This time in a smaller field (just a little over 100) and for a smaller prize just a mere 10 USD (lol). It was good practice though as I am trying out this new poker theory. Well as you can see, it worked. Nearly got killed when my full-boat was beat by an even bigger full-boat. Good thing I was in the chip lead when that fluke happened. Even then, that chopped my chip count to half. Got to the final table ranked 8th. And so mostly I let the big-stack bully eliminate most of the table. Then I played catch-up in the heads-up with him having around 80% of the chips. Zynga shootout strategy worked like a charm. Played aggressive from the bottom to quickly even up, then one all-in bet was it took to bring him down.
Can't play as much as I want due to work demands. And as of now, I can't get past the donk-fest early in the tourneys. That's the real killer. Need to develop an even more effective strategy to get out of the gates. For as long as I can get mid-game with a healthy chip count, I am confident of getting into the final table. Donks do get lucky. As Phil Helmuth once said "If not for luck, I would win every tournament." But hey, that's poker.
Oh yeah, what's the new poker theory? Play less hands. Fold more. And when I raise, I raise it like a MAN! No sense raising if it can't hurt the other guy. Other than that, default play is still passive-aggressive. Let the other players commit the mistakes that will give me their chips.
