Hard times, baby, well they come to us all
Sure as the tickin' on the clock on the wall
I'm waitin'...waitin' on a sunny day
gonna chase the clouds away
Yeah I'm waitin' on a sunny day...
The Boss
Three mega-multis today - the $5 Party mega this morning Pauly has a paragraph about that one. I then took a last stab at the WPT Legends freeroll satellite entry qualifier this evening at Paradise. I played 2 of them which started within 15 minutes of each other. Folks, that is not easy. How-some-ever, out of 1500 entries in each, I managed to scratch and claw my way to #170 in the first and #180 in the second. The first 100 finishers won seats in the WPT qualfier - so I didn't make it.
I'm having trouble determining what it is about my tourney play that seems to consistently keep me struggling to get up the ladder or, at best, plateau at an 'average' stack. I know one problem may lie in my timerity in stealing pots. I am not confident about when and how to take advantage of that enough. I do it. But not often enough. Haven't developed the heart yet. But then, I get good hands cracked often. My last hand this evening - JJ in late position with one limper (blinds were 600/1200 with 75 ante - so a limp was no small 'taters). I pushed all-in (t2400) and was called by a megalith of a stack on my left - which was expected, it was his duty to call me. And he had the 'anything' we all hope to have when someone pushes all-in front of you - AA.
The most difficult aspect of these tourneys I've observed is that it's hard to put people on hands - especially in the early rounds. It's a crapshoot for the most part. You are going to go to a showdown and are at higher risk of having your strong hand cracked by some idiot naive soul who called you down with crap and ends up hitting a 2 outer runner runner to bust you. That can make you cry.
But, I have faith in my abilities to know I'm not an idiot at the table. I still have a lot to learn, though - I'm still quite a student at this game, and each game gives me more and more valuable knowledge and experience.
So - see you at the tables, and keep those cards in the air!
