hello all.
i usually don't brag but i am really ecstatic and just had to share with anyone that'll read this. so, i have been on a 200+ mtt 'downswing'. to clarify, i see a 'downswing' as not having a significant cash or finish in an mtt over a large number of games. i did make small cashes, i broke even sometimes but, ultimately, i was on the bad end of variance and nothing i did worked. my longest 'downswing' before this was ~60 mtts, so this one was a struggle to get through.
but i did and i could not be more happier. while this isn't the 1st mtt i've won, it's definitely one i'm going to remember. especially after so many close calls and deep runs in the 200 mtt stretch. i even had a game that i thought i was going to final table and potentially make top 3 as I was at top stack with 2 tables left. then i proceeded to lose 6 big aipf spots when i was the favorite (80/20 in 4/6 flips) and ended up bubbling the mtt. to go from the top to the bubble in just 6 hands big spots crushed me. but that's variance and i'd do the same thing over again.
for my efforts, i won $43.65 in a $1 mtt.
here is the big heads-up hand that turned it around for me. i really like how i played the hand and that i got paid the maximum for it, but feel free to evaluate my decision making. i'm always looking to improve.
blinds: 3k/6k/600, hero is dealer
hero (159.2k): raises to 12k
villain (296.6k): calls
pot: 25.2k
flop: A♥:2♥:A♣:
villain (290.6k): bets 9k
hero (150.2k): raises to 23.1k
villain (281.6k): 3bets to 46.2k
hero (127.1k): calls 23.1k
pot: 117.6k
turn: A♥:2♥:A♣:3♣:
villain (244.4k): bets 36k
hero (104k): calls 36k
pot: 189.6k
river: A♥:2♥:A♣:3♣:4♣:
villain (208.4k): bets 42k
hero: jams 68k
villain: calls 24k
pot: 325.7k
villain: 2♦:9♥:
hero: A♦:3♠:
VS