Last night I had a chance to watch the end of "No Country for Old Men". I started it the night before but it was too long to finish since I started watching it late. I really had no idea what the movie was about but I wanted to see it because I had heard it was so good.
Overall the movie kept me interested (unlike the movie "No Reservations" which my wife picked out) but I wouldn't call it a great movie. I think I'm mostly disappointed by the ending because I didn't really understand it. It ended so strangely that I feel like I'm supposed to make up my own ending. It's kind of hard to describe but I'm making assumptions based on events toward the end of the movie to come up with my ideas of what happened to each of the main characters in the movie.
Other than the movie, I played some cards last night. I won a whopping $5 but I'd still consider it a success since I was down much more at one point. I've been playing a lot on these tables that are No-Limit Hold'em but there is a cap as to how much a player may put into the pot each hand. Most of the tables I play at are capped at $60. So even if a player has $1,000 in front of them, they can only put in $60 into any given pot.
This works nicely to limit the amount each player can lose on each hand but it also limits the most you can win to $60 times the number of players in the hand. I've had good success at these tables this year which is why I continue playing but the tide has been turning somewhat lately. It seems that many of the players lately are there to gamble with almost any 2 cards since they know they can't lose more than the cap on each hand. It kind of turns the tables into more of a true gambling game than a game of skill.
Last night was particularly funny on one of my tables because there were 2 players who were always going against each other. It was amazingly predictable that player 1 would always limp into every pot and player 2 (sitting right after player 1) would always raise to the amount of the pot. Then usually everyone else would fold and player 1 would call the raise. After that the hand would vary depending on if either of them hit anything on the board but frequently both players would get their $60 into the pot with some sort of pair and they'd both end up flipping over crappy starting hands like J4 and K3.
I continued to play at this table because if I ever had a good quality starting hand, I knew I would probably triple up as these 2 donkeys would get it all-in with me. I basically just had to hope to avoid one of the donkeys hitting a lucky 2 pair against my pocket Aces or Kings, etc. Overall it made for an interesting table and it was kind of fun to have something different.
I did have one fun hand last night although it wasn't at the table I talked about above. I was in the big blind with 64 offsuit. 2 players right after me limped into the pot and the 3rd player made a minimum raise. In my opinion, this is the weakest play possible if the raiser actually has a good starting hand because they won't eliminate anyone. This kind of raise only builds the pot a little bigger.
Frequently I'll see this kind of raise from a player who has suited connectors like T9 or JT and then it's not a horrible play because those hands play better against many players because if you hit the flop hard, you will usually win a ton. But I also see this play from people with premium hands like AA or KK and these hands do not play well against many players. As Doyle Brunson says, with premium hands you will usually win a small pot or lose a big pot. And when you make a minimum raise with premium hands you are just asking to lose a big pot.
So in this hand, I called the tiny raise with my mediocre 64 but I was getting such good pot odds and implied odds that I was almost forced to do it. Then the flop comes down T64. I'm very happy when I check along with the first 2 limpers and the minimum raiser makes a real bet this time equal to the amount of the pot. I make one of his donkey raises by making the minimum raise of double his bet. The 2 limpers fold and the raiser calls. After a blank on the turn, I push all-in for the remainder of my capped $60 and he calls. He flips over AA and the river doesn't help so I take his money by cracking his Aces.
He didn't make any comments in the chat box but I'm sure he was steaming after this bad beat. I'm sure he doesn't realize that he brought this beat on himself by making a donkey minimum raise after 2 limpers were already in the pot. At least I hope he doesn't realize it because I want him to continue doing it the next time I play with him.
This just supports Doyle's belief. The guy ended up losing a big pot but he could have ended up winning a small to medium pot if he would've raised enough to get me out pre-flop. Then the other 2 limpers would've probably still folded after they apparently missed the flop.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
3 Strikes & You're Out
Sigh. I just can't seem to get beyond Step 3 again. I have had 2 tickets burning a hole in my account for the past 2 nights. Each night I have tried 3 times to get 1st or 2nd place in a Step 3 tourney and all 6 times I've finished 3rd, 4th or 5th which just gets me another ticket to Step 3 again. I guess that's better than losing completely but it's getting frustrating.
On a better note, I experienced "3 strikes & I'm in". Not in poker but in my job search. As I've said, my current job is extremely boring and a long distance from my house, so I've been job hunting. I've had 2 other interviews recently that I thought went very well but I didn't get either job. Then finally today I received an offer from the 3rd place I interviewed at. This company is only about 20 minutes from my house and it seems like a very cool place to work. Lots of new technology and many geeky things for me to do.
