The title says it all.
With a chance to lock down my first-ever points title, I choked it away, finishing sixth in a ten player field. Not terrible on the surface, but Tina finished second, completing her solid run and winning her second title. Why she wants to eliminate the points idea completely is beyond me. The only thing I can think of is that she likes the idea of doing a $5 lotto ticket for the bounty, since those seem to win more than others.
What went right: The one good hand I had all night I played for maximum profit, when my pocket kings caught trips on the flop and I won a huge pot from newcomer Erik Alexander, who held A/K off.
What went wrong: I made a terrible read on Matt on my knockout hand, calling his huge river bet with a flush possibility on the board and holding top pair. I knew the flush chance was there, but also figured Matt could be representing. I was wrong, and a count sent me to the rail. Later, I wished it wasn't Matt in that spot, because if it was one of 2-3 other people at the table, I would have figured the bluff chance was far, far lower, and folded.
I also chastise myself in that hand for the time-honored stupid move of sending good money after bad. Part of the reason I talked myself into calling was that I had already committed a ton of money to the pot. Put another way, if the bets hadn't been so big post-flop and turn, I may have folded on the river.
10K update: 3.5 hours added, 139 home game hours, 249 total hours
#BraceletHunting Update: $10 added (bounty from my KO of Vinnie), total now $90.
Next up: that was the last SFPT tournament until likely mid to late-January, and in between will be the first trip to Turning Stone for Cuffe's birthday without the man himself. It will be emotional I'm sure, and I'm not sure if I will be up for playing some poker. It's going to be a spur-of-the-moment decision.
I would also like to come up with some poker-related goals for 2014. If the Points Championship sticks around, winning that title will be first on the list.
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