I really can’t let a backlog like this keep building up!<\/p>\n
<\/a>Full Tilt Step 1 (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Trying to get back on the Steps train. Lost 420 chips with J<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span> 8<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span><\/span> double-paired in my hand when the board went J<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span> T<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span> 7<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span> 8<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span> 6<\/span>\u2660<\/span><\/span><\/span> and my opponent went all-in on the river. Uncharacteristically, I didn’t take a chance on him having a 9. Lost half of my remaining chips when the board turned up four hearts and I backed down. I made it back up over 1,000 a couple of times over 35 minutes but it didn’t go anywhere.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step Midnight Madness! (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Thirteen minutes in, went all-in with T<\/span>\u2660<\/span><\/span> A<\/span>\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/span> on second pair and got caught by a A<\/span>\u2660<\/span><\/span> K<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span><\/span> with top pair.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt $2,500 KO Guarantee (2,000 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Only six hands. K<\/span>\u2660<\/span><\/span> K<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span> lost me 400 off the bat and A<\/span>\u2665<\/span><\/span> T<\/span>\u2660<\/span><\/span><\/span> double-paired on the flop lost out to pocket kings that tripped, likewise.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 1 Turbo (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n 27 minutes. Finished fourth to get another Step 1 ticket.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 1 Turbo (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Finished third after 33 minutes. Still at Step 1.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 1 (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Three quarters of an hour and still only placed fifth. No better, no worse.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 1 (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Guess I should have stuck with the turbo games. That and I shouldn’t play A5o<\/strong> or a pair of eights.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 1 18-Players (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n I like these two-table variations. For one thing, the top four slots make it into the next step. For another, there’s just more room to maneuver. I managed to bulk up early and stay near the top without making any dumb moves. Back to Step 2.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 2 Turbo (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Half an hour puts me in third. I’ve been letting the two smaller stacks contest with each other, but call the big blind’s all-in with Q<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span> J<\/span>\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/span> and lose half my stack. No movement.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 2 18-Player (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n Disaster strikes. I pick up Q<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span> 9<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span><\/span> and the flop is 2<\/span>\u2665<\/span><\/span> Q<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span> 3<\/span>\u2663<\/span><\/span><\/span>. I bet 200 from UTG (with 200 in the pot pre-flop) and get a call from the cutoff. As the 4<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span> and then the A<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span> show he represents a strong hand but I don’t believe him. I should have, though because his 3<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span> 2<\/span>\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span> had me beat from the beginning. Off the steps again in seventeenth place.<\/p>\n <\/a>Full Tilt Step 1 Turbo (1,500 chips)<\/strong><\/p>\n I just maintain in this it seems like, but it’s enough to keep me in the running. Fifth place and a Step 1 ticket.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I really can’t let a backlog like this keep building up! Full Tilt Step 1 (1,500 chips) Trying to get back on the Steps train. Lost 420 chips with J\u2663 8\u2663 double-paired in my hand when the board went J\u2666 … Continue reading