Skatesblog: EPT London

Well, that's poker I guess?

I busted during Level 8 of Day 1A in the Main Event.  I ran horrible.  Whatever.

I lost both of my stacks in the 1100 GBP PLO Double Chance in a total of 8 hands.

I went completely card-dead on Day 2 of the 2700 GBP NLHE event to bust in 14th for barely more than a mincash.

I played an incredibly interesting hand against an online player in the 1650 GBP NLHE event to lose most of my stack, then busted shortly after.

I lost a flip in the 550 GBP shootout at a table of one decent player.

::sigh::

My record with KK against AA all-in preflop: 0-3
My record with AA against KK all-in preflop: 1-2

fk that.

The truth is, I'm 100% happy with my play across all events.  I played like a champion.  I kept my focus and was able to keep all of my mannerisms in routine with the exception of the last event, where I was intentionally manipulating them.  I was able to pick up on a lot of the preflop mannerisms of people acting after me in each event, which enabled me to play profitably beyond what I would have been capable of anyway.  I think it's true that any online player is more technically proficient at poker than any live player, especially post-flop, but at the same time, I would wager on many live pros over online pros in a live event.  There's a lot of focus and determination required to spend 10 hours sitting at a table, and most of the online players I played with just didn't have it in them.

I'm very very very confident now in my ability to play live poker.  You'll be hearing more from me, especially when I turn 21.