WSOPC NOLA Review Part I: Freeroll
WSOP-C NOLA, Review: Played the Freeroll. Finished 13th. They paid ten. I traded 7% with a couple of players. One finished 12th. The other almost went out 11th. He didn't and man that would have sucked for us to go out 13, 12, 11 and pay ten. The tournament started out predictably squeaky tight. I decided I was going to open it up and take advantage of the regs playing so passively and tight with no rebuys. Of course, even when I'd isolate the multi-limped pots, my opponent would nail top pair and not lay it down. Others would breathe on a pot and scoop it, not me. So much for that strategy. I nitted it up and decided to wait for some hands and rallied a bit. Later I got AA, which in this type of tournament I typically play big, I'm willing to take a risk with it and stack somebody or go home. However, the best player at my table (who would be a part of a four way chop for most of t...