Hanging on can feel as good as winning.

Goody_Ace

I entered two BH tourneys consecutively; a £2.20 and a £5.50 with over 100 players and in both when it got to around 50 players left, I was in last or next to last place.

I found out something.........hanging on is exciting and great fun.

Usually in this situation I am like most I suppose and wait for a half decent hand to try double up or bust.

But I waited and dodged and weaved, I could only play if I had good cards and no one raised the anti. I kept looking at the stats - you are 23rd of 23 etc. 

The bubble was at 18 in the first and I got to 13th before I was out and in the second I got to 10th.  (Cashing in both)

But I enjoyed those two games more than if you coast past the bubble. The old ticker rate went up a few good times though. That’s how poker should feel - get the old adrenalin going.

Tikay10

Superb post Mr Ace, agree totally. Overcoming a bit of adversity is extremely satisfying.

FINS

Good post Goody

glencoelad

Well don Goody, yes it can be fun to grind also, and to axcept we cant win all the time, sometimes never !

   

Sir-Gary

Wel done Goody, like you said so many just throw their chips in when they get short stacked, which is of course a kind of tilt. You should look for your spots carefully and realise that you often have far more time than you realise. In the Sunday major I was 119th out of 119, about 2 hours later I was 88th out of 88, I entually came 6th, just by hanging on in there like you did.

matrixxs

AS LONG AS YOU ENJOYED IT THATS ALL THAT MATTERS, CASH IS A BONUS

chilling

Yes , that was a great effort to survive and cash both. Especially as it was a bh, so the vultures would have been circling