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Disappointing WCOOP Final Table
by A_Junglen on 09/29/07
I played the PLO and Triple Shoot-out WCOOP events on PokerStars today. I was looking forward to both.
In the Pot-Limit Omaha tournament I busted fairly quickly. The structure was such that it forced players to gamble early. I ended getting my money in with Aces and the nut flush draw vs. a set. I missed my draw and was busto within an hour. Oh well.
Over at my shootout table it looked like it was going to be a very tough table. BelowAbove, Andy McLeod, Twisted Echo, and myself were all at the same table.
The shootout format is pretty fun.
This tournament was capped at 742 entrants, so it started with 81 tables of 9 players each. Once each table yielded a winner the remaining 81 players were divided into 9 players at the 9 remaining tables. Then of course once each of the 9 tables had a winner they merged to create the final table.
I managed to win my first table, despite it featuring several players with great results.
My 2nd table was VERY soft. Despite the table being very weak, it was still no lock for me to win. Remember, in a shootout you must win in order to advance. I played a very patient game and picked good spots to accumulate chips without risk and found myself heads-up facing a roughly 3.5:1 deficit in chips (my 6k to his 21k).
My strategy was to get heads-up and the structure allowed a lot of play - so I felt confident about my chances once I reached that goal.
I chipped up to around 8k vs 19k, then this hand came up.
Link to Hand
Once again I had made a great "hero call" vs my opponent. After this hand I had a marginal lead, and all the momentum. I ended up finishing my opponent off when he stacked off with an overpair vs my top two pair.
On to the final table!
The final table started off very well for me. I was picking up some hands and quickly built up my starting stack of 3k to 3.6k. Players generally played VERY tight (rightly so) because of the ridiculous payout jumps. 9th place paid around $3.5k and 1st place paid $75k. Tell me that's not ridiculous?
Anyways, I ended up flopping a set and doubled up, which gave me the chiplead. With 5 players left I was the clear favorite and very confident in my chances of winning the bracelet.
To be honest, this was the first time the title truly meant more to me than the money. 1st was "only" $75k but winning a World Championship of Online Poker Event is recognized feat. I have enough money....but lack any major titles.
At any rate I ended up losing a sizeable pot when my opponent outflopped me with his AQ vs my AK. After that I just couldn't get anything going. I still had a playabe stack, but the opponent to my right would constantly out-flop me. Whenever I'd pick up a big hand I'd open the pot and everyone would fold.
Once with Kings I raised the pot, BB called and the flop was QT9. Not exactly a dream flop, as it was obviously draw heavy. BB checked, I c-bet 825 or so into the pot of 1150 and he called. Turn was an 8 completing a straight for any jack. BB checked, I checked behind. River a was T, making the board QT98T. BB checked, and with no value in betting I checked behind.
He tabled J7 for a straight and I lost the minimum - but it's obviously frustrating when your opponent runs like god when we're playing for top 3 prize money and a WCOOP title.
I ended up busting out in 3rd place, getting it AIPF with A9 vs TT. I'm pretty pissed off at myself with how I played the last 30 minutes or so of this tournament. Having both of my opponents 3 handed catch every flop and run insane vs. me resulted in my demise. In retrospect I certainly could've played better, but I really couldn't catch a break 3 handed. My last hand was the one and only time that I was all-in (without the nuts) at risk for elimination. Again, I failed to get lucky in this kind of situation.
3rd Place Paid $36,500
Still a nice finish, and after taking a month off of playing online MTT's it's nice to know I can still crank out a big score when I'm focused.
Thanks for the support everybody.
-Adam Junglen
In the Pot-Limit Omaha tournament I busted fairly quickly. The structure was such that it forced players to gamble early. I ended getting my money in with Aces and the nut flush draw vs. a set. I missed my draw and was busto within an hour. Oh well.
Over at my shootout table it looked like it was going to be a very tough table. BelowAbove, Andy McLeod, Twisted Echo, and myself were all at the same table.
