3rd place is still ok

Last Monday, we joined a 30-seater tournament. The buy-in was 700+100 packed with familiar faces and new ones. It was a tough one. I really wasn’t getting cards. During the mid-level of the game, I look at my chips and say “oh, I’m doing ok.” But a glance on my right and see Miguel’s chips plus right across me is Roch. They were the chip leaders for most parts of the game. Reality sinks in; I’m not really doing ok. I’m short stacked and it would be a struggle to survive.

After some risky hands and doing the right thing (which is to FOLD or PUSH), I was able to reach the final table. My stack wasn’t that bad at that time. There were some who’d need more miracle than I do. So, I played ultra-tight there. I let them take out other players first. As we reached the last 3 players, Roch and Miguel were big stacks. And I’ve got as much as a little more than 3x the big blinds, still… a struggle to survive.

It’s an awesome scene to watch when you’re short stack and the two big stacks are going against each other. I got my share of light as well, after sometime I was able to get an average stack. But my mindset was that I am the one with the shortest stack and Roch with those black chips is the chip leader.

I felt so hopeless for being the short stack for the longest time, or so I thought. Yeah, surprise surprise! Roch and I faced and all in situation. He won. I thought I was busted out. We were all shocked that I had him covered and left me with 1 ½ big blinds. Arrrgghhhh! I could have adjusted my play if I had known I wasn’t short stack anymore! Aaaarrrrghhhhh!

Oh well, that’s poker!

Still I am proud of myself for outlasting 27 other players, knowing that some of them are better and more experienced than me. I know I played a good game to finish 3rd place. Congrats to all who made it to the final table that night!

And I also would like to apologize to the people who were there and saw me freak out for the first time. I was soooo tired. The game lasted for roughly 7 hours plus the fact that I was awake for almost 24 hours then. My head was throbbing and my body was already feverish. Maybe I just wasn’t prepared for a night that long on a Monday or any work day for that matter. I am still adjusting in trying to balance my career and poker all at the same time.

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In a related matter but in an entirely different light, the issue some people are raising regarding to what happened during this game is all but bullshit. Now, if anyone would like to feast on this issue: I already gave my comment in Miguel’s blog. Sometimes I wish that I’m not a well brought-up and educated lady so I can just vent out my rage and act like a worth for nothing idiot. I applaud Miguel and Kath for handling this matter very well.

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