Only one tournament today and I managed to get knocked out on the first circuit. It was a full-table Sky deepstack with 5000 chips and 12 minute levels. I raised from mid position with QJ of spades and had 3 or 4 callers. the flop came 9/10 diamonds and K hearts meaning I flopped a straight. The small blind led out, I flat-called, a player behind raised,the small blind called the raise, I went all in, the player behind who had raised then folded and the small blind called. I wasn"t surprised to see my opponent turn over a nut flush draw and was even less surprised to see another diamond on the turn. Over and out.
Never mind, my main tournament of the month is tomorrow in the form of the Pokerplayer Grand Prix main event. If I was applying strict bankroll never-use-more-than-5%-of-your-bankroll-in-any-one-tournament rules, I wouldn"t touch this with a muddy stick. However, the return I"ve made from grinding $2 to $6 events recently pays for the entry several times over, my profit for the month is way over the target I set myself and, most crucially, I"ve got a damned good record in Ipoker deepstacks. I think I"ve earned this one.
