A bad start for me, but a good one for the fellas.

I thought I was getting off to a good start to the month, but then it all went south. I fired up my first few cash sessions for March and did well. I score some good wins and was moving along just like I thought I should be. Then, all of a sudden I made a couple bad decisions and it was a spiral downfall after that. The bad plays weren't all that bad, I just made some weak calls when I should have folded (or maybe raised). But after that, I fixed things and got my mind back to thinking un-donkey like. It's too bad luck wasn't on my side after that because I had my AA cracked four times in the remainder of the session, and my hands repeatedly went down to worse hands that caught up. Sometimes it just doesn't work out your way. I didn't tilt and figured it was just a matter of time before my luck turned in the session and I'd get it back back. I built some of it back up and was halfway back to even for the day when I took some more beats and got knocked right back down to where I was. After a few minutes of contemplating the session and hands, I realized that despite my bad play early on, it was wasn't my luck today.

I truly believe poker is a game of skill, but you do run bad at times. It happens to me, it happens to everyone, it's just the game. I also believe that anyone serious about the game should look at poker in the long run of things, rather than the short run. Yes, I had a bad session and could keep battling to get it all back, or I could go home and lick my wounds for to be back for battle another day. I choose the latter. The games will still be there, the fish will still be spewing money. I'll take my session loss and move on, just a few bumps in the road.

That's the bad news of things. I always preferred the bad news first. I'd rather be broken down and then lifted up as opposed to the other way around. Think about it this way... would you rather start a session off losing and then win, or start off winning and then lose?

The poker crew at my school has been a pretty good group of guys for the past few years. We started off playing cash games and tournaments a while back and have continued it ever since. Players have come and gone, but the core group is in tact and is as solid as ever. And, we're playing so good right now, all of us, especially online.

KakaFC22 was found at the final table of a $10+1 KO tournament on FTP last night. He went into the final nine in the middle of the pack, only to emerge victorious! He bested 849 other entrants to take down first place. I'd gladly have no problem backing this guy in almost any tournament. He also cashed in the Sunday $750k major. What a way for KakaFC22 to start off the month with a score of over $1,800!


JOBtheNUTS also scored big this weekend. I got a call Saturday night from him to get on the rail of his tournament. When I pulled it up, he was down to the final two tables of the Daily Double B on FTP sitting in fourth chip position. I watched the tournament from here on out and I have to say, the play was quite bad. Raises were anywhere from 4x-8x BBs PF and there was no reraising, just shoving. The blinds weren't even that high and I feel there could have been a lot more play in the tournament. I tend to see people getting anxious and crazy when the blinds get big and they are deep in a tournament. But you have to remember, the blinds need to be big in relation to your stack before you start going nuts. JOBtheNUTS seemed to understand this and sat pretty tight, picking off a few people on his way to the final table. When he got there, the play was just crazy, people firing everywhere. JOBtheNUTS stayed out of the way for the most part and picked his spots very wisely. He found himself heads up, but dominated by a 5-1 chip disadvantage. He did manage to get it in with AKo versus A3o, but a 3 hit the board and JOBtheNUTS finished in 2nd place for just under $1,700! Very well deserved.

Clopis87, another member of our group also had a good weekend and start to the month. He began by taking down a $10+1 90-man KO tournament for $230. After a night off, Clopis87 got back on the tables and went deep in a few more tournaments. He placed 2nd and 5th in two more $10+1 90-man KO tournaments and also finished 4th in a $10+1 MTT for a total of $370 in winnings. But wait, he wasn't done there. Last night, Clopis87 made his way into the money in both Daily Doubles for a double cash and went deep in the Daily Double A, coming in 10th place. He managed to run AJo into AKo all-in PF and busted on the final table bubble. He earned a nice $168 for his effort and brought his total over the weekend to over $750!

These guys all did an awesome job and I hope they keep it up because they are just on fire right now. I also hope they don't start playing over their heads, I know how a few wins can make you feel invincible at times. They are all solid players and it's just amazing that we're all peaking at the same time. If you ever find any one of us deep in a tournament, you'll surely see most of the crew on the rail watching all the action. Congratulations fellas on some great finishes and stellar starts to the month of March!

I'd also like to mention that BJU_18 is heading to AC this weekend with KakaFC22 to dabble in some live action. BJU_18 is a solid live player and hopefully hits some big scores in the WSOP Circuit events he will be playing this weekend. He has the ability to go deep and take one of these down and I really hope he does. He finished on the bubble, and I do mean ON THE BUBBLE of a WPT event at the Borgata last year. It was such a killer to him and he just needs to realize that shit happens. We've all been out on the bubble, but you gotta play to win. I'm confident he'll be right back on his game come this weekend. The trip report and updates will be over at The B_LOG, so definitely check them out to see how he's doing. I'll also try and post some stuff here as well.