We started with 600+ players in the field over the 2 starting days and I had a pretty good table draw: Anna Wrobleski, David Benyamine, and this former Magic player I know from way back in the day, Chris Demaci. I've never played with Anna so I was able to see that she does in fact run sick well but at the same time definitely has game. Early on I hit two sets both against Anna where she check/folded the flop and the other she called two bets with a midpair. There wasn't much action early and I missed 15 minutes due to an upset stomach (I know such vital information that you just HAD to know). I ended the level at 32k.
The next level I lost the biggest pot of the tourney thus far where I had KQo and raised it utg to 525 and Anna called on the button. I was a little confused as to what Anna's range here was. I had been pretty tight but I wasn't sure if she was someone who just liked to peel flops regardless or if she actually took into account that I was tight at the time. So the flop is 1062ss. I continuation bet 850 and she calls. Turn is an off suit king. I check, she bets 2100 and I call. The river is the 4 of spades bringing the flush but I ruled that out of her range by her bet sizing on the turn. I check, she bets 3500 and I call. She flips over AK for the best hand and I muck annoyed at how the only way she gets any action off of me after the flop is by hitting a 2 out King on the turn. After that I was down to 20k and hovered around that until the end of the level.
Level 3 was brutal. I managed to brick a straight flush draw AND and 2 over, gutshot flush draw both in the same hour. Either of those pots would've gotten me back to 30k but better to run bad early than late :).
After that level I found myself down to 10k at 200/400. This was when I had a moment of clarity. I was obviously annoyed with my stack and my bad luck so far and decided that I was going to play some sound poker. First hand back I picked up a 6k pot with top pair and then had David Benyamine shove 44 into my Kings. He really didn't care to play I don't think. He was shoving with 48o and showing it almost as if to induce a wider calling range. He also kept saying how he didn't like playing a shortstack when he had 12k at 200/400 lol! After that nice little dub I was at 25k and was just happy to be out of the redzone for the rest of the level. I did play a tricky hand against Anna and Chris though. Anna raises to 1200 in the cutoff, Chris calls on the button and I see a flop with 109dd in the big blind. The flop is KKQdd and Anna bets 1600, Chris calls and I call. The turn is the Ace of diamonds and it checks around after bringing my flush. The river is the third King which pretty much nullifies my hand. Not a huge deal but was annoying to have the pot won on the turn and then have no shot on the river.
The last level of the day was 300/600 75 and the first hand back I flopped a flush with J10dd against Chris's KK. The flop came A86ddd and he had the King of diamonds so he paid me off a bit. Once Benyamine busted everyone started picking up the aggression including me and I won a number of small pots to bring me up to 47k.
Yes, I'm not even average but any day you start at 30k, drop to 10k, and then bounce back to 47k is a good day in my book.
Day 2 starts tomorrow so I gotta get some sleep and be prepped and ready to go tomorrow. Good Night.
P.S. I ate at Craftsteak tonight with JC Alvarado, Waco Kidd, Apestyles, Crazy Marco, BK Ice, and SB Rounder and let me tell you that was the sickest meal I've ever had. Not even joking. AMAAAAAZING. Also it was even better because SB Rounder lost the 2k credit card roulette game after declining to chop with me heads up when we were going to split the bill. LOOOOOL! Weeeeeeeeeeeee!
It was a good day....
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