| 20 Feb | The long runPosted by PokerBarney on 7:24PM, 20th Feb 2006Permalink |  Send to a friend |  RSS feed |
It's all about the long term
I think I'm finally realising that today. Poker is up and down, and luck plays a large part in the outcome of any game, regardless of the player's skill. How many times have we all seen AA lose to 10/3 offsuit, simply because the the big stack can afford to call with trash?
Anyway. My STTs have been going terribly. I think I played 3 or 4 days in a row without placing in the money.. I was beginning to get disheartened and wonder if it was worth it - until today.
Today I had a corker. I played two games (as usual) for $5 each (as usual). I won the first one thanks to some nice cards and good decisions, and came second in the second one thanks to one bad decision.
I had a suited king when my opponent (who had been very aggressive) raised me on the big blind. I figured I'd have to start actually playing against this guy or the blinds would eat me since I was slightly behind. Flop was QQJ, with none of my suit. At this point, I was betting on him not having a queen, so I figured as soon as he bet I'd go all in and steal. We checked to the river, which was a 9 and he leads out and bets. Right on cue, I go all in and he calls faster than Road Runner chasing after Wile Coyote. Unfortunately, my king high is destroyed by his pocket 99...
Still, I placed in the money and was (am!) pleased with myself. In 14 games (costing $70) I have placed in the money 6 times for a total of $60 with an average win of $10. This puts me $10 down overall, but I think my game is picking up.
Getting a good table is as much of a gamble as pushing with an open ended straight draw on the flop, and it seems I was a little unlucky last week. However, I am hopeful for the future, and will continue to play for at least 30 games before making a decision over my future in STTs.
Maxim King of Poker
On a side note, I've been fighting tooth and nail to stay in the top qualifying 10 of the MKOP leaderboard. Currently placed 8th, I am still very hopeful and optimistic about my chances of ending up in the live final. I had a great game the other day, making 300+ points while other decent players in the top 10 made 100 or so. Sorry guys, but it cheered me up no end! :)
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