The strange thing about this job is that I was already rejected by them back in December. I only had a phone interview and I didn't think it went very well (and I was right). But recently I found out that a former co-worker of mine was working there and he recommended me for a job there. So this time I was brought in for a face-to-face interview. I thought the interview went better this time. So I guess that interview plus the recommendation of my friend got me the job.
At the other long time job I had prior to this one (my first job after college), I was originally rejected by them as well. Although that rejection occurred because they didn't have any openings at the time. I did get the job when they finally had openings and I stayed there for 15 years! Hopefully this new job keeps my interest that long as well.
On a better note, I experienced "3 strikes & I'm in". Not in poker but in my job search. As I've said, my current job is extremely boring and a long distance from my house, so I've been job hunting. I've had 2 other interviews recently that I thought went very well but I didn't get either job. Then finally today I received an offer from the 3rd place I interviewed at. This company is only about 20 minutes from my house and it seems like a very cool place to work. Lots of new technology and many geeky things for me to do.
The strange thing about this job is that I was already rejected by them back in December. I only had a phone interview and I didn't think it went very well (and I was right). But recently I found out that a former co-worker of mine was working there and he recommended me for a job there. So this time I was brought in for a face-to-face interview. I thought the interview went better this time. So I guess that interview plus the recommendation of my friend got me the job.
At the other long time job I had prior to this one (my first job after college), I was originally rejected by them as well. Although that rejection occurred because they didn't have any openings at the time. I did get the job when they finally had openings and I stayed there for 15 years! Hopefully this new job keeps my interest that long as well.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Step 4
It took a while tonight but I finally made it to Step 4 by winning a Step 3 tourney. I played 3 Step 3 tourneys tonight before finally winning on the 3rd try. Of course bad beats sent me to the rail in the first 2.
My first try at Step 3 ended when I called an all-in raise pre-flop. The pre-flop raiser was in the small blind and turned over 88. I was in the big blind and had JJ. The flop came 88Q. Yes, I was crushed by quad 8's after getting my chips in as an 80% favorite.
My second try at Step 3 ended when I moved re-raised all-in pre-flop with AK and the caller had AQ. This time it took until the river for the Q to show up and beat my unimproved hand. And this time we were down to 4 players so at least I won another try at Step 3 which I used to play immediately and finally win it.
One of the final hands of the last Step 3 that I won occurred with me getting lucky. We were down to 3 players and 2 of us would move on to Step 4. We all had right around 4000 chips with blinds at 300/600 and a 50 ante. We had been alternating winning pots by moving all-in on the button for about the last 2 rounds so we remained about even in chips.
Then I picked up KK in the big blind. I was praying for the button to move all-in because I was barely ahead of him and the tourney would probably end then. Instead he folded for the first time in 2 rounds and the small blind hesitated before moving all-in. I couldn't click the call button any faster.
He turned over AQ so again I was about a 70% favorite. He had me slightly outchipped so the tourney would've ended if he spiked an Ace. Lucky for me the board didn't hit him and he was crippled. The tourney ended a couple of hands later when I had AJ against his Q6.
So it took a while but finally paid off with a ticket to Step 4. I have a feeling the competition is going to be getting tougher but it seems like most of these tourneys come down to an all-in competition at the end anyway. So it seems to be a test of who has the most patience and the best luck.
My first try at Step 3 ended when I called an all-in raise pre-flop. The pre-flop raiser was in the small blind and turned over 88. I was in the big blind and had JJ. The flop came 88Q. Yes, I was crushed by quad 8's after getting my chips in as an 80% favorite.
My second try at Step 3 ended when I moved re-raised all-in pre-flop with AK and the caller had AQ. This time it took until the river for the Q to show up and beat my unimproved hand. And this time we were down to 4 players so at least I won another try at Step 3 which I used to play immediately and finally win it.
One of the final hands of the last Step 3 that I won occurred with me getting lucky. We were down to 3 players and 2 of us would move on to Step 4. We all had right around 4000 chips with blinds at 300/600 and a 50 ante. We had been alternating winning pots by moving all-in on the button for about the last 2 rounds so we remained about even in chips.
