My poker results have been somewhat frustrating recently, which has meant I have both increased the amount of study time / reduced play and moved the emphasis more towards cash poker than tournaments in recent weeks. I also had over a week off due to having family visit while I celebrated a birthday. Tournament wins have been hard to come by with the lower sample size and change of focus. Nevertheless there are a couple of victories to report…
I won a couple of Drawmaha (Sviten Special) tournaments on SWC Poker recently. Well, that’s to be expected I guess, as I wrote the book!
The first was a 500-chip buy-in on SWC Poker. This was a decent achievement, the players finishing in 2nd, 3rd and 4th places are all very good players at this game. No disrespect to other players in the tournament, they may all be the best in the world! But I have some experience playing Sviten Special / Drawmaha with iLikeTrains, Umbrella and Mitoman and can confirm they are some of the toughest opponents I have ever faced in this wonderful poker game.
At the time of the tournament, 500 chips were worth around €12.50. First prize equated to around €107.
The second tournament was only a freeroll, with first place prize money not enough to buy a small bottle of water! Nevertheless it was good to battle my way to first place in the 38-player field.
My tournament wins this year, so far:
January 17
Fixed Limit 7 Card Stud, $4.40 entry, PokerStars
Pot Limit Badugi, Progressive Knockout, $4.40 entry, PokerStars
February 13
Fixed Limit HORSE, $4.40 entry, PokerStars
February 16
Pot Limit Omaha Hilo 6-max, $11 entry, Party Poker
February 21
Pot Limit Omaha Hilo 7-max, $5.50 entry, Party Poker
March 8
Fixed Limit 7 Card Stud Hilo, $3.30 entry, PokerStars
March 12
Pot Limit Omaha Rebuy Frenzy: 100uBTC + Rebuys, SWC poker
Pot Limit Omaha 6-max, $5.50 buy-in, Party Poker
March 13
Pot Limit Omaha Daily Legends Progressive Knockout, $11 buy-in, Party Poker
March 20
Pot Limit Omaha Hilo Progressive Knockout, Grand Prix Spring Series, $11 buy-in, Party Poker
March 27
No Limit 2-7 Single Draw Lowball Progressive Knockout, $7.50 buy-in, PokerStars
April 6
Razz, $3.30 buy-in, PokerStars
April 15
Pot Limit Omaha Bounty Hunter 7-Max, $11 buy-in, Party Poker
April 19
11-Game, Freeroll, SWC Poker
May 16
Pot Limit Omaha Hilo Progressive Knockout, $22 buy-in, Party Poker
May 31
No Limit 2-7 Single Draw Progressive Knockout, $7.50 buy-in, PokerStars
July 11
Pot Limit Sviten Special, €35 buy-in, Portomaso Casino, Malta
July 30
HORSE Championship, Bitcoin Series of Poker, 5000 chip buy-in, SWC Poker
August 3
No Limit 2-7 Single Draw Lowball Freeroll, SWC Poker
Pot Limit Drawmaha BSOP Freeroll, SWC Poker
August 7
8 Game “Mini Octopus,” $5.50 buy-in, PokerStars
August 10
PL Courchevel Hilo, Progressive Knockout, $4.40 buy-in, PokerStars
August 14
8 Game, $7.50 buy-in, PokerStars
August 15
Pot Limit Sviten Special, €35 buy-in, Portomaso Casino, Malta
August 24
Razz, €2 buy-in, Winamax Poker
August 30
Pot Limit Drawmaha (Sviten Special), 500 chip buy-in, SWC Poker
September 11
Pot Limit Drawmaha (Sviten Special), 500 chip buy-in, SWC Poker
September 25
Pot Limit Drawmaha (Sviten Special), Freeroll, SWC Poker