With three weeks in the books, the real players are starting to break away from the pack and put up some sizable leads. Fortunately, I am one of them. My teams have been on absolute fire. My highest point was 18th overall in the main game with a $15,000 grand prize. Since then I have taken a few steps back in the standings due to a lack of saves this week.
Throughout the year, you are only allowed 14 player purchases, where you drop a player from either your starting lineup or bench, and pick up a new one. I made my first buy last week, dropping a struggling Olsen for Maine who has two starts (vs. COL, @ WAS). This week, my bench starters include Harden (DL), Hernandex (DL), Sheets (hurt groin in last start). As of today, Sheets is still scheduled to start on Tuesday, but this could change over the weekend.
My outfield is falling apart as well. I have Soriano with zero HRs and one RBI, Taveras who's done nothing so far, and Baldelli and Swisher who are nursing injuries. I'm going to hold off on dropping anyone though because there's no one I really want to buy.
My buy candidates include:
Peavy (expensive) - nasty in last start with 16 Ks in 7 IP.
Wolf (dirt cheap) - 31 Ks in 30 IP with 3 wins.
Sabathia (moderately expensive) - great start, but he's still a fat fuck.
Remember, ERA and WHIP don't matter, just Ks, IPs, and wins.
I'll post an update next Monday with my changes.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Live Omaha, Online Cash Games Update
I took a pretty big hit at Foxwoods last Friday to the tune of -$250 in 4 hours. I started out in a must move game that was short handed. Basically I opened up my starting hand selection and was seeing approximately 75% of flops. I missed every draw imaginable and was quickly down $100. When I got moved into the main game, there were plenty of regulars playing, but a few guys were donating chips. Again, I was missing draws left and right.
When I was down to my last chips, a donk raises preflop on a kill. I was in the big blind, so I called, along with about six others. The flop came QQJ. With 6 players in the hand, its very unlikely for someone to not have a Q. The raiser bet the flop, a few folded and I called. Note that since it was a kill, on the flop I had to call $6 into a roughly $70 pot. The turn brought a 7, and I lead out with my xx77. It was now down to me and the preflop raiser. I was fairly certain I had the lead at this point. If he did have a queen, I would be afraid of a low card, such as a 2, or an ace. I was putting him on a A2Qx type hand, or even better, AA2x. The river brought a king. Since I was down to my final $20 in chips, I bet, got raised, and the prick shows me KQJ5. Unbelievable. Great raise pre-flop guy.
Even if the table looks good, I like to cut my loses at a certain point. In the long run, this is pointless, but there's a psychological disadvantage to playing when you know you're down a decent chunk of change.
After next Friday, I should have a 100 hour update at the tables since I've turned 21. I want to play some $5-$10 Stud though. First of all, I' m starting to get burnt out from playing some much Omaha. Secondly, my goal is to eventually play in the $10-$20 Stud game. There shouldn't be a real difference in the playing ability going from the $1-$5 to the $10-$20 table, just people willing to gamble for more money.
When I was down to my last chips, a donk raises preflop on a kill. I was in the big blind, so I called, along with about six others. The flop came QQJ. With 6 players in the hand, its very unlikely for someone to not have a Q. The raiser bet the flop, a few folded and I called. Note that since it was a kill, on the flop I had to call $6 into a roughly $70 pot. The turn brought a 7, and I lead out with my xx77. It was now down to me and the preflop raiser. I was fairly certain I had the lead at this point. If he did have a queen, I would be afraid of a low card, such as a 2, or an ace. I was putting him on a A2Qx type hand, or even better, AA2x. The river brought a king. Since I was down to my final $20 in chips, I bet, got raised, and the prick shows me KQJ5. Unbelievable. Great raise pre-flop guy.
Even if the table looks good, I like to cut my loses at a certain point. In the long run, this is pointless, but there's a psychological disadvantage to playing when you know you're down a decent chunk of change.
After next Friday, I should have a 100 hour update at the tables since I've turned 21. I want to play some $5-$10 Stud though. First of all, I' m starting to get burnt out from playing some much Omaha. Secondly, my goal is to eventually play in the $10-$20 Stud game. There shouldn't be a real difference in the playing ability going from the $1-$5 to the $10-$20 table, just people willing to gamble for more money.
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