Hi Patrick and Myles,
Apologies - I posted twitter messages and over on hendon here:
http://www.thehendonmob.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=46462Sorry I missed you guys out - my bad.
I"m going to write a trip report but haven"t got round to it yep. But will do this soon.
The short version is I "lost" a third of my stack in the 1st level - 5 small pp"s + 99 + AK*2 (both utg). all small pots, all multiway with missed/bad flops. Turned 1 set on 3 flush board, paid off smallish bet on river to the made turn flush.
End of Level 2 manage to flop a set only for the board to run out st8 and flush possibles - somehow I"m good but obviously slowed down (up to 3800).
Got moved to a new table, aggressive but well balanced at least 3 compentent pro"s including november niner from last year and shaniac - probably at least 5 pros but didn"t recognise all. 2 recreationals (bad). Shanic and one recreation bust. Supertight oldish guy arrivesat table.
I have nothing but trash in most 3/4 bet pots. Get to late level 3 with 32 BB"s. Supertight oldish utg min-raises pre at 50-100. This looks fishy to me but I re-raise utg+1 to 6 or 700, calling the expected shove or going all-in on any flop if he calls. He then does something really fishy and re-raises to 2600 leaving me 600 behind. WTF?
I should be all-in here but tank 4/5mins-fold as I really think he has one of two hands I don"t want to play against.
Table comments both players in my seat busted with AK/AQ. I kinda feel the play was right even though I know I should be all-in there - bust or not.
Few hands later I have 88"s in UTG+2, with 21 BB"s its a difficult spot with the table dynamics. Decide that a Shove > Raise - Call Shove or any other permantation. Button Smooth calls, BB shoves, Button folds and I"m off to the races versus AKos for 3*my stack. 10,10,x flop puts me in good shape as I figure Button probably had some blockers. Flop is followed by J turn (Yuk), I"m counting the outs (13) as villian calls for a Q which the dealer duly deals.
I leave the Rio, go play cash at the Palms and proceed to miss 15-18 flops with PP"s - all of which would have been largely paid off.
By the 2nd time I have aces cracked in the same hour - I figure my day is done.
Again thanks for the support - just never got any real momentum going.