I just played my last poker tournament of the night and cashed again in seventh place. Sure, I would have loved to have won the entire thing but I am still running very well nonetheless. This was my third cash in five tournaments. I am now cashing at 22% overall with 160+ online tournaments for the year.

I didn’t quite get the opportunity to pick up that truck load of chips going in but I definitely had enought do some damage in two fo them. One I made the final table I get cold decked each time. Very frustrating especially when you have hyper aggressive player sitting to your left. I was going to employ the trap poker strategy to double up but the opportunity never presented itself once I got to the final table. I can’t count how many computer hands I got dealt. Making moves was just not an option so I had to kinda steer clear.

As I mentioned a while back I have tweeked my game just a bit and decided to take the big draw when I have a lot of chips early in hopes of having a big stack later on. However, I only will make that kind of play after the first break. Before the first break in the poker tournament you might as well just play tight because they are going to give you their chips. So, you can basically wait for the bad players to “hand” them over. After that break you are looking to make that jump up to 10k or better as quickly as possible.

Overall, I was happy with my play and I didn’t leave any money on the table so I can’t complain. The positive thing I can take from all of this is that I am consistently getting into position to win the tournament. One way or the other I am going to get to the final table with big chips and contend to take the entire thing down. So, I am more than happy with my results. Plus, it has beefed up my bankroll nicely.

Take care!