Lodge Results for Sunday 08/27/06 - Week 3
Came to the Lodge hoping that enough people complained last week that the structure would return to how it was when Dan ran it. Well we got a nice surprise, not only did they listen, they added 2 additional blinds that Dan didn't have. Under Dan's structure the blinds went 1/2, 2/4, 4/8, 5/10, 10/20, 20/40, 25/50, 50/100 100/200 etc.. sometimes he would throw in a 75/150. Under the structure they tried yesterday it was 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10, 10/20, 15/30, 20/40, 25/50, 30/60, 40/80, 50/100 etc... Adding the extra blinds didn't seem to slow down the tourney either, we were down to about 24 at 7pm and many short stacks. They are going to try a different structure next week to see which is better. I saw the other one and it basically takes out the 3/6 and the 15/30 which is still nice since they are back to 30 minute blinds. Also they guy from the first week was back so it was a friendlier atmosphere. Didn't hurt that Budweiser reps were there giving away free beer!!!
As far as my performance, I would get excellent hole cards, but the flop would miss me completely. I would get KQ and the flop would be A73 and since this was an aggressive table, someone would always bet and would end up folding. I ended up folding two full houses but could not bring myself to call a 4X the blind raise out of position with 63o and 74o. I get AK UTG and raise 3x the blind, get 4 callers and the flop is QJ4 and I fold to an all in that ends up getting the boat on the river. Later I get AKs again and just call UTG and luckily someone raises the pot and I call with two other players. Flop is QTx and the raiser bets 20, other two fold and I call becasue there was about 50 in the pot. Turn is a second spade which matches my suit and again he bets 20, I have a straight and a flush draw so I decide to call, river is a spade and I take down my first pot. Later had a tough laydown where I had KQ and the flop was AJx and two people went all in. I knew one of them had an A but it was for my entire stack so I folded, other player had folded KT, ended up would have lost to trip aces. Come across a similar situation later in the game, fold again and would have taken down a big pot on the river. I go card dead again and now the blinds are 20/40 and I have about 240 chips left. I get pocket 10's and raise to 120 get one caller. Flop is KQx and the caller looks at my stack, askes for a count and checks. I go all in stating "I know you have the Q but I call" He turns over QT, a 9 falls on the turn, but get no help on the river and I am out at 24th place.
Overall a much better experience than last week, the guys running it were friendlier and managed the table balancing better. (Still not as good as Dan though) Will be back next week to see if it continues.
As far as my performance, I would get excellent hole cards, but the flop would miss me completely. I would get KQ and the flop would be A73 and since this was an aggressive table, someone would always bet and would end up folding. I ended up folding two full houses but could not bring myself to call a 4X the blind raise out of position with 63o and 74o. I get AK UTG and raise 3x the blind, get 4 callers and the flop is QJ4 and I fold to an all in that ends up getting the boat on the river. Later I get AKs again and just call UTG and luckily someone raises the pot and I call with two other players. Flop is QTx and the raiser bets 20, other two fold and I call becasue there was about 50 in the pot. Turn is a second spade which matches my suit and again he bets 20, I have a straight and a flush draw so I decide to call, river is a spade and I take down my first pot. Later had a tough laydown where I had KQ and the flop was AJx and two people went all in. I knew one of them had an A but it was for my entire stack so I folded, other player had folded KT, ended up would have lost to trip aces. Come across a similar situation later in the game, fold again and would have taken down a big pot on the river. I go card dead again and now the blinds are 20/40 and I have about 240 chips left. I get pocket 10's and raise to 120 get one caller. Flop is KQx and the caller looks at my stack, askes for a count and checks. I go all in stating "I know you have the Q but I call" He turns over QT, a 9 falls on the turn, but get no help on the river and I am out at 24th place.
Overall a much better experience than last week, the guys running it were friendlier and managed the table balancing better. (Still not as good as Dan though) Will be back next week to see if it continues.
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