I’ve withdrawn some money!
Just a little ($120) – that’s the first time since I had to take everything out to pay credit card bills and restarted from scratch. It’s not something I really want to do since every step backwards on the BR is time lost in getting to higher stakes, but there was a couple of things I wanted to get. Since they were poker related I thought it’d be reasonable to use some of my BR for them.
First thing was a HH review by a coach. ChicagoRy posts on 2p2 a lot and seems a smart guy. He plays $100s, has a good record and can certainly teach me something. The HH review was $40, and he was clear and it all made sense what he was saying – however to get the most out of it I’m going to have to send him at least one more and then maybe a sweat session. One HH review isn’t going to revolutionise my game (I guess it’s like tennis lessons – get an individual lesson and it costs about £20. It’ll improve your serve a little, but won’t turn you into Federer instantly). Several HH and a session will add up to a fair bit of $$$ unfortunately, but the time seems about right. If the rest of the week goes well I’ll send him a second HH and take it a step at a time. If the rest of this week bombs, then it’ll have to wait.
Second thing was Omaha holdem manager. A bit of a frivolous buy, but during the times when I don’t want to gamble too heavily (ie reg peak times of the US afternoon) I’ve been knocking about with $1 PLO husngs. Cheapest way of playing PLO heads up! Postflop I’m getting more confident, but I’m still clueless about preflop (is it ever worth 3betting?). My opponents seem more clueless though, so it’s hard to know if I’m thinking clearly or if they’re just spazzing out;
2 Players
$1 + $0.10 Heads Up Sit & Go
Stacks:
Hero (1,620)
BB (1,380)
Blinds: 10/20
Pre-Flop: (30, 2 players)
Hero is SB K
8
3
9
Hero raises to 40, BB calls 20
Flop: 6 5 7 (80, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets 80, BB calls 80
Turn: J (240, 2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets 240, BB raises to 480, Hero goes all-in 1,500, BB goes all-in 780
River: 5 (3,000, 2 players, 2 all-in)
Final Pot: 3,000
Hero shows a straight, Nine high
K 8 3 9
BB shows a straight, Eight high
A 8 3 4
Hero wins 3,000 (net +1,380)
BB lost 1,380
lol, to be fair when I chose that HH (mainly just to test if the convertor worked) I didn’t realise he had a straight. Maybe not such a spaz after all…
