It's been a little under a month since my last post. I suppose this is the part about life happening while trying to work you way into the $MM.
Just a brief catch-up. I went to Las Vegas with the intent to play tournaments and get into the money. I would have been happy with a cash and even more estatic with a final table appearance. Needless to say, neither happened.
On the first day, I entered a tourney that was a $200 buy-in satellite to a $1600 main event that was happening the very next day. 330 players and 38 seats were awarded. I ran well and even went on a pkt pair hotstreak. AA, KK, QQ, 4,3,2 times, respectively.
I busted out of the event with AA. Guy made a small raise, I thought he was all-in, but i went all-in and he snap calls. He shows AsKs. hits a King on the flop and a brick spade, then hits the backdoor flush. I was ahead 92% to 8%, and he sucked out. Wow. The guy says " I thought you had a smaller pocket pair?" REALLY?... Then the guy next to me tells me he is a horrible player. Blah. The two other tourneys were for $100 and are also played by people whom don't care if they lose $100. Instead, they play crazy, and don't take it as serious as those whom play for $500+.
I couldn't help but to laugh. I had 2BB left and busted on the very next hand with Ac7c, by running into AhKh.
I got out in about 90th place. With that double up, I should coast into a seat. Oh well.
I'm proud of the way I played the event. I didn't make any mistakes and took full advantage of everything I had going for me.
The plan now is to play in New Orleans and play another satellite that could get me into the $1600 main. Its certainly not an easy task given the luck you need and the unluckyness that is out there and can hurt you. The shot is longer, but if you can make a final table on one of these, it could certainly catapult you into the game.
I'll keep you posted on what transpires. Wish me luck!
On another note, balancing life has had its challenges. The other day I tweeted " Its not that someone moved my cheese. Its that I really have to decide what kind of cheese I now want. "
Life gives you options, and the beautiful thing about it, is that you have a choice. You always have a choice. It's the choice you make that points the arrow into the direction you've chosen. Currently, I have been postponing making a choice about what direction i'm headed. Family and kids are great, but the choice i have to make has to do with work. You see, I already have it in my head of how my future looks. I've alreday envisioned it. It has more to do with how to get there. Decide what kind of cheese I now want. That's where i'm at.
It seems that as i get older, i'm definitely more concious of the severity of each choice I make. As cliche as it may sound, it comes down to " Playing the hand you're dealt ". Bluff, Fold, Call, Go All-in?
I'm not worried if i'll become successful, it's what type of econmic successes in life do I want.
Torn.
Time to S^!T or get off the pot.
On another note................
If people always get what they deserve, then why is it that some bad people get economic successes in life? It is because they gave up other happiness in family, friends,etc. Can you be an economically wealthy person and be humble and good to everyone, or do you have to be a tyrant asshole to get to the money.
I'm willing to get to the money, but man is it difficult being nice about it. Is it even worth it? Don't get me wrong, at the end of the day when you're six feet under, you can't take it with you. However, I would surely love to provide a comfortable life for my wife and kids. The question is: Do you become the necessary evil to have the economic successes?
Or do you have to suck it up and be a chump while others get there?
Better not think too much about it, as I get more upset by the minute.
Finally, I'm sure that at the end of the day.... we'll the day's not overwith.
Let's win one for the good guys!
-AlexEagleR
