At long last I finally hit a milestone with the bankroll. I officially cracked $1,000 this week as Global credited my account $20 for my casino pic. I also had a few cashes in the Daily Bonanzas going 3/6 for a small profit. Things start to get interesting now. Here's where I stand:
Play Money: 10,069,000 Down 837,000
Real Money: $1,012.33 Up $25.39
Target for next SnG level: $1,100 ($55)
Target for next MTT level: $1,100 ($22)
Target for next Cash Game level: $2,000 ($100)
So, here's how this is gonna go. I don't have a lot of insurance above $1,000 so I can't go crazy. I will continue to get my 50 hands per day so I qualify for the Daily Bonanzas, but I'm going to play with real money to get them. Starting tonight I will buy in for $10 and play my 50 hands and see where I'm at. If I go broke (worst-case scenario), I will just go back to what I was doing before; getting 50 hands with play money and playing the Daily Bonanzas. If I'm between $1,005 and $1,010.99 I'll play $4 cash games. $1,011 and $1,020.99, I'll play for $10, and $1,021 and higher, I'll play $20. The point is not to go below $1,000. $1,100 is the next target and I don't anticipate that being too difficult. I'm hopeful this Wednesday we will have a home game and that will be a great opportunity for me to get some added cushioning.
In my last post I forgot to mention a hand that occurred during my casino trip. It was a situation I was unfamiliar with, and I'm curious if any of you have ever had this happen, and if you think it's kosher. I picked up K-Q suited in clubs in middle position. There were a couple of early limpers, and I limped in as well. It got around to the BB who checked. The flop came Q-9-4 rainbow. It checked around to me and I led out and bet $15. The BB called and everyone else folded. The turn was the 2 of diamonds putting two diamonds on the board. The BB had about $60-$70 in front of him and I put him all-in. He thought for a while and suddenly said; "this is not a call or a fold", and turned over his cards showing A-6 of diamonds. The dealer said: "that's not a call or a fold." Everyone stared at me. I didn't know what to do so I turned over my cards too and stared back at him. "That doesn't influence my decision", he said. He thought for a few minutes more and finally folded. A little while later I asked the player next to me if I was supposed to turn my cards over or not. He said no and that he didn't think you were allowed to show your cards without calling or folding. He also said he'd done that once and was told by the dealer not to. I asked why it was ok for that guy to do it, and he said "it depends on the dealer." Now I'm sorry, but that's bullshit. The rule should be universal, and quite frankly, the hand should be declared dead once you turn your cards over without calling or raising. It shouldn't be at the dealer's discretion. That's something I feel like Rivers Casino needs to address, so if you're reading this anyone at Rivers, address it!
One other poker side note: Justin Bonomo has topped the all-time tournament earnings list by winning WSOP's Big One for One Drop $1 million dollar buy-in tournament. Justin won $10 million by taking that down and now has $25 million in earnings this year alone, and $43 million lifetime! His run continues to mystify the poker community, and personally, I feel like he is a great ambassador for the game, and it's nice to see nice guys finish first for once. Well done Justin!
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