UKSPC 2009 - Broadway Casino, Birmingham

(Me in the white, 2nd from left)

UKSPC 2009

This report is long overdue, however I thought I'd quickly blog bout my experience at this years UKSPC.

This was a 2 day event held at The Broadway in Birmingham, you started with a stack of 10k on a one hour clock so plenty of room for lots of play.

The tourney had a buyin of £33, however the sponsors BetFred added a WSOP Main Event Seat for the winner, which generated a huge overlay and was more than an added incentive to play.

Play started at around 2pm on a Thursday afternoon.

I was somewhat card dead for the few first hour so played like a nit. I picked up one hand from the button and I flopped the nut straight with J10s, the flop came down AQK with the BB having AQ, so I won a decent sized pot.

One hand of note was when I picked up 44 in late position. MP made it 3x bb and I called, everyone folds. Flop comes down 10 5 8, the guy bets the pot. This guy had been playing weak throughout so I wanted to test his hand with my 4s, I put in a 2.5x raise and he tanks. Finally he folds and shows K10. I rake the pot and show him one of my 4s lol. He looks sick and we move onto the next hand :D

After this hand I stayed quiet for a while and after 6 hours of play I finally move tables :( At this point I have about 15k, which is below average, blinds are about 600/1200 (roughly).

First hand at my new table I pick up AK on the BB. UTG makes it 2800 to go, its folded around and I shove my 15k. He tanks for ages before finally folding, he tells me he folded QQ.

After 20mins at this new table I get moved again :(

I have about 20k at this point and after a few hands at my 3rd table I pick up AJs on the button, its folded around to me so make a standard 3x bb raise, the bb shoves for like 20k (I have 15k behind). I figure although his range is fairly wide here, theres a good chance I'm either a small dog against 22-1010 or a big dog against AK or AQ. I decide to fold.

Later in the day I have about 18k with blinds at 750/1500 and I pick up JJ. UTG makes it 3x BB and I make the shove. A guy behind me moved allin over the top, everyone including the original raiser folds and my Js are up against AK. The flop brings all blanks, so does the turn BUT the Ace spikes the river and I'm gone.

All in all a good experience and I feel I played a good solid game. I didnt show down many hands and took lots of pots I wasn't entitled to. Just a shame my Js didn't hold up as that would have seen me into the second day.

Good Game.