FS IV Game 11 Results
When it rains, it pours. Twice in three weeks is impressive. Not quite the BULLDOZER! we know and love, but Drud still took it down. Congrats. Thanks to Will Call for opening the (luck)Box Office to us, yet again.
Points and stuff this weekend.
Final Table
The Rest
FS IV Game 9 Results
Looking up at a final four lineup of Pick, Eliot, and Al, BULLDOZER! (a.k.a. Drud Report) doubled through Al 78256 times and took the damn thing down. Congrats. Thanks to KR for hosting... and the beets.
Points and stuff will be updated this weekend.
Final Table
The Rest
Book Review: Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategies for No Limit Tournaments, Volume III – The Workbook By Mike Drudzinski (Drud Report / THE DREAM CRUSHER!)
When I first joined the 4SPT last autumn, I had little experience with no-limit tournament-style poker. I finished in the middle of the pack my first couple of times, and I only did that well because I was a timid player who rarely got into pots post-flop. Frustrated, I knew that I needed to do some research – after all, I wanted to win this thing, not just play well enough to hang around the middle of the pack.
I went to the only person I knew from 4SPT – my co-worker, First Lady – and asked her what I might do to improve. She recommended I read Harrington on Hold ‘em: Expert Strategy for No-Limit Tournaments, Volume I. She said that Harrington’s tight-aggressive style might suit me. She went on to say that she liked the accessibility of Harrington’s text. It was sophisticated and erudite without being too pedantic or mathematical (Harrington and co-author Bill Robertie give readers the option to dig deeper into the mathematics of the game, while allowing those who aren’t number crunchers to move on to further lessons without feeling left out or patronized.).
Congratulations to Mike the Drud Report for once again crushing the dreams of a player looking for his first win.
Thanks to King Richard for hosting. Season Points, Wins, and the Vault have all been updated.
Final Table
1. Drud Report (the dream crusher) - $235
2. Fist - $115
3. Pick - $85
4. Shock G - $25
5. Bookie
6. II-Pod
7. Will Shake
8. The Factor
The Rest
9. Pibb
10. Wou-Tang
11. Cooler
12. First Lady
13. ALternate
14. King Richard
15. Grimace
16. High Noon
17. Storm
18. Lo-Lo
19. Eastwood
20. Richie
21. El Bear
22. Dog's Playing Poker
23. Slim
Name: Mike Drudzinski
Nickname: Drud Report. I was going to use "Mike D." or "Big D.," as those are actual nicknames I've had, but First Lady suggested "Drud Report," since my last name begins with a sound so similar to "Drudge" from the Drudge Report. I decided to go with it.
Age: 36 (I look a little younger, but yes, I am getting old)
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Favorite hand to play:
It's cliche, but AK (either suited or not). I even like to go with it against big pairs. The A and K just look good together, don't they? There are several hands with which I like to limp in, but I can't reveal what those are.
Favorite Pro Player:
When I started playing the 4SPT, my knowledge of No Limit was, well, limited. I usually play in small-stakes limit games. After getting skinned alive two times in a row on the 4SPT, I decided to do some research. First Lady saw that I had a tight aggressive style, so she suggested I read Dan Harrington's book(s) on No Limit. I read both of his books, and they provided me with a great foundation, so Harrington's the man I call my poker hero.
How did you learn about the 4SPT:
First Lady and I work together at Yahoo! We were talking about Poker one day at work and she mentioned 4SPT. I went to the website and knew at once that I would be playing there as often as possible.
When did you join the 4SPT:
My first game was FS10 -- beginning of November 2005.
Best thing about winning the 4SPT:
Finally doing it! There's nothing like following all the way through on some difficult-to-achieve goal. For once, it's great not having to second guess the way I played or the bad luck of the cards. To win it makes me feel like I can hang with quality players. The stack of moolah, the recognition on the tour and my possession of the Smoke 'Em III apron ain't too shabby either.
Most exciting/best hand you've had on the 4SPT:
I was a medium-low stack at a table with ALternate (sorry to use you as an example, man). He bet $800 and I was staring at a QT of hearts. I decided to push all in against him with about $1,500 in chips. He called, flipping over AA. The flop came KJ9 of hearts. A straight flush for me! Another J showed on fourth street and an A on the river. Al ended up with an aces-over-jacks full house, and I took the pot with my straight flush. Good times.
4SPT player you don't want sitting next to you (why):
It's a tie between Von Sandman and First Lady. If they are to my left (I don't mind them being to my right), I feel like they could call or go over the top of me at any time. They are astute players you have to be willing to go hard against. If you show indecision or false bravado, they will often smell your weakness and eat up as many of your chips as they can get their hands on.
Where/how did you learn to play poker:
I played like a fool until I hooked up with a weekly limit game about 8 years ago. As far as No Limit goes, you read my above answer with respect to the Harrington books and my nearly 7 months of experience on this tour.
Any other interesting stories or whatever else you want people to know:
I don't really know many people on this tour, having First Lady as my sole contact outside of the 4SPT, but there have been a handful of people who've been good to me since I started playing. What I love, aside from the high quality of poker, is the mix of bizarro characters who populate the 4SPT. Because of them, the 4SPT is much more than a kick-ass poker tour, and that's what really keeps me coming back for more.
Congratulations to Mike the Drud Report for locking up the final seat at this year's TOC.
TOC will be this Thursday. All points will reset and the SuS III will start on June 8th.
Final Table
1. Drud Report - $405 (+$50 h.h. First Lady)
2. Storm - $200
($20 h.h. Storm)
3. First Lady - $140
4. Petro - $80 (+$50 h.h. Mr. Pick)
5. Jeopardy - $50
6. Caroline
7. Sir Pick ($50 h.h. Complex Slim)
8. Brian Little Holsey
The Rest
9. El Bear
10. Slim
11. Bookie
12. Eastwood
13. Joe
14. Dog's
15. Cooler
16. Jesse
17. II-Pod
18. KCBBQ
19. Will Shake
20. Michelle
21. The Kelvin
22. ALternate
23. Izzy "DGP"
24. Rabbit Eater
25. Factor
26. C-Mint
27. Kato
28. The Deceptacon
29. Rich G
30. Marco
31. Fist
32. Dr Too Many Letters
33. High Noon
34. Pink Bully
35. Will Call
| 1. | King Richard | 91 |
| 2. | Richie Rich | 80 |
| 3. | Will Call | 73 |
| 4. | Fist | 60 |
| 4. | Pick | 60 |
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