Chasing Chris Ferguson

is w-a-a-a-y down.  I don’t know if the war has been tough on me or if I’ve been tough on the war.  I’ve kicked through more than one tournament struggle, two of them in the $11 price range - and one of them was a re-buy tournament (didn’t know it until I’d sat in the game, but I didn’t take the re-buy).  Most of my buy-ins have been in micro limit instead of low limit on Poker Stars.

In a NLH $1+10c with 2494 players, I made it to 289th place and won  $2.24 for my efforts.  I can’t even remember the hand I exited on.

Another NLH - $2.60+25c, with 4063 players, I made it to 518th place and pocketed $4.06.  I was a bit disappointed with this tournament.  Within the first two orbits, I picked up A-A and two players stacked off in front of me. What to do?  What to do?  Oh…my…what shall I do?  (hahahahaha)  One had Q-Q and one had J-J and Aces held up.  That wasn’t the disappointing part, the part that hurt a bit was I barely picked up a hand that I would even want to look at the flop from the blind after that.  I went totally card dead - fold - fold - fold and finally busted out.  Luckily the one big pot I won was a coaster, I just pitched after that to make it as far as I did.

I played a 7 card stud  $3+30c and managed to never win a hand, I don’t think anyway, it was a lot of pitching because my cards were everywhere on the board.  The hand that beat me out, still mystifies me that someone would even play it, especially for a raise.  The limit was $200-400 - the ante was $40, the bring-in was $60.

I had  1,684 in chips and the vilian had 2,554.  I started with Qs-Jh-Qd.  The vilian called the $60 bring-in with 6d-10c-8s.  I raised it to $200 and he called $140 more.  My next card was 9c, his was 7d.  I bet $200 and he called.  On fifth street, I caught the Jd and he caught just like he was supposed to - the 9h to give him a 10 high straight.  I bet $400 - he raised $400 - I called.  On 6th I caught the 4c and he caught 2s.  I checked, he bet $400, I called.  No help for me on the river with the 5s - he caught 3s.  I checked, he bet $400 and I called my last $44.  I was out.

I managed to place 40th in a 333 field of LH, $4+40c and won $7.32.  Nothing exotically bizarre in this tournament, I just pitched. 

I played three other NLH tourneys, micro buy-ins, and went out with A-K each time.  I had the perfect flop for those hands, and made a hand, but twice I ran into A-A.  The other time it was A-J and he made two pair.

My biggest bankroll punisher has been the micro limit live games.  At this rate I will be back  to playing a free roll to try and start over again.  My BR stands at $31.03.  Moral of this story is, never piss off the Card Fairy.

And I’m jamming in another micro limit tourney right now…g’nite Card Fairy, sleep well you little bitch!

This entry was posted on Friday, December 21st, 2007 at 12:38 am and is filed under Uncategorized.