Then I picked up KK in the big blind. I was praying for the button to move all-in because I was barely ahead of him and the tourney would probably end then. Instead he folded for the first time in 2 rounds and the small blind hesitated before moving all-in. I couldn't click the call button any faster.
He turned over AQ so again I was about a 70% favorite. He had me slightly outchipped so the tourney would've ended if he spiked an Ace. Lucky for me the board didn't hit him and he was crippled. The tourney ended a couple of hands later when I had AJ against his Q6.
So it took a while but finally paid off with a ticket to Step 4. I have a feeling the competition is going to be getting tougher but it seems like most of these tourneys come down to an all-in competition at the end anyway. So it seems to be a test of who has the most patience and the best luck.
21
Last night was the first night in a long time that I didn't play any poker. Instead I decided to see the movie 21 after the kids went to bed. I had read the book on which the movie is based over a year ago so I knew the general story behind the movie. I am very glad I chose to see the movie over playing poker.
I thought the movie was very good overall. It probably helps that I'm such a Vegas junkie and that's one of the reasons I was excited to see it. Unfortunately I was also able to pick out some of the flaws (such as you can't see the Bellagio fountains right outside your hotel room window if you're staying at the Hard Rock) in the movie easily because of my Vegas addiction also. Also, I probably should see the movie again to verify this but I think they screwed up on the card counting in the very first scene at the tables in Vegas. This should be something that is perfectly done since that is the basis of the entire movie. Oh well, maybe that's just the gambling addict/math geek in me.
Beyond the movie I've still been playing the WSOP Step tourneys on Pokerstars to try to win my WSOP Main Event ticket. I now have 4 tickets to Step 3 so I feel I'm doing pretty good. I haven't played in a Step 3 tourney yet but it seems to be one of the easier ones to get through since the top 2 move on to Step 4 (as in all the other steps) but also the next 3 get to retry Step 3. So over half of the table will remain in Step 3 or move on to Step 4. Hopefully I'll be reporting that I have Step 4 tickets soon.
I thought the movie was very good overall. It probably helps that I'm such a Vegas junkie and that's one of the reasons I was excited to see it. Unfortunately I was also able to pick out some of the flaws (such as you can't see the Bellagio fountains right outside your hotel room window if you're staying at the Hard Rock) in the movie easily because of my Vegas addiction also. Also, I probably should see the movie again to verify this but I think they screwed up on the card counting in the very first scene at the tables in Vegas. This should be something that is perfectly done since that is the basis of the entire movie. Oh well, maybe that's just the gambling addict/math geek in me.
Beyond the movie I've still been playing the WSOP Step tourneys on Pokerstars to try to win my WSOP Main Event ticket. I now have 4 tickets to Step 3 so I feel I'm doing pretty good. I haven't played in a Step 3 tourney yet but it seems to be one of the easier ones to get through since the top 2 move on to Step 4 (as in all the other steps) but also the next 3 get to retry Step 3. So over half of the table will remain in Step 3 or move on to Step 4. Hopefully I'll be reporting that I have Step 4 tickets soon.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Starting Up Again?
I've decided to try this blog thing again and hopefully I can keep this going this time. My current job is unbelievably boring and uninspiring so maybe I'll take some time to write this at work (like I'm doing now). I'm also thinking about expanding some of my posts beyond poker.
As for this post it'll still be about poker mostly as I'm preparing for the World Series of Poker (WSOP). I've dreamt of playing in the WSOP for a few years now but I've never seriously dedicated myself to it. I can't exactly afford the $10,000 buy in to the Main Event so I'm attempting to win a seat through satellite tourneys. I'm playing in a series of "Steps" tourneys to try to win my seat. There are 6 steps total and they're just a series of "Sit and Go" tourneys against 8 other players. For the most part the 1st and 2nd place players move on to the next step until step 6 when only the winner gets a seat to the Main Event.
I tried this type of Step Tournament a couple of years ago and was unsuccessful. I actually made it to the final Step back then but went out in 5th place. Needless to say I was very disappointed so hopefully this year will be different. So far I have a couple of "tickets" to step 2 and another couple to step 3. I'm trying to accumulate a few tickets to each step as I move up to give myself a better chance. That way if I go out in step 6, I will have another ticket to step 6 at my disposal.
I'm already going to be in Vegas during the WSOP but not during the Main Event. I will be there during one of the preliminary events that costs $1,500 to enter. I don't exactly have that kind of cash to blow on a poker tourney either so I've set a goal for myself.
