Well after nearly having my bankroll disintegrate before my very eyes (.70 cents if I didn't cash in 18 player Sit & Go, which I won...see previous entry), I'm back up to $10.60 after finishing 3rd, 8th and 1st in three 9 player Sit&Go's. I start out patient and wait for others, take a small pot here and there, double up, wait until 3 players are left then try to make a move.
I lost my first match on a couple of key hands: I caught Kings v. Queens and they held up to obtain a key double up with 4 players left. Then got King and slow played them into a loss: I limped in (sb) and BB checked. Flop: [5s Js 6d]. I check, he bets 400. Turn: [7h]. I bet 800 trying to show strength, he calls. River: [4c] I'm not crazy about that card, putting an open ended straight draw on the board. I check, he bets 800...in my mind he could still have Jacks and think he was ahead, so I call and he shows 5x 8x for the straight. Very next hand I pick up Aces on the button. BB moves all-in, I thank my lucky stars and call he shows [Ah Qs] (I'm a 92% favorite and pretty much cripple him). Flop: [5h Js 4h]. So hes drawing dead unless he hits a Queen or heart...heart on the turn...heart on the river. Hello third! While it is a cash (and that's the name of the game) it means little because you win $1.80 but you paid 1.20 for the tournament.
I lost my second tournament due to another trap gone wrong: I raise with [8s 9s]. One caller (in BB). Flop comes [Js Ks 2s]...Jackpot! She checks. I check. Turn [As], don't love that card but I could still have the best hand. She bets 30 I call. River:[Td] She bets 120. I decide to raise to 400 (thinking only one card beats me Qs...actually 10s also would beat me). She re-raised to 680. I call. She shows Qs. I lose. I should have probably either called the first bet or folded to the re-raise. I may or may not have been influenced by the fact she had the name of an ex-girlfriend in her name (lol). I shoved with K 4 with two limpers (for no real reason) got called by A 5. Hit a four, guy hit runner runner for a straight. Hello 8th!
In the third match...I played tight until there was only 4 left and then we got down to three handed. I had 2870 in chips (1st had 7370 and 2nd hand 3320). I let the other two battle it out and then made a move with Kings and got called by A5 and won. I eventually got heads up down in chips big time 9705 to 3795. I could read this guy very well so I was actually confident (he seems to call too much). I shoved on the river twice trying to get a quick double up (with two pair and straight). I eventually took the chip lead (7570 to 5930). However momentum shifted (a bad call, bad hands, and too much speculation) and I found myself down (12130 to 1370). Although I believe I can win heads-up even with large deficits, I was kicking myself for losing so much ground and thought I blew my chance. However, I got back when I shoved on the river (finally worked) with a straight and got paid off. I doubled up AK v. K10 (can't believe he made that call), giving me the chip lead again. I won the tournament when I flopped top two (KJ), he bet, I raised, he moved in...I called. He had a flush draw and blanked on the final two. Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
So my bankroll is up to $10.60 and I am feeling very confident about my game.
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