7 April 2008 - Out

Out: $2302

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Played very well today, including a number of correct reads. One of my reads was that I was way ahead with an overpair, but my opponent hit a gutshot anyway to take my stack. Despite a continued run of very normal/bad luck, I was only down $16 on about 2500 hands.

I have accumulated 17K FPPS, so this is over $150 in bonus. No need to take it now. I am going to wait until it can help me move up. At 25K its worth $285 and at 50K $650.

I turned my remaining level 2 ticket into a level 5 ticket, so this is big news. The level 5 SnGs are $700 buyin. I can't cash this out directly, and there is no payout until level 6. But I have only invested about $100 or so, and the 6th place payout is $500 (at level 6, not level 5). So this is definitely good news. All that remains is deciding how and when to play the level 5.

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Song of the Day (heard on KCRW.com): Bairagi by Anoushka Shankar