Dec 01 2008
It’s Cold By The River!
Got rivered in at least four SNGs last night. Got in with the best, ended up the worst. Did not do very well in the SNGs money wise but I think I played them okay. That’s how it goes sometimes.
Started up a $1 re-buy with a little less than 400 players. I have been testing the waters with the tourneys. I would like to get better at them. I’m working on it.
My first hand was KK. It held. Not a bad way to start a tourney, with a double up. After getting over the initial shock of the re-buy (chaos) hour, I found myself with an above average stack. I played it very TAG. Folded the crap, Jammed the goods and did some stealing. I didn’t get a lot of good starting hands but that didn’t stop me from getting chips. I folded a lot, waiting and watching for opportunities. I felt that I played my best tourney ever. I actually understood what was going on. A lot of things I have been reading about in the forums all started to make more sense. I really felt like I was in control of my game. I know you are all dying to know what happened. Okay, maybe not dying. Would mildly interested be a stretch?
Over four hours in (Midnight) and I’m 3rd in chips with about 25 players left – ITM $4.01. We have cleaned out the donks (I’m pretty sure I was the last of the Donks left) and things are getting a little harder. We are way past my bedtime, I’m old! So I start to doze off. Now I’m thinking, this could take a few more hours. That’s not good. I have work in the morning.
For the last hour, I had been picking my spots and winning. Now it got to the point where the payout was not worth sticking around. I made the decision to go LAG, big time, but not just with any two cards. I re-shoved a 3x bet with AK sooooooted. He had 88. The flop came A8rag and I’m out in 18th (My best showing so far). Sleeeeeeeep, yes.
Could I have taken it down? I’d like to think so. But the risk (I have to get some sleep!) vs. reward $$$$ wise was -EV at THAT TIME.
A little less than 5 hours.
Investment = $6.00.
Return = $4.01.
Experience/confidence = Priceless
