Runner-Runner-Rebuy

I briefly mentioned in my last post that I was doing pretty well in the bodog poker blogger tournament online. I've had a pretty good run in this tourney. I'm sitting in 5th place, but now that I've done the calculations, it doesn't look like I'm a lock to make it into the Championship Tourney.

Before I get into the specifics, I just want to thank Smokkee for setting this thing up, and Bodog for giving us bloggers another way to win our seats to the Main Event. Not to mention the sweet overlay bonuses they have been putting into the tourneys every week. I'm sure you've heard this before, but it is pretty crazy that they are adding an extra T$109 for 1st through 5th, and the 5 bubblers get a buy-in to the following weeks tourney. And the structure is great. I feel like I can play poker, as opposed to things becoming a pushfest one hour in.

I started on Bodog with a really small amount in my account, basically, I just wanted to play in the blogger tourney, but the other day I realized that just by playing the blogger tourney, I had amassed almost a grand in cash and tourney credits. I figured I might as well try some other tourneys too, and thats when I realized the crazy overlays going on in many of the WSOP sats and most of the daily guarantees. 28 players in in a $250 buy-in main event package? That's 4K in overlay. Then I saw one with 56 players. It was also a $250 buy-in, with one seat guaranteed. 56 * 250 = $14000. Ok, so one seat, and 2K in payouts right? Nope, they gave two 12K packages. They round up!!! That's 10K in overlay. I couldn't believe it.

I tried some cash games over the weekend with some good success there as well. It was only a few sessions, but my initial feeling is that there are some REALLY weak players at the 2-4 NLH tables. Anyway, I suggest you give it a try. I've had some issues in the past with the interface, but the table selection is so good, I've mostly forgotten about the interface. I'd rather be winning with a so-so interface, than losing with a great one.

Back to the Bodonkey tourney - It would be a long-shot for me to get knocked out, but it is possible. With two tourneys remaining there are actually a surprising amount of points up for grabs. In fact, it looks like its possible for someone to come and win the next 2 and go from zero points to making it into the TOC. This can only happen if a few more people show up tonight and next week than the normal amount.

With an average field of 45 players, a total of about 800 points are given out (based on the points formulae they use). Thats 1600 points given out in the next 2 tourneys. I think 1st though 3rd are a lock, and 4th through 10th are pretty close (the stars would need to align just right to knock those places out), but 11th through 18th are easily up for grabs. 17th and 18th could potentially go to someone currently with zero points if they could manage back to back wins, and a slightly larger than average group comes out to play.

In any case, it has been a fun ride, and I hope I don't blow it and somehow get knocked out of the top 18. Thanks again to Smokkee. I'll buy you a beer (or 5) at the Blogger Mulligan Weekend.

See you all tonight at the tables....