Just finished a massive 27 hour stint to kick off my Victorian Champs campaign. Not a great start if I'm honest.
I woke up yesterday at 9 am. Was in Melbourne by 3pm, in the Casino by 4. The $340 Terminator began at 7:10pm so I had a few hours to sit on a $2/$3 NL table and catch up with a few of my mates before it started.
Not a good start. Lost a buyin shoving the turn with middle pair, flush draw, straight draw. Got called by big stack with bottom pair, under kicker who 2 paired the river. $200 gone. No matter. The tournament will make up for that.
The Terminator started at 7:10. I was out by 7:21. First out aswell. I will post the hand in the hand discussion to see what you think. But I've never been so frustrated at poker in my life before.
I was really steaming, so i took a break and joined a waiting list for $10/$20 Limit Omaha. It took nearly 2 hours for me to gain a spot, so after about an hour I hit another $2/$3 NL while I waited. I lost another buy-in when I commited $70 pre with Pockets Qs.
Flop : [qc 9c 2d].
The only caller pre-flop acts first and pushes all in. I snap call and he shows [10c 3c]. Rivers the [5c]. Fantastic. So i'm down $750 in my first 5 hours.
Omaha is a nightmare to begin with. Missing every draw and never holding up at showdown. I lose another $500 in 2 hours. I re-buy for $350 (about 11pm). I get that down to $190, when the table breaks at 3:30am I have $1475 in front. Down only $125.
At this point I take the whole stack to a $20/$40 Lap of Each Limit Holdem/Omaha. I play until 9am, topping out at $2300, eventually leaving with $1580.
The player I'm staying with arrived in Melbourne at this time. So i meet up with him, take my bag up to our room, have a quick shower and run back downstairs to play the Crazy Pineapple morning series event.
What a waste of time. No skill level at all, crapshoot structure. Dealers aren't properly trained etc.
I finish 38th out of 62. It's now 11am and I'm ready for bed. I'm absolutely knackered. But then I run into another mate from Adelaide who convinces me to join his $2/$3 table.
Another $200 on, out for $950 in 3 hours. We then make the move to $10/$20 Limit Omaha. I grind for 4 hours, losing $300 in the last 5 hands when I get rivered every time.
To sum it up, frustrating first day beyond all comprehesion, but somehow I've come through still making a profit. It can only get better from here.
Next up: BED. Then the $550 entry $250000 guarentee tommorow at midday. If I'm up for it that is.
I could've nearly throttled him when he rolled it over.
