I wasn't sure what I was going to do over the weekend since it was Easter. I played in the Friday tournament at Jokers Casino and made it to 8th place in the tournament. I played well and just ran out of chips to keep the run going.
When Sunday rolled around I decided to make the trip to Wildhorse Casino in Pendleton to play in the last tournament of the series. This was a Turbo and we started with 5,000 in chips and the rounds were 20 minutes in length. We started with 102 runners and I was moved four times in the two hours that I played. At that time I made it to the middle of the tournament and went out around the 50 player area.
Getting a footing in this tournament was hard. Since I was moved four times I was never able to get a handle on what the table dynamics were like and I was not getting the cards I needed to try and do something. I played the hands pretty straight up when I go the good hands. I made a good read with 1010 and was able to keep going at one point. In the end I pushed with 22 and the other person had 1010 and I was able to get the 2 on the flop but he got a 10 as well. That ended my tournament.
I did play in a satellite before the tournament and went out 6th. Playing a single table can be good for a quick $100. Didn't happen.
On my way home I had time to think about my play and what I could have done differently. I know that I am "average" in my play and feel that there is something I am missing to put me into another level to play these tournaments. Not sure what it is. Will try to play in the tournaments at Lucky Bridge since most of them play in the Pendleton events and maybe I could spend some time watching their play.
Have a good day....
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