he has a hand ranging from 77-99, so i pick up the courage and ship in a stack of 20k to put him all in. I figure if he calls i got 10 outs twice - not a huge dog, but im confident he doesnt want 2 play the hand.

He doesnt look very happy, but calls off his last 12k, and tables 10-10. Yeah NH WP.

I brick and am down 2 average chips.

tables get broken and we are down to the final two tables, go on a card dead run for around 1.5 levels and find myself with 16k, when i find AK. I raise up to 3.5k (blinds 500 1k) and the chipped up BB annouces all in. I figure i have him or i am racing....i aint ever passing here tho. He shows me AK....

DANG!!! wat a waste, i pray for 4 to the flush to come out so i can boost above average chips with only 15 left.

and the dealer obliges, ship the 4th spade on river!!!...god damn ive ran good :p

days ends with 13 and i have around 30k - about average chips.

i head home at around 3am, ready to sleep it off and re-start at 2pm Sunday evening, my 1st aim is to final table!!! to me tht wud b a great achievment to make B2B FT's at my first GUKPT!!!

My GUKPT - Event #2 £100 NLHE

2009-05-28T17:13:00.000-07:00

After not playing poker for a few days i return pretty pumped up for the £100 1day freeze out.

Once again i am staked by my friend Milo and i am determined to make a return for both myself and my backer this time!!!!

build my stack up too around 10k from 5k pretty easily, also helped for sum1 to shove KK in my AA...always a good start to a tourney :) things were looking up

just before the break i lose a big pot where i call with 8c9c on the button to a raise, flop comes K 8 x - 2 clubs, i check raise the originall raiser who ships, i figure i am happy to take this asit isnt for my tournament life, and i figure i aint a huge dog to anything except a flopped set.

i call and he flips over top set lol....i dont improve and im down 2 around 3k

double up the next hand and grind back to 9k before the break.

as we get down 2 the final 3 tables from the 87 starters i get AK in the SB, shortish stack open shoves from the Hijack, i call and the BB (who is down 2 like 3bbs) calls for value initial shover tables K9, and the BB shows J7....i flop top pair then hit runner runner flush - which i didnt need n e ways to elimate both players. generally pretty easy riding from then on until we get to 13 handed.

I move table and after a few hands i am in the BB for 3k...total stack is around 28k

folds to SB who hesitates then just flats.

I decided to take a free flop with 9s 5h and check

Flop: Ah 9h 4h

BB checks to me

I lead out for 3.3k BB pretty quicky overbets the pots massivly and puts me all in for another 21k...i figure this is the defining point of my tournament.

Initial thoughts:

He doesnt have Ax as he surely raises from the SB to take it down there and then.

Y ship all in with no thought to get any value at such a late stage with a made flush

He hesitated pre which signalled he had a marginal hand, however didnt wanna raise.

surely KhQx makes sense in this spot. Hes happy 2 ship in with Nut flush draw and 2 free shots to get it if i call...or he can take it down here if i pass!

I decided to once again go with my read and settle i am marginally ahead.

After 5mins in the tank i call and he flips QhJx - almost perfect read

however i still need to dodge alottttaaaa cards to stay alive. But forunately for me, the dealers on my side and hits running bricks and i double up to over 53k with a 39k average.

I elimate the bubble as he ships with A10 into my QQ....a 8 high board secures me my 1st GUKPT FT, going in as 3rd Chip Leader!!

ONE TIME!!!!

Nope, i get the worst run of cards in my life, and with 2 really aggressive players 2 my right i dnt find a spot to make amove....i end up shoving A10 into AK no help and im down in 6th place for £455

I take home £200 and give my backer £255

I left pretty gutted and i felt i wud never get another oppotunity to win a GUKPT event. But in good spirits to go deep again in my final event the £250 NLHE!!!

My GUKPT - Event #1 £200 NLHE

2009-05-28T17:02:00.000-07:00

The GUKPT seemed to come around so quick, and as it arrived i found myself very excited, for what i figured would be a fantastic week of poker!! - I was not 2 b disapointed.

I had planned to play 3 events through out the week and my 1st EVER GUKPT event was the £200 NLHE, which i was kindly staked into thanks to S2C, DC and Stumpy.

The event started well, 3rd hand in i get AK in the SB, local pro carlos Citrone raises up mid position, button calls and i decide to keep the pot small out of position. Flop comes A high rainbow, i decided to check raises citrone as hes an aggro player who i figure will C bet on this board. He obeys and i pop it up another 400....to which he hollywoods then passes.

I get up 2 7k, from my 6k stack pretty easy. Then i lose a biggish pot with 66 to the BB Q8...

left with 3.3k out of my 6k in the 3rd level this hand creeps up on me...

I limp Late position with Ac7c for 150....button pops it 2 500 total, both blinds pas and i peel a flop.

Flop: K Q 7

not the best flop for me, so i go into check fold mode figuring hes gna fire here. to my suprise he checks behind. I know re evaluate the hand and accuarelty narrow his range to A10...and AJ.

Turn 3

I check again, he leads of for 1.5k....i have about 1.3k (ish) back after i call his 1.5k

i go in the tank and figure i have 2 go with my read...and figure if he has AJ/A10 he cant call due to his stack (if he calls he has less than 2k back)

anyways i figure the hand out perfecly and move in..

to my horror he snap calls me, and i am a little reluctant to flip my hand as i feel i must b so0o0o0o wrong.

however, when he dusnt immediately flip his hand i table my A7 for 3rd pair, and he flips over AJ

River: J

Wat a waste of time it was working oot tht hand!!!

I leave the tournament before the break, totally gutted i went oot so early and cudnt make a reutrn for my backers, and so0oo down i felt like not bothering to come back in the week.

I must learn the secrets of AJ before i return to the felt!!!

Hello :)

2009-05-28T17:00:00.000-07:00

hey hey hey

Am so bored its like 1am so i figured i would start a blog, every other fuka is at it, and i thought its a perfect place to share all my genius :)

So enjoy, i hope its a good read!!!!