Yesterday was an interesting day. After I had a pretty good winning streak, just as fast as it started the streak ended. I played in a no limit holdem for $1.10 buy in that had nine players. This game was in a "knockout" style. That means that whenever someone is taken out of the game by another player, that player is credited $0.25. This game was dragging on for what seemed like a lifetime. I was doing okay and then I had pocket aces. Thinking I couldn't lose, I started to slow play the other person who was still in with what turned out to have a high card and a nine. I decided to go all in and didn't notice that he ended up with three nines after the flop. I was so excited about having the aces that I ended up with blinders on and was not thinking straight. So thinking I had won the hand I went all in. He called and I lost. What a way to go out.me.
Then I did a couple more $1.10 double or nothing tournament with 10 players. I lost both of these games which made me unhappy. That is when I decided to do a PCA Sat: 5+R FPP Mega-Path Round 1 tournament. I thought things were going alright but was wrong. I couldn't get a decent hand all game. Realizing that I might be on a losing streak, I went all in and did not lose any money in that game. FPP stands for Frequent Player Points. On Poker Stars, you get FPP for various games that you play.
Realizing that I was showing signs of being on a losing streak, I decided to cut back on how much the buy in was for the next tournament. I did a $0.55 buy in, no limit turbo tournament with 90 players. In this game, I confirmed the losing streak that I was on and did not do that well. If you would like to know where I placed please visit www.officalpokerrankings.com to view the results of these tournaments that have more then 36 players. My screen name is 1&only696 for those who did not read the earlier post with my screen name.
Seeing this losing streak, I knew I had to break it or I would be out another $10 very quickly. So I went for the old standby tournament. The $1.10 buy in, double or nothing, single table tournament with 10 players. With this being the third one for the day I knew I just had to do whatever it takes to break this streak I was on. I am glade to say that I succeeded with breaking that streak and finished in the top five and a $0.90 addition to my account. With how this one turned out I decided to do another one. It was the same set up. Play until there are only five players left and then it ends.
Before playing in this one, I took a little break for a few hours. This was also the first one after taking a break but the fourth one of the day. Things where moving along nicely until two people started sitting out. I noticed they were sitting out after a player went out and finished ninth. Then a few hands later and there was another person sitting out. I mean what the hell are these people thinking. I spent at least half an hour chatting to everyone about how stupid it was that they were sitting out. I also realized that if they continued to sit out and everyone who was actually playing continued to play to win and take people out, then only two of us who were still playing could win in the top five and there were still five of us playing. So after everyone else realized the same thing, we started to slow down our play. Finally after about an hour or so, these three people who were sitting out were done. Taken out by the blinds and antes. Thank god for having big blinds that were $250 and an ante of $25. I was able to finish this game with a $0.90 gain and a sign of the losing streaking ending.
With thinking my losing streak was over, I registered for a $1.10 buy in, double or nothing tournament with 10 players. This one was going okay. I was down to only needing one more person going out to finish in the money. The poker gods had other plans for me and when I tried to take out someone with taking them all in, I lost. What a shame. Then I did two tournaments with 90 players that had a $1.10 buy in. This tournament started out okay for me. I ended up finishing twentieth for one of them and thirty-seventh on the other one. I guess the losing streak was not over but taking a little break.
Today I had a meeting in the city to go to and did not get around to playing till a few hours ago. The first one I did today was the usual $1.10 buy in, double or nothing tournament with ten players. I ended up finishing seventh on this one. I think I finished seventh due to being upset about the meeting that I had today. There is another lesson to learn. Never play when upset or angry. I tend to try to take it out at the poker table, which I know I should not be trying to do. I have said it before but I believe that patience is the key to winning at online poker.
After that tournament and with the realization of what I was trying to do, I entered another tournament that was the same buy in and the same number of players. This one I took a little bit slower and finished in the top five to take a $0.90 gain. This made me feel better about the past two days. I have yet to decide if the losing streak is over or not. After I went to the store with my wife to pick up something, I entered into a NAPL USA Rookie Division tournament that had over 3,000 players registered, with a $0.11 buy in. There was a guaranteed prize pool of $500. I figured what the hell. This one would be one way to see if my losing streak had ended. Sadly, I continued my streak of crappy hands and ended up finishing 2,007th. I think I have done enough for the day and I think I will do a couple more tournaments that I tend to win. It is good to have a tournament that you win more then you lose to try and build up some cash in your account.
I hope that tomorrow will bring better results. As always may the Poker Gods smile upon every hand you play. Feel free to leave any comments or thoughts. I am open to ways to improve this and make it easier for people to follow.
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