I haven't been playing any $7 games for awhile. I've been busy with the "Pokerstars Canada Cup." The main tournament is a $530 entry fee and the last 9 players left (the final table) will stop play and finish the tournament in The Bahamas in January. Flight and hotel (the Atlantis Resort in Nassau) are paid for.
Of course, I don't think I would ever pay that much for a tournament entry fee (never say never, though). So, I've been playing in the free "step" qualifiers. This is how they go...
Step 1: Freebuy Super Satellite tournament with entry to...
Step 2: $5.50 Satellite tournament with entry to...
Step 3: $55 Satellite tournament with entry to...
Step 4: $530 Final Tournament...top 9 go to the Bahamas to win a share of $250,000
Step 1: Freebuy on October 1st
Players: 1703
Prizes Available for: The top 17
Prize: Free Entry to a $5.50 Satellite
My Finish: Top 17!
Step 2: $5.50 Satellite on October 2nd
Players: 216
Prizes Available for: The top 19
Prize: Free Entry to a $55 Satellite
My Finish: Top 19!
Step 3: $55 Satellite on October 7th
Players: 28
Prizes Available for: The top 3
Prize: Top 2 get free entry to the final tournament. 3rd place gets $340.
My Finish: 3rd!
Dear Lord I was close! (not that i won't take the $340). But, MAN I was close! Down to the final 3 and I had a guy out chipped and he was all-in before the flop. He had an A3 suited and I called him with AQ...he flops a flush! Shortly after, I was all-in with QJ vs. pocket 10s and it didn't happen for me. Oh well. I did catch some breaks here and there on the way to 3rd, so can't complain about my luck too much. Seemed like a really really loose game for only 28 players and so much on the line, though! I just kind of sat back and played nothing for a long time unless it was a premium premium hand. Everybody else seemed content to pick each other off.
Now the debate...just pony up the $55 cash for another satellite and take a stab at making it to the final tournament again? I'm tempted to do it at least once since I can use the 3rd place windfall to finance it. The $55 tournaments are twice a day on the weekends and once a day during the week. The final tournament goes on October 23rd with the final 9 players finishing the game in the Bahamas on January 9th.
Stay tuned!
Starting Money: $20
$55 'Canada Cup Satellite' Games Played: 1
Record: 3rd place=$340
$20 'Double or Nothing' Games Played: 1
Record: 0-1
$10 'Double or Nothing' Games Played: 30
Record: 15-15
$7 'Fifty50' Games Played: 10
Record: 6-4
$6 - 6 Man NL Tournament Games Played: 5
1st ($23.40)-1
2nd ($12.60)-1
Out of money-3
$1.50 - 6 Man NL Tournament Games Played: 1
1st ($5.46)-1
2nd ($2.94)-0
Out of money-0
$5 'Double or Nothing' Games Played: 36
Record: 24-12
$5 'Fifty50' Games Played: 1
Record: 1-0
$3.50 'Fifty50' Games Played: 30
Record: 20-10
Current Money: $384.35
Wow! Very...VERY EXCITING!
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So......SO CLOSE!
I think you should..
1. Take out your original invested money (so that you're playing with 'their' money the rest of the way through).
2. Take a stab at the $55 again....but no more than twice.
3. Move up from the $7 games to the next level.
Awesome stuff.
Not a bad plan at all. I figure I've got to give the $55 game at least one more try. But, yes, it would be a good idea to save most of those winnings, so I can move up to the $15 Fifty/50 games.
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