If I don't win a seat to the Main Event as described above, I've decided that if I can win $3,000 (twice the buy-in) that I will use half of it to buy my entry. When I set this goal a little over a week ago, I had already done quite well this year so I thought it was an achievable goal. Unfortunately I have only had a winning session one time since and now I need to make a comeback to have a chance at that goal.
The original reason for my Vegas trip in June was for the Olympic Judo trials with my brother. I'm not big into judo although I find it interesting so I was basically using it as an excuse to go to Vegas (I seem to find lots of excuses for that). So even if I don't get to play in either tourney in the WSOP at least I'll still be in Vegas having lots o' fun.
As for this post it'll still be about poker mostly as I'm preparing for the World Series of Poker (WSOP). I've dreamt of playing in the WSOP for a few years now but I've never seriously dedicated myself to it. I can't exactly afford the $10,000 buy in to the Main Event so I'm attempting to win a seat through satellite tourneys. I'm playing in a series of "Steps" tourneys to try to win my seat. There are 6 steps total and they're just a series of "Sit and Go" tourneys against 8 other players. For the most part the 1st and 2nd place players move on to the next step until step 6 when only the winner gets a seat to the Main Event.
I tried this type of Step Tournament a couple of years ago and was unsuccessful. I actually made it to the final Step back then but went out in 5th place. Needless to say I was very disappointed so hopefully this year will be different. So far I have a couple of "tickets" to step 2 and another couple to step 3. I'm trying to accumulate a few tickets to each step as I move up to give myself a better chance. That way if I go out in step 6, I will have another ticket to step 6 at my disposal.
I'm already going to be in Vegas during the WSOP but not during the Main Event. I will be there during one of the preliminary events that costs $1,500 to enter. I don't exactly have that kind of cash to blow on a poker tourney either so I've set a goal for myself.
If I don't win a seat to the Main Event as described above, I've decided that if I can win $3,000 (twice the buy-in) that I will use half of it to buy my entry. When I set this goal a little over a week ago, I had already done quite well this year so I thought it was an achievable goal. Unfortunately I have only had a winning session one time since and now I need to make a comeback to have a chance at that goal.
The original reason for my Vegas trip in June was for the Olympic Judo trials with my brother. I'm not big into judo although I find it interesting so I was basically using it as an excuse to go to Vegas (I seem to find lots of excuses for that). So even if I don't get to play in either tourney in the WSOP at least I'll still be in Vegas having lots o' fun.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Done Already
Yes, it's not even 10:30 and I'm home already from the tournament. I actually played quite well and didn't get blinded off as usual. I got my money in with the best hand and was the victim of a donkey.
Here's the final hand. We were in level 5 with the blinds at 300/600 and I had the 2nd highest chip stack at my table with about 8000. I had AdKd on the button and a MP player raised to 1500. He had me slightly out-chipped with about 8800. I just called.
I looked at his stack and decided not to push all-in which is what basically everyone else at the table had been doing during that round. Since we were the 2 chip leaders at the table I thought I'd see a flop and go with it if it hit me.
The flop was KQ2 all hearts. He bet 2500 into me and I could only fold or move all-in. There's no point in calling here because if another heart came on the turn or river I would have to fold if he bet into me. So I moved all-in for my last 6500.
The dude took a while to decide which made me think he must've had a piece of the flop or at least a big heart. I was thinking I didn't really want him to call me. Finally he did call and turned over KcJs. He had top pair with a mediocre kicker and I was in great shape.
That didn't last long as the Jd came on the turn and the meaningless 5h came on the river. I was out after being beaten by a 3 outer. As usual, I just don't understand this play.
Why would he put his tournament life at risk with that hand? He had to assume that I was drawing with a big heart or maybe a straight draw or both. It still doesn't make much sense since he would've still had over 5000 chips and would be in good shape at our table still.
As it turns out, I was a 75% favorite before the flop and an 82% favorite after the flop. This is why so many people play poker. Anyone can win even when they make a bad decision.
I really only had 3 other significant hands. The first I had AcKc under the gun and was raised all-in on a flop of AK4 all spades. I made the call and my opponent turned over AdQs for top pair and the nut flush draw. My 2 pair held up and I doubled up.
The 2nd hand I had AK again (off-suit this time) and was re-raised all-in before the flop. It wasn't much of a raise so I made the call. My opponent turned over AQo and I was again in great shape. The flop came AJ2 so I was still looking good. But then the turn and river both brought Jacks so we split the pot.
