Hi guys, sorry to dissapoint you but there are no stories from the live game as it didn't run to night. The reason being that not enough players showed up to run a game, we were 4 people who showed up and i would have loved to played shorthanded but the others didnt want to. I ended up going to my friend Miron who lives down here and is the manager of the poker room. We played xbox - Pro evo, where i schooled him for the first 4 matces, and got absolutely destroyed in the last 5, lol. It was good fun though.

I went back to the hotel at about 3 am and put in a 4 hour session online, playing 4 tables of 5/10 nl. I just finished the session a minute ago, and im happy to say i booked another nice win, taking home 3,7k. The games were crazy tonight, very very aggro, and i ran pretty bad the first hour or so, at some point i was down 3k. I was being 3 and 4-bet almost every time i raised and reraised, and i was willing to get the money in light against the aggro players. I got the money in 3 times on the flop where i was at least 3-1 favorite and lost. And another hand i reraised with AA to 145 and got called by 35s which flopped a flush, i got it in on the flop with AA and nut flush draw but missed. Last part of the session i started running much better, won a 2,4 pot with KK vs QQ preflop. And flopped a straight with 57s to crack KK. That put me back to even about, and then people started leaving so i was playing two 3-handed tables and two HU tables, where i did really well, busted both my HU opponents, and profited from both 3-handed tables.

Again, if you guys are interested i can post hand history here from the big hands and explain my thought process, and get feedback from people who might agree or disagree with my plays. Leave a comment on the blog and let me know if you are interested.

Anyways, it's 7.20 am now and i should get some sleep, the live game is running for sure tomorrow so i wanna be well rested for that.

Oh and one other thing, i booked a trip to the south african open poker championship which goes from feb 5-10. I will be playing 3 events which are the main event $3700 buy in NLHE FO, side event $550 NLHE FO, and side event $550 PLO Rebuy. Looking forward to that, ive heard there will be som big names in the main event. I know Tony G and some other pro's have confirmed their seat. Here is the link to the official website for the event. http://www.sapokeropen.co.za/index.html

I think it's gonna be a blast in South Africa, the weather is hot, the partying is crazy and the women are HOT down there, from what I hear. So if anyone is looking for a nice poker getaway, this is ideal. I've also heard the cash games during the event will be great value.

Okay this became a pretty long post and my eyes are buring. I will put in an online session tomorrow before the live game and do a blog for that.

Okay guys thanks for reading.. and please put in any comments or questions that you may have.

Later

Kev

Hey guys.. Thanks for the private messages, nice to see that people are interested in the blog. It's 16.50 pm and i havent been able to sleep since my last blog entry. This is not good as I really wanted to be well rested and fresh for the live game which starts at 9pm and goes til 5-6 am at least. I went to the gym in the hotel and worked out, and been playing online since. On a good note, i managed to book another decent win online taking home about 2k, playing 2 tables of 5/10 nl 6 max, and one 5/10 nl HU table. Was some interesting hands, I defintely ran below expectation as I got my money in very good twice and got outdrawn on for full stacks. lol@donkaments!! Anyways i wont complain over a winning session.If you guys are interested i will post hand histories from the interesting hands in my online sessions, let me know.

I'm gonna go to the spa and get a massage and try to relax before the game starts. The hotel btw is a 5 star luxury hotel, its really really nice!

I will write a new entry after the live session,

gl

Kev

Okay.. I arrived in Tanzania yesterday, from Norway where I live. I came down here to play in a cash game that runs every night in the Hotel casino. I thought i would use this blogspot to write about the trip and how things come a long.

I will be playing online during daytime, and the live cash game at nights. I put in a 4-5 hour session when i arrived last night and booked a 3k win at 5-10, 4 tables. A nice start for the online part, lets hope I get a good start in the live game as well. Btw forgot to mention.. the live game is 20-40 NLHE, and the regular lineup should be fairly soft.

It's 8.30 am here now, dont know why i woke up so early.. only 3 hours of sleep, so im gonna try to doze off again.

Will write a new update after the live session tonight.

Kevin