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Hey there. Well as we said last year after the Irish Open - there's always next year. It was a disgusting performance from more or less everyone I know. I don't think anyone I know made it even close to day two.
As far as my tournament went, I got a semi-tough table, with Channing to my immediate left of course. He seemed determined to ruin my day by either calling or reraising every time I entered a pot. For this reason, I just decided to rock it up and play honestly. My patience was rewarded at the 200-400 level where I was able to get my 15k in preflop with AA vs. QQ. I was drawing fully dead by the turn, HORSEPISS.
I was a bit more annoyed than I usually am when I bust out of tournaments; this was probably because I knew my QQ holding opponent was about 30/1 to make it through day one even with his 50k.
Luckily, City West had the bars open on Good Friday and since everyone I knew was knocked out, we had some rather loose fun. The next day the €300 PLO side event was on, but after a quick gym session I wasn't feeling up for it so decided to play the online PLO tourneys on a certain site that shall remain nameless. I played the $5k, $500 and $55 PLO events and managed a small cash in the $55...painful stuff.
The next day the €1,500 NLH event was on but there was so much good stuff online I decided once again to hit the laptop (I'm aware how creepy it is to go to the Irish Open and spend 2/3 nights on your laptop, but if it feels so right then it can't be wrong).
I ended up final tabling the $215 300k guarantee on Party for $5,400 and finishing second in the $320 250k guarantee on Boylepoker for $34k as well as a few small cashes on Stars. A good nights work for sure, and more pleasing than the money is further proving Oshy wrong about my tournament skillage.
Also, congratulations to Jude Ainsworth who won just under $1mil last night in the $10k SCOOP event. Although I've never played with Jude his results speak for themselves and from what I saw last night he's an animal at the table.
We're also looking to set up a Ryder Cup type thing with The Dublin Team vs. The Galway Team; both teams have a lot of good players so I think this could be a sick match....if I could be Derek "greenrizla" Murray in a heads-up dual I think I'd just retire happy...Rizla you are my Everest.
Off to Spain on Friday with tennis buddies (don't worry it wont get too normal - O'Dea's coming) so I'm putting in three healthy days of grinding it out in the gym and on the laptop till then.
Later,
Reesy
Comments (2)
Thats clearly meant to be "beat Derek Murray" not "be". Ye AndyFB I was bit hungover both days and am just more comfy grindin at the laptop in that state...il always be an online grinder