SNG hell/PLO success

Hey everyone,

When I got back from Stockton decided to play a 90sng on FT, $10+1 with a $2 bounty. I ran deep as usual but then went out with less than 18 left, for these sng’s I’m going to call the final 2 tables the bubble.

I was playing a lot of these a few months ago, after logging onto FT for the first time in a year to send someone some money I decided to play to register in the 1^st tourney about to start and ended up winning it for over $200 and picking up numerous bounties.

I think in about 20sng’s a came 1^st, 9^th and 5 bubbles, these games are really easy to run deep but I seem to have a problem getting into the money.

Again after coming back from Stockton I bubbled 3 times in about 10 games. I usually play very tight but in two of them I decided loosen up a little and 3bet and bluff more often. It worked quite well and in the 1^st I made the bubble with 25k blinds 500/1000/100 I think, I usually have around 10-15k at this point. 15 left and I had enough for the final table as I’m looking for 20k+. After a raise to 3k from mp I reraised all in with kq from the co and he called with a10, flop came j10 but I couldn’t hit one of my million outs. Looking back at it maybe I should make it 9/10k then I can go all in on the flop but if he pushes on me pf I still call as it would have been 12k more into a 35k pot so I’m getting more fold equity if I push but it does look weaker. Regardless awful call by him.

This sent me on tilt on the other sng and the very next hand I stacked off with aj Vs ak after I was rr pf and I pushed.

For the rest of the week I played plo cash on Betfred, I found £150 in that account which I have built up from £10, I decided to start at 10c/20c despite my roll being a little short of what it should be for this level. On the first night I was on a total heater winning pot after pot, although I have to say the other players weren’t great and kept paying me off. This hand underlines it, to be fair to the guy I had been playing very aggressively and hadn’t had to show down many hands but even so:

Saw flop | saw showdown

Button bileams ($18.86)
SB besi82 ($19.72)
BB TurkiyeStud ($23.90)
UTG RCBaasted ($23.69)
UTG+1 Hero ($50.77)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Ac Qd Ah 4h
RCBaasted calls 0.20, Hero raises to 0.70, 3 folds, RCBaasted calls 0.50.

Flop (1.70) 3h 7h Td
RCBaasted checks, Hero bets 1.40, RCBaasted calls 1.40.

Turn (4.50) Jh
RCBaasted checks, Hero bets 3, RCBaasted raises to 13.50, Hero raises to 24, RCBaasted moves all-in for 8.09.

River (53.09) Tc

RCBaasted shows 8d 8h Qs 9c
Hero shows Ac Qd Ah 4h

Hero wins 53.09 with Flush (Hearts) with Ace high

That night I won 3bi’s despite losing a hug pot with a flush draw when a donk in the middle priced me into calling $10 for a $40+ pot, I was against a set and another flush draw and the 1^st guy also had a blocker.

Played again the next 2 nights and won over a bi each night, happy days!!!

Currently I am running at 71PtBB/100 but that’s only over 400 hands, however i don't even think i've been running well as when i've been all in i've had the best hand 3/4 times. One being the fd above, another two times with a flopped str8 Vs a set and 3pair both times lost and once on the turn with a full house against a flush draw plus aces when he was drawing dead as i had his other 2 aces!!!

As I said I’m in London at the mo till Thursday, been doing the tour of all my family and had a lot of good advice on the job front.

I think its time I start really putting 110% into finding a job as trying to play poker and look for a job just means I’m not doing either at the mo so for the few weeks I’ll be doing that so wish me luck!!

Thx