Ugh, I feel like I never have time to write these out in full. Anyway, a quick summary before I leave:

Wednesday was day 2 of the heads up event and I lost my first match to Toto Leonidas after playing for a solid 2 1/2 hours. I didn't get the breaks I needed; I feel like I did a great job running up from a short stack, pushing often and piling up chips with sheer aggression. Unfortunately, he found a couple of hands at the right time, I couldn't win a showdown, and with 20BB in play, there's just no other way to finish off the match.

Then Thursday I bubbled the final table of the Bellagio Cup's $2500 event. 10th place, no money.

Obviously frustrating times. I'm playing well; I'm sure of that. And this is just another example of the sick variance involved in playing live tournaments. And you can't let it affect your game... if you want to be a winning tournament player, if you want to reach the heights of your profession, you have to be stronger than that, you can't let bad runs affect your play. In short, you have to get over them.

Anyway, I'm going to play the $1500 today. I'll have a more complete report of everything in the next day or two, I hope.

lakeoffire says

I know what you mean Nath, I completely agree with you about staying strong through the beats even though you are playing well. It was a tough week for me after having a great month. Keep your head up! Great showing man!

06/23/07

Anonymous says

I would have loved to see your match against Toto. I can just see the two of you frustrating the h(*&ll out of each other. Oh, well. Nath,how many runners at the bellagio event. Hard to believe that 10th place didn't pay anything.

Yada, Yododoomer

06/24/07

Landlord79 says

Good luck in the $1,500 event. When lady luck turns she turns on a dime, so keep your head up and your mind ready because when she comes around you'll need to harness her strength.
God Bless!
LL79

06/25/07

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