The 3rd hand came just after the first break. I was in MP with 99. The UTG player raised all-in to 1500 with blinds at 200/400. I had about 5200 in chips and made the call. I only called because the BB had been playing almost every hand - even to a raise - and I wanted him to play this one.
The BB surprised me by re-raising all-in for about another 1500. Since the pot was almost 5000 I had to call the extra 1500 and hope I was in the lead. The BB actually had a better hand than I expected as he turned over AKo. The initial raiser had AJo so I was basically racing both of them. The final board was 77662 so I scooped the pot and eliminated 2 players. That was the highlight of my tournament.
Overall, I'm pissed that I went out so early and that I was the victim of a bad beat but I'm also happy because it was a great experience. I'm still trying to decide if I'd prefer to be the victim of a bad beat or if I'd rather go out by being blinded out of chips. The bad beat victim knows he got his chips in with the best of it but the other way I get to play a lot longer. I guess either way I don't make any money.
Here's the final hand. We were in level 5 with the blinds at 300/600 and I had the 2nd highest chip stack at my table with about 8000. I had AdKd on the button and a MP player raised to 1500. He had me slightly out-chipped with about 8800. I just called.
I looked at his stack and decided not to push all-in which is what basically everyone else at the table had been doing during that round. Since we were the 2 chip leaders at the table I thought I'd see a flop and go with it if it hit me.
The flop was KQ2 all hearts. He bet 2500 into me and I could only fold or move all-in. There's no point in calling here because if another heart came on the turn or river I would have to fold if he bet into me. So I moved all-in for my last 6500.
The dude took a while to decide which made me think he must've had a piece of the flop or at least a big heart. I was thinking I didn't really want him to call me. Finally he did call and turned over KcJs. He had top pair with a mediocre kicker and I was in great shape.
That didn't last long as the Jd came on the turn and the meaningless 5h came on the river. I was out after being beaten by a 3 outer. As usual, I just don't understand this play.
Why would he put his tournament life at risk with that hand? He had to assume that I was drawing with a big heart or maybe a straight draw or both. It still doesn't make much sense since he would've still had over 5000 chips and would be in good shape at our table still.
As it turns out, I was a 75% favorite before the flop and an 82% favorite after the flop. This is why so many people play poker. Anyone can win even when they make a bad decision.
I really only had 3 other significant hands. The first I had AcKc under the gun and was raised all-in on a flop of AK4 all spades. I made the call and my opponent turned over AdQs for top pair and the nut flush draw. My 2 pair held up and I doubled up.
The 2nd hand I had AK again (off-suit this time) and was re-raised all-in before the flop. It wasn't much of a raise so I made the call. My opponent turned over AQo and I was again in great shape. The flop came AJ2 so I was still looking good. But then the turn and river both brought Jacks so we split the pot.
The 3rd hand came just after the first break. I was in MP with 99. The UTG player raised all-in to 1500 with blinds at 200/400. I had about 5200 in chips and made the call. I only called because the BB had been playing almost every hand - even to a raise - and I wanted him to play this one.
The BB surprised me by re-raising all-in for about another 1500. Since the pot was almost 5000 I had to call the extra 1500 and hope I was in the lead. The BB actually had a better hand than I expected as he turned over AKo. The initial raiser had AJo so I was basically racing both of them. The final board was 77662 so I scooped the pot and eliminated 2 players. That was the highlight of my tournament.
Overall, I'm pissed that I went out so early and that I was the victim of a bad beat but I'm also happy because it was a great experience. I'm still trying to decide if I'd prefer to be the victim of a bad beat or if I'd rather go out by being blinded out of chips. The bad beat victim knows he got his chips in with the best of it but the other way I get to play a lot longer. I guess either way I don't make any money.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Recovering
I guess it's been a while since I posted on here. I've basically been recovering since the beating I took at both FullTilt and PokerStars. Since that beating I've dropped down to lower blind levels and I've started playing 6 handed tables.
So far the results for me have been great. I've been playing much more aggressively and I attribute that to being more willing to take some risks on draws. The bet amounts don't seem quite so huge and so I'm willing to put my money in to chase a draw more often now and it seems to be paying off.
In addition, I'm much more willing to attempt a bluff at someone who shows weakness. I've had this happen against me and now I'm willing to try it myself.
