These huge days that I big up and look forward to and always label them as "make or break" days, pretty much always aren't "make" and aren't "break". Usually it's a small loss, or a small win.
Today was pretty much "break".
I feel shit about it because firstly I was really looking foward to it, really well prepared, focussed and motivated, but mainly because I think I made two big mistakes in two key spots, and I absolutely hate making mistakes. It's hard enough to win at tournaments without making huge mistakes. The worst one was in the WCOOP 215, I was in the money with double average and went broke with AJ vs KK on J high board when I got c/raised on the turn in a 3bet pot. Would've have 400k if I'd won, but I should have just folded and would've still had well over average in an amazing tournament.
I took a shot playing the 1k winaseries hiroller, which I busted in ultra depressing fashion. QQ<AT to have chips, then just bled away slowly till I had 1/4 starting stack and lost 77<99. Plenty of brit heroes still in with chips though which is cool.
I've made 6 day two's this winaseries and had chips in 5 of them, and not managed better than a mincash. The 100e was the most tilting, having 3x average close to the money and managing a mincash, can't even remember what happened.
I cashed 200e sunday6max, 215wcoop and .fr supersonic as well but again, noting better than a mincash. Helps though.
Moving forward, gonna have a huge search through my database this week, perhaps having a coaching session / HH review and really make sure I'm playing well and try and go over a few spots I've found difficult. When playing so many tables, so many tournaments, it's easy just to play and play and not analysis or think about things afterwards. Especially during a series when you just wake up the next day and start playing again. Definitely important to go through things afterwards. It is worrying when I bust a huge stack and can't remember how it happened! So just helps to put your mind at rest if anything.
On the plus side...
-Day two of the Winaseries main event 2nd in chips out of 500! Got absolute chunks, and there's half a million euros gted. There's been satellites for weeks for this, and it's re-entry (day 1b monday) and the field is just incred value. So basically it's a great spot to be in.
-The boys did alright. Thigh is still in the bigger 55 with 20 left. Staying up railing, but its gonna go on till 8am zzzz. Keith got 4th in a winaseries for a 5figure cash. Linton got 2nd in the supersonic for like $45k! PJ did pretty well. He stacked me on the way to a 2nd place in a small 50e comp, then I stacked him on my way to a seat in the sunday 6max which I cashed. So sweet getting a notch on the stacking chart!
- I still wanna play tomorrow!
Got a lot of things in my head at the moment. A lot of shit going on off the felt. So much I wanna write about, but 95% I just can't. Might be a blog post this week but unlikely. Just gonna keep plugging away and hopefully will get some rewards soon, both on and off the felt.
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