Flipping through my old emails, I found an email from my good friend Paolo, who forwarded an online news bit he found about the JW Poker Bar Tour that happened sometime March 2006.
I was playing free Texas Hold ‘Em online games around Q4 of 2005. Celebrity Poker and David Foley’s smart funny hosting got me interested in the card game. In the real world, Paolo from time to time tagged me along to our former professor’s condo unit to play house poker with other college friends. I’ve played more or less 10 games with them in total. That’s why I was hesitant to join when Paolo mentioned about the Johnny Walker Poker bar tour. But poker wasn’t that big yet in Manila at that time. I shrugged and said what the heckle jeckle.
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I think there were 2 or 3 tables that night, with two other girls in the tournament. I was amazed that I made it to the final table… and even more surprised to win that leg. I never played again after that tournament.
My poker days were only revived after this event.
The past two months have been nothing but a poker slump. Instead of playing more, I’ve played less. In June, I only played twice I think. In July, I played in the FPT and got busted out with my big slick suited. The poker morale is really down. With work schedule and events, there’s not much time to practice lately. I was invited to another group’s house poker this week. I hope I play well. Like I said, I take bad beats over bad decisions any time. But here’s crossing my fingers (bad beats hurt too).
Well, I need some poker cheering up so I’m posting this.
Jane Chua’s aggressiveness all throughout the night paid off as she became the bar leg winner of the Johnnie Walker Poker Bar Tour leg at Ice Vodka Bar Tuesday Night night. Chua had to play Marco “Cardinal” Aventajado during the heads-up portion of the tournament. Chua applied pressure on Aventajado who didn’t seem to catch any cards, parlaying her 2-1 chip disadvantage to a 4-1 advantage. Aventajado tried to double up with King-ten unsuited but Chua quickly called with Nine-eight unsuited. It seem to be a misstep on the part of Chua, being behind pre-flop 2-1. But with the flop coming two-two-eight, Chua suddenly jumped to become a 4-1 favorite to win the hand. The five of clubs gave Aventajado some hope reigning in Chua back to 2-1 favorite with because of his flush draw. But it was Chua’s night as the seven of hearts came in the river and Chua became the leg winner, besting 9 other players in leg of the Poker Bar Tour at Quisine.
Poker Bar Tour is produced by Pit Boss Events and Cardinal Entertainment. Stay tuned tomorrow for highlights of the Johnnie Walker Bar tour leg at Bagaberde Pasig. The Johnnie Walker Poker Bar Tour begins registration is at 8pm and the tournament begins promptly at 9pm.
I am quite happy to share that during last Sunday’s Metro tournament at 300 buy-in, I was able to again reach the final table. 7 tables and it was trimmed down to 1. It’s a bit of a morale booster too.
How are your cards dealt lately?
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