Well, it's been a little while since I played some meaningful poker. I say meaningful, because I have been entering a bunch of 'freeroll' tournaments that would eventually lead to an entry in the Pokerstars Caribbean Adventure (PCA). It's a big package...trip to the Bahamas, tournament entry, etc, etc. But, you have to be top 2 in the freeroll to go to another tournament that you have to win to actually get the package. The odds are long! So, those tournaments are basically an All-In fest from the get-go. They're free, so nobody seems to mind putting it all on the line and trying to build a big stack early. Not really a classic poker game, but fun and free, so why not, right? Needless to say, no luck for me yet in those games.
Anyway, the 'meaningful' poker tonight was my $5 Double or Nothing experiment. Managed to grind out another win...
Starting Money: $20
Games Played: 6
Record: 5-1
Current Money: $40
Made one major mistake during the tournament...playing A 10 off suit and eventually losing a big chunk of my stack to AK when an Ace hit the flop. Bad Dave! That knocked me down to short stack and I eventually had to put it all in with an Ace that held up against a KJ and put me in the lead with 6 people left in the tournament (remember, top 5 get double their money). So, I'm sitting at about 3100 in chips...short stack is 1200 (the guy I just doubled up through) and everyone else is mid 2000s. About 2 hands later, I get dealt pocket queens and the 1200 guy raises to 450. I figure he is pretty committed and am deciding whether to put him all in. If I do and win, then the tournament is over. If I do and lose, then I'm the short stack and am fighting for my life again. What would you do? Eventually, I decided to fold it. He probably had nothing, but if he had KK, AA I was in real trouble. Even against AK it would only be 50/50. Obviously, it worked out this time, but I'm wondering about that hand.
Tomorrow is the Big Slick Poker finals! Updates tomorrow!
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