Eighth Session of August

3:02, +$144.00

You fuckers aren’t going to believe this shit. I got so bored at the cash game after three hours that I decided to enter the $75.00 donkament which started at 7:00pm. Yes, siree, I am a tournament specialist now! In all the years I have been frequenting Nautica as well as casino card rooms, this is only the second time in my life I voluntarily signed up for one of these things. Why, you ask? Who the fuck knows what got over me. I just felt the need to switch it up and create some excitement.

Let’s get the cash game replay out of the way first. I sat on my ass for two hours when I notice QQ looking at me. I bet out $15.00 in the cutoff after not causing any trouble for all this time and can you believe it? I got min raised by the king of NITS, Old Man John. Did he not see that I have been an empty seat until now? The nerve of that old fuck. Well, all is not lost because he checked it to me after witnessing A86 on the flop. Never show weakness to Grayday. NEVER! I bet out $50.00 and he insta folds. Thanks for playing old man! 

Twenty minutes later, I get 66 UTG and a late position seat raises to $9.00. How gay, what the fuck is that supposed to do? I call the fag raise and see a flop of 6s5h4h. Of course I check as do the other two players. A lovely 4 hits the turn and I set out some cheese by checking. The customer to my left bets out $25.00 and he gets two callers, including myself. “Please let somebody river a flush or straight, Please!” When a black ace hits, I have to bet because I really wanted more chips in the middle. I make it $75.00, get one caller and table my hand. Unfortunately, my customer was embarrassed for paying too much and didn’t show his hand. I think I maximized that pot and feel good how I played it.

As far as tournaments go, I don’t get it. My table played just retarded, constantly overvaluing their hands and pushing every opportunity they had. It was irritating, yet comical. I recognized all the players at my table because they all have previously showed up at my cash game from time to time. I now understand the argument that most cash game players can adjust to tournaments but not vise versa. A lot of those tourney donkeys chase anything and everything, call with bad odds, and push with weak pairs. It really was bingo poker and it just reinforced my self-hatred for that type of structure.

I realize there are good players out there that strive at both types of games. I also know that deeper stack structures with a larger field cater to better players. However, these fuckin low buy-in, turbo’s attract a lot of idiots who are looking to score big by taking retarded chances. I guarantee you it’s these same people that play slots or waste their hard earned money on Keno and scratch offs for hours on end just to hit a big payoff. Playing odds and playing good mean nothing to them because they are the same ones who make idiotic statements while pulling in a pot after their two outer hits the river…”ya gotta gamble sometime”, “I just felt it coming”, “I can’t win with good cards”. WTF
Needles to say, I played my “B” game throughout the donkament. I got lucky a few times, missed a few draws and ended up making a move when my stack got short but missed. I don’t have any regrets but you can bet your ass that I won’t be entering another one of those bingo games for quite a while. I’ll see you donkeys at the cash table!

Donkament; 2.25 hours, -$75.00. Busted round seven, 500/1000

Cumulative -$291.00, 34:27 (not counting the donkament)