August 6, 2009
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FTOPS #1 and #2 – :(
ID Start Time Name Buy-in Entrants Position Won Notes 100007492 Aug 06 20:01ET $75,000 Guarantee 
$150.00 + $13 675 17 $556.88 101909442 Aug 06 19:46ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #12 
$150.00 + $13 55 14 – 101251105 Aug 06 19:31ET $33,000 Guarantee (1r+1a) 
$100.00 + $9 188 54 – 102106868 Aug 06 19:01ET $40,000 Guarantee $69.00 + $6 682 144 – 102104828 Aug 06 18:46ET $15K Super Turbo KO $55.00 + $4 844 605 – 102100687 Aug 06 18:16ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #20 $69.00 + $6 25 18 – 101240093 Aug 06 18:01ET Turbo $40K Guarantee $200.00 + $16 395 266 – 102156419 Aug 06 17:48ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #18 $13.50 + $1 16 6 – 101236354 Aug 06 17:31ET $9,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) $30.00 + $3 114 36 – 98473298 Aug 06 17:31ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #22 $300.00 + $22 99 91 – 102216510 Aug 06 17:26ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #20 $70.00 + $5 6 5 – 101232702 Aug 06 17:01ET $30,000 KO Guarantee $120.00 + $9 467 305 – 102084955 Aug 06 16:21ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #20 $24.00 + $2 35 12 – 102082347 Aug 06 16:01ET $22,500 Guarantee $69.00 + $6 445 185 – 100015297 Aug 06 16:01ET $40,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) $100.00 + $9 220 78 – 101909327 Aug 06 15:16ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #12 $150.00 + $13 53 47 – 100012327 Aug 06 15:01ET $50,000 Guarantee $150.00 + $13 656 385 – 102074424 Aug 06 14:56ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #20 $8.00 + $0.80 62 16 – 98473438 Aug 06 14:51ET Super Sat to FTOPS Event #22 $20.00 + $2 22 12 – You made 4 rebuys/add-ons for $80.00 . 97295689 Aug 06 14:46ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #4 $50.00 + $5 182 1 $216 99349000 Aug 06 14:37ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #20 $70.00 + $5 6 6 – 102071505 Aug 06 14:31ET $19,500 Guarantee (Rebuy) $20.00 + $2 480 56 – 98473430 Aug 06 14:16ET Super Sat to FTOPS Event #22 $69.00 + $6 19 14 – 96414653 Aug 06 14:02ET FTOPS Event #2 $300.00 + $22 1,193 1,091 – 102136608
Aug 06 01:33ET
Satellite to FTOPS Event #18
$13.50 + $1
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101165959 Aug 06 00:16ET $30K Super Turbo Knockout $110.00 + $7 744 440 – 99242192 Aug 05 22:43ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #18 $13.50 + $1 16 5 – 101323984 Aug 05 22:16ET Satellite to FTOPS Event #12 $150.00 + $13 75 70 – 96414503 Aug 05 21:03ET FTOPS Event #1 
$200.00 + $16 5,712 960 – 98955253 Aug 05 21:01ET $100,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) $100.00 + $9 665 275 – 101974072 Aug 05 20:31ET $25,000 Guarantee (Rebuy) $30.00 + $3 564 386 – 100007254 Aug 05 20:01ET $75,000 Guarantee $150.00 + $13 1,206 687 – (07/05) Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys) = $1670
(07/05) Today’s winnings/losses = $20
(07/05) Today’s net profit/loss = -$1650
(07/06) Total spent on buy-ins (incl. rebuys) = $4469.30
(07/06) Today’s winnings/losses = $792.88
(07/06) Today’s net profit/loss = -$3676.42
Even though it’s only been the first two events, FTOPS and I aren’t exactly starting off in the right foot. I played the best I could in Event #1 and ran as deep as I possibly could, could’ve probably survived till the money but isn’t really my style, nor any other winning player’s style. On top of my FTOP disappointments I’ve been really spewy when it comes to my rebuy tournaments. As you can see I’m quite a bit of a rebuy monkey and actually proud of it because it usually gets me a big stack by the end of the rebuy period with good contention to make a big finish, but this strategy isn’t so profitable when you don’t particularly run too hot. I may have to tone down a bit on the amount of rebuys I allow myself, so basically a couple notches down from infinite
Worst comes to worse, I’m hardly even cashing to recover some of my losses.Being completely true to myself, I feel like I’m playing at the top of my game in most of my tournaments. I truly believe playing live for a while helps you with your online game, I’m not too exactly sure how, maybe it helps with the whole patience aspect. I notice everytime I go from playing live to online I usually output better results online shortly after. It might not show in my results thus far but hopefully I could prove my theory right in the next week or so. I’m sure playing online helps your live game as well, but feel like it’s a double-edged sword. Playing online exposes you to a lot of situations in a shorter amount of time than live due to the faster rate of hands per hour. You’ll feel yourself become more familiar with specific situations when they arise in live play. On the other hand, online players have a harder time adjusting to the patience aspect of live play, going from seeing anywhere from 100-200+ hands per hour online to only seeing 30-60 hands per hour live, if that! This is definately one of the toughest adjustments for me when I started to play more live tournaments, it’s a work in progress. My point to all this is that I believe going from live to online is mostly, if not all, beneficial to your game but going from online to live has it’s pros and cons. Some may disagree but this is all from my experience switcing back and forth. I’d like to hear some other opinions and views on this topic if anybody wants to leave some feedback, don’t hesitate to comment.
Time to get some rest and wake up early to play FTOPS Event #4, which is a $200 buy-in with one rebuy and one add-on. Good night.
