Mar 28th - £20+£2 NL Hold'Em - LCI Club (Brighton)

Its hard work playing these £20 rebuy tournaments! Hard because you just HAVE to get lucky in the early stages of the night when chips are flying in like there's no tomorrow and everyone seems keen on drawing out to flushes and straights nomatter what the odds.

With a couple of large freezeout tournaments taking place this weekend (large for me anyway) I decided to only start the night with 2 rebuys in pocket in the hope that I could play tight and put my chips into the middle when I felt as though I had a better than 60/40 chance to win a pot. Unfortunately my timing was out on the 3 'out' hands I'm about to tell you about.

Hand 1: Blinds were still 25/50 and I'm in LP as I get 2h-3h. Usually I'd toss this holding into the muck without thought but there were 4 callers and no raises so I took a chance and called the 50. Five of us saw the flop of Kh-7h-8h. Whilst a great flop for me I was aware that my hand needed protection. There was an immediate bet of 400 which I then re-raised all-in for my 1300 points I had left. A couple of people ummed & arred but passed. The original raiser called and turned over 9c-9h.

Of course I didn't want to see any more hearts but the flop then came Ah-6h and I was squished!

Hand 2: I'm the dealer and blinds are 50/100. Three callers before back to me and I decided to make it expensive and flush out the unwanteds. I raised to 1000 and get one caller, who now has 400 left!

The flop comes 10-J-4. My opponent checks and I put him all-in for his last 400. He calles and flips A-A @~?**+!! Of course a Queen gets me out of it but none comes and I'm down to the felt again. Last rebuy!

Hand 3: After having my A-K demolished by A-A I was determined to hang tough till an opportunity came my way in order to at least double up! With antes now at 100-200 though I wasn't going to have long so when I looked down and saw 8-8 then I knew it was time to double up or die! And so all-in I went for 1200 with 2 callers I was at least hopeful of a chance!

A flop of 4-4-A followed by a big bet from an opponent told me it was not to be and once the remaining player had cleared out of the way he flipped A-K. Two TENS appeared on the turn & river and it was goodnight from me again with a loss on the night of £62!!

Entries ->74 - Place -> ??? - Loss -> £62 ($109) Profit/Loss for 2006 -> +$2983