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Nice report,run well on Sunday Gramps

You mentioned you were "pushing 80". From which direction? 

Oof!

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Hi Tony

You most certainly have not "butchered" your stack. You have what looks like an average stack. Perfectly playable. And you have only dropped down from above average. Not a chip leading stack.

You have given detail about any decisions that, with the benefit of hindsight, turned out to be unwise. Something completely normal in Big O And no detail at all about the rather more hands where, either by luck or skill (almost certainly a bit of both) your stack has grown. Be just as proud of your good plays as critical of your bad. Well done today. And good luck tomorrow.

PS. You mentioned you were "pushing 80". From which direction? 

All that said, I had THE most enjoyable day & my confidence is restored to a degree.

Poker is great, isn't it? Such a test of character. 

OK, gotta go, they are chucking me out of my room.

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So, just 24 players off the money & Day 2, & I decide to shut up shop for the night.

Then the gambler's enemy - greed - strikes. Last hand of the night (down to 150 already but finishing the Level then bagging) there are 6 limpers to my BB.

And I can't resist, so announce Pot, with maybe a touch of a smirk. Who wants to play a big hand last hand of the night? Genius move by me.

Then Peter Park moves all-in.


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I have nothing, & it's an auto-fold, so I've butchered a lovely Day 2 stack.

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The deal is play continues down to 15% of the field, all of whom get guaranteed $3,063 & after which play stops & we return on Sunday for Day 2.


Two more nice scoops & I'm loving life, 4th break after Level 12...

Scooped the first pot after the break to go to 70,000, then I made a terrible mistake.

Its a big 3 way pot, I'm last to speak & hold A-2 for the nut low but no high. Peter Park pots it, next guy dwells for ever before calling. I am sure Peter is on the high, he tends to play higher cards, & the dwell by Player 2 - a lovely Iranian chap - sort of gave me the feeling he might be marginal with A-3. If I get it right I get half of a big 3 way pot.

I get it wrong, very badly wrong, they BOTH have A-2 & Peter has the High. So I get one-sixth. Boy, did I feel stupid....

Gear change time & it comes good immediately when I scoop 3 way to vault up to 97,000.

3rd break after Level 9, Late Reg closes now & players are falling fast....

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