Well, I had two shots at a bigger game with my the CPT events.  And I missed the money in both.  So did I learn anything?

I hope so.  I played a $60 freezeout tonight with a 104 player starting field.  15 minute levels, 4k starting chips, blinds that skip and escalate fast.  A rude awakening, but more realistic to my bankroll.

The good news is I made final and finished in 8th and the money.  There isn\’t much I could have done differently to finish higher and still play my best game.  I am definatley past blinding out in hopes others get railed, when I have equal oppurtunity to go for first.

The hand that slowed me down was pocket tens.  I had 39k and blinds were 5/10k.  With 428k chips in play for the entire field, we where all in the same boat.  UTG pushes 23k in, making a 38k pot preflop and this is a no brainer.  He opens up KJ and we race.

The king on the turn left me sitting with enough for one rotation.  I put this in a multiway pot with QJ.  It was a good situation because a smaller stack was all in, giving me two ways to advance in the money, great odds and a checked down hand with a chance for a side.

Can\’t ask for even half those edges in most hands.

Not bad for the confidence.  A step back down but a step in the right direction.