13 way chop at GCBPT

[Geo the Sarge]

I played the £100 event last night in Edinburgh and my whole objective was to try and win enough for the £500 main event at the weekend.

We get to the cash places with 13th taking £190 and winner £4800.

The question now goes round the final 2 tables, why don't we take £1000 each, I ask who gets the £500 main event seat and the reply is whoever is the chipleader........OMG it's me!!

I have 150k, nearest is 130k and most are sitting between 50-80k, shortest stack is around 30k.

I took this deal, however was lambasted (as were the other 12) by others who did not make the final 13 for doing such a deal.

Now, I entered this event solely with the objective of winning enough to enter the main event, £500 is way outside my bankroll. I now have the chance to pick up £1k and take my seat at the main event.......was I wrong?

I don't think I was, the stacks were such that I was never guaranteed to even ladder to £500, i have someone telling me I can have the seat to the main event and £1k.............sorry, in the interests of bankroll management, I'm taking this thank you very much.

P.S.

You can consider this a partial brag post.


Geo.

[TightEnd]

Well done, and good luck in the main event

Like it or not, I expect you to get ripped for the deal (poor deal for you, as I feel you could get a better deal once a few more are gone especially if you use your stack around the bubble to increase your lead) but I understand your reasons especially as you state your objective was not to win the comp first and foremost


Hard hat at the ready Geo!

[henrik777]

You got what you wanted and you were happy with it. Makes no odds what anyone else thinks or would do.

Nice one.

Sandy

[Dewi_cool]

You do what suits you, well done

[Geo the Sarge]

Thanks Tigthy,

As you say my objective was to try and raise enuff for the main event (I suspect it was the same for most of the others too) The stacks were too evenly spread IMO which adds to the difficulty of laddering. Blinds were 4k/8k with ante of 800. One hit and I could be way down.

Geo.

[boldie]

I would have politely told you to stick the 500£ seat up yer jaxie if I was nr2 in chips), so well done for getting that.

but a 13 way chop?..Not a chance in hell I would have agreed to that if I even had average chips. It's a 100£ tourney not a sattelite for crying out loud.

I don't think you got a good deal out of it as CL BUT you did get what you wanted out of the tourney I guess. Compared to the nr2 in chips you got a great deal though with the added seat.



best of luck in the main event mate!

[Geo the Sarge]

I would have politely told you to stick the 500£ seat up yer jaxie if I was nr2 in chips), so well done for getting that.

but a 13 way chop?..Not a chance in hell I would have agreed to that if I even had average chips. It's a 100£ tourney not a sattelite for crying out loud.

I don't think you got a good deal out of it as CL BUT you did get what you wanted out of the tourney I guess. Compared to the nr2 in chips you got a great deal though with the added seat.



best of luck in the main event mate!

Agree about the NR2 comment big guy. If they had said 1k each and play on for the seat I would probably have said no way.

Also, I said previously most there were treating it as a atellite to the main event.

Geo.

[TightEnd]

The stacks were too evenly spread IMO which adds to the difficulty of laddering. Blinds were 4k/8k with ante of 800.

with respect though (and who am I to talk!) its the wrong mentality isn't it? Yes blinds are big, but you can use that stack to make others feel a lot more uncomfortable about their situation than you do

[jizzemm]

You got what you wanted and you were happy with it. Makes no odds what anyone else thinks or would do.

Nice one.

Sandy

I agree.. WD Geo

[DaveShoelace]

Ban OP for making such a weak deal.

Just kidding, maybe I wouldnt have quite took that specific deal but you've essentially got a 15-1 return on your wonga and three times more than what you were aiming for. Good business deal for you at the time and the amount of times two hands in a row can balls up a chip lead makes it worth it.

Are you a local at the casino? If so then there are now 12 people that owe you a good deal if you ever find yourself in that position again.

Good work fella, did you get a trophy?

[MANTIS01]

You achieved more than your initial objective and you are being lambasted by people who didn't achieve theirs. I am comfortable with that.

[Geo the Sarge]

The stacks were too evenly spread IMO which adds to the difficulty of laddering. Blinds were 4k/8k with ante of 800.

with respect though (and who am I to talk!) its the wrong mentality isn't it? Yes blinds are big, but you can use that stack to make others feel a lot more uncomfortable about their situation than you do

Again I agree Rich, but then again it doesn't always work:

E.G.

I got to the chip lead when I was on the small blind with AJ suited, folded to Scandie on the button who is  a serial raiser, he puts in standard raise. I push, BB folds and Scandie insta calls with AK and I hit my J.

Geo

[Geo the Sarge]

Ban OP for making such a weak deal.

Just kidding, maybe I wouldnt have quite took that specific deal but you've essentially got a 15-1 return on your wonga and three times more than what you were aiming for. Good business deal for you at the time and the amount of times two hands in a row can balls up a chip lead makes it worth it.

Are you a local at the casino? If so then there are now 12 people that owe you a good deal if you ever find yourself in that position again.

Good work fella, did you get a trophy?

thanks Laxie,

Yeah, very nice trophy and certificate, even a photo shoot (hope his camera still works)


Geo

[AndrewT]

LOL at 130K guy in second place who agreed to take same money as player who had 30K. I'd want to roll him up and take him to every final table.

[Colchester Kev]

If it works for you then who cares what peoples opinions are.... yours is the only one that counts.

Nice lift, mission accomplished, win the £500 outright.