My own Bovada challenge 2pm EST tournament June 1-August 2

**JAKEPEAVY21** · 07-10-20, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

July 10 buyin 29 player 6

Probably around 280 still Peavy, that last cash was the only one I have had for a while so its been pretty much a wash since buyin 20. I will do the update after buyin 30.

Thanks. You did have a 3rd place for $500-600ish a month or so ago that i remember.

**thetrinity** · 07-10-20, 01:42 PM

reentered for just the second time, qq v kk at 40/80 AI pre, guy had been kind of loose up to that point, I usually dont fold qq unless I'm sure I am behind.

july 10 buyin 30 now player 63

I will do an update after this.

**thetrinity** · 07-10-20, 01:58 PM

yikes down to 2000 on the second buy in, kind of made a bad call but this guy had been very loose up to this point

lost 1500 right away to a low stack big blind (q10 v k8) and had 77 on a 2924 board with 2 spades on the flop he had a2, actually he played it well, felt like he had the spades

**thetrinity** · 07-10-20, 02:02 PM

out 75/150 shove 2100 with qjs from mp run into ak and aa, definitely not my day here comes the update

**thetrinity** · 07-10-20, 02:06 PM

30 buy in update

10 more buyins minimum (2 reentry used)
want 1 win (Had 1 really good chance)
made 3 final tables, want at least 1 more
7 cashes, going for a minimum of 10 (still think I have an ok chance, but getting a little dicey)

Up 212.67 (trying to win 600, gonna need at least a top 3 probably)

If I stop at 40 buy ins and don't cash anymore I will lose about 120 FWIW, but I plan on going until August 2 unless I hit all the goals before that.

**thetrinity** · 07-11-20, 12:59 PM

Probably can’t play until Tuesday same people are back

**thetrinity** · 07-15-20, 12:31 PM

july 15 buyin 31 player 2

happy to be back at it

**pablo222** · 07-15-20, 12:37 PM

Good luck today. Hope to see a good result.

**thetrinity** · 07-15-20, 03:34 PM

thanks pablo was down to 970 now close to 20k, obviously got lucky a few times in there.

Was pretty much around the starting stack the whole time guy limps 1000 (10k stack) his first hand i shove 11k with 88 he calls with k9 off and rivers a 4 card flush. was in for 870 (after ante) next hand and won a 4 handed pot with k4 suited. about to cutoff entries right now

**thetrinity** · 07-15-20, 04:12 PM

the comeback was all for not, shoved 66 at 1/2k with 21000 from middle position cutoff had 1010. busted 7 spots short of the money.

**thetrinity** · 07-16-20, 12:41 PM

july 16 buy in 32 player 2

**thetrinity** · 07-16-20, 04:57 PM

good news I cashed

bad news I have to put it in next hand after the break have 17k blinds are 3500/7000 and I'm big blind (18 left)

Lots of fluctuation and then card dead after the money bubble, had about 45000 in the small blind shoved Q6 at 2500 5000 against a 20k stack and he had 10s, so that's how I got so low. Have folded every hand since, but I have to play the next hand.

**thetrinity** · 07-16-20, 05:02 PM

17th place (76.31 cash)

Huge stack min raised UTG+1 I had 77 actually in the big blind he has A5 offsuit and flops the ace.

Not sure how I got 17th instead of 18th but that was about 14 bucks more FWIW, almost an extra half buy in.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 07-16-20, 05:07 PM

oNE q:

*Does your game play the AGGREGATE big blind game? I really don't like it. Changes all the odds + strategy.

**thetrinity** · 07-16-20, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

oNE q:

*Does your game play the AGGREGATE big blind game? I really don't like it. Changes all the odds + strategy.

Sorry chucky, not sure what this is? I looked it up and didn’t see anything on it, so I’m guessing I don’t!

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 07-16-20, 10:56 PM

OK. I'm saying that some of the new tournaments have the Big Blind pay ALL the antes in the later rounds. So, it might be 1 BB + 8 1/8 antes, for total of 2 BB.

It's a trend in some tournaments. Best of luck, mate.

**thetrinity** · 07-17-20, 01:16 PM

oh ok big blind ante, I know what you mean, no its not that.
july 17 player 2 buy in 33

I prefer bb ante live, because its a big time saver. Online, I don't care for it.

**thetrinity** · 07-17-20, 03:43 PM

Busted out going to post the hand history when I get a chance of my last 2 hands

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 07-17-20, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

oh ok big blind ante, I know what you mean, no its not that.
july 17 player 2 buy in 33

I prefer bb ante live, because its a big time saver. Online, I don't care for it.

That makes sense. Online, it's automatic. Live, it takes dealer some time to count up the Antes.

Check out this dust-up over Ante dispute:

**thetrinity** · 07-17-20, 06:05 PM

Ok here's how it went down.

First hand is at 600/1200, next hand is the last hand of 600/1200 (also the close of registration), technically I bust first hand of 800/1600

First:

Me 22192 (about average) SB with 33.
Button 9760.
BB has 12kish.

Button shoves (no real read), I reshove, BB folds. Button has k9offsuit and wins. I decide to shove here because button is very low and I expect very wide shoves from the button. I do think this is a tight spot. If I lose, I have one more shove really. If I win, I feel like I can take some chances in the right spots. If BB is deeper, I do think I fold this as I could see looser calls from him. If I'm BB instead of SB, I think this is an automatic call, but this is debatable from the SB IMO.

