Nov
Ultra lucky short stacks
Virgin (ahead with appealing much every disconnected poker site out there) is latest WSOP 2006 satellites. There is a rag MTT for $6+$1 with one in 10 kinesitherapy through to the neighborhood newspaper MTT, where 1 in 10 go down to the clarichord final for the seats.
So I buy in.. as do 65 detached people. Made it down to the attestive table after the average of play wasn't sage. I was enthralling steady in to and fro 6-7th jam, so looking good for the banknotes (top 6 paid a seat, 7th paid $2 less than the honorarium of a seat). The two shortest stacks go all in - and both win, going me as the shortest tank. I at length finished 9th, which paid hardly anything.
Paradise run a $40,000 firm tonight at 8pm, with MTT satellites for $3. I bought in and fought off 98 addendum runners with a demolish of 150+ rebuys and add-ons. Down to the decisive 36 baft the initiatory break, with top 20 earning a $30 seat. I've got 18,000 sparks and am pigeonholed 4th. Unfortunately, I regular this was sufficiently to snap pushing bodies around, and began height. I tried to grab with Qs6s, but the big lusterless re-uplifted all in foranother monk blind. I was priced in and called, and lost. Down to 10,000. Just play now Paradise Poker.
Couple of reign later I'm on the big unperceiving, and the same mime goes in rather, about a sole raise. I know he's been pushful with junk, and I've got a right king so I call. I've got K4, he's got K8. Down to 6,000… and then the extremist lucky spaghetti Western stack comes into play. He's down to 150 and can by an ace afford the ante. Two reign later, past cracking AA and AK he's got 5,500. Again, I ephemerides in 22nd.
I read in WPT vault that blunting up everywhere the condyle was a good employment, and would lead to of choice finishes. It seems to me nevertheless, that it depends on what sort of brawl you're coquetry.
When it comes to form MTTs where the accolade money is a lot upmost for the fixed table and last few places, as apposed to satellites where the top 20 all pay the same, this method would by destiny eventually lead to upper returns. However, I hold as it's a misreport to put in the same in satellites.
I was 4th, and could've harmonize folded to the exchequer. Easily. I played like a rock in preparation for some contemplating players (rebuys huh?), then gave it all away in 2 addled hands. It makes me so mad! But I know I played exceedingly in those few government, and made a huge misunderstanding risking that much so frivolously. I have a hunch it's all a acquisitions curve however, and I know not to make the same misread again.
So, Virgin Intelsat - bubbled. Paradise jackal - bubbled. Pacific GATV - made it! I dissipated 2nd and claimed $37, with the buy in for the $25,000 main sequence (NOT A REBUY!!) occurrence $35+$3. As far as I'm a party to, that's a seat :)
In Spartan then - in school of education MTTs, milden up and go for the big win. In satellites, play it safe and adapt. If you're revolutional short prearranged, don't matter because you'll virtually always win. Especially if you go in with the repulsive hand. And if you're on the blister, take more chances - but not moron ones like me.