So I was playing some 2/4 nl yesterday and in sits Tom "Durrrr" Dwan to my direct right. He tells the table he is going to play for 20 minutes. I assume he's making a video for the FTP academy. Anyway how often do you get a chance to play vs him at these stakes? So I looked for every opportunity to play hands vs him and they didn't end well as evidenced below.

Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UPsDaeSy (UTG): $465
Tweelingen (CO): $777.60
durrrr (BTN): $548.20
Hero (SB): $400
cwalk2k3 (BB): $406

Pre-Flop: 4 5 dealt to Hero (SB)
UPsDaeSy raises to $12, Tweelingen folds, durrrr calls $12, Hero calls $10, cwalk2k3 folds

Flop: ($40) 3 A 7 (3 Players)
Hero checks, UPsDaeSy checks, durrrr bets $31, Hero calls $31, UPsDaeSy folds

Turn: ($102) T (2 Players)
Hero checks, durrrr checks

River: ($102) 8 (2 Players)
Hero bets $82, durrrr raises to $505.20 and is All-In, Hero calls $275 and is All-In

Results: $816 Pot
durrrr showed J 7 and WON $961.20 (+$561.20 NET)
Hero mucked 4 5 and LOST (-$398 NET)

Full Tilt, $2/$4 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
LeggoPoker.com - Hand History Converter

UPsDaeSy (BB): $495
Tweelingen (UTG): $777.60
durrrr (CO): $885.20
Hero (BTN): $400
cwalk2k3 (SB): $433

Pre-Flop: 8 4 dealt to Hero (BTN)
Tweelingen folds, durrrr raises to $12, Hero raises to $36, 2 folds, durrrr calls $24

Flop: ($78) 6 6 5 (2 Players)
durrrr checks, Hero bets $40, durrrr calls $40

Turn: ($158) 7 (2 Players)
durrrr checks, Hero bets $92, durrrr calls $92

River: ($342) 2 (2 Players)
durrrr checks, Hero bets $232 and is All-In, durrrr calls $232

Results: $806 Pot ($3 Rake)
durrrr showed 5 5 and WON $803 (+$403 NET)
Hero showed 8 4 and LOST (-$400 NET)

Obviously they're not +ev spots $ wise but they are +ev in happiness and experience. Also I'd rather lose to him at 2/4 than say 50/100.

As for my actual play of hands postflop I think they were ok and tbh were coolers in his favor. The 1st hand I thought I could be beat when he shoved but he's Durrrr, he's capable of bluffing anytime. The 2nd hand I thought @ turn I got this dude now (w/ thoughts of stacking Durrrr by 3betting w/ 84s..get a taste of your own medicine Tom!!). Oh how wrong I was! Anyway I got owned by him and he quit shortly after he stacked me for the 2nd time. Hit n Runner!

Anyway besides that I'm off to a good start to the month. Just been grinding 6max (w/ a little hu) 2/4 nl...



Now this is the way to start off a month! I'll be looking to play 3/6 and 5/10 soon and hope the good run continues. No matter how I run, I'm gonna aim to play a ton of hrs this month. I wanna give myself a chance of having my best year ever in terms of $ won and even if I don't reach that goal, I wanna know I tried my best.

As for other stuff, I've been getting exposure which is a good thing I guess. I guess I should've started a blog years ago. Anyway I was asked to come on Cardplayer's UTG show to provide some strategic advice...I thought I could've done a better job here...

http://www.cardplayer.com/cptv/chann...o-and-john-kim

Also I got to answer some questions about my career and hosting Cash Plays on PokerRoad. I thought this came out well...

http://www.pokerroad.com/news/newsbrief/1907