Tilt Blog

Had a rubbish day at cash tables today which was compounded by some very tilting tournament results.  Did a $162 tournament on PKR where I came 6th (top 5 paid) and then came 2nd in a $215 satellite to APT Philippines (obviously only first got the $5k package).  I went into hu with a 3:1 chip disadvantage and after a few hands with my opponent I realised I simply needed to not get unlucky to win.  The guy didn't even know how to bet.  He either min-bet, which was draws, or overbet, which was value hands and missed draws.  He was also open shoving frequently from the button where we were up to 40bbs deep.  Irritatingly, this strategy was actually decent on his part vs me because it didn't allow me to keep pots small with marginal hands and because I never actually had a nutted hand I had to make really difficult hero calls.  I also didn't want to flip or really take 60/40s for $5k with such a bad player.

I managed to get to even stacks at one point before I made what I think is a decent call to one of his overbets and he rivered the trips this time (2 outer obv).  From then on he just shoved over most of my button opens and then the final hand I shoved 11bbs from the button with J7s, he snapped with K4s and I lost.  I had hoped 2011 might be the year where I could do something in tournaments but the signs arn't very promising.

Gonna go and cry like Huerelio Gomes now...