Tuesday, May 4, 2010

2 deep runs early in SCOOP, exhausted already, still got almost 2 weeks

So SCOOP started on Sunday. Up to this point I played the $215 6-max holdem, $215 holdem, $55 rebuy 6-max holdem, and $109 rebuy PLO turbo. One of the things that has been kinda hanging over me up to this point was that I've never made a deep run in any SCOOP or WCOOP events. I said I was going to make several deep runs this year and have bets on myself to win at least 1 event (with odds of course). In the opening event, the $215 6-max holdem I had a good chance to go deep. Unfortunately a hand came up where I had 140k and got a guy with 100k in with my AKs against his 99 preflop. It was kinda sick to get those stacks in preflop since it was like 90bb but there wasn't anything I could do. With 2 limpers, the aggressive button raised it and I made a standard good sizes 3bet from the bb and he shoved and it's an easy call for me. I lost that one and never recovered and went out like 8-9 hours into the tournament for like a $500something cash. Then I had to drive back to U of I, didn't get to bed until like 1am, and had to get up at 7:30 for school (to do homework due later that morning, I'm a procrastinator, but I got it done). Then yesterday I started the $55 rebuy at 1pm. I only put in 1 buy in and 1 add on (for $105). I was once against super sharp, making moves at all the right times, had very good feels for all my opponents, and was deeply focused. After about 12 hours of play I started get super super tired, both physically and mentally. I had never been in any trouble with my stack the entire tournament and then suddenly a stretch of hands came where I seemed to just be getting owned. Right now I really can't tell you if I was still playing well or not, I'll have to look back at the hands at some point, but a really good player who I have a lot of respect for told me there was a hand where he didn't like my play. I was to tired to think about it at the time but I'll look at it later. Anyway, I went out in 28th place for a $2550 profit. It's a reasonable score but a massive disappointment. $2500 doesn't change anything for me. My life is like 99.9% the same as if I had won $0. I played a TON of interesting hands during the tournament and will hopefully post some at some point. At 4pm today is the $162 heads up and I think I'm going to skip the $109 holdem at 7pm just because I'm so tired and the tournament will last like 15 hours.

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