On the 29th of October i attended the Victorian Series Of Poker run by the National Pub Poker League. I must say it was a really well runned tournament everything went smooth and the information on the game was well received by the hosts.
The game started at 9am and had my supporters railing my table. The field had about 190 players blinds go up every hour with 20k starting stack. Deep stack MY FAVORITE !!!so the first hour i kept low and played some small pots i didn't want to get too involved this early unless i was sitting on a huge monster. 2nd blind level my chip stack turned into a YOYO one min i was up 3k the down to 19k then 16k and back up to 20k and so on. But break was at the end of the second level and i needed it. With some time with my supporters and a relaxing break i was ready to take on my table . And sadly nothing changed my chip stack was still on a roller coaster. One major hand in these 2 blind levels was i had 4-6 one off the dealer button and needed to steal so i raised 3x the big blind and to my surprise the blinds both called. Flop came 3,5,7 so i was laughing on the inside couldnt beleive it so everyone check i did the same. then the next card would of givin someone a flush draw so i decided no more checking and they checked to me then i bet around half the pot small blind folded and big blind raised me. so i re-raised and she flat called. The action paused a bit on the river with another spade on the table to complete a possible flush so i put in a small bet to find myself with a call and i won the pot.
So after the hand happened i was extreamly card dead and couldnt find any spots to make a move and frustratingly it left me with 11k.
Next blinds were $400-$800 so i needed to play like it was the end of the world..
witch i did and won 5 pots in a row shoving all in when i hit top pair regardless of the kicker and i was starting to get into "the zone" and a few players wernt happy with my play because i went from being under the radar to maniac and one player in particular was rolling his eyes and looked at me in discuss. I really didnt care i took his chips so i always gave him a smile.
It was around the 8th hand after break and i had jacks on the small blind and the rolling eyes player limped in and i decided to make him pay for it and raised . Big Blind folded and he called.
Flop came 6,8,10 he put a bet into me and i thought his hit the ten and because he hates me he would consider a all in call. i pondered for a bit and decided that i would test him and i shoved all in. He went into tank mode. Time passed and in his head he thought it was a great oppitunity to take out this maniac so he called and he was holding K10 so there was close to 43k in the pot.
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River- King
I was pretty shattered but i shook his hand and wished my table good luck. I guess that's just poker and in poker shit happens you could do everything right but doesn't always mean you will win. Poker player always need some luck and i accepted that. All in all it was a great day and id like to thank my DIE HARD Supporters for being there and im glade they enjoyed the day as well.
The Vsop was a very well runned event and i hope they continue these events in the future .
