My first Rush Poker tournament at Full Tilt (just introduced this weekend), you'd think they would've rigged it in my favor.
All-in preflop, I could feel that 3 coming on the river.
I led the tournament early, getting and maintaining chip lead while trying to bust out because some friends were drunk at the Cubs game and wanted to go to the boats.
Called an all-in with JT vs. TT and flopped a J. Got lucky with pairs beating smaller pairs. Big Aces to small Aces.
Then I get the cursed Aces for the first time and bust out, about 100 players to go from a field of 2200.
Since last year, for nihilistic purposes, I've kept an Excel file of hands I either am ahead or behind by 60/40 and the results.
I believe in big tournaments you need to get lucky once every 500 players.
This tournament, I won one and lost one.
If only...
As for Rush Poker itself, it's the best thing to come along since online poker.
I say that even though since January, I'm down over $5000 playing it, mostly losing to players set mining and my never believing them.
If I could self-exclude myself from cash games, I'd do it.
And by the way, sizzlinbettas, the guy who sucked out with the 3s, ended up winning the thing for $10,468.01.
sizzlinbettas, you owe me a drink!
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