This Is A Game-Changer

Before I get to the heart of this post, I'm intoducing a new feature, called New Thing That I Learned.  I'm always learning new and interesting things, in and out of poker, so here is the first . . .

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New Thing That I Learned
That cute little song, "Ring Around The Rosey", is about Bubonic Plague.

Pocket full of posies--posies were believed to ward off the plague, and were in fact carried.

Ashes to ashes--"Ashes" is onomatopoeic for the sneezing that is a symptom of the plague, in the same way that we use the word "achoo."

All fall down--That one is obvious, as an estimated 25 million died in Europe between 1345 and 1350.

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americascardroom.com has redone their tournment lineup, and it's a game-changer for me.  Like most serious players, I like a long time between blind levels.  The longer it takes before blinds go up, the more likely it is that a player will get a fair distribution of cards.  In other words, luck is less of a factor, and skill is more likely to prevail.

Until a week ago, the best MTT that I could find which fit my bankroll had 10-minute blind levels.  But now there is a $5 tournament with 15-minute blind levels, which is enough to greatly improve my chances.  Not only that, but everyone starts with 2,500 chips instead of the usual 1,500, which also gives the tournament more play.

This is tailor-made for me.  As a tight player, I like to play fewer hands than most and look for good spots to get my chips in.  Now I can do that, and I'm ready to tear those tournaments up!  Right now there is just one of those tournaments at the $5 level or below, daily at 1600.  But I'm hoping that with my continued urging, more of them will be added.

Even if if takes a while for more of these to be added, as I build my bankroll I will be able to play at higher levels, where that type of tournament is more common--there are several that go off for between $6 and $10.  I have a first and a second in $3 tournaments with a structure not nearly as good as the new ones, so this should go very well.. I had a near miss on the April 8th (13th of 102, 12 cashed).

I expect an MTT cash an average of once or twice a week.  I haven't been this excited about poker since Black Friday!