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Date: 8/29
Previous Balance: $44

Buy In: $3 (+.40)
Placed: 1st
Money won/lost: + $11.60

New Balance: $56


Comments:

OK, first let me say I will not be playing turbos anymore for there is more luck involved then I thought there would be. One of the reasons I decided to do this project was to test my skill and to see if I can build a bankroll based on that skill. I think the longer blind structures are better suited for this. Therefore, I have edited my original post to show my new buy-in guidelines.

For those new to this post the originals read:

< $20 = $1.20
$21 - $50 = 3.40 (turbo)
$50 - $100 = $6.50 turbo
$101 - $130 = $10
$131 – $160 - $13 turbo
$161 - $200 = $16 turbo
$200 = MY GOAL!!! – Time To Set No Goals!!!

With that being said, I did win my first tournament. Here are some key hands:

Early in the tournament a guy in early position went all in w/ KQo and I just happened to be holding AA. I stacked em and double up quickly.

100/200 blinds – I was awarded the right odds to call k2s and caught the flush. I then stacked another players which gave me about 3 xs the chips as anyone else.

300/600 blinds – small blind and I get the right odds to call w/ 67o; I catch trip 7’s and stacked another. I now have about 2 xs the chips as anyone else.

Blinds still 300/600 - Called in all in bet from a player in the ‘red zone” (Herrington) w/ Q9o – he had JJ and caught me sleeping – a loose call on my part.

Blinds still 300/600 with 5 players left on the button I go all in w/ A3o and was called by the BB who had K2o – Iam now 2nd in chips

Played some poker and built my chips up to become the leader once again.

With blinds at 400/800 with 5 players left I got A9o and then A8o and knocked two players out in two hands. I now have 2xs the chips as the other players in the money.

Went all in with KTo to a player in the red zone and stacked em – he had 79o.

I went head to head with like a 11x chip lead – final hand I won with was QTo

I stacked 7/9 players!!

Key stats: (career stats)

Won hand % = 27.38%
Saw Flop % = 52%
Preflop Raise % = 15.48%
Showdown % = 17.86%
Showdown won % = 73.33

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