Well, big is relative. I finished 3rd this week and took $585 (for a $60 buy-in). After tipping the dealers my take was $522 which is $460 profit. The tournament lasted from 10am to 2pm so about $115 per hour. This almost matches the money I used to make as a computer consultant.
I was kicking myself on the way home about how I went out. The big stack was bullying people at the table (as he should) until I took a large pot off him and at the same time eliminated the 4th place guy. Now the stacks were about 65k, 51k and 45k with me in 2nd place. We offered to split the money but the big stack wanted to play. Here is how the very next hand went.
Antes were 2k. I was the BB (8k) and the big stack on my left raised me to 16k (as he had done most hands when he was a much bigger stack than everyone else). The SB folded. I looked down at K-J which is a pretty good hand 3-handed and PUSHED all-in. More about this play below. I knew if I won this pot I would probably win the tournament. The big stack went into the tank and eventually decided I was making a move on him and called showing A-4o. The ace held up and I went out in 3rd.
So should I have pushed? The key thing going through my mind here is that he raised me first so I should have folded and waited until I was the raiser. Did I get impatient? The very fact he raised suggested he had a hand (or did it - as he raised most of the pots prior while he was a bigger big stack). I am sure there is an answer to this question based on the math - please let me know your opinions.
Hey - I'm still happy to have cashed in 3rd but 1st place got $1800 so I am just a bit disappointed (similar to how I felt at the Aussie millions where I got $2650 for 33rd but the top 10 got 20k+ each).
Maybe next week I can get first.....
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