Sunday Tournaments

I am never sure if I will feel like playing in the Sunday MTTs, but when it comes around I always do feel I should give it a spin!

I haven't played the Sunday Million itself for quite a while (and I probably won't until I feel that I am playing a solid game). I did try a satellite for it this time just for no particular reason - I bubbled (there were 2 places and some cash for 3rd - I came 4th. doh.) but I was essentially concentrating on the low-priced large-field events.

In fact I even entered a $1 and a $3 rebuy - lower than would normally play - to get some practice. So altogether I played 5, being the $1, the $3 rebuy, the $200K guarantee ($11), another $11 freezeout and also a non-turbo 180man SnG for $11.

I have to say it went pretty well. I made very good starts in both the $11 MTTs - in the $200K I doubled up early with QQ vs TT. In the other $11, I actually quadrupled up on the very first hand. Blinds 15/30. Stacks 3,000. I called a raise to 120 on the button with QJs and when the BB raised to 360 and everyone called, I called as well. 4way to the flop with was AT3 with two spades. So I have the flush and straight draw. The BB bet 360 and everyone called to me, so I raised all-in. They all called !

One had AK, another had 33, and one had AT ! A spade hit the turn and I scooped to catapult to the top and take out 3 players. I would do this again - I like the idea of getting some chips early on.

In the $3 rebuy, I had a hard time getting anywhere before the freezeout, but I played very solid poker afterwards and hung in there.

Ironically, I fared less well in the two big $11 tournies despite those great starts. It may have been because I got involved a bit too much with my chips. By contrast, in the others, I realised I had to wait for really good spots and those worked out. Or it may simply have been the law or large numbers - one big double up (or even quadruple up) does not see you deep into these tournaments.

So, not in the money in the $200k or the other $11, but I cashed in the $1 event (even though I sat out for an hour when we were in the money!) and also in the $3 rebuy and the $11 180.

Very little in the way of "WOW" on the night. For example, in the 180man, a short stack had pushed in and I over-shoved with 66 from the cut-off to get it heads-up (s/s had KQ). But the BB had Aces, so that's the end of that.

Nothing big has happened for me in MTTs this year but I am happy with how I'm playing so I hope I can get at least one big cash soon.