Sunday Poker Championships

Sunday was the finals of the top ten players of my bar league game on Sundays at the Clearwater Legion. We were playing for a casino buy-in worth $120. I started in 7th place with 7200 in chips. The leader had 12000. Chips were based opn points received during a 16 week quailifing period. It was a table of of 8 solid players and 2 unpredictable players. When I play in a bar game for a bigger prize I bring out my cash tournament game and leave the bar game at home. My plan was to play agressive during the lower blind levels and then tighten up as the blinds increased. Early I was able to take a few small pots to get to 9000 chips. I then was big blind with K-6 off. Several players limped in so I checked my BB. Flop was K-9-7 rainbow. I bet 200 and received one caller, one of the unpredictable players. Turn was a 4. I bet out 200 again and was called. River was an 8. I bet 600 and was called and he turned over 8-9 offsuit and won with two pair. I was worried about kicker, so I played it a little too slow. I should have raised more after the flop and on the turn. Lesson learned. I was hanging around in the 7000 range for a long time when under the gun I had deuces. Now I am not a big fan of dueces as I have lost several times when I flopped a set, so i play them somewhat cautiously. I raised 4 times the big blind. The BB calls. She is a very tight player, so she has a hand of some kind. Flop comes A-7-2 two clubs. BB bets 600, I raise to 2000, BB goes all in, I call hoping that she doesn't have a bigger set. She turns up big slick and I double up and become the chip leader. I then go on a card rush and end up taking out several players and get to heads up with a small chip lead against another good player. Final hand was me raising big with A-3 suited and getting reraised all in. I more then pot committed and figure I am behind but call. He has A-5 off. At least there is a good cahnce of a split pot. Flop comes all big cards, so it looks like a split. I then turn a 3 and end up taking the touranment down. It was a fun time with mostly good play and now I can go play a bigger tournament at the casino in the next few weeks. Twitter Poker Tour (#TPT) if you are not on twitter you need to get signed up and start playing this tournament. It is low cost to enter and the organizers have gotten some great sponsors to put prizes. I wish I could play more often, but have hard time with the Thursday night times. For info go to www.twitterpokertour.com More later!