CUonCRUISE
01-02-2005, 07:09 PM
I set out about two weeks ago to build 4 or 5 step 5 freerolls as cheap as possible and see what I could do. I originally started at step 1 but decided it was a waste of time, so I made step 2 my starting point. From my past performance in sng qualifiers I figured I could get the seats at a large discount(maybe $250-$400).Needless to say, that didn't work out so well. I got bounced out early in a step 4 flopping a set of jacks against a set of kings, and got bounced in another with aces. However, I managed 2 freerolls to step 5 for about $1150.
Then I took the plunge New Year's day. The fields (this is 2 table) didn't look that shark infested. I wanted to play them together for less pressure. That's just me.
The play was very tight. I was my normal early tight self and had zero opportunities at the 1st tourney and lost a couple hands at the 2nd. When we were down to 10 players in tourney 1 I was last with about 800. I continued to hang around as others busted out and doubled up once with AK. We were down to 5 and guess who was the shortstack w about 1400 against 3 moderate stacks and 1 bigstack. I kept moving allin and getting folds just to survive. Then the bigstack called my king high w ace rag but I got the lucky 4 flush to double up. This put me right in the game with the other 3 at bubble time and they were playing scared. I stayed aggresive to keep myself from becoming the shorty again. Then picked up AA in the sb with blinds around 250/500. I got a 1300 raise from the bigstack(6000+), moved allin for about 3000 and he called with 33. I was now the chip leader. Then I took over, raising almost every hand and taking down blinds. I then took out the original chip leader first, then the others for the $9000. When we got down to 3 I had about 15000+ and had it almost won, had 18500 when head to head. It was great and I'm starting over now. Tourney 2 didn't go so well, knocked out 14th, but plus $7850 so far. I prefer the 2 tablers but may have to move to single because there is a lot more players there.
Moral of the story is: never give up.
Then I took the plunge New Year's day. The fields (this is 2 table) didn't look that shark infested. I wanted to play them together for less pressure. That's just me.
The play was very tight. I was my normal early tight self and had zero opportunities at the 1st tourney and lost a couple hands at the 2nd. When we were down to 10 players in tourney 1 I was last with about 800. I continued to hang around as others busted out and doubled up once with AK. We were down to 5 and guess who was the shortstack w about 1400 against 3 moderate stacks and 1 bigstack. I kept moving allin and getting folds just to survive. Then the bigstack called my king high w ace rag but I got the lucky 4 flush to double up. This put me right in the game with the other 3 at bubble time and they were playing scared. I stayed aggresive to keep myself from becoming the shorty again. Then picked up AA in the sb with blinds around 250/500. I got a 1300 raise from the bigstack(6000+), moved allin for about 3000 and he called with 33. I was now the chip leader. Then I took over, raising almost every hand and taking down blinds. I then took out the original chip leader first, then the others for the $9000. When we got down to 3 I had about 15000+ and had it almost won, had 18500 when head to head. It was great and I'm starting over now. Tourney 2 didn't go so well, knocked out 14th, but plus $7850 so far. I prefer the 2 tablers but may have to move to single because there is a lot more players there.
Moral of the story is: never give up.