Dinner break

The last level was pretty rough.  About midway through it, I realized that I had not had a premium hand or a monster flop ALL DAY. I had AQ twice and QQ once, and none of them were playable on their merits (the QQ was counterfeited when an ace hit the board).  

As noted earlier, I was able to bluff my AQ into a fold on a big pot, but otherwise nada. I know this is how it sometimes goes, but when you go for two hours without taking down a pot, you kind of begin to look like the kind of guy who’s afraid of playing anything, and in the cutthroat world of high level tournament poker, that makes you prey to the sharks.

I’m at 90,500 going into Level 9. It’s more than I started with, but as players fall, it’s becoming proportionately smaller. This means that the big stacks might call me when they would fold to a larger stack because they have enough chips to gamble.

This means I am looking for a hand to make them do just that. But I am so, so, so card dead right now, I have to resist the temptation to shove with a marginal hand. I have to keep listening to my inner voice.

Fortunately, I had a nice dinner (chicken sandwich and salad) and I feel a little more energized. So in a few minutes, I’ll be back in the mine looking for that one gem.

Wish me luck!