Posted Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:49 am GMT by Gogie
Actually, it was a mutli table SNG. Played on FT in a $50+$5 54 player 6-player SNG last night and toughed it out for first. Picked up a cool $999 for my efforts. I started out slow, but hung in there and played fairly aggressive (playing 6 player tables means playing more hands!). When the blinds got up I managed to steal a lot of them by being aggressive. Once I managed to get the big stack I upped the aggression, using my chips to beat the other guys over the head  .
When it got down to two of us I had a 2-1 chip lead. Buddy asks me if I'd chop once we got even in chips - 2 hands later I got him all in with AJ vs. A7 or something like that and that was all she wrote. (Is there a way to make deals on FT? Buddy was suggesting we just transfer the money to settle up. That involves way too much trust of someone I don't know!)
I think the biggest factor in my win was my ability to lay down hands. There were a number of situations where I had pretty good hands but just sensed that I was beat (especially when getting reraised) and laid it down - I'd rather lay down a winner than push it all in with 2nd best! A few times the other guy actually showed me his cards and confirmed my suspicions. One important factor in my win was being able to pick off small stacks once I accumulated a decent stack. Those guys will usually push with marginal hands, so I was willing to go after them with lesser hands than I might usually call with and pick up a lot of chips that way.
Let's hope this is a good omen for the main event tonight!
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Posted Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:32 am GMT by crack
Well done!
Posted Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:38 am GMT by MrDarling
congrats.
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