the freeroll challenge the 16th july

By freerollnews at 16 July, 2008, 9:15 pm

I havent played much the last few days, only a few nordic freerolls at pokerstars that i havent cashed in. I have been finishing the new design at pkrplayer and it has now been uploaded. Beginner poker startegy articles can be found there and if you are new to the game i recommend that you check them out.

Im giving the nordic freeroll a go again today.

I start of bad when i get in a pot with 9-9 and the flop comes 3-5-8 its checked to me in late possition so i bet and get one caller. Turn is a 5 which dosent look scary so i bet again and get called. River brings an ace and its checked to me, so i check and he shows 8-8 giving him a full house. Bad play on hes side, if he had pushed on the turned i would have been commited, but i survived with 800 in chips. With 8-8 again and a raise from the button i go all in a take it down preflop. I then double up quickly with a-q against k-7 that gives me some more ammo, and im at 2100 in chips.
I then get q-q and the pot has been raised so i reraise. Flop comes 3-4-8 and i bet pot. The preflop raiser moves all in and i call, and when he shows k-4 i can only smile. Now im at 4000.

I then take a chance with 9-10s in a raised pot where im the button. The flop gives me a 4 flush so when 500 is the bet i move my stack hoping to take it down. I get a call though, but i hit my flush on the river and get up to 7900 in chips.

Them its my time to get a beat with q-10 in bb flop comes 8-q-k and a minimum bid is made which i call. Turn brings a queen giving me trips and we are all in, but when he shows a-q i loose 3000 and go down to 5000.

I now sit tight untill the first break and i have 3850 chips, average stack is 6420, and 1704 players are left.

Blinds are now 300-150 and antes. Im down to 2000 after seeing a few flops with no luck, so with 2-2 in small blind and only the button in who raises i think for a bit a decide i may have a good coinflip here. I push my stack, but now the big blind reraises and the button calls. Im sure im out here when i dont hit anything but amazingly my hand holds up and i win the 6600 pot.

Blinds go up quickly and my stack quickly decreases as im not getting any playable cards. As im down to 2000 i gotta play and the hand i push with is a-k suited in big blind and get 2 callers. Flop brings a king that holds up and im back to 6600.

Blinds go up again an we are now at 800-400 when i get the cowboys (k-k) there is one limber so i raise it a get 2 calls from players with 40k stacks. Small cards on the flop and i get one caller to my all in, he shows a-q and i get up to 12.000 in chips.

We are getting close to the money which is pretty important so im not gonna do anything unless its a very pretty hand.

We quickly get in the money and blinds are raised. My 9-9 looks good when i have less than 10 big blinds left but agains a-k and j-j im behind and dont get lucky. Im out finishing 346 winning 2$, but its just nice to get in the money again.