| Yeah - thanks. It was tough at the end. Everyone had about the same chips, so tightening right up for the cash in was not an option, certainly not with the blinds and antes. I was sure my flush was good. I was wrong . That's how it goes. Had I sat on my hands (and I've thought about it afterwards), my 240k chips would soon have gone and I'd be in the all-in or nothing position.
I learnt / reinforced some good things. The advice I've been given in the past that was the most useful was: (and ALL this advice made ALL the difference to my game)
1) If someone reraises you preflop they almost certainly have AA or KK.
2) Better to raise a good drawing hand than to call. You'll put the same or more chips in chasing it, and at least with a raise you will likely take it there and then. If not, you'll walk away with less of a loss.
3) You can come back - I went from 10k to 3.7k in 5 mins, then took the lead
4) People pushing all in preflop with plenty of chips don't have a pair. More like AK AJ AQ
5) Stacks are everything. Take note before every hand.
6) Take notes - I sharkscoped all the "troublesome" players and soon knew who was a pro and who won a seat (like me) and who was a donk
7) Don't be afraid to put it all on the line. I won 3 suckouts. without them I'd not have got so far. They were close mind you, not donk moves. AQ vs QQ, AQ vs KK, and A10 vs AQ
If my flush had held up I'd have won a seat. :-)  |