I showed up for the 8 game. Started strong at a great table. First hand back from break i had (KK)K in stud, re-raised (completion, raise…) 3rd, bet 4th, raised 5th, raised 6th, and just called when he bet into me again on 7th, losing to a flush. It was all downhill from there. I went downstairs, played a little bit of cash but wasn’t into it, got hung up in the bar a bit, and then made it home early early (before midnight).

The next day was the $1k HORSE. I started the tournament with 5990 instead of 6k. I was missing two nickels. They were in the stack next to me. That solved, I hit my high point of the tournament, 6k. I’m glad I’ve started booking winning sessions again, but I’m still sick of running like hell. Went downstairs and lost $1500. Sigh.

Thursday was the $1k NLHE. I started off strong, even pulling off the “overcall back shove”. EP decent player opens to 300 at 50-100, internet kid who I don’t know but knows people I know and smiles a lot and thus I like him calls, I’m in the cutoff with AQo and 4600 or so and elect to call, the button makes it 1100, initial raiser calls, flatter folds, I shove. The button 3 bettor thinks for a bit and re-shoves, I’m expecting to lose a flip to tens or jacks but instead see that he has A6o, the initial raiser had 66, and I somehow find a way to hold.

That was it to the good things happening though. Shortly after break Liv Boeree gets moved to my table, I open QQ, she flats button, heads up flop AAx I check, she bets, I call, turn a brick, I check, she bets, I call, river a K, I check, she checks, I lose to KQ. King-queen always wins. Downhill from there, I finally got to shove 15bbs with 44 and got snapped by K8s who barely had me covered, gg me. Went downstairs, won $1500.

Today’s Friday. No tourney today. Gonna head down and try to win $5k. WPT Invitational tomorrow, online in Newport on Sunday, more tourneys next week, then the main in 7 days.

Peace and good luck,

Devo

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