It has finally arrived. All the work and hours put in at the Thursday night tournaments in Weatherford have led up to this weekend. Every tournament I played, I received points depending on how deep in the tournament I made it and this year I qualified by receiving at least 3,000 points. I actually have 4,150 points, which is how many chips I will start the tournament with.
While I'm not sure of the exact seating order, I do know I will be at a table with Darrel, Brandon C., Wes, Randall, Baird, Danny, Dennis, and J.P. Of those eight opponents, three have less starting stacks than I do and the biggest stack is Darrel, with $8,575. Four of those guys (Brandon, Wes, Randall, and Danny) are very active players who like to bluff. What that means is that despite starting with so few chips, which the average starting stack in the room is $5,275 and at my table it is $5,100, I feel confident that if I can play a solid game early then I should be able to build a large enough chip stack that I can start playing a normal strategy.
In the past few weeks I've implemented a few new tactics at the table and the most recent tournament last night resulted in a second-place finish (which I chopped with first and third, so I might have finished one place higher or lower if it had played out). I am feeling good right now about my mental approach and hopefully I can get a little lucky in order to finish high in the money.
First place wins $2,000 and that would be a great boost to my bankroll for 2017. Wish me luck and I will post results on Monday.
While I'm not sure of the exact seating order, I do know I will be at a table with Darrel, Brandon C., Wes, Randall, Baird, Danny, Dennis, and J.P. Of those eight opponents, three have less starting stacks than I do and the biggest stack is Darrel, with $8,575. Four of those guys (Brandon, Wes, Randall, and Danny) are very active players who like to bluff. What that means is that despite starting with so few chips, which the average starting stack in the room is $5,275 and at my table it is $5,100, I feel confident that if I can play a solid game early then I should be able to build a large enough chip stack that I can start playing a normal strategy.
In the past few weeks I've implemented a few new tactics at the table and the most recent tournament last night resulted in a second-place finish (which I chopped with first and third, so I might have finished one place higher or lower if it had played out). I am feeling good right now about my mental approach and hopefully I can get a little lucky in order to finish high in the money.
First place wins $2,000 and that would be a great boost to my bankroll for 2017. Wish me luck and I will post results on Monday.
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