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March 8, 2009
All I really knew about Vanessa's heads up game was that she beat Doyle, Ivey, and
Wasicka. By the time I was able to confirm some reads, it was too late. The match was
over. I find the hardest part about winning that event is dealing with the unknown with
such a limited amount of time. One mistake is just so huge. One bad read can turn the tide,
and two bad reads will usually knock you out.
Normally if you play someone heads up you have time to adapt to things you learn and you
can make the adjustments you need to make in order to win. If I could have a mulligan, and
play the match over, I'd approach most of it exactly the same way with one minor
adjustment.
I had the lead on the match, up 3-1 in chips, and then lost the match, both times calling
Vanessa when she had a full house. I had no reads before the match, but picked up some
things as we played. The hard part, is that in order to gain information, and confirm it's
accuracy, the only way to do that is to call! You have to actually see the hand. The last call I
made, it was pretty stupid. I was quite sure that she had a strong hand. I was quite sure it
wasn't a total bluff. Based on that alone I should have folded, but then my brain got in the
way of my instincts and I started to find hands I could beat.
I played pretty well during the entires series of matches, except for losing my patience on
two key hands against Vanessa. I was in a hurry to end the match, and that cost me.
Oh well... there is always next year!
So now I'm home on the couch, a little bit tired, but something inside me wants to go out
and have some fun. I feel like going out, but not sure if I have the energy to. I feel like
doing something different, not the same old party at my house gambling on pool and
Golden Tee. In the past, when I felt like this I'd just go somewhere random by myself and
do some people watching. I can't really do that anymore. If I go to a bar someone will
usually recognize me which makes being alone, and people watching kinda tough!
I'll probably end up staying home. Maybe hit some balls tomorrow and then get ready for
some work this week. I am doing a cameo in a music video on the 10th, and then have
three days of commentary work to do. After that I'll be heading to San Jose for the WPT
shooting stars event. After that I'll probably go back to Toronto for a while to be with my
mother...
All I really knew about Vanessa's heads up game was that she beat Doyle, Ivey, and
Wasicka. By the time I was able to confirm some reads, it was too late. The match was
over. I find the hardest part about winning that event is dealing with the unknown with
such a limited amount of time. One mistake is just so huge. One bad read can turn the tide,
and two bad reads will usually knock you out.
Normally if you play someone heads up you have time to adapt to things you learn and you
can make the adjustments you need to make in order to win. If I could have a mulligan, and
play the match over, I'd approach most of it exactly the same way with one minor
adjustment.
I had the lead on the match, up 3-1 in chips, and then lost the match, both times calling
Vanessa when she had a full house. I had no reads before the match, but picked up some
things as we played. The hard part, is that in order to gain information, and confirm it's
accuracy, the only way to do that is to call! You have to actually see the hand. The last call I
made, it was pretty stupid. I was quite sure that she had a strong hand. I was quite sure it
wasn't a total bluff. Based on that alone I should have folded, but then my brain got in the
way of my instincts and I started to find hands I could beat.
I played pretty well during the entires series of matches, except for losing my patience on
two key hands against Vanessa. I was in a hurry to end the match, and that cost me.
Oh well... there is always next year!
So now I'm home on the couch, a little bit tired, but something inside me wants to go out
and have some fun. I feel like going out, but not sure if I have the energy to. I feel like
doing something different, not the same old party at my house gambling on pool and
Golden Tee. In the past, when I felt like this I'd just go somewhere random by myself and
do some people watching. I can't really do that anymore. If I go to a bar someone will
usually recognize me which makes being alone, and people watching kinda tough!
I'll probably end up staying home. Maybe hit some balls tomorrow and then get ready for
some work this week. I am doing a cameo in a music video on the 10th, and then have
three days of commentary work to do. After that I'll be heading to San Jose for the WPT
shooting stars event. After that I'll probably go back to Toronto for a while to be with my
mother...
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