Tourney Ugh, another bubble (1 Viewer)

[Anthony Martino]

Played the Ultra Stack tourney at Derby Lane last night

Start with 50k chips, blinds at 25/50 and 15 minute levels

At the 500/1k level with antes an EP player made it 3500 and I'm on the button with KK and make it 10k

Guy in the blinds cold calls both raises OOP, original raiser calls, over 30k in the pot, flop 345 rainbow, guy in the blinds shoves, original raiser folds, I call. He has QQ, turns a Queen.....REBUY!

next big confrontation I get it in preflop with QQ and a stack of 22k against two players that both hold pocket 5's and the flop is AKT with two of my suit usually when all-in I say "it's never easy" but that one was

I grow my stack to 100k which is the average at that point (30 of 60 remain)

Then it folds to me on the button holding A7. Both blinds are short stacked so I shove, SB gets it in with AJ but I river a flush and straight and grow my stack to 160k when the avg is 133k

Eventually we make the final table, but only 6 get paid. There are 3 million chips in play and the chip leader 8 handed has 1 million and is on my immediate right

I make a few raises with hands like AT and AJ but have to lay down to shoves (opponents showed AK suited and KK respectively)

The blinds continue to grow and have just hit 15/30k with a 2k ante when I am UTG with 90k and the shortest stack

The table has agreed the 6 that cash will each toss $20 to 7th place, so we are on the bubble and I opt to shove my T9 rather than take the chance with the blinds hitting me next hand

Folds to the chip leader in the BB who wakes up with 77 and thats about the best I could hope for, but I don't get there, le sigh

 

[k9dr]

Nice run, but frustrating to bubble.

 

[Anthony Martino]

Nice run, but frustrating to bubble.

Feel like I've been doing that a lot lately

Really wish tourneys paid 15-20% with a flatter structure, I'd have a lot less close but no cigars on my belt

 

[k9dr]

Feel like I've been doing that a lot lately

Really wish tourneys paid 15-20% with a flatter structure, I'd have a lot less close but no cigars on my belt

You might cash more often, but actually win less overall when you do finish higher.

 

[Anthony Martino]

What is this "finish higher" you speak of?

 

[upNdown]

Gross chips

 

[Anthony Martino]

Gross chips

Lol, my first time using them I posted on social media and tagged the room saying "walmart wants their chips back" and the room manager hunted me down to confront me about the post

Oh yeah, in an earlier tourney that day (20k stack, 20 min lvls) rebuys end at lvl 7

Rebuys had ended, then midway through lvl 8 they announce rebuys are extended through lvl 12

Lvl 12 is 2/4k plus an ante, so you could rebuy to get 5 bb's lol, fucking stupid

 

[Poker Zombie]

Kudos to you for shaming the poker room manager on the chips. I would have loved to be there when he confronted you. You know, to help with scrolling through pics of awesome chips the ones he had.

But he was probably not mad that you were mocking the Walmart plastic quality. He was mad because his 6-year-old daughter designed the inlays.

 

[TheBigTater]

Those look like ICON chips, yuk...

You should really shame them more for those god-awful felts on the tables.

Bubbling means you're right there, not missing by much, poker........

 

[Anthony Martino]

Just been getting a LOT of almosts lately

In the earlier tourney there were 90 players, made the final two tables but only 9 paid. Made my stand with AT and ran into AK. Got a 789 flop for the sweat but didn't get there

Played a satellite where 1 in 5 won seats into three tournaments, we were four spots from the seats and I was one of the bottom 5 in chips, picked up JJ and ran into KK

I did final table and cash in an event recently, but 4th place and only 4 spots paid

Missed Day 2 of the WPT Deepstacks Main when I busted with 30 minutes before we bagged

And I know there's more, a couple at least where I miss the top 10% paid by 1-2 spots

Couple of my buddies are playing the WSOP Main, was looking at the structure and it's phenomenal

50k starting stack, 120 minute levels and they only play 5 levels per day. That's a frigging dream structure and on my bucket list

My goal is to make that happen within the next five years

 

[pltrgyst]

"Bubbles" Martino -- has a nice ring to it.

 

[upNdown]

the WSOP Main, was looking at the structure and it's phenomenal

50k starting stack, 120 minute levels and they only play 5 levels per day. That's a frigging dream structure and on my bucket list

My goal is to make that happen within the next five years

And no antes for the first half of Day 1!
I’m with you there, buddy. Gotta take a shot at that one, at some point.