Scott Diamond

I was at home most of the week with the girls going to school now so I played a few games on Pokerstars. I had a good week winning and decided to try the Legends $545.00 event on Friday Night.

I was playing well early and my reads were right on. The first hand of the night I had 66 and called this guys all in on the river with it and it was the winning hand so i doubled immediately to 9,000 chips. This was a one re buy event so it was good to get some extra chips early.

I then was as usual completely card dead and I got AA in the big blind and had one caller when I raised to 450 chips. The flop had an ace and I checked and my opponent tossed in 800 chips . There was a gut shot straight on the board so I did not want to mess around and I doubled the bet and he folded. I showed my pocket Aces so the table could see I had a hand and to be careful when I am in the pot. I found showing big hands periodically with my tight play gives me advantage sometimes and this night I won two pots with big bluffs.

Just before the end of level three I had 99 and raised to 650 and a new player at the table who had a lot of chips really early raised me to 1600. I saw how he won those chips and he beat two sets on the board with a flush and he re bought at the beginning so I am guessing he had 18000 chips already.

I called the extra 950 in chips and a 7c-2c-9h flopped. he bet out 2000 and thinking he might have AQ or AK and or two clubs I went all in. He thought for a minute and asked me if I had Aces or Kings. I thought he was going to fold but he said call and turned over two Queens. When he saw my set he started to say something but the turn card came out and it was a Queen giving him a bigger set and sending me home.

I did have a nice conversation with Mark Seif who was in town and played and busted about the same time I did.

Monday I was offered a spot in the 1000.00 NL event and its a 50-50 deal and I do not have to pay back makeup if i do not cash. I am probably going to take this person up on it after all its a free roll or me and the caliber of player should be so much better.

I won about 1700.00 dollars this week so I have some extra money for Septembers tourney at the Commerce and hopefully after Monday i will have money for the next years worth of tournaments. Take care ...Be Safe...