The shootout format is pretty fun.
This tournament was capped at 742 entrants, so it started with 81 tables of 9 players each. Once each table yielded a winner the remaining 81 players were divided into 9 players at the 9 remaining tables. Then of course once each of the 9 tables had a winner they merged to create the final table.
I managed to win my first table, despite it featuring several players with great results.
My 2nd table was VERY soft. Despite the table being very weak, it was still no lock for me to win. Remember, in a shootout you must win in order to advance. I played a very patient game and picked good spots to accumulate chips without risk and found myself heads-up facing a roughly 3.5:1 deficit in chips (my 6k to his 21k).
My strategy was to get heads-up and the structure allowed a lot of play - so I felt confident about my chances once I reached that goal.
I chipped up to around 8k vs 19k, then this hand came up.
Link to Hand
Once again I had made a great "hero call" vs my opponent. After this hand I had a marginal lead, and all the momentum. I ended up finishing my opponent off when he stacked off with an overpair vs my top two pair.
On to the final table!
The final table started off very well for me. I was picking up some hands and quickly built up my starting stack of 3k to 3.6k. Players generally played VERY tight (rightly so) because of the ridiculous payout jumps. 9th place paid around $3.5k and 1st place paid $75k. Tell me that's not ridiculous?
Anyways, I ended up flopping a set and doubled up, which gave me the chiplead. With 5 players left I was the clear favorite and very confident in my chances of winning the bracelet.
To be honest, this was the first time the title truly meant more to me than the money. 1st was "only" $75k but winning a World Championship of Online Poker Event is recognized feat. I have enough money....but lack any major titles.
At any rate I ended up losing a sizeable pot when my opponent outflopped me with his AQ vs my AK. After that I just couldn't get anything going. I still had a playabe stack, but the opponent to my right would constantly out-flop me. Whenever I'd pick up a big hand I'd open the pot and everyone would fold.
Once with Kings I raised the pot, BB called and the flop was QT9. Not exactly a dream flop, as it was obviously draw heavy. BB checked, I c-bet 825 or so into the pot of 1150 and he called. Turn was an 8 completing a straight for any jack. BB checked, I checked behind. River a was T, making the board QT98T. BB checked, and with no value in betting I checked behind.
He tabled J7 for a straight and I lost the minimum - but it's obviously frustrating when your opponent runs like god when we're playing for top 3 prize money and a WCOOP title.
I ended up busting out in 3rd place, getting it AIPF with A9 vs TT. I'm pretty pissed off at myself with how I played the last 30 minutes or so of this tournament. Having both of my opponents 3 handed catch every flop and run insane vs. me resulted in my demise. In retrospect I certainly could've played better, but I really couldn't catch a break 3 handed. My last hand was the one and only time that I was all-in (without the nuts) at risk for elimination. Again, I failed to get lucky in this kind of situation.
3rd Place Paid $36,500
Still a nice finish, and after taking a month off of playing online MTT's it's nice to know I can still crank out a big score when I'm focused.
Thanks for the support everybody.
-Adam Junglen
It's Up....
by A_Junglen on 09/26/07
Hey All,
My new blog is finally up, it can be found at www.AdamJunglen.com.
As far as continuing writing for tworags, I'm not quite sure what I'm going to be doing. I originally intended tworags to simply be a temporary solution until my blog was fixed. However, it's become quite obvious the community here is interested in my life and writing. I believe I'll likely cross-post most of my material from AdamJunglen.com here, but will likely have some exclusive content here as well.
That's all for now,
-Adam Junglen
My new blog is finally up, it can be found at www.AdamJunglen.com.
As far as continuing writing for tworags, I'm not quite sure what I'm going to be doing. I originally intended tworags to simply be a temporary solution until my blog was fixed. However, it's become quite obvious the community here is interested in my life and writing. I believe I'll likely cross-post most of my material from AdamJunglen.com here, but will likely have some exclusive content here as well.
