All In Strategy

I played in an online tournament tonight. On one of the first hands of the night, I got a pretty good hand and called an all-in from another player after several folds. We were head to head and I lost, leaving me with only $30 (from $1500).

By now the blinds were already $50/$100 so I figured I was out of the tournament. There was no way I’d make it back, right? I passed on a few hands until the blind came to me. Being the big blind, I figured I would lose my last $30 and that’d be it. Instead, 4 others called and soon I was up to $120. Another hand later it was $500. Then $1500. Then $15,000.

Before I knew it I was in first place with over $30,000 in chips. All because I didn’t give up. My attitude really did affect whether I could win. Had I had the attitude that I was just “going to lose anyway” I likely would’ve just thrown the $30 away and logged out.

I didn’t win the tournament, but I did come in 3rd place. Not bad for going broke and coming back from nothing.

Don’t ever count yourself out of a hand, game our tournament until it’s over. You never know when skill and chance will bring you back stronger than before.