Online Review

Over the past 2 weeks, I have been immersed in online poker whenever I could be due to two online poker series running concurrently (SCOOP on Pokerstars and Mini FTOPS on Full Tilt).  I'm not sure how I feel yet about my results.  I did turn a little profit which is always nice.  However, I really felt like I was on top of my game for the vast majority of time, and I thought I ran below expectations to only turn a small profit.  This is obviously disappointing, but with the WSOP just around the corner, I am very encouraged with my game.

Here are some of the numbers:

Cashed in 5/23 SCOOP-Lows, 5/20 SCOOP-Mediums, 0/1 SCOOP High, 3/9 Mini FTOPS.
In total I cashed in 13 of the 53 events I played (just under 25%).

Most importantly though is some of the deep finishes:
2nd of 697 in Pot Limit 5 Card Draw
37th of 8504 in No Limit Shootout
43rd of 2004 in 8 Game Mixed
54th of 2041 in Pot Limit Omaha H/L
35th of 687 in Pot Limit Omaha H/L

This is what has me encouraged and disappointed at the same time.  Five deep runs in 53 tournaments is outstanding.  But I have to turn more of these deep runs into big scores otherwise it doesn't mean too much.  The WSOP is the perfect venue for me to breakout.  If I can keep playing this way, and catch just a bit of luck, I will come home a big winner this summer.

Stepping Stone

Last night I went very deep in SCOOP #6 $109 Pot Limit 5 Card Draw ultimately finishing 2nd.  While I hate to play the game, it did get interesting as we got deep and the metagame got more developed.  The guy I faced HU was very solid, and I think I made some errors of not adjusting well to how he was playing resulting in me calling some hands I should have folded.  Here is an article on pokerstars about the final table:

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/scoop/2010/scoop-scooter-scoots-past-champ-to-claim-069564.html

There are some bad errors because obviously the guy writing it doesn't understand the game, but they make me sound great (so I encourage you to read it :) ). 

During the tourney, I looked up my historical results in 5 Card Draw.  I only play the game during the SCOOP and WCOOP, but I remembered doing fairly well when I did play.  The results are kind of interesting.  I have played 9 tournies in my life - 3 super sat, 2 WCOOPs, and 4 SCOOPs.  I have cashed in all 3 supers, both WCOOPs, and 2 of the 4 SCOOPs (7 out of 9 ain't too shabby).  However, this was my first significant cash.  While I don't look forward to the next time I play this game,  I nevertheless will be in the mix again I hope.