Keep HFL Free

2:35pm: Your chance to finally put to the test everything you’ve learned here is now set in stone.

The HFL heads up tournament has been created, and is scheduled for Sunday June 15th, at 5:00pm Eastern US time. The buy in for this tournament is $20 + 2, and it will take place on PokerStars.

The password to enter the tournament has been sent to all registered members of this site. Anyone who registers in between now and then will be emailed with the password to the tournament as well.

You can find the tournament here:

The payout/blind structure for the tournament is as follows:

If you don’t feel like sifting through the madness to find the tournament, you can simply search for the tournament by its ID #: 89432223.

For those who aren’t a registered member of PokerStars, and would like to play in this tournament — If you sign up for PokerStars through the link at the top left corner (and successfully complete a deposit), I will pay for your entry into this tournament. Contact me for details.

Look forward to seeing all of the regulars, both lurkers AND posters alike, in this tournament. Good luck to everyone in advance.

Start a Clean Slate at a New Room, a New Sharkscope, and Keep HFL Free in the Process

3:26am: Every dog has his day, and today wasn’t mine. In what seemed like an endless loop of miscues, bad timing, and boards that kept killing/counterfeiting my hand — I had my first live losing session in the last two months, and the day finally came to an end as I lost with a set of aces and finished down $845.

It was one of those days where it seemed as if I shouldn’t have been in the hands that I played, and I should have played the hands that I folded. Another big problem for me tonight was that every time I had a big hand, the board completely fell on top of me. 5 out of the 6 times that I had a hand strength of two pair or a set, the dealer put four-to-a-straight on the board, and 4 out of those 5 times one of my opponents had the card that completed the straight.

Days like this don’t happen often for me, as I usually win 76% of my sessions in 2-5 NL live over a 4 year sample size. However, tonight I was completely at the mercy at the cards — or lack thereof and could not catch, literally, a single break.

On a lighter note, I have started my heads up session 2-0 and have won 6 in a row. I am playing heads up during the day tomorrow, and will give it another go at a live session tomorrow night. Good luck to everyone playing in between now and then.

Start a Clean Slate at a New Room, a New Sharkscope, and Keep HFL Free in the Process