You all know or should know that I have increased my tournament play by now playing in poker tournaments. Some of this was by choice most of it was by the casinos choice. Because anyone can play in a poker tournament, however, when it comes to blackjack tournaments (they) being the casinos have a FEAR of blackjack tournament players who have in their eyes have become good at tournament play.
Now, one would wonder that if you were going to play a tournament of any kind, you would want to be the best that you can be at it. After all, you are putting up your own money to play in it.
Nevertheless, after playing in two WSOP events this past week I want so much to return to blackjack tournaments.
I played in an event that had 4,407 players of which 451 would cash. I played for 13 straight hours with a 20-minute break every 2 hours and a 90-minute dinner break after 6 hours. When I was finally eliminated with only 600 players left out of 4,407 I won ZERO...In the same 13 hours I may have been able to play 13 Blackjack tournaments. Poker tournaments are an endurance test that you will still feel the affects of for the next 48 hours after you have completed these tournaments.
Blackjack tournaments are swift and never leave you spent for energy. However, they do have the ability to drive you insane because you watch players to your left and right making bets that have no purpose to them and you watch them play their hands wrong yet they still seem to defy all odds and win.
So here is my problem as in Thursday $1,500 shootout event at the WSOP I once again went very deep and yet walked away with a feeling of another wasted 6 hours.
So do I continue to play Poker tournaments where skill and time is a big factor or do I go back to just blackjack tournaments even on a limited basis where its quick, but I have to endure Lady Luck with the less skilled BJ Tournament players.
The prize pools in Poker Tournaments are what keeps me going back and the fact that I don’t have to make a bet before I see my cards.
When I talk to poker players about BJ Tournaments they are like “What you have to bet before you see your cards, now that is crazy" Yes BJ Tournament players are crazy...The casinos think we are crazy like a FOX.
The House of Pane
Now, one would wonder that if you were going to play a tournament of any kind, you would want to be the best that you can be at it. After all, you are putting up your own money to play in it.
Nevertheless, after playing in two WSOP events this past week I want so much to return to blackjack tournaments.
I played in an event that had 4,407 players of which 451 would cash. I played for 13 straight hours with a 20-minute break every 2 hours and a 90-minute dinner break after 6 hours. When I was finally eliminated with only 600 players left out of 4,407 I won ZERO...In the same 13 hours I may have been able to play 13 Blackjack tournaments. Poker tournaments are an endurance test that you will still feel the affects of for the next 48 hours after you have completed these tournaments.
Blackjack tournaments are swift and never leave you spent for energy. However, they do have the ability to drive you insane because you watch players to your left and right making bets that have no purpose to them and you watch them play their hands wrong yet they still seem to defy all odds and win.
So here is my problem as in Thursday $1,500 shootout event at the WSOP I once again went very deep and yet walked away with a feeling of another wasted 6 hours.
So do I continue to play Poker tournaments where skill and time is a big factor or do I go back to just blackjack tournaments even on a limited basis where its quick, but I have to endure Lady Luck with the less skilled BJ Tournament players.
The prize pools in Poker Tournaments are what keeps me going back and the fact that I don’t have to make a bet before I see my cards.
When I talk to poker players about BJ Tournaments they are like “What you have to bet before you see your cards, now that is crazy" Yes BJ Tournament players are crazy...The casinos think we are crazy like a FOX.
The House of Pane