Letter from Doke (27th September 2011)

Hi,

Doke here again. This week I played a lot of live poker, spending 4
days in the D4 hotel at the European Shorthanded championships. I
played the supersatellite and managed to get a ticket, which I used
the following day, day 1A. I lasted almost 2 hours :) I had starting
stack just before the first break but managed to lose it all in the
space of three hands. First I got set over setted which is never
pleasant. That accounted for half my stack (could have been more but
my opponent decided to slowplay). Half of what was left went on an ill
timed bluff when I was trying to represent a flush to an opponent with
a three high flush. The rest went when I ran AK into aces.

Since the tournament allowed re-entry, I had another bash the next
day. This time I got off to a good start but drifted back after dinner
and busted near the end. The following day I was back for the 300 side
event. Never really got going in this one and eventually lost a race.
I was back for more punishment on Sunday for the last side event. I
managed a min cash in this one, losing with ace 9 against 89o just
after the bubble.

Overall the tournaments were enjoyable though. Once again, the field
was mainly foreign (French this time). The D4 lads always run a good
tournament so I'm looking forward to their next one already (the
European Deepstack, the first running of which I won a few years ago).

Next up for me is the Barcelona EMOP at the end of the week. I'm
flying out on Thursday and hoping for another good run. I'm 7th in the
overall leaderboard after the Dublin leg so another result could
cement my place in the top 10. Hopefully I'll see a few Team Irish
Eyes members there. The following Monday I fly direct from there to
London for the last few side events at EPT London.

Something new and fun on Irish Eyes is Terminal Poker. The basic idea
is similar to rush poker. At the moment it has a growing number but
still small. If anyone wants a freebie to try it out, sign up at my
blog, and then email me your username and we'll give you a 10 euro
free money voucher to get started.

Also best of luck to anyone playing in Killarney. Connie and Matt
always run a great show and Killarney's one of my favourite places to
play poker, but unfortunately I can't make it this year due to the
clash with Barcelona.

Good luck at the tables - unless I'm at the same table :)

Doke

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