March 20, 2009
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ID Start Time Name Buy-in Entrants Position Won Notes 83998177 Mar 19 21:51ET Satellite to Bracelet Race 
$69.00 + $6 18 15 – 83389225 Mar 19 21:31ET The Fifty-Fifty 
$50.00 + $5 657 – 83996001 Mar 19 21:31ET Main Event Shootout $200.00 + $16 81 57 – 82488751 Mar 19 21:01ET $1K Thursday Main Event Qual $1,000.00 + $60 76 69 – 84303142 Mar 19 20:31ET $25,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) 
$30.00 + $3 308 130 – 84299508 Mar 19 20:01ET $35,000 Guarantee $24.00 + $2 1,609 713 – 83388266 Mar 19 20:01ET $75,000 Guarantee $150.00 + $13 529 417 – 83996069 Mar 19 19:51ET Sat to Main Event Shootout 
$24.00 + $2 36 31 – 83551436 Mar 19 19:31ET $33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a) $100.00 + $9 172 56 – 82488960 Mar 19 19:21ET $1k Thursday Main Event Sat $150.00 + $13 54 27 – 82488950 Mar 19 19:16ET $1k Thursday Main Event Sat $100.00 + $9 54 38 – 84292338 Mar 19 19:01ET $40,000 Guarantee $69.00 + $6 609 149 – 84292340 Mar 19 19:01ET Bracelet Race $24.00 + $2 78 70 – 83996062 Mar 19 18:51ET Sat to Main Event Shootout $24.00 + $2 36 35 – 82488947 Mar 19 18:51ET $1k Thursday Main Event Sat $69.00 + $6 36 3 $182 84373929 Mar 19 18:46ET $15K Super Turbo KO $55.00 + $4 678 503 – 82488792 Mar 19 18:31ET $1k Thursday Main Event Sat $100.00 + $9 90 81 – 82488938 Mar 19 18:11ET $1k Thursday Main Event Sat $69.00 + $6 37 24 – 83540277 Mar 19 18:01ET Turbo $40K Guarantee $200.00 + $16 277 160 – 83996056 Mar 19 17:51ET Sat to Main Event Shootout $24.00 + $2 36 19 – 82488928 Mar 19 17:41ET $1k Thursday Main Event Sat $100.00 + $9 64 40 – 82488921 Mar 19 17:11ET $1k Thursday Main Event Sat $24.00 + $2 45 15 – 83532904 Mar 19 17:01ET $30,000 KO Guarantee $120.00 + $9 362 245 – 83996048 Mar 19 16:51ET Sat to Main Event Shootout $24.00 + $2 36 15 – 84274960 Mar 19 16:31ET $19,500 Guarantee (Rebuy) $30.00 + $3 270 75 – 84273320 Mar 19 16:16ET Bracelet Race $69.00 + $6 35 32 – 84271691 Mar 19 16:01ET $22,500 Guarantee $69.00 + $6 333 45 – 82471433 Mar 19 16:01ET $40,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) $100.00 + $9 159 57 – 83996044 Mar 19 15:51ET Sat to Main Event Shootout $24.00 + $2 30 30 – 83995120 Mar 19 15:31ET Main Event Shootout $200.00 + $16 63 51 – 83393366 Mar 19 15:01ET $50,000 Guarantee $150.00 + $13 399 315 – 84265509 Mar 19 15:01ET $21,000 KO Guarantee $24.00 + $2 1,262 209 – Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys) = $4495
Today’s winnings/losses = $182
Today’s net profit/loss = -$4313
As the norm, after running pretty good for a few days, comes a day of what I like to call “balance”. You really can’t win all the time, no matter how well you play, it’s evident luck is still a big factor in this game. This inevitable balance is what keeps poker a game of unknown situations and a game that cannot be mastered but only optimally played. Unfortunately, I know luck isn’t just the only reason why I didn’t make it deep in any tournaments. One of my biggest leaks is I’ll start off playing optimally and as the day goes on and I take a few beats here and there, my play will start to deviate from my normal game and play on tilt.
I did run into a more than usual share of set over set or pocket pair vs higher pocket pair. Basically, putting me in very tough decisions where it’s mathematically incorrect to fold but based on player specific reads and betting patterns tell you otherwise. It doesn’t help that today was one of my biggest losing days I’ve had in a while. Probably not the right mindset, but I woke up and had a feeling I wasn’t going to have a good day today, yet I had to see for myself. Luckily, I have this feeling it won’t be a long stretch of days like this and could very well be a one day scenario, call me an optimist but I usually have a good instinct for these things. Better luck tomorrow.
