Busto in level 9 of Denny Crum Main Event.
Tournament Detail: 163 players bought n for $675+$20 add on. $28K up top + $10k wsop main event seat.
My Main Event: My Tourney was a big microcosm (oxymoron) of how this entire month has been. When I had big holdings, the board wd b small. When I had middle suited connectors, the flop wd b all paint. My pockets pairs always saw a ****ty flop. If I had black it wd b red. If I had top pair someone else flopped 2 pair. I cd turn a straight, but villain wd river a flush. This is how it has been all month, and today was no different. I knew coming into this Challenge their wd b sm rough months, and July has been the roughest. Today was mountains of frustration, and slow torture as I never had more than my starting stack. I lost 5k HU on open ended straight draw/flush draw/over, and…wait for it…wait for it… BRICK CITY!
Through all the run bd, I still soldiered on fighting during every level, until my tourney ended in level 9. The blinds were 100-400-800, I get 10bbs all-n in Sb w A
9
after 3 limpers. I get 1 caller from the “table chip leader”, also known as “I better than u guy”, “chirpy chips”, “Every hand Remarks”, “I Scream my bets because I hv earphones on”, and “The Ante Collector”. The pot sits at 18k. Win this one, and I have a better chance to run it up. Just need my hand to hold up against his 5
6
. The flop 2
5
5
turn A
river 9
. LOL
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My Takeaway: Feels gd to contribute to Denny Crum's Scholarship Fund. Very satisfied w how I played overall. Maybe there was one hand I shd hv bet on the button w 7
7
after it was checked to me twice on flop and turn, 5 handed. Q
J
4
4
. If I had more chips, I def bet here. But w my puny stack, I was playing a lil more cautious. Perhaps too cautious, 8
hits river. A
8
wins at showdown. Other than that hand, I feel I played really well. I just didn’t run gd w the cards today; but I never did fret, tilt, or get out of line. I stayed disciplined, and feel I made correct +ev decisions all day long. Sometimes n this game, u can play great and lose. Sometimes u can play bad and win. Poker is a funny game. I will continue to stick w my chances of playing gd, and fight through this.
What cd hv been… if my last hand holds, and I finally get above my starting stack… perhaps tides turn… That’s Poker folks.