Showing My Thong

You know when a girl bends over and you happen to look over and get a peek of a hot pink thong? It's titillating, but it's just a peek at a little fabric. That's the way I feel about my "so close/yet so far away" showing today in the Titan $100 Million Qualifier. 418 people entered the tourney for a seat in the Main Event next month.

I finished 33rd.

I'm actually happy with considering the cards I was dealt in the course of 2 hours.

I counted, and was dealt Q6 suited/0ffsuited no less than 11 times, was dealt 96 s/o 9 times. 45o 7 times, and A2 6 times. I don't know why I count these things, but when I see the same hands twice in an orbit, I take notice. Also, I never saw Aces or Kings, and only had Queens and Jacks once. In. Two. Hours...

I played my normal tight/aggressive game, staying fairly shortstacked until I double up with AKc vs. AKo, when the flop gave me three lovely clubs for the nut flush. That NEVER happens to me, so I was pretty stoked, yo.

My second double up came came with AJo vs. 77 when I rivered a straight with a ten on a 2QK flop. That was just dumb luck, but I took it. Gleefully. Even after that double up, I was well below the average stack. I stole the blinds a couple of time, using my tight image to scare people off pots with things like 35o or A3s when the blinds got larger and everyone was tightening up. It worked, but I had to do it sparingly.

All in all, I'm happy with my play, even if I didn't win one of the five seats up for grab.

I'll keep playing these things, since they only cost 150 "Titan Points" and I have tons left to burn.

More to come.