Perfect Storm

Big, huge! I got involved in a 'Perfect Storm' Omaha pot, and it took me to online + in one hand! In less than one week I have gained over $400. Without felting.

Setup, I have large stack, next stack has $50. I raise with AAxx red suited. All call.

Flop, QT3 two diamonds, 3h. Someone raises to 2, on the strength of my nut flush draw, I raise to 4, call and someone who obviously has a straight pushes AI, $22. Call, call, back to me. Guy behind me has $40 left. If he pushes AI, I have $70 left. Well, I'm never folding with these odds, so I raise $60 to push him out. He calls. Runner Runner hearts. Board doesn't pair. $230 pot.

Did I mention I had both the nut diamond and heart flush draw? Yeah, well nobody had a straight flush, so I win.

Money management: I continue to play as I have been, but now I'm saving money: 10% of daily earnings to earn a spot on Grand Tournament V.

It's also my intent to play in larger $ tournaments: Daily, Grand Prix, and Big Deals. I'll also be attempting to win a ticket to Bellagio for the WPT final. That's a 400+20 ticket.

I remember Hans saying: "I've spent 2 thousand trying to learn poker, and then I spent 5 thousand proving that I learned how to play poker." I'm trying to avoid spending that much. He was playing live poker, so those figures are really not unreasonable. Well, I've spent my 2K to learn to play, and I want to avoide spending 5K to prove it. (see early post) I want fellow players to succeed for less, and earn way more.