Trying something new... Poker King

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allineh

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I am a long time pokerstars user & previous a Bull Tilt Poker user. I have decided to go with a smaller site see if it is more intimate feeling about to start my first sit & go on the site we will see how she goes..
 
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allineh

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Alright got the first two tournaments under my belt. First was a 5 dollar hyper turbo heads up. Only lasted about 10 hands. The turning point hand was 7/5 on the button i limp. I raise double the blinds to 40. Flop comes 6/8 he bets, i chase the open ender. Turns a 9 he bets 2/3 pot again I call. River comes blank he bets 2/3 i push all in he saves his 120 & folds. The only downside in this game is I missed a hand & am used to pokerstars just popping up when it is my turn. Timed me out of the tournament & he was able to steal a couple blinds. Lesson learnt.
 
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Second tournament was 1.50 9 max turbo. Started off slow ten hands in I got frisky with king 6. Fired three bullets but ran into king queen with top pair queen on board. Down to 690 quickly. Fought for a while stole a couple blinds got it up to 1070 then.. get pocket eights. 3 bet it, at 30/60 blinds. I get a caller, 7/6/3 flop rainbow. I bet he calls 9 on turn club, so 2 now. I bet he pushes I call. He has King/6 clubs, thinking my turnament might be done but blank on the river double up to 1930. Raised again with pocket sixes get a re-raise for double my bet so i have him on ak or higher pockets, decide to see a flop. Hit the 6 on the flop check call check call until he hands over his chips up to 3500. Boring poker for while & get to final three leader at 6k third 3k im at 4. Three hands in the leader Dlemko1 takes out other player so im severly outstacked goikng into heads up. Four hands in he raises to 600 i push for final 3500 he calls. My eights vs ace/7 ace on the turn and my days done.

Overall the game play was different and will take some getting used to. I did not like that the screen didn't pop up in the heads up game to inform me it was my turn & cost me some blinds & could have cost me the tournament. I enjoyed the stats & was an enjoyable first 2 games, especially since I won. Taking a break for the night & will hit the felt tomorrow to try to get the bankroll up so I can play some bigger tournaments.
Cheers.
 
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Good luck in your adventure and be careful of those smaller sites. (I have never heard of Poker King)
 
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Johncool19

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Let me know how it goes. I have interest in trying new sites
 
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allineh

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Been playing for about a week & its been up & down on the low level cash tables. Getting used to the game play, still quite a bit different than pokerstars but a few features I like. Like betting 1/2 or 2/3 the pot to make a bet. Hope to try out a couple guaranteeds tomorrow night after work. I know to watch out that's why I'm starting small & tryuing to build. Had bad luck with Full Tilt previously & that was not small. Will give some more updates tomorrow. Sit & go time now. Cheers.
 
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