Three more tournaments.  Three more goose eggs. Another $1,300 down the drain. I'm definitely playing a few more - especially the Main Event on Sunday. But yesterday was the first day I got a sick feeling about playing these tournaments - probably because I didn't play well and got myself in some awkward spots.  Thankfully, I had a good day at the cash games to more than make up for it.

I don't see how anyone can make a living playing tournaments.  You can go an absurdly long period of time without a decent cash.  You need to get in the top 10% just to get back 2+x your money (meaning for you to win an amount equal to your entry fee - not that you win twice your entry fee) and the top 2% to get 5+x your money.  Even a really good player doesn't cash like 80-85% of the time.  But I guess it beats buying a lottery ticket. 

Of course, first place is usually 25% of the prize pool, so that keeps the suckers like me coming back.  The FTOPS Main Event on Sunday has a minimum $2.5 million prize pool, so first place should be over $500K.  If I win, the degeneracy that follows would make the blog *really* interesting.

HANDS

Sometimes, when you "run good" (not a grammatical error - a poker saying), you can make an unfortunate misclick preflop and still win the pot.  I still have no idea what I thought I had to click "call."  I'm well known for confusing Q9 for QQ.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $10.00 BB (7 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
saw flop | saw showdown

BB ($1002)
UTG ($315)
MP1 ($1178)
MP2 ($1594)
CO ($890)
Hero (Button) ($1112)
SB ($1005)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K, 4
4 folds, Hero bets $25, SB calls $20, BB raises to $100, Hero calls $75, SB calls $75

Flop: ($300) K, 6, 9 (3 players)
SB checks, BB bets $160, Hero calls $160, 1 fold

Turn: ($620) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

River: ($620) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $350, 1 fold

Total pot: $620 | Rake: $3
Main pot: $620 returned to Hero

Results:
Hero didn't show K, 4 (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $617