Ola from Barca!

I´m staying here until the 5th, I didn´t feel like going home for 2 or 3 days before leaving for the WSOP again.

I´m really looking forward to playing another 2 big tournaments, since I realize now after analizing my play in the EPT, that I not only enjoy playing big tourneys, but I actually have a reasonable strategy and a good feel for them.

The best thing about that is, though, that I will just get better and better with every tournament I play, since manouvering through the different stages of a tournament is all about experience.

I´ve learned sooooo much during this one and hope I can pick up some more in London.

Or I just got lucky and try to talk myself into being good at something I´m not ;)

Either way, I´ll try to enjoy it and play my best.

By the way, that´s a very good approach to poker and the emotions that go with it.

It´s a good aproach to everything else too, actually.

Aside from being confident in my tournament game, I also got a little confidence boost in my online game today.

As you probably know, I´m on a losing streak at the moment, mixing bad play with bad luck.

Today, though, I´m winning again. Not too much, but very consistent.

Won 20k at 500-1k limit holdem

Won 3k at 200-400 limit holdem

Won 15k at 100-200 PLO

Won 15k at 25-50 PLO

It´s nice to finally book a win again. Also proud I didn´t get entangled in the very big games, I only sat in the 0,5k-1k LHE game and the 100-200 plo game because there were very soft spots in both of them.

Oh, I also won 20k at chinese poker, finally beating an always winning friend from Germany, who got nicknamed “Luckbox” for obvious reasons. Feels good to see him crying for a change.

Tomorrow my plans are to relax at the pool/beach, maybe do some shopping and railing the PokerStars World Cup.

Thanks for reading,

Nikolaus

Alright, got rid of the prize money sooner than expected.

24 hours after my dissapointing finish in the EPT Barcelona I´ve allready given away my prize money to the nice people playing on FullTilt.

Didnt do anything wrong, just lost sets to draws and stuff.

l8r,

Kai/Andy/EPTSuperStar/Niki

Out in 7th.

Was shortest stack and lost a race to bust out. TT vs AQ preflop all in, Q hits flop and Im GONE.

Im very dissapointed because I didnt play very well today, which I dont really have a good excuse for.

Maybe I was a little tired. I haven´t been getting too much sleep this week and just couldnt get “in the zone” today.

Its especially sad since I feel like Ive been completely destroying my tables the other 3 days, but thats tournaments I guess.

It motivated me to play in more tournaments though, so I should be off to the WSOP London in a couple of days.

It will also help me with a sponsorship deal I think.

Recap:

Good experience, gave me confidence in my tournament play, which improved soooo much during the tourney.

A little money as a consolation for my close-but-no-cigar-finish.

Got to see a lot of my buddies who I havent seen in a while.

Just very entertaining to play overall.

With my form today, I definetely didnt deserve to win it, but I will have plenty of chances and will try to do better next time.

Thanks for all the support, had to constantly delete messeges from my mobile because it only holds 25 (LOL).

Cant wait for the IPhone to come out in europe.

Good fight, good night.

Short update.

Im still in, 13 left, Im a close chipleader.

I played well today and am happy with how things turned out.

The tables I was at were pretty soft IMO, I could play a normal aggresive game.

need to get some rest,

l8r