Monday, March 5, 2007

Felt Bad About The Win???

So, I was playing in a SnG yesterday on PokerStars when the network went down. This had happened the previous day as well, although I wasn't playing at that time.

From the 1st day I'd been informed that the ongoing tournaments had been canceled, the remaining players refunded their buyins & the rest of the prize pool split up according to chip position at the time the network froze. Not ideal, but at least it seemed fair.

So, yesterday when the network goes down again I assume the same thing would happen. I'd get refunded my buyin & simply have the rest of the prize pool divied up. No sir!

After about 15-20 mins. I'm finally able to log back onto the network & take my seat back at the table. There were 6players left and all were still sitting out but me and one other.

Immediately the other player who had come back says in the chat, "Let's blind them off and then play heads up. You take a pot then I'll take a pot and so on until they're gone."

I tell him to hold off for a few minutes & just sit out so that I can try & get ahold of support. Well, after waiting for support for about 5mins. he comes back & says that he's tired of waiting & that he's going to blind people off & if I don't like it too bad!!

Fuck... So what am I supposed to do? Do I take the high road & get blinded off with the rest of them or do I join in his pillaging of blinds and antes?

Well, lacking in a bit of moral fibre myself, I joined in although not before voicing my opinons. We ended up blinding the other 6players off in about 25mins. & I won it in the 2nd hand of HU play. Was I glad that I'd won? Absolutely! But it seemed a little bitter sweet. Almost like I'd cheated to get to the #1 spot and I didn't like the feeling at all.

Either way, I ended the weekend by increasing my bankroll by just over 20%. Not too bad. I played solely 1Table SnG's & HU matches. I think that I'm going to keep on this until I've increased my bankroll by 100% of my original money & then start hitting up the 180's on PokerStars.

A big shoutout goes to Burr & his crew who are hitting up the Canadian Poker Tour this week! Go Team Hun-A-Neh!!!!

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