2/45 ITM losts QTs v 66 flush draw on board. good HU foe.
1/112 ITM for a token. too bad it wasn't a true tourney, as i took actual first when it shut down.
1/30/09
i'm losing JJ < AKo 3 times in a row now. i'm losing most races and most all dominated hands. this just has to turn around.
1/29/09
as further proof that i am inherently unlucky, i took some winnings and played a higher buy-in: the 10pm big double. i didn't know what to expect as far as play, but very early on in each tourney (perhaps level 2) i get JJ, i raise it up, i get re-raised, and i shove all in and get called - by the SAME villain! in one tourney he tables AKo and hits, in the other he tables A4s and hits. i try my luck at a higher 45 and run two pair into a set. finally, i return to my bread-and-butter to finish 8/45 but lost a number of key races to keep me OTM. i'm not giving up on the higher level - i'm happy to race in those spots.
1/28/09
4/45 ITM
6/45 ITM
i final-tabled two 45s simultaneously. i played aggressive and smart, got into trouble once in each one by getting 3-bet when i raised light. in one, i ran AKs into QQ that improved to QQQQ. but i finish ITM when AQo beats K6s from CL who didn't mind calling my shove. i'm crippled when i shove KQo < 77. in the other game i get QQQQ myself but there are no knockouts to help me move up. down to 6 i shove JJ < QKo. this is the kind of night i have in mind when i sit down to play, although i could/should have finished higher IMO.
1/27/09
70/1602 ITM
Thats why volume is important. If u can squeeze that bad streak of 300 tourneys into one week u wont be depressed for as long as someone who plays 2 tourneys a day and always complains about running bad. -Annette_15
at 1:42am, this is how i am rewarded for going so deep. it's so not worth playing MTTs unless you are under 25 years old. and mind you, this was the THIRD overpair that lost to an underpair long after the bubble burst.
1/25/09
2/9 ITM
7/45 bubble boy
returned from vaca to multi-table two tourneys. the SnG i think i could have won but i was busy final-tabling a 45, which i ultimately bubbled. i was the CL down to 8 when i pick up 99 in LP and IronMan/pro with half my stack overshoves, which i take to be AK so i decide to race. he was suited and hit his flush on the river. shortly thereafter i sense weakness in a MP limp and shove my 6bb with A8s, only to be called by the donk who has me slightly outstacked. his JTs flops a J and i'm out. you just can't play JTs any worse than that. my game was on but it's not enough in poker. this is when i usually feel like quitting - i don't do the volume to just shake off beats. every time i play, i play to win it, and it's no fun staying up late just to bubble.
1/16/09
1/45 ITM
just played one tourney tonight, fighting a cold and falling asleep. after the prior night's horrible coolers and beats, i notch a victory against a tough, successful player.
1/8/09
6/27 bubble boy.
1/6/09
9/90 ITM
7/45 ITM
an ice storm knocked me out of two tournaments. usually i have an adequate backup via my HTC FUZE/3G cell phone which can act as a wireless wifi router, but i was foolish to not have the battery fully charged. no problem - i can tether my Samsung Blackjack1/3G to my laptop for a connection. aahhrrgg i left the sync cable at work. i decide to go to the car to charge the FUZE, so i made the trek across my ice-covered driveway in my robe and survived the ice pelting and scorn from my teenagers, but i had busted by the time i was back online. immediately following this escapade, the power came back. too bad - i was deep in each of these tournaments. why go through the effort of having a backup system if i don't keep the backup system ready to go?
i entered another two turbos and manged to get the last paying spot in each. were it not for some bad beats, i could have recovered nicely from the disconnects bust outs.
i'm likely to not play until friday borgata and try to catch up on sleep before then.
1/3/09
2/90 ITM
an absolute heart-breaker against someone from Norway who stayed up all night and played 45o and hit a straight against my paired AQ. i really wanted to notch this victory on PS as i hardly ever win there. i have noticed a big difference in play in some tournaments so maybe there's hope for me if i can profile the table a little better.
54/402 in the 9pm R+A. my streak of donking off my chips in this tournament continues. all i had to do was look at the payout and i could have finished ITM but i spaced out. this is why i remain just average. just a poor play by me.
1/2/09
4/45 ITM
18/180 ITM
96/242
dropped down in buy-in on PS and the play is horrible down there. got a bad beat in the PS 9pm R+A.
1/1/09
played really well multi-tabling but in the end exhaustion got the best of me and i made some donk calls. a shame too - i was 5th in the PS 9pm R+A with a great table image and poised to make a decent run, but ultimately i made a poor decision. lesson learned.
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