This weeks update is slightly bittersweet. I'm beginning to get slightly frustrated with this challenge. Did I continue making progress this week? Yes. Did I play up to my ability? Yes. Did I make time to play more? Yes. Did I see the return that I was looking for? No way. This, ladies and gentlemen is what we in the poker call running bad. I've been getting beat on hands that I should win 80% of the time...all the time and I've been losing what seems like every critical all-in that I get into. Does this put me on tilt (tilt = when you let your emotions clod your judgment at a poker table and begin to play badly...vicious vicious cycle)? No, no tilt for me but it is VERY VERY frustrating. I'll pull through though.
As for when I want to stop running bad and begin running good...45 minutes from now would be a good time. And you may be asking why 45 minutes from now. If you are, I'll tell you why, because that's when the tournament starts where I could win a seat to the World Series of Poker Main Event for next year worth $12,000. With only 45 people to beat in this tournament...I like my chances. So, think good thoughts for me over the next 3-4 hours because I will be playing my hardest and hoping for some of these coinflips to go my way. I'll be updating this blog every hour on my progress until I'm out if you want to follow. My first update should be at 8:30, after 1 hour of play. Keep checking back for my status.
Correction..the game starts at 8:30 so the first update will be at 9:30.
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Hour 1 Update: No really big hands to speak of. I'm slightly above the starting chip count but not too much. 47 of the starting 54 players left. Lets hope for something big the next hour.
The end. Out in 33rd. The guy had 2 cards to catch and he made his hand. Oh well, I played perfect...back to the challenge. No world series seat this time.
More updates to come. Until then Challenge yourself to challenge the need.
Here's to hoping that you start running good soon!
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