The scenario usually occurs when I'm in one of the blinds and I call a preflop raise and then call a bet on the flop. I usually do this with medium pocket pairs or AK and I can comfortably call a pot-size flop bet even when I don't hit the flop. Then if the preflop raiser checks on the turn I will usually bet into him on the river unless a scare card appears. I rarely get called when this I do this and it's easy to get away when I get raised.
I've had people do this to me especially at the higher blind levels I was playing at before and I've always suspected I'm being bluffed but the bet amounts were so large that I just couldn't call. Now I feel much more comfortable with the bet amounts that I'm willing to make this play myself.
I think this has really improved my game and my bankroll. I've read lots of articles about bankroll management and how sometimes you need to drop down in levels until you've recovered from a bad stretch. I've had bad stretches before but I've usually been able to struggle through them and remain at the same blind levels. This time I decided to drop down and see what happened. So far I'm happy with the results.
On another note, tonight I did something I haven't done in a long time but something I've wanted to do for a while. I went to Canterbury Park (my local card room) and registered for a tournament that's part of their "Fall Poker Classic". They've been running this series of tournaments each year for a while now and I've always thought of playing but just never made the effort to do it.
So tonight I plunked down my cash and registered for a tourney on next Tuesday the 16th. Hopefully I'll have some good results to post. I really don't play very many tournaments because they take so long to play and usually I only have a couple of hours each night to play.
I played in a tourney at Canterbury a couple of years ago. The top 11 places were given a trip to Vegas and entry in a satellite to play in one of the World Poker Tour events. Out of about 225 players I came in 23rd. For my first live tourney I thought that was pretty good but I was still disappointed that I didn't win a trip to Vegas.
On my last trip to Vegas I played in a small tourney and came in 6th place but of course only the top 4 were paid. It seems kind of common for me to just miss the money and I think that's because I keep playing tight as the tourney progresses. I've read lots of books about making moves as the tourney goes on and how you can't let yourself get blinded off but I just can't seem to pull the trigger when I'm actually playing. I'll try to make sure that doesn't happen next Tuesday.
So far the results for me have been great. I've been playing much more aggressively and I attribute that to being more willing to take some risks on draws. The bet amounts don't seem quite so huge and so I'm willing to put my money in to chase a draw more often now and it seems to be paying off.
In addition, I'm much more willing to attempt a bluff at someone who shows weakness. I've had this happen against me and now I'm willing to try it myself.
The scenario usually occurs when I'm in one of the blinds and I call a preflop raise and then call a bet on the flop. I usually do this with medium pocket pairs or AK and I can comfortably call a pot-size flop bet even when I don't hit the flop. Then if the preflop raiser checks on the turn I will usually bet into him on the river unless a scare card appears. I rarely get called when this I do this and it's easy to get away when I get raised.
I've had people do this to me especially at the higher blind levels I was playing at before and I've always suspected I'm being bluffed but the bet amounts were so large that I just couldn't call. Now I feel much more comfortable with the bet amounts that I'm willing to make this play myself.
I think this has really improved my game and my bankroll. I've read lots of articles about bankroll management and how sometimes you need to drop down in levels until you've recovered from a bad stretch. I've had bad stretches before but I've usually been able to struggle through them and remain at the same blind levels. This time I decided to drop down and see what happened. So far I'm happy with the results.
On another note, tonight I did something I haven't done in a long time but something I've wanted to do for a while. I went to Canterbury Park (my local card room) and registered for a tournament that's part of their "Fall Poker Classic". They've been running this series of tournaments each year for a while now and I've always thought of playing but just never made the effort to do it.
So tonight I plunked down my cash and registered for a tourney on next Tuesday the 16th. Hopefully I'll have some good results to post. I really don't play very many tournaments because they take so long to play and usually I only have a couple of hours each night to play.
I played in a tourney at Canterbury a couple of years ago. The top 11 places were given a trip to Vegas and entry in a satellite to play in one of the World Poker Tour events. Out of about 225 players I came in 23rd. For my first live tourney I thought that was pretty good but I was still disappointed that I didn't win a trip to Vegas.
On my last trip to Vegas I played in a small tourney and came in 6th place but of course only the top 4 were paid. It seems kind of common for me to just miss the money and I think that's because I keep playing tight as the tourney progresses. I've read lots of books about making moves as the tourney goes on and how you can't let yourself get blinded off but I just can't seem to pull the trigger when I'm actually playing. I'll try to make sure that doesn't happen next Tuesday.
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