That's all for now,
-Adam Junglen
Bloggin' It Up
by A_Junglen on 09/25/07
Well, let's see what's been goin on....
My webmaster hasn't completed my site yet, so for now I'm still exclusively blogging here. I'll admit I was hesitant at first to start blogging here (soon to be cross-posting once the site is done), but the feedback I've gotten has been very positive and I've enjoyed the surplus of comments.
Sunday I played all the majors, and only had one notable finish....I took 3rd place in a winner take all satellite to a $12k WPT package. I really have absolutely no idea why I decided to play it. After having very poor luck and bubbling several 15k Monte Carlo packages this spring I decided I would never play another MTT satellite that awarded a seat in a major event. Well, I obviously ended up ignoring my own advice and was spared $2,400 for my 3rd place finish, while 2nd paid $4,000 and 1st paid $12,000. At least this cash ended up covering all of my buy-in's on the day.
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Many people know that I have a blog, but I doubt too many people know that I've been keeping a blog since I was 15. I've had accounts on all the major blogging sites, starting at Xanga when I was in my early teens, then had a blogger, live journal, then I think it was back to blogger. I'm not sure the exact order, but if you try to find them via Google you'll be unsuccessful. I've archived them to my computer and deleted them from the servers. There's a lot of great material in the archives to share, but also a lot of stuff I'd rather not remain on the internet - which explains why I took it off.
I do intend on writing a book someday - likely an autobiography.
My archived blogs will be a great start for me to write from. As I mentioned before I started blogging when I was 15. As you can imagine an awful lot has happened between then and now. Everything from learning the rules of No-Limit Hold'em (which I picked up when I was 16), earning the equivalent of an associates degree in the form of a network certification at the age of 17, having my right leg amputated below the knee, going through the mental torture of having to learn how to walk twice after having the first surgery botched up. Then after the government wouldn't give me financial aid in college (which seemed like almost a certainty considering my condition), I had no real future, as I couldn't walk without intense pain. I was lucky to find poker....this all happened fairly recently. One year ago I was grinding out $55 SNG's.....now, this summer alone I have had well over a half a million dollars in tournament profit. Progression in poker is sick.
I could go on (talking growing up with my health issues, how I got into poker, and much more) for quite awhile....Perhaps I will in a future post.
However, the point is, I believe I've lived as interesting as a life as anyone my age. Not only that, but the fact I've kept a blog for so many years and through such an interesting and diverse time makes it quite special. I feel as though I have a few years go before I begin writing my autobiography, but it's something I definitely plan on doing.
Alright guys, it's time for sleep. Thanks for reading.
My webmaster hasn't completed my site yet, so for now I'm still exclusively blogging here. I'll admit I was hesitant at first to start blogging here (soon to be cross-posting once the site is done), but the feedback I've gotten has been very positive and I've enjoyed the surplus of comments.
Sunday I played all the majors, and only had one notable finish....I took 3rd place in a winner take all satellite to a $12k WPT package. I really have absolutely no idea why I decided to play it. After having very poor luck and bubbling several 15k Monte Carlo packages this spring I decided I would never play another MTT satellite that awarded a seat in a major event. Well, I obviously ended up ignoring my own advice and was spared $2,400 for my 3rd place finish, while 2nd paid $4,000 and 1st paid $12,000. At least this cash ended up covering all of my buy-in's on the day.
--------------
Many people know that I have a blog, but I doubt too many people know that I've been keeping a blog since I was 15. I've had accounts on all the major blogging sites, starting at Xanga when I was in my early teens, then had a blogger, live journal, then I think it was back to blogger. I'm not sure the exact order, but if you try to find them via Google you'll be unsuccessful. I've archived them to my computer and deleted them from the servers. There's a lot of great material in the archives to share, but also a lot of stuff I'd rather not remain on the internet - which explains why I took it off.
I do intend on writing a book someday - likely an autobiography.
