Almost out of a preliminary WBCOOP game – on a break but I’ve only a couple of BB left thanks to this hand;
SB ($3,941)
BB ($1,100)
UTG ($1,528)
UTG+1 ($2,830)
Hero ($1,780)
MP1 ($1,430)
MP2 ($1,426)
CO ($1,425)
BTN ($3,650)
Dealt to Hero Q
Q
UTG raises to $1,518 (AI), fold, Hero raises to $1,770 (AI), fold, MP2 calls $1,416 (AI), fold, fold, fold, fold
FLOP ($4,662) J
3 9
TURN ($4,662) J 3 9 6
RIVER ($4,662) J 3 9 6 A
UTG shows 3
9
(Pre 15%, Flop 62.7%, Turn 76.2%)
Hero shows Q Q
(Pre 68%, Flop 26.1%, Turn 19.0%)
MP2 shows T T
(Pre 17%, Flop 11.2%, Turn 4.8%)
UTG wins $4,662
Bit of a bingo game going on…
On the brighter side I had a go at at HU SNG’s as recommended by Yegor. Technically I’m rolled for $10 games, but I tried out the $5 ones first just to get my toes wet.
So far, won 7, lost 1 
Profitz of $28
Obviously I’m very pleased with that. I’m also pleased with the way I played – the wins were ‘real’ wins rather than suckouts, although I did hit some very nice hands along the way. Best of all was the feeling of crushing the life out of my opponents. I suspect HU could be a very ego inflating game 
Update: survived my first desperate shove Q8 vs AK, fortunately hitting a Q… Still an M of about 4, so not looking so hot
Update II: Hooray, survived 2nd shove. M maybe 5 or 6? Can never work these things out on the fly…
Update III: And another! Ok, M is 8 now, back in the game… Still way down the field, about 530th out of 880 (ITM is 150 places)
Update IV: Won a reasonable pot – M of 10, although stack is still only 3/4 of the average. Lots of action on the table still – crazy crazy people…
(forget the Update xx crap). Another couple of nice pots. Now have an above average stack, M = 21 & 296/716…
How’s this for value betting
SB ($7,143)
Hero ($4,853)
UTG ($90)
UTG+1 ($5,732)
UTG+2 ($85)
MP1 ($738)
MP2 ($10,301)
CO ($21,174)
BTN ($8,077)
Dealt to Hero 6 6
fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, CO raises to $375, fold, fold, Hero calls $225
FLOP ($1,005) K 9 5
Hero checks, CO bets $780, Hero calls $780
TURN ($2,565) K 9 5 T
Hero checks, CO checks
RIVER ($2,565) K 9 5 T T
Hero bets $1,150, CO calls $1,150
CO shows A Q
(Pre 45%, Flop 26.5%, Turn 22.7%)
Hero shows 6 6
(Pre 55%, Flop 73.5%, Turn 77.3%)
Hero wins $4,865
Unfortunately threw it away a few hands later. M down to 13. 300th out of 530
Damn, just lost half my stack to a draw that failed. Villain had AK on the button – smooth called pre. Looks like he got more value out of it that way for sure (needed an idiot like me to do it)
Ahh, got a set of tens. Didn’t get a complete double up out of it though, wasn’t sure how to play it – two tone flop & I’m always paranoid of those things. More than I should be…. 356th out of 411. Still not great…
AK hits on the flop but I’m left with PSB for my whole stack so I go ahead and push. Villains (2 of ‘em) fold. M now 7. 270th out of 380. Stack about 1/2 average. Maybe should have eeked more value out, but again two tone flop – I’m such a chicken!
Crap! Mess up with the same villain who smooth called earlier with AK. And he had AK again!!! And he smooth called pre with them again!!!!! (exclamation mark overdose…)
I’m left with about one orbit of blinds & antes left, so shove my K8 suited. Fortunately half the table calls. My K8 hits a K on the flop, holds up and I’m back to where I was before I messed up against AK doofus. Not that that says much… M is 3, I’m 325 out of 343. Things are looking grim as we go into the second break.
Oh well, with M of 3 I shoved ATs, got called by 77 and didn’t hit on the flop. 339th from 1740 runners.
I’ve registered for the main event on Sunday. Hopefully that’ll go better. Is it worth blogging like this while it’s on (like some idiot twatter)? If this was even vaguely interesting tell me and I’ll announce my hole cards throughout the main event (yeah, right).
339th is about where i came in the pokerstrategy tourny the other night, also a similar number of runners. Well done. I’ll be playing the prelim on saturday and prolly the main event on sunday.
kudos on those HU results, i’m very impressed/jealous. what stake $5? I’ve been playing the $2 games on Titan. Only played three tho. Won them all. even took the last one down in 6 hands
. lol I told you this lastnight of course but I just wanted to share with your readers 
6 hands – who did the shoving
I was surprised how straightforward the $5′s were – the $2′s I played a while back were like NL2, lots of shoves and calling stations. The small sample of $5′s I played all seem to make sense and I felt I had the upper hand (maybe yegor disagrees – he was railing me).
One game did go wacky though – the guy seemed to go on tilt and repeatedly starting shoving any two. I started minbetting on the button (yegor’s advice) and waited for a decent hand – didn’t have to wait though, the weirdo switched tactics to clicking fold to any?!? Quickly minbet him down to almost nothing when he woke up and shoved his spare change into my KT (I think). Be great if everyone played like that!
oh yeah it doesnt count when Yegor’s telling you what to do
lol
Lots of Bingo play in these. The tables held together so long last night. I was stuck at a wild table with any two shovers all night. Out 560.
use longHUD on stars. it not only shows M but also converts stack sizes to BB. Two less things to think about !