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So, After months of running like shit online (and live too) I finally cashed my first tourney last night, got 19th in the $150 on stars. That wasnt much fun, however I did win like 5 or 6k playing 10/20 NL and I got 2nd in one $200 sit n go (I only played one) ...
It seemed like I might be running better, I was actually sucking out for once, and my big hands seemed to be holding.
Today I woke up around 5pm and began to look for the 4 tourneys I would play today (I usually only play 4 tourneys, and then once I bust out of them all, I take a break and jump into cash games for the rest of the night). I saw the $100r was starting in 19 minutes, and even though I absolutely hate this tourney (it really has little value to it, I dont care what anyone says) I decided to play it along with a sattelite to the wcoop main event, and the $150. Before I knew it I had like a 30k stack in the 100r and the blinds were only like 300/600, I got into a hand with QK vs K3 preflop and lost a big pot when the river spiked a 3.
I was around 17k in chips or so, and kinda steaming when I made a bad call with AQ high on a K high board...the dude played it kinda weird and shoved really fast on the turn, for some reason I thought it was very likely he had Ax or another bluffing hand...that was obviously my inner donkey trying to convince me to call. I was down to 5k with 400/800 blinds, then up to 9k with 600/1200 blinds, then I doubled to 18k and didnt look back. For the first time in about 3 months I actually got playable hands during the final 2 tables.
I had a convincing chiplead 4 handed and decided to bluff the tightest chick at the table, she rivered 2 pair or else the bluff would have worked but this knocked me back down to about 3rd in chips. I finally got HU about even with the tight girl from Argentina, when she found out I knew spanish she told me "estoy temblando" or "I'm shaking" ...this was great, I knewI could take most pots from her and I did. I got up to like 500k in chips and she had around 350 ( i think). I get As10s from the button and I decide just to complete because she had been raising a lot whenever I just completed, she raised to about 36k with 6k/12k blinds I reshove all in (2nd or 3rd time Ive done this), and she calls with Ks9s, obviously frustrated. The flop came 10 8 6 and of course she turned a 7.
I outplayed my way back up to even with about 400k each, then I call her raise from the button with 6d9d the flop came 6s Ks 6x she checks and I check behind the turn is a 4s she checks and I bet about 40k or so into a 70k pot she makes it like 120 or whatever and I just shove, of course she has As2s and I brick the river. Standard, only way she can win is by sucking out or getting a cooler, and she managed to do both.
Anyway, its kinda sick to admit it, but playing for a 15k first prize didnt really even get me pumped like it used to 3 months ago. Of course I need the money and of course I want it, and I reeeally wanted to finally win a tourney, but after live play 15k just seems so ..so..bleh... I honestly feel bad saying this because I know thats really a lot of money. Right now though, its like I went from playing 300/600 limit to 30/60 limit, and its not thrilling anymore. Im sure I'll get over it in a while and then maybe I'll be playing better.
For now though, 9600 is a decent start to what can hopefully be the end of my bad streak and the begginning of my good run, just in time for the wcooooop! |
