For once I am not going to mention how I have done in poker lately.... this time I need to say something about a comment I saw in another player's blog that has been kinda bugging me. I almost commented in that blog but I think the player and others would take me wrong.
The comment was " Can anyone really do anything THAT wrong in a $10 tournament? I mean, it is a $10 tournament right?"
I find fault with that sentiment in that I feel like it is trying to say the buy in dictates what correct poker is. I have always felt correct poker is not dependent on the buy in but on the particular play needed at that time. The correct play depends on the other player(s), previous actions, cards, stacks, stage of tournament,.... etc. But shouldn't hinge upon the cost of the buy in, not if you are playing poker for the sake of playing poker. At the point where you will play differently because the buy in is insignificant to you it is almost like you are saying I am just gambling (like roulette) versus my normal poker play. Yes I know poker is a form of gambling but most are drawn to it because of the additional amount of control it allows the player over another form of gambling such as roulette where you are at the ball's total mercy.
A statement like the original comment make it seem like a play that is ok in a $10 (which seems to be implying that $10 is meaningless to particular players) wouldn't be acceptable in a $10,000 buy in tournament. If that is the case then plays that would be criticized in a $10,000 should also take into consideration what the player of said play's net worth is..... perhaps he feels "how can I do anything THAT wrong, this is only a $10,000 and I have over $10,000,000 in the bank."
Perhaps I am just being nitty or picking or whatever. It is almost like when a person makes the original comment they are saying that they play differently because the money doesn't matter to them. (Almost a condescension on those whom the $10 would matter to.)
From this point of view correct poker depends on your net worth, not your skill.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Monday, April 7, 2008
Weekend....
Didn't make it to Ceasar's Indiana. Never heard back from my friend and too lazy to drive the 4 hours by myself.
Didn't play much online on Sat. Can't remember Friday at this point. LOL
I do remember one hand on Friday. Was deep in a $4/180man SNG on Stars. Find JJ late position with 25 left (pays top 18). Decent stack though not in top 10, but not short stacked. As the players start folding or calling I even think to myself "Do I really want to go bust with this hand this close to the money". Always have bad luck with this hand late in tournies. I figure, screw it.... if I want a shot at the top 3 places I need chips. One ep limper, so I raise about 4.4 x bb. Probably a little more. I tend to base my raises on the pot more than just the blinds. Everyone folds to the ep limper who calls. At this point I put him on a Ace/face hand. From comes K,x,2. He checks. Pot is now almost 85% of what I have left in front of me. I have the read that he doesn't have the K nor AA or QQ. I push in the rest of my stack not wanting to give him a cheap shot at hitting an A or Q if he has a hand like AQ or AJ. He insta calls with 22..... and I am out. I should have followed my instincts and not played the hand or at least not raised. Would have been much easier to get away from with the K on the flop and I would probably at least have made the money.
But lately I have tried to get away from the "just make the money" attitude and try to work harder at making top 3. Haven't been too successful with the change though. I should stick with what I do best which is eeking into the money and not losing much of my bankroll. The bankroll doesn't grow much but better than losing.
I did make another deep run in a $1 MTT on stars. Got like 41 out of 2600+ players. Not quite the top 1% of the field I wanted to make. LOL
Didn't play much online on Sat. Can't remember Friday at this point. LOL
I do remember one hand on Friday. Was deep in a $4/180man SNG on Stars. Find JJ late position with 25 left (pays top 18). Decent stack though not in top 10, but not short stacked. As the players start folding or calling I even think to myself "Do I really want to go bust with this hand this close to the money". Always have bad luck with this hand late in tournies. I figure, screw it.... if I want a shot at the top 3 places I need chips. One ep limper, so I raise about 4.4 x bb. Probably a little more. I tend to base my raises on the pot more than just the blinds. Everyone folds to the ep limper who calls. At this point I put him on a Ace/face hand. From comes K,x,2. He checks. Pot is now almost 85% of what I have left in front of me. I have the read that he doesn't have the K nor AA or QQ. I push in the rest of my stack not wanting to give him a cheap shot at hitting an A or Q if he has a hand like AQ or AJ. He insta calls with 22..... and I am out. I should have followed my instincts and not played the hand or at least not raised. Would have been much easier to get away from with the K on the flop and I would probably at least have made the money.
But lately I have tried to get away from the "just make the money" attitude and try to work harder at making top 3. Haven't been too successful with the change though. I should stick with what I do best which is eeking into the money and not losing much of my bankroll. The bankroll doesn't grow much but better than losing.
I did make another deep run in a $1 MTT on stars. Got like 41 out of 2600+ players. Not quite the top 1% of the field I wanted to make. LOL
Friday, April 4, 2008
Poker Purgatory
Well I have been feeling like I am in purgatory lately..... and you know what... I am happy about it!! LOL
Happier to be in purgatory than in hell!
(for those of you that don't know what purgatory is, it is supposedly the place between heaven and hell that you get stuck in if you aren't quite worthy of heaven and not deserving of hell)
Lately I have actually been doing decent. Going pretty deep in MTTs but never getting big cashes. But I seem to have improved over just getting to the money and getting halfway through the payout field. Not great but better than bubbling!!
I have been so bad about keeping track of it lately. I mean I have kept track of it by writing it down... LOL but I haven't entered anything in my database for over 4 weeks so I can't give specific numbers. I will eventually get off my ass and do it...... not sure when. LOL
Might be going to Caesar's IN this weekend to play in a WSOPC prelim event ($500). But we will see.
GL to all at the tables.
Happier to be in purgatory than in hell!
(for those of you that don't know what purgatory is, it is supposedly the place between heaven and hell that you get stuck in if you aren't quite worthy of heaven and not deserving of hell)
Lately I have actually been doing decent. Going pretty deep in MTTs but never getting big cashes. But I seem to have improved over just getting to the money and getting halfway through the payout field. Not great but better than bubbling!!
I have been so bad about keeping track of it lately. I mean I have kept track of it by writing it down... LOL but I haven't entered anything in my database for over 4 weeks so I can't give specific numbers. I will eventually get off my ass and do it...... not sure when. LOL
Might be going to Caesar's IN this weekend to play in a WSOPC prelim event ($500). But we will see.
GL to all at the tables.
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