OK, played a tourney here at the horseshoe in Tunica this afternoon. $20 odd grand in the prize pool, 70 players or so started. I feel this is my forte, midsize tourneys. Been playing for about 5 hours, down to about 15. Top ten get paid, but decent money only really at the top end.
I have about 20K, a bit under the average, blinds at 800/1600. Not really in mortal danger yet. I look down and see
in the small blind. Folded round to the button, who goes all in. My read on is he has pushed the previous hand and taken the blinds. He has about 15K.
Of course, I called. BB folded (I knew he would, he was already looking out his cigs and lighter!).
Button turns over
. A 2 on the flop sends me into the critical stage and I exit soon after.
Should I have let it go ?
As an aside, I played a $60 freeze tonight ($15 juice from that) , at "Sams town casino" which attracted 80 players -casino had added a grand to the prize pool. This meant a pool of $4600, and a not to shabby first prize of $2000. Except we never got that far - we got to the final table, and to be fair all the stacks were pretty even. At which point everybody decided they just wanted to chop it !!! I disagreed with this, and was met with a volley of abuse. Even the cardroom manager was pressuring me to accepting the deal.
Reluctantly I agreed, and was then "told" to leave $50 tip for the dealers. I told them to stick it up there arses took my $460 and left. I dont expect to be back at "Sams Town" anytime soon.
Off downstairs again for some $2/$4 action at the Gold Strike. Maybe I will bump into some of my friends from before
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