I played a couple of games today - both were "double your money" games and from the play (which was really quality for a change) you would think we were playing for $1000 first prize.  It was in fact a 25p buyin for a win of 50p max.

I have found these double your money games brings out the best in poker players so if you fancy a quality game, double your money is the place to start.

They were quite lengthy games but I did manage to double up in both of them so that was a bit of a result.  Its amazing how quickly you can "suss out" a player just by watching how they play.

There was one player who called every hand and min bet after the flop.  When I finally got a hand I thought I would just let her bet into me...which she did.

After the river she decided she wasnt going to get rid of me and decided to check.  I bet half the pot and she folded.  So easy!  I threw a few bluffs in too and that worked well.  She eventually managed to double up too but through sheer luck rather than great poker play.

It was indeed fun though and I highly recommend these "double your money" games.

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I made some time to play some poker but wish I hadn't bothered.  I've been playing some of those matrix tourneys. 

I must say that the fish are getting worse and luckier!  I've seen some rubbish in poker but I think it has definitely hit an all time low.  It got so bad, I told one player they were "FOS" ...full of S***.  The joyous part of this story is that I knocked them out despite the fact that I was way down  on the chip front.

This person kept raising and I kept folding and then I started wondering how come they get so many great hands and all I get is rubbish.  So I decided to (eventually)  call with a reasonable QK.  K rag rag came on the flop and this fishy FOS person bet high so I just called.  Then my Q came on the turn and they bet high again so i just went all in and they called.....it was so poor they just had a high card.  So I won a load of his/her chips and proceeded to tell them "I told you that you were full of it".  Sadly they didnt reply however, I think they went on "tilt" and went all in next hand.  Happily I had AK and hit my aces and sent em flying off the table.

Despite some bad luck and poor play by opponents, that was quite a bright moment for me.

Lets hope it improves!

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I entered the poker million freerolls on FT and I've managed to get through to the final satellite (3rd game) where the buy in is 5000 FT points.  The only problem is I need to win to get to the final.  Tall order but I shall give it a good go.

It was touch and go if I would get through at one point.....I was chip leader most of the tourney and then I got KK and thought I would just go all in and steal the blinds.  Sadly someone called and had AA.  I did hit trips but so did they.  I lost a huge amount of my chipstack.

The game went on and the blinds were getting bigger and bigger as was the ante.  I was on the bubble and BB and all in.  My cards....73 off suit.  It doesn't get worse than that.  Anyway, there are 3 players in the hand and the flop comes down 775.  Would you "adam and eve" it.  I won 15k and then played the next hand too and doubled up to 30k so I was safe and made it through.

Just goes to show how changing fortunes never cease to amaze.  I really thought I was a gonner.

Phew.

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Thanks big deanus.  Fingers crossed! 

I just cracked aces on the first hand.  The guy with the aces didnt raise much so I called with my QK suited.  Flop was wonderful and the turn was better.  I'm still playing the game but here is a piccy.

Check it out...

UPDATE

I managed to come 3rd.  Had 66 and decided to try and steal the blinds so I went all in.

Guy calls with AK and needless to say he hit his K on the flop and the A on the turn.  Happy with 3rd place though.

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