
Well tonight I grinded a solid MTT and was chip leader by 15k for most of the MonteCarlo game on PokerStars which I qualified for last week.
1st prize - all expenses paid holiday for 2 to montecarlo
2nd -10th prizes - PokerStars Chipsets
I played a solid, tight game early on, doubling up as often as possible and cashing in on the weaknesses and mtt inexperience of the other players. I played power poker once I had accumulated a 5k chip lead, and felt like I was on a cash table at times..
I grinded my way to the final table, then this happened.
me: AK - All in for about 20k
villain: A9 - Calls for his remaining 15k .
Flop: a-9-x
Turn: blank
River: 9
leaving me on a not so healthy 5k. I battled back to chiplead within 20 hands and was dominated when I popped all in when we were 3 way. My oppenent’s live ace had my King in trouble and the board didn’t help me. Out in 3rd…
Time wasted on this whole caper.. a WHOPPING 8 hours. Yes, that’s right 8 hours for a smeggy pokerStars chipset! It had better be el-deluxo-supremo-magico!
Anyway it looks like my MTT form is continuing… hopefully I will cash in someting big sometime soon. Who knows, maybe someobody will stake me for something big..