Played in a big tourney & made it real far. I got moved to a new table and had Q5h on the button. The cutoff raised 2x BB (1,000 or so) and I for no apparent reason except to protect my button moved all in for over 8,000. Of course he called and of course I was knocked out.
Afterwards I lost another $200 in a $1/2 6 person cash table with KK to pocket 8's quads.
Bummer.
After a big slump, I've finally made it back to the big time. I played a 209 person tourney for $69+6.....and WON! That's $3,750.00 in monetary terms. While I do credit the win to pretty solid play and good reads, I must say I did suck out twice. The biggest and almost rediculous one, I'm ashamed to even talk about. There was about 50 people left, the $ started at 27 people, and the button kept raising my BB every time. So, I decided to take a stand and reraised him with garbage. What I should of done is reraise all-in, but I reraised an amount he would call with an "above average" hand, and then pot committed myself by betting 2/3 of my remaining stack on flop. In my mind I did atleast 2 things wrong here.
1. Not reraising huge preflop (all-in) at that level.
2. Essentially pot-committing myself. I should have either gone all-in or bet a smaller amount I could get away from on the flop.
Needless to say, I caught runner-runner and never looked back. I was in 1st place from when there was about 25-29 people and kept it for essentially the rest of the tournament. Usually with a 2x or 3x second place lead.
I was lucky today! Finally, I was winning all my big pots and getting sucked out only on the small ones. Hoo-rah!
Ending Bankroll: $4,771.00
How on earth did I end up going all-in for $83 with A7o pair of 7's??? Bad play. I'm apparently in a long process of learning how to fold to a reraise. That's it for today - just frustration with myself.
In an effort to drastically improve my game, I decided to pony up some dough. I bought into the Poker XFactor club. I spent $200 for the initial fee + 3 months @ $25. They are video recordings of real good online pros playing (and winning)... This is just what I think I need, to get into the mindset of the pros. I'll be providing good commentary on whether or not I think it's worth it, and we'll be able to tell by my bankroll.
I also invested $50 in another 17" monitor. Now I can play split-screen which is kick ass. Now I'll be able to play two or more tables with ease.
Overall, I'm pretty excited with the changes I've made and money I've spent today. I'm looking forward to the big payoff!
Ending Bankroll: $1,118.00
