Tiny slice of Cake

I still got only a slice of cake but not the cake all for myself. I mean, havent made inroads into any of the FTs in the tourneys I played. Played the 10+r and busted around 20th place out of 180 players. I am holding up well and good but the game is way volatile once it hits the 25 player mark. I still havent been able to adjust my game. I was sitting there hanging in with 12-13 BB and a ton of activity going on. I wasnt even able to make moves with that kind of stack with the morbid fear of running into big pairs. There were two hand ATs and KQo that I folded to raises from players even in stack with me. I wasnt sure if I should call or reraise and preferred the scared puppy route. I have cashed in almost every tourney I have played since I got onto Cake (yes only 4 days) and pretty much I have busted in all of them with AIPF hands and most of the times I was ahead. So cant see why people would call with any two cards against someone who is playing tight and pushes when entering a pot. I do know its not right to just keep pushing to get to the FT once I am around 15th position. But the kind of play that goes on at that stage, I prefer that kind of moves for a double up or bust out. One double up and I could loosen up a little bit but havent won any heads-up AIPFs at that stage yet. But anyone out there reading this, with Cake experience, please do let me know if I could be helped out in any kinda way to sneak into the FT. Again, I am pretty positive I will post next time with an MTT win at Cake :-)

Cake Poker

Well, I finally got onto Cake and made some nasty runs in MTTs but only to get run-down by stupid callers close to the FT. Thrice I busted in 12-15 positions at these MTTs when I was at or above the average stack. Probably I could have waited but the action and cards were such that I had to make a stand but the idiots wanted to make a stand too against the person who was playing TAG.
This one guy to my left was mad that I was open shoving some hands and wanted me to learn more tricks. I did give him an earful and he kept going at it. All said, close to the FT and even in chips he calls my SB allin(A8) in BB with Q2o (!!!!) and rivers the flush with 2h. Well you could be mad that ppl open shove but risk your stack with any two cards against an even stack. It just baffled me how he made that call! And the races at other MTTs were - pushed with KJs from MP to A4o(BB) and busted. And the last one was when I pushed on the button with A8 only for the BB to call with KJs and bust with two Ks on board. Deja Vu!!

The whole while I played at 0.50/1 NL and at the end of all tournaments made like 100 after buying in for $30. Not a bad deal. The games seemed real soft. The MTTs are fun until one gets into the last 20 or 30 remaining when the sharks remain and I gotta learn this stretch real fast if I dream to crack open one of these MTTs. So wish me good luck, so that the next time I post it would be about taking down an MTT at Cake!!

AC - II

I apologize for the late posts. Been tied up a lot more than I had imagined.
Live tourneys are so much fun! A hand from the tourney I played at Taj. This guy in BB (20K) sported a PS cap. Couple of limpers in MP and I limped on the button with A3.(300/600 - 10K chips). The blinds complete and the flop is 778. Checked around I bet 1800, BB makes the call and rest fold. Turn is A, he makes the forward motion to collect his chips and push and I hold up my stack to shove it. He retracts and I check, river is K and after more drama he pushes and I insta-call he shows down 89 and asks me how I bet with A3 on that flop and how I can call the river. I told him if he had made the move on the turn i would have thought about it but not on the river. It was way simple, the basics of TELLS!!

Guy in MP open shoves for 6K(200/400) and a guy I know who plays good reshoves for 11k. In BB with 9K in chips I wake up with red queens and cursing aloud I muck telling them what I folded. The reshove guy is aghast how I folded QQ and shows KK. The first shover had AJs and made the nuts on turn. Well I seemed to have got a hold of how to make the big laydowns!

AC over the weekend - I

I was at the Trop on Friday and Taj on Saturday. Was happy with my play but the poker gods were still merciless on me. Played 1/2 NL mostly and played the 100+20 tourney at Taj at 12:30AM.

Couple of hands that made me feel really good:

1/2 NL
This guy X to my left had a big stack ($800) and I had an impression if I get into a hand I got to have a hand close to the nuts. No point in making moves against him. I had built a roll to $450 from $150. This hand in MP I get AcAh, I raise to $12 ( I couldnt go really high either or less as there werent too many hands I raised prior to this). X calls, I am watchful now, 2 late callers and the BB makes it. Flop is JdTd5c. Now with 5 callers and holding AA I wanted to know where I stand and came out firing $50. Here is when Mr. X raises me to 100. Everyone folds I think a long time trying to figure out if he has 5's or AJ but hand being aces couldnt let it go and finally called. Turn is 3d, I check and he fires another 100 though I took a while to fold I was pretty sure he had a monster flop. And he just to make sure I dont have the flush I thought he bet the 100. I open folded and asked him if I was beat and he graciously showed me 55. Great job right! End of the hand, I was thinking I could have folded on the flop if you have so many signs telling you were beat!
There was an absolute idiot at the table of whom I couldnt get a piece of. He kept taking shots with bluffs on all streets with actual allins on rivers. This guy who was Loose-passive player had like $150 when I came in. By the time I left he got most of the donations and was upto $700 and the bluffer was into his 4th or 5th buyin and still playing. I wish I had a decent hand against the bluffer but couldnt at any point of time.

More to follow....

MTTs

Played a bunch of MTTs and couldnt cash in any :-(

$3.30+R
$5.50
$11
$11
$16.50
$27.50

Will be out for the weekend and start afresh next week, got to grind these MTTs out. I hope I dont get burnt out with MTTs like the last time. Wish me luck for that score that I am due for.

Another bad run

Dont know when the bad run of cards ends. Had the worst in AKo vs ATs, AJs vs ATo, AQ vs KQ, AK vs 99 and mind you all of them were AIPF. In almost all the situations it was BSB play. Well, atleast two of them would have leapfrogged me to monster stacks to continue with my tight game. I am trying to adjust my game but need a lot more patience to last these huge MTTs. Well as the saying goes you only remember the bad beats you get. Here is one that I gave, but I have an excuse that I was the short stack :-) Turned a 3 on a A3s Vs A9 AIPF.

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First Post

This is my first post. I will keep it simple for now and keep reading to view more about my poker life.