I had a league game last night on Aced Poker, which is part of the Merge Network. I do not play on there much and only downloaded the site because of the league that was going to run there and they were running games on there for the HPC Marathon. I deposited roughly $20.
After registering for the league game I noticed I was down to $12.00 on the account. SoI figured I would jump into a cash game and try to build up the bankroll a bit.
I jumped into an Omaha .10/.25. I wasn’t in the mood to play Hi/Lo, so I just played the PL Omaha. I sat down with my $12. As I waited for the big blind to hit me, I sat back and watched the table (highly recommended - don’t jump in and play right off the bat, watch the table for a bit first). I could tell the first round there were a couple aggressive players and when it came down to the showdown, they didn’t have squat to begin with. I watched them do this for several hands.
I finally posted the BB and the play began. Sure enough they spotted me as the new player at the table and immediately tried to hone in. I didn’t let that intimidate or bother me in the least be. Hopefully their aggression will pay me off. Well, it did. Within 15 minutes, I went from $12.00 to $52.00. I would have stayed and continued to play, but it was dinner time and the clan was getting hungry.
I am glad I made notes on the players, which I highly recommend everyone do. When I run into them again, I know who my target will be. The target has not become the hunter!
