Despite my lack of online success yesterday, it was a really nice night. After work, Jon asked me if I wanted to go on a date. It was very cute. We went down to the Nautical Mile, which is a strip along the water in Freeport, lined with restaurants, little shops and marinas. We walked for a bit and then decided on Crabshack, a small place that, at one time, had a good reputation. Stress HAD. It was not very good. We ended up just having appetizers and soup (the entire menu seemed like Fried Food). Despite our lackluster meal, it was a very nice evening.
We got back to the apartment just in time to play the 8p.m. I had an entry chip that I won yesterday, so it only cost me 30$. I knocked out about six people for $20 bounty each, so the tourney only cost me $10. I got a big stack in the middle of the tourney, and had one tough hand against a very good player, James Taylor. I built back up to 14,000 chips. Blinds were 400-800. I have 9 10 suited in the bb. The button, who is such a bad player, and raises position every time, raised to 2100. I thought he was good enough to fold anything but a premium hand if I push because there was only 33 people left at the time. So I push all in. Insta call with 44. Such a bad play, it was 45% of his chips. And his rationale is, and what confirmed his status as BAD, "it only cost me less than 1/2 my chips. " I laughed at him and looked up his stats. Then I made fun of him for 30 seconds because it felt good to do that and I think I was entitled. On a side note, I am so nice in person in tournaments, and respectful and such not a jerk, but online, I tend to mouth off all the time. I am working on that. That guy was just an extremely bad player that got lucky to cash in the 8 p.m.
Overall, I am not upset with my bubble. I trusted my read and pushed. I made the right read on the hand, wrong read on the player, =) Additionally, I had been really tight up to that point, so he should have given me a big hand. I definitely did not have a loose image, for that particular tourney anyway. So goes it.
Then I played the 30$ r, and it cost me $90. It was so one of those roller coaster tourneys, raise and then be committed to call an all in with a race, lose one, win one, lose one, win one, etc. And then I had AK v. AJ. I am sure you can decipher who won that hand when I had AK and less chips at the end =) Then I had AK suited against AA. And then I pushed with 55 v. A9 and that was the end of my tournament. I think I played well though. I may have been a little too aggressive to get myself involved in all of those races. But, I think for me, I am still trying to find the winning strategy, so this is still part of the process.
Yesterday, I also played 1/2 NL cash, in the SSTUPIDEST game ever. Pots were huge, people were calling with Ace hi. It was like a tourney, only with real money, lol. I was stuck 350 at one point and came back, only deficiting 40$. It was sick. I was so on my game though, it felt really really good. Really good.
As for the forecast for the rest of the week, tonight we are going to the mall and dinner with Jon's younger brother for his birthday. Thursday, I have a meeting, and Friday, we have an engagement party to attend. I plan to dedicate a large percentage of Saturday to playing online. I don't know how much more online I will have to report for the rest of the week, but knowing me, I am sure I will find time.
Good luck and peace,
Lucky C. =)
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