It was a very complicated tournament for me. Before the dinner break my hands were so miserable that I couldn’t exceed the average stack and when the break came I was one of the tournament short stacks. I knew I needed a double up and decided that it was time to gamble, picking up the right time to make a move (which due to my tight image I was hoping to squeeze some limpers and steal some blinds with success). With my “All In Mode” on, I was having success hanging on waiting for the so desirable double up. Unfortunately I wasn’t paid when I had 3 times AK and by that time I was loosing my tight image so I had to calm down. After a while with no hands and no spots to make a move I was afraid that my stack was getting so short that it wouldn’t represent any danger for the blinds. I told to myself that dying for the blinds was out of question so I moved all in with a hand that was reasonable regarding my position. I was called by JJ and my A8 was not strong enough to beat it. How ironic to finish my participation in the tournament holding the “Dead Man’s Hand”.
Nuno Gomes (nsemog)
