Sit & Gos

I am currently about 780 vpp towards GoldStar, I am surprised at the rate I have grind this month, must be due to the 0.10/0.25 6-max cash games I have mixed in between the month. But I decided not to pursue the GoldStar because although this is faster for my vpp, my bankroll hurt a lot in this stake this month. And I have currently moved back down to 0.08/0.16 6-max, where I am recouping my losses slowly.

I am aiming for the silver money clip in stars' vip store but it never seem to be in stock. It must be the cheap price and very beautiful design and everyone grab it.

I am waiting for it. I have now enough fpp to exchange for cash rewards (silverstar level) but I think I will wait, unless I busto. Hoping if there are any promotions like last year August (10x faster vpp) and I can reach higher level, and by then have enough fpp to exchange for GoldStar cash rewards, which is at a little better rate. My cousin who's a supernova just claimed the 4000usd cash reward two months back and I'm drooling.

As for my tourneys, same old thing, no results. I decided to focus now starting with STT (Single Table Tourney) Sit & Go, and work on it. Tourneys and cash games are different. A lot of poker players have dreams about winning big events (eg. WSOP Main Event).

Something like that.

Of course not so big for me, but thats one of the dream I wish to achieve in my poker career, winning a tourney. The feeling is different from cash games where you grind n grind n grind. The furthest I can picture myself if I am a cash game grinder would be like Joey Knish in the poker film Rounders. Real good, I like his character both in Rounders & Transformers. But in Rounders, he is a conservative grinder who grind his money to feed his family, pay his rent, and (I assume) bankroll management that would not allow him to go broke. What more can you ask for?

So I started my Sit & Go practice at the $3.50 micro stakes. Yesterday I cashed out 3rd, which I thought I had a shot. This morning I busto another one at 6th, the table was super tight. Except one guy who played every single hand and was busto first, expectedly. Then I was short stacked and all-in my remainingg 8bb UTG with KJ, SB reraised all-in with AK, BB called with KQ. How the hell to win against such dominated hands? Lol.

I took a break and fired up another session and try again. I only single table because I want to focus on it, I need to start from the fundamentals. This table has a more different dynamics. More aggression and actions. So I was almost knocked out until I went chiplead in last 5. Maintained my position until last two, where I had about 6k+ vs 7k+. The guy saw a lot of flop and I thought he would have been one of the first to get knocked out but we heads-up. Ups and downs until he called one of the key flop of the match.

I had 99 3-bet him who has 54. Flop came A A 4 and he lead the bet and I insta-shoved. He tanked and called and I scooped the pot. I think his situation is kinda tough because flopping two aces reduce the chance of opponent hitting it. The only hands that could beat him is an overpair. I may have called in his position.

And so.. I took down first! Can't remember the lastime I did and I am going to continue work on it.