My archived blogs will be a great start for me to write from. As I mentioned before I started blogging when I was 15. As you can imagine an awful lot has happened between then and now. Everything from learning the rules of No-Limit Hold'em (which I picked up when I was 16), earning the equivalent of an associates degree in the form of a network certification at the age of 17, having my right leg amputated below the knee, going through the mental torture of having to learn how to walk twice after having the first surgery botched up. Then after the government wouldn't give me financial aid in college (which seemed like almost a certainty considering my condition), I had no real future, as I couldn't walk without intense pain. I was lucky to find poker....this all happened fairly recently. One year ago I was grinding out $55 SNG's.....now, this summer alone I have had well over a half a million dollars in tournament profit. Progression in poker is sick.
I could go on (talking growing up with my health issues, how I got into poker, and much more) for quite awhile....Perhaps I will in a future post.
However, the point is, I believe I've lived as interesting as a life as anyone my age. Not only that, but the fact I've kept a blog for so many years and through such an interesting and diverse time makes it quite special. I feel as though I have a few years go before I begin writing my autobiography, but it's something I definitely plan on doing.
Alright guys, it's time for sleep. Thanks for reading.
Gettin back in the groove
by A_Junglen on 09/23/07
The last few days I've been playing some online poker and have been truly enjoying it. Turns out the month long break from online play was just what I needed. I've been feeling really great about my game and have actually been having fun with it.
The other day I purchased some Bose Quiet Comfort 3's. They were my 3rd pair of headphones that cost over $300. I also own Quiet Comfort 2's and Shure e530's. I usually don't like wearing the big headset's at the poker table (too big and obnoxious in my opinion), so I usually listen to music using my Shure's. The Quiet Comfort 3's are a bit smaller, so I might use them next time I'm playing live.
Some other good news - I've been talking closely to several major poker sites about signing a major sponsorship deal. This would be a massive deal for me and I'm really hoping it goes through. I feel as though my results certainly justify signing a deal, and it's just a matter of time. I'm crossing my fingers it happens.
On another note I was recently asked to be featured in the poker magazine "Poker Pro." They asked for a high-resolution picture, so I can only assume it's going to be a fairly big feature. That'll be pretty cool when it hits store shelves.
That's all for now guys. Thanks for reading. My new blog at AdamJunglen.com should be completed soon.
The other day I purchased some Bose Quiet Comfort 3's. They were my 3rd pair of headphones that cost over $300. I also own Quiet Comfort 2's and Shure e530's. I usually don't like wearing the big headset's at the poker table (too big and obnoxious in my opinion), so I usually listen to music using my Shure's. The Quiet Comfort 3's are a bit smaller, so I might use them next time I'm playing live.
Some other good news - I've been talking closely to several major poker sites about signing a major sponsorship deal. This would be a massive deal for me and I'm really hoping it goes through. I feel as though my results certainly justify signing a deal, and it's just a matter of time. I'm crossing my fingers it happens.
On another note I was recently asked to be featured in the poker magazine "Poker Pro." They asked for a high-resolution picture, so I can only assume it's going to be a fairly big feature. That'll be pretty cool when it hits store shelves.
That's all for now guys. Thanks for reading. My new blog at AdamJunglen.com should be completed soon.
Oh, Where to Start?
by A_Junglen on 09/18/07
Hello Everyone,
Some of you may know me, some of you may not. My name's Adam Junglen, and I'm going to be letting tworags crosspost my blog (AdamJunglen.com ) over here for awhile. It's actually under construction at the moment, and should be back by Sunday, but if I end up getting good feedback here then I see no reason why I wouldn't allow it to continue.
I look forward to hearing back from the community, and hope this is the start of something good.
-Adam Junglen
Some of you may know me, some of you may not. My name's Adam Junglen, and I'm going to be letting tworags crosspost my blog (AdamJunglen.com ) over here for awhile. It's actually under construction at the moment, and should be back by Sunday, but if I end up getting good feedback here then I see no reason why I wouldn't allow it to continue.
I look forward to hearing back from the community, and hope this is the start of something good.
-Adam Junglen
