So I decided to start putting a little more MTT volume in. Doing 6-8 tourns a day isn't much, but I've liked the schedule and throwing in ring OHL. Yesterday I played 14 MTTs, which didn't go well for the most part. 1 Min cash in the FTP 11 PLO Rebuy but I took second in the FTP 33 PLO Rebuy for 2.2k. On to the final table.....
Weird stacks set up. 4-9th had 15k-20k, 2/3 (including me) 60K, and first had a huge 240K+. Blinds were 600/1200 to start so five of the stacks had 13-18bbs. Anyway, the big stack is open raising everyhand which is a profitable strategy because the shorties don't want to bust and want other shorties to bust and move up the payout ladder. Eventually the shorties are blinding off and make stands and reshove on the big stack. Sickly the big stack is sucking each one out. I mean its PLO so there is lots of variance but he is flopping drawing to two outs and hitting. So after he sucks out 5 players we are 4 handed at 28k, 60k, 60k, and 480k. I start to play back now that we 4 handed and I'll at least get 1k. I flat call some raises by him and check raise him twice. I get up to 110k. Then I swing down to 60k again missing a draw on the guy and calling another PSB open. The shorty busts and we are 3 handed. Then big stack opens on button and I fold and BB shoves, big stack calls with 101054 and he against QQ8x. comes xxx10 for another two outer. Guy was running sick. HU I have 60k to like 500k or so. I get up to 120K and then I lose AIPF when he opens and I reshove with AJ64cc. Not a strong hand but obviously a guy opening 100% of pots I feel this is the best hand and I won't be blinded off. He reshoves with Q1097cc and I lose.
My other tourns didn't go well, I money bubbled FTP 26 HA with AJss vs 88.
A key hand from FTP 75$ OHL. Up to 5k in chips and I raise with AA64cc and two callers. Flop is Q,10,8dd and BB checks, I check and button bets 2/3 pot. Does he have st8? It's a drawy board and I decide to call since pot is still small. Turn is 8c giving me NFD and aces up. Now BB bets half into pot, this is strange to me. I've seen this guy play way too many hands. Did he call with an 8? I call the halfpot bet and the guy behind does as well. River makes board Q,10,8,8,8 giving me a fullhouse. Now the BB checks, okay, so he didn't just check quads obviously and I'm not worried about a st8 or flush. I bet half pot and button thinks a little then shoves. BB folds. Now I don't like this at all. But it is 1k to call 4k pot. He doesn't have the 8, I mean, checked to him on flop he bet the 8 and hit runner runner quads? Unlikely. So that leaves QQ and 1010. I call and he shows K10109. I mean that is why I raised pre you know, who calls a 3.5x opener with K10109rainbow in OHL? Still though, I have to recognize that people play hands they shouldn't and will hit with them. Anyway, of course I get some decent holdings later AKJ2 twice and brick out. Again, as a shortie I make PSB at 30/60 with limpers to 360, I have 720ish behind and button flats 33% of his stack, others fold, flop is K,10,lo and I stick the rest in. Button calls with J1099 and hits two pair. He called 33% of his stack pre with that in OHL. Just thank kind of day.
Having some fun on UB OHL Ring games. 1/2 Fixed limit and I buy in for 40$ and get up to 200$ at one table just talking people into calling me. I had two hotheads to my right who called all. I should have added them to buddy list to see when they are playing.
Ok, gl all.