With my recent success in the no-limit game I decided to play in one of Poker Stars multi-table SNG’s. Being new to this type of game I went for the cheapest option I could find, a $1+$0.20 NL Hold’em tournament.
My strategy was reasonably straight forward, play ultra tight early and survive into the later stages. All was going well, I hadn’t played a hand for two orbits when I was dealt the following hand in the big blind:
WARNING: This is probably a bad beat story, I know everyone experiences them and whinging achieves nothing etc. etc. It’s my blog and I’ll cry if I want to! Besides, I’m just reporting on my first on-line no-limit tourney in a while… right?
Anyway, I was able to see a free flop:
I’d flopped the nut flush and decided to slow play it, I check, middle position player bets, the button raises and I call. Original bettor folds and we’re heads up into the turn:
I check, opponent raises, I re-raise, he re-re-raises and I go all-in. He calls and shows me:
For three-of-a-kind. I’m feeling pretty confident until:
He hits one of his outs to make a full house, to make things worse he then celebrates like he’s the greatest poker player on earth. I really hate that!
I have no choice but to leave the table, tail between my legs, in 40th place. Time to go and play some limit to boost my confidence then… “I’ll be back”.
