Egon Towst
Cardschat Elite
Silver Level
Sorry about the delay. Had work to do.
I qualified for this tournament by winning an £11 ($18) qualifier, and then played the online Day One to reach the live Day Two.
I allowed three hours for the two hour drive to the venue, but got held up and arrived only just in time to sit down for the first hand, but with no time to wash up or get a snack after the journey.
I was drawn at seat 10 on the feature table, which I didn`t particularly like. Seat 10 is my least favourite seat at any table. Assuming the dealer is right-handed, his arm and shoulder are constantly in your field of vision as he manipulates cards and chips. Your view of the left side of the table and your opponents at that end is quite restricted. Still, at least the draw gave my buddies a good view via the internet.
My notes on the day are very thin, not because I was being lazy, but because there isn`t a lot to say. The cards were not on my side and I played few notable pots and can`t recall ever hitting a flop hard.
During the first three levels, I maintained my stack largely by stealing and c-betting. I knocked a short-stack out when he shoved with AJ and I called with AK which held, but that was pretty standard.
During levels 4 and 5, my opponents hit trips or a set against me three times. On each occasion, I got away from the situation without being crippled, but the cumulative effect of those three pots reduced my stack quite a lot.
During level 6, looking for a spot to chip up a little, I made the move which DJ has mentioned in his post, with the unfortunate result he described. I finished 26th and received £650 ($1100). I did feel that there would have been more available if I`d had more ammunition. The standard of play didn`t seem particularly inspired to me, certainly not as good as last weekend`s international field. Mustn`t be greedy though, I had a perfectly good pay day.
Thanks to all of you for your support. I hope you enjoyed the show.
I qualified for this tournament by winning an £11 ($18) qualifier, and then played the online Day One to reach the live Day Two.
I allowed three hours for the two hour drive to the venue, but got held up and arrived only just in time to sit down for the first hand, but with no time to wash up or get a snack after the journey.
I was drawn at seat 10 on the feature table, which I didn`t particularly like. Seat 10 is my least favourite seat at any table. Assuming the dealer is right-handed, his arm and shoulder are constantly in your field of vision as he manipulates cards and chips. Your view of the left side of the table and your opponents at that end is quite restricted. Still, at least the draw gave my buddies a good view via the internet.
My notes on the day are very thin, not because I was being lazy, but because there isn`t a lot to say. The cards were not on my side and I played few notable pots and can`t recall ever hitting a flop hard.
During the first three levels, I maintained my stack largely by stealing and c-betting. I knocked a short-stack out when he shoved with AJ and I called with AK which held, but that was pretty standard.
During levels 4 and 5, my opponents hit trips or a set against me three times. On each occasion, I got away from the situation without being crippled, but the cumulative effect of those three pots reduced my stack quite a lot.
During level 6, looking for a spot to chip up a little, I made the move which DJ has mentioned in his post, with the unfortunate result he described. I finished 26th and received £650 ($1100). I did feel that there would have been more available if I`d had more ammunition. The standard of play didn`t seem particularly inspired to me, certainly not as good as last weekend`s international field. Mustn`t be greedy though, I had a perfectly good pay day.
Thanks to all of you for your support. I hope you enjoyed the show.