Anyways all folds until this (last hand of 600/1200):

I have 11712 and A9o UTG (8 handed) I shove next player has 11613 and calls with QQ. I ace the turn and he rivers a straight to leave me with 99 chips. Usually I would fold here but I don't think I can get through the blinds (would be down to 9k, much lower than I would like to be). If I am still at 20kish, this is an easy fold preflop. I would expect to be dominated if I get called by anyone except maybe the blinds or maybe a big stack with a pair. The only good thing about the hand is that I block an ace.

Last hand (first hand 800/1600):

Somehow it was interesting even though I am all but out. I get AK offsuit in the "BB"

MP has 12800 and raises to 3931 (awful IMO, definitely AI or fold)
CO has 20840 and calls (also seems to low to be calling, especially when you see what he has)

flop the joint 10jq rainbow they check
turn 3 of clubs (2 clubs out there now) MP shoves CO calls

55 MP 78 of clubs CO

river Qc.

I guess you can say I'm looking for opinions on the first 2 hands. Chucky, thanks for the video, remember that one from years back.

**thetrinity** · 07-17-20, 06:13 PM

Not going to be able to play tomorrow, but finally looks like I will be able to play a Sunday tournament, only my 2nd since I started this thread. Sunday blinds are 2 minutes longer and the guarantee is much higher (usually around 3k for first)

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 07-18-20, 05:23 PM

Trin, I think that incident + ones like it led to the Big Blind ante rule. Takes a long time for dealer to count up the antes. And they have to remind players every 2nd hand or so.

**thetrinity** · 07-19-20, 12:36 PM

Something came up. Going to have to wait until tomorrow

**thetrinity** · 07-19-20, 12:37 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

Trin, I think that incident + ones like it led to the Big Blind ante rule. Takes a long time for dealer to count up the antes. And they have to remind players every 2nd hand or so.

Very true, this is why I like BB ante in live play

**thetrinity** · 07-20-20, 08:16 AM

July 20 buyin 34 player 1

**thetrinity** · 07-20-20, 04:38 PM

26th place (63.87 cash)

The deck ran me over for about the first hour, then not much after that. Ended up shoving 26k at 2k/4k with a8off from middle position big blind called with kjoff and turned the king.

The field did seem softer today FWIW as Bovada is running a summer series, so its quite possible the regs are concentrating on that instead of playing the typical events. Hopefully this helps me over the last 2 weeks.

**thetrinity** · 07-21-20, 12:16 PM

July 21 buyin 35 player 2

**thetrinity** · 07-21-20, 02:29 PM

Proof you can still win money in poker:

I didn't win this hand but heres how it went down.

100/200

UTG makes it 450 MP calls I have 1010 on the button I call BB calls (10k effective stacks)

flop 892 (1900 pot) rainbow BB check UTG 1300 MP folds I call BB call

turn 4 (2 clubs now, 5800 pot) BB check UTG 2600 I fold BB shoves 6600 AI. UTG has AA BB has 8s3s

AA holds

We can't be sure what the BB was thinking, but I would fold his hand preflop and on the flop with a bet and call in front of me.

On the turn its obvious UTG has an overpair, so he must think he has him beat (idiotic) or he can get a fold (also idiotic, because its only 4000 more into a pot of about 15000).

**thetrinity** · 07-21-20, 02:42 PM

busted at 200/400 (sick beat here)

UTG +1 makes it 900 Cutoff calls I shove 4300 (really low for this early, kept running into hands like the 1010 AA hand) on the button, UTG reshoves (like 20k, about as much as the cutoff has) CO folds

UTG J10 of diamonds, Me JJ

Flop A910 all hearts (have Jack of hearts) turn and river 10.

Not going to be able to play tomorrow.

**ChuckyTheGoat** · 07-21-20, 06:22 PM

Originally posted by thetrinity

Proof you can still win money in poker:

I didn't win this hand but heres how it went down.

100/200

UTG makes it 450 MP calls I have 1010 on the button I call BB calls (10k effective stacks)

flop 892 (1900 pot) rainbow BB check UTG 1300 MP folds I call BB call

turn 4 (2 clubs now, 5800 pot) BB check UTG 2600 I fold BB shoves 6600 AI. UTG has AA BB has 8s3s

AA holds

We can't be sure what the BB was thinking, but I would fold his hand preflop and on the flop with a bet and call in front of me.

On the turn its obvious UTG has an overpair, so he must think he has him beat (idiotic) or he can get a fold (also idiotic, because its only 4000 more into a pot of about 15000).

Very skilled fold. They say Folding is the hardest act to learn in poker.

**thetrinity** · 07-23-20, 12:54 PM

july 23 buy in 36 player 4

**thetrinity** · 07-23-20, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by ChuckyTheGoat

Very skilled fold. They say Folding is the hardest act to learn in poker.

Yes, if you are going to play deep (early in tournaments or cash games) you have to be able to lay down hands. I think most good tournament players who are bad/average at cash games, are calling too much.

**thetrinity** · 07-23-20, 01:14 PM

I have to say now that I am coming to the end of this, one thing I definitely like more about PokerStars is that the tournament doesn't get bogged down nearly as much on the bubble. They usually cut off entries around 12 bb or at the least 10, and you dont get as much of a clock on there as you do on Bovada. Bovada usually gives you more of a deeper stack early, but PokerStars probably has more even tournaments overall where the average stack gradually goes down in terms of big blinds. Too many players coming in on Bovada with 8 big blinds trying to win one hand and min cash (and sucking a ton of time while they are at it).

**thetrinity** · 07-23-20, 02:35 PM

Quick exit today

150/300 down to 5k in SB, CO makes it 900 button folds I shove with A10, he has AQ.

**thetrinity** · 07-24-20, 01:08 PM

july 24 buy in 37 player 4

Had some connection issues early. Would have flopped queens full on the button and hand got disconnected preflop. Board was QJJ5 (3 spades).