Barca Blues

Tom has been hogging the laptop so I have been late in updated my blog. I arrived in the Spanish Capital on Thursday afternoon and after an hour driving around the City without a map I stumbled across the Casino and dumped the car (upgraded from a Clio to a nice Beamer) in the Car park. The super satellite was starting at 6 so I had an hour to get my bearings before starting to play poker.

The Super was a €200 re-buy with 1000 starting chips and 20/40 starting blinds. The first 3 levels were 1/2 hour long and re-buys were unlimited. There was also an optional 2000 chip add on for €200. I lost 250 chips in the first level trying to see cheap flops. Just as we entered the second level I picked up the rockets on the button and re-raised an UTG raise and found myself all in vs Jacks. They held up and a short while later I got my chips in with JJ vs 99 and again my over pair held up. I won a few more big pots to be on 7000 by the end of the re-buys. I decided not to add on as even though all the players on my tabel did, I was still the chip leader without it. By the break I was up to 10k and cruising. It was announced that this tournament had generated 40 seats,a massive €170,000 from a €200 re-buy! 280ish had started so I was in with a good chance.

Just after the break I picked up KK on the button. A crazy player who had given me a lot of my chips raised from the cut off and I put in a big re-raise. He flat called and moved all in on the AKx flop. Lovely. He turns over AQ when I call. Lovely jubbly. Turn Jack, River Ten, oops. He was the only player who could really hurt my stack and I was down to 2500.

The very next hand I get 44 and with a couple of limpers I call also and the flop brings a 4 and two clubs. All check to me and I thought if I moved in they may think I am steaming and call but nobody had enough of it.

The table broke shortly afterwards and on my new table I moved in with A10 from the button and a German guy called with 55. K5J flop and I turn a Queen to throw him on major tilt :) Karma. I picked up 88 three times and won races with two of them and got up to 20,000. The blinds were getting hefty and with 55 left I had dribbled down to 15k. The blinds just went up and it was going to be 4800 a round. I have seen these sats before and I knew that it would take a good couple of hours to get down to the seats as everyone tightens up. I look down at AKs on the small blind and call a raise from a guy who has rasied the last three pots. The Big blind calls hesitantly and the flop comes 10 high with two of my suit. With 12,000 in the middle and only 11k left in my stack I know I am not folding if one of them puts me all in so I decide to put them to the test with a lot of outs. Unfortunately the Big blind could not lay down his Jacks and I never hit a club or an over card. C'est La Vie!

Tonight is the €500 re-buy and I have been backed to play for Tom and Myself so hopefully I can get deeper this time.