I have so much to learn. Like not getting blinded by pocket aces. I blew my bankroll in a cash game by not paying enough attention to the board. UTG made a hefty bet on suggesting he had pretty decent cards. I raise with my bullets and the button shoves all in. I’m thinking, “WhooHoo”. And that’s the only thing I was thinking because if I took a moment, to look at the flop I would have noticed that the button might have been sitting pretty with a low-end straight. I call his shove putting me all in and, of course, he had the straight. I licked my wound and continued with the tournament, now past the rebuy point, comforted by the fact that I was in sixth place over the remaining 496 players. Time to focus so I don’t have to reload.
The bubble burst with 188 players in the money and I maintained my sixth position and felt better than when I had my aces cracked in the cash game. I’ve picked up $3 in bounties and needed to finish in at least 21st position to regain my losses.
By the L19 break, I picked up another $1.37 in bounties but dropped to 34th place of the remaining 146 players, This was due to betting big on my queens only to fold when two players bet the ace on the turn. And no, I wouldn’t have made my set on the river. So good fold.
By the L27 break, I was holding fast in 10th position in a field of 33. The thing I noticed most about the late stages of the game is how much bounties come into play. The temptation to play looser calls really wears on you and of course as your bounty increases, you become more of a target. Like me, with a bounty of $7.07. Not the biggest in the field, but worth gunning for. I didn’t last too much longer after the break, but I have to admit, I’m satisfied with my tournament play. My cash game is another story.
The result:
