I tried to get onto the Pokerstars Sunday Million through an $11 satellite that guaranteed 100 seats. About 3500 people signed up for it though, so it looked like a bit a grind to get through it. I built up a decent stack quickly, and managed to stay in the top 50 for a couple of hours (10th at one point). However the blinds increased quickly and everyone switched to push/fold pretty quickly – it became a minefield to enter any pot. I also started to wonder about the point of getting through one massive MTT to enter another massive MTT, both of which run into the early hours, and I decided that if I got my ticket I’d just cash it in rather than play. The decision became moot though as I ran into a couple of suckouts and went out 340th – 100 places short of a seat. Waste of time really – I think from now on if I enter a big MTT it a) won’t be a sat, b) starts in the morning UK time…
Meanwhile, husngs continue to deliver;
Merely a handful of SNGs and a nice $50 profit
I played on PokerStars for a bit since their traffic is still twice that of Full Tilt and I figured that the $10 husngs should be guaranteed fishy. On the whole they are, but I’m still defeating myself more than being outplayed – aggression works well, but it’s very easy to walk into a calling station’s bottom pair. I’m still trying to get the balance, and it’s getting better, but not perfect yet.
The fourth tournament was a 4 person shootout – very profitable it seems, $11 buy-in for a $44 prize. Only downside is having to wait for the other table to finish in the first round.
Holy Sunday morning TV! Batman the movie just came on, and this just happened. This could be quality! ![]()
Update: Solid run at 4 man HU shootouts
Won 4 out of 5! Could this be my biggest winning day? $132 – it must be I think, I can’t remember anything bigger, including the day I won $90 in a $2 180man MTT. They are very slow though – I’ve just had to wait almost half an hour for one pair of donks trading blinds before one randomly went through to play me…
Turns out my hourly rate in husngs is comparable to my day job salary. Sooo, if I could maintain 40 hours a week of poker I could be a pro! I think I’ll wait until my hourly rate means I don’t have to play quite so many hours. Oh, and also when I know I’ll be on a heater 100% of the time


























