Ross RLOGLoggie (pictured) shot up to #99 worldwide in the PocketFives Rankingsthis week, his highest position ever. The online poker player from the United Kingdom had been rewarded for some stellar play as of late, highlighted by a final table in the PokerStars Super Tuesday in late March. RLOG was certainly super in that $1,000 buy-in tournament, as he pocketed nearly $70,000 for his second place finish. He had taken fourth in the Super Tuesday three weeks prior, so needless to say, it’s been a pretty profitable tournament for him.

PocketFives: You’ve certainly made mincemeat of the Super Tuesday as of late. Tell us about your big second place finish on March 27th. Can you walk us through the tournament?

Ross Loggie: I ended up at 20 big blinds about two hours in and then found a double up. I started chipping up, got a few gifts, and got in the money with a decent stack. Just before the bubble, a reg 4bet jammed 35 big blinds with pocket fours when I had aces, which got me into a good position going into the money.

Then, when we came to the final table, there was a big disparity between stacks. The fish had a huge chip lead and there were three of us with decent stacks. Everyone else was down to less than 20 big blinds.

PocketFives: Do you think this is the biggest accomplishment of your poker career? You won the PokerStars $100 Rebuy in January for $20,000, which was also a solid score.

Ross Loggie: I think this is my biggest accomplishment. The first time I won the $100 Rebuy was probably a huge stepping-stone, but this would take top spot now.

PocketFives: We heard your background is in cash games. Do you still mainly play those?

Ross Loggie: I started off as a cash game player for the first few years, but I’d consider myself a tournament player now. I made the switch last May and haven’t looked back. I still play cash occasionally, though, mainly live.

PocketFives: Why did you switch from cash games to tournaments?

Ross Loggie: I was having a great year at cash, culminating in a huge month last January, but then I started off on a horrible downswing in March and it just kept continuing. I really needed a change, as logging in and losing every day wasn’t fun, so I got a friend to teach me 180-mans on PokerStars. I started jumping into some tournaments and that’s how it all kicked off.

PocketFives: Who taught you the 180-mans, and how was that learning process?

Ross Loggie: entim, who is a sit and go crusher whose real name is Timothy Boyle. I think I picked up the learning process fairly quickly. There were a few “a ha” moments too. When you’re used to playing cash, it feels unnatural folding pretty hands pre-flop such as J-10 suited, but once I thought about it for a while, it just started clicking.

I think the other big difference between playing tournaments and cash games is that in tournaments, you have to invest a lot more to hopefully get a return. Your bankroll will often dwindle a few thousand dollars or whatever before you bink something, whereas in cash games, you’re looking for a steady upward curve. Getting my head around that was definitely a big factor too.

PocketFives: What do you do outside of poker?

Ross Loggie: When I’m not playing, I like to go out with friends a fair bit. I have a girlfriend, so I also do stuff with her, travel, and take it easy.

PocketFives: Is there anyone you want to recognize?

Ross Loggie: A big up to the Nash Aberdeen crew, where I started off my poker playing days. They were a good bunch of people and I learned a lot there.