Today was just like the last few days. At least tomorrow is Friday which means I made it through another week. Right now I am having to make a deposit a little bit more then I would want to. I think yesterday was as lousy as it was due to getting over the really atrocious day that I had. I was feeling pretty good today. I didn't get around to any tournaments till later this afternoon. This was due to having to take care of a couple things first. The first was faxing a job offer letter. For those who know me, don't get excited. It was an offer letter for a part time job and only if they need me. Still, at least I am guaranteed a call if they need someone. The second thing I had to do was some homework for my class which took what seemed like forever to complete. Once it was completed I took care of one final thing before sitting back and starting some games.
I began with three of my usual single table sit and go tournaments. I finished all three with only a $0.90 gain. Kind of substandard isn't? Throughout those tournaments I was getting some very atrocious hands. Mostly cards like a five/nine or a two/three. How are you suppose to actually call or even bet with cards like that? Seeing that I was one for three, I thought maybe I am winning every other tournament I play in today. So I decided to buy into a tournament with 90 players, another one that I usually play. I did not make it very far at all. The only reason I lasted as long as I did was due to folding a lot. But then maybe that is why I finished as soon as I did.
Then I decided to buy into a $1.75 tournament with 18 players. I have done ones like this before and have come out with some prize money. This one did not go so well either. I ended up going out pretty quick. With my account shrinking instead of growing, I decided to buy into another tournament for $0.10 that is another one I usually play. Same problem. I thought I had the better hand with my two pairs but lost to pocket aces. The second one I entered for the same amount ended as quickly as it started.
Feeling kind of down on my luck, I bought into a tournament for $0.25 that had over a thousand players in it. I figured I could at least make it to the last five tables or so. I was mistaken. I kept getting really crappy cards and ended up out relatively quick. I decided to do a couple tournaments that had 360 players. The first one I ended up going out due to the other player getting a lucky river card. That really made me upset. was I going to lose everything I had in my account? It sure felt that way. The second one was not better either. I went out half way through.
There were a lot of hands where everyone was folding whenever someone bets high or even bets the amount that is in the pot. This makes me wonder if you can actually win a tournament by betting the pot or just betting high amounts. Is it that people get scared when they see that person bet high or even go all in either before or after the flop? I decided to try this out in the tournament that I played in.
This tournament had a $0.55 buy in. I decided to test out the theory that people fold when you raise high before the flop or bet the pot amount. This worked out okay for about five hands and then due to the crappy cards I was getting and the better cards the other players were getting. They started to call by bets. I ended up all in due to having a low amount left. I was taken out by pocket aces. So that kind of shot down my theory but not quite. I think I need to experiment with it a bit more before I rule it out. The second tournament I did with the same buy in I wound up being take out by a pair of 4s.
I recently read that if you can save your hands and review them, you can see what you did that was bad or good and would be able to adjust how you play and win more hands. While review hands from this last one, I noticed that I was playing hands that I probably should not be playing and folding cards that I should. So I have decided that I need to go back to how I use to play. That is, if I can remember how I use to play. I have been attempting to use various strategies these last few days to try and get out of a rut.
So I decided to play one last tournament that I usually win at and actually came out with a $0.90 gain. I figured this would be a good place to end my play for the day. It is always nice to finish with a victory. And with that may the Poker Gods smile upon your cards.
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