600$ on party million guarantee
222k for first. 2700plus people. come 100th or 101 cant recall now. I wait 4 hours for a hand, play perfect poker, finally get AA go all in with my 15k in chips lose to KQo.
Do all poker players enjoy selftorture as much as me?
WHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYWHWYWHWYHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWY
im done now. bye.
hg
Do all poker players enjoy selftorture as much as me?
WHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYHWYWHWYWHWYHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWYWHWY
im done now. bye.
hg
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I think this is more than comiserating, as it's an important part of the process of getting to the top-tier (no disrespect intended). Here's the question I keep asking myself, "would a top-tier player ended up in the same spot?". And after all, I want to beat the top players so I think "what can I do that's smarter than the top tier players?"
I'm not thinking of how to play a particular hand, but rather how would a top-tier player play through their play. On my Saturday tourney, after my monkey man play, I was left with about 1600 chips. It was roughly the same as Pickled Egg (rumoured to be Harrington). I blew parts of my stack on ill-advised bluffs, and "flyiers". He tightened up, and went out with guns a blazing on a single hand. The big difference was that I pissed away my chips and he had a much better chance of success, not only on the one hand, but also winning enough chips to be a contender. So, I spotted another leak in my game.
Just some thoughts. And, I was really down on myself during the weekend. Did my usual self-desctrive behavour -- this time I tried some 30/60 only about 6 times my normal limit, and pissed away about 10BB. Glad I got it out of my system.
Now that I know that other really good players are having a tough time in these big tournies, I'm not as down as I was. I feel like I'm in good company!!
On the bright side, I was more aggressive than I've ever been with steals and re-steals. I called a raise in the BB with 95o, planning to take it on the turn with nada, which I did. At another point, I came over the top for all of my chips from the BB against what looked like a blind steal. I had J3o, and he folded. So, I am adding more aggression to my game (which I felt I needed to do) and now I need to find a middle ground, so I don't go all nuts with pocket eights.
I could have made it DEEP in yesterday's tournament, and the reasons I didn't are nobody's fault but mine. Believe it or not, there is some comfort in that.
Regards,
all_aces
I find it interesting that you would feel that you need more aggression. From what I've read, I believe you had a very strong heads up game (well I assume you still have it in you, but it sounds like you've dropped the game). Heads up is where I learned to channel my overlly aggressive tendancies into smart aggression. Just wondering why that aggression hasn't translated into your tournament game?
Oddly enough, I'm personally suffering from the opposite, where I'm trying to tone down my aggression. It hasn't been a smooth learning experience, but I'm getting there. Being more aggressive usually kept me out of AK connundrums. But knowing how to play either side of the coin is best.
Cheers
Magi
It's a little easier to be aggressive in a limit game, particularly when you are used to playing shorthanded 25/50 poker, and some of your opponents are not. (I don't know that for a fact, but it seemed that way). In tournaments, I've had great success playing a more conservative style of game, but it's become clear to me that doesn't necessarily mean conservative is the 'best' way to play. As always, it comes down to your table draw and your opponents, so I guess the bottom line is that I'm
a) putting more effort into determining who I can take advantage of at a table, and
b) acting more strongly on those determinations.
As you say, knowing how to play either side of the coin is best--also known as changing gears. Yesterday I failed to change gears, and it ended my tournament. Arg arg arg.
Regards,
all_aces
I hear that. Those wpt sats are pizzin me off too. lol Making it that far into it, 3-4 hours, and then bupkiss. lol
I came 6th in stars rebuy last nite, so lame... flopped a pair lost to two outer on turn. CRAZY rebuy. likely around 150 rebuys from my table alone. at LEAST. Funny, im at the bellagio playin small tourneys from my room.
Anyone here tried the steps tourneys on party? i started at 1 and made it to three very easily, im about to play step three which i will very easily parlay into step four. They are a good tourny for value wowo.
later
hg
final 7 dragged on for a while, but it was np in the end. I see in step 4half the people get into the 1k tourney. the 1k tourney has 9k for first. Top 4 win money in it. So far i have invested 12$ in this thing. i will have no problem makin it into step 5.. then the 9k cometh forth.
value mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
buhbye
Cheers
Magi