Monday, October 30, 2006

Vince Sessa aka Hollywood!

Just want to give props to DA Man Vince Sessa, who took home 3rd place at the WPT Canadian Open today.
Vince and I met at the Degree Poker Championship and he is an amazing player that can be seen on the CPT.
Get job man!

And the winner of the North American Poker Championship was Soren Turkewisch...he's a Canadian so go Canada!

Friday, October 27, 2006

What a turnout

The WPT kicked off it's first ever Canadian Event on Wednesday. (well really Sunday if you count the $2500 buy in event) The 10 Grand event was supposed to attract around 300 people, but instead it got 480! This meant that there was a 4.8 million prize pool, with first prize taking in an amazing 1.3 million bucks. WoW!

So far from all the reports the event has been a huge success with great dealers, amazing poker room staff and accommodation's. Which of course I know first hand, Niagara Fallsview is an amazing plain and simple, it's got everything going for it.

I will update once we have a winner on Sunday.

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Really disappointed in my play...

That pretty much sums up my mood after the $640 Sat. at Niagara. I had planned on playing quite agressive but got stuck with a very agressive player to my right, was the first person moved from one table to another...so I went in not knowing who these people were and one guy had a huge stack and was pushing, and played one hand terribly...that really set the tone.
The last hand was AQ vs 77 the blinds were 50 ante, 150/300, I move all in for 500 LOL the small blind moves all in for 3600.
So heads up and I lost the coin flip.

The hand I don't even want to talk about, I am on the button. Two limpers for 50 and, I have pocket 10's I raise 200 more, both the limpers call and big/small blind fold...already I am like wtf you call 50 and then both of you have a good hand and call the 200 more...I put the women on something like King Jack, King 10, Ace 9, or who knows slow playing a small pocket or something.
Flop comes King 8, 6...rainbow, checked to me. Now here of course I should throw out something...but I really figured one of them had a king and I was done already. So I checked and 2 comes out, they check again, I check...why the fuck do I keep checking god damnit, in my head I am saying this, Jack on the river, women bets out 300, and I fold...I gave up on the hand as soon as I saw the King...arrrg wtf.

Button again, 100/200 blinds, I get Aces, guy to my left raises it to 450. I have 1500 in front of me and decide he will call it, he's got a hand. Plus I need to double up here. But he ended up getting away from the hand and folded...

That's about all that happened really, I didn't play enough hands or do anything that would give the table any worry. It was terrible poker...Oh and this guy moved all in for like 300, I moved in with Ace 8 just to isolate, with the small and big out, it was me vs Jack 8....turn and river were a Jack.
It was only 300 but it was money I needed.

A Red Hot player was also there at the tournament DOM! and I gave my chips to him, so hopefully he wins it.
Oh and I was 12th out of 20.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Here we go

Here we go...today is the day, I am heading up to Niagara, going to take down two tables and get in the main event...stay tuned.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

WPT at Niagara




Well I am one step closer.
I went up today and played in the single table $90 satellite and...I won it lol
So now I have to go back up on Friday and play in the 2 table $640 satellite winner gets a seat into the 10 grand main event, second gets a $1200 sat. seat and 3rd gets a replay in the $640.

Can I turn $90 bucks into $10,000...I hope so!