Diversity

As I'm continuing to do well in cash games (another $300 plus day over a little over 1k hands), I decided to try to be more well-rounded as a Hold 'Em player. To this end, I'm going to use my Ironman medals to buy $26 tokens and get in some SNGs; will mainly be focusing on the 750k chain (2 Table $26 that pays out 5 $75 tokens and a $57 cash prize). I'll use the tokens to play the single table SNGs which award 3 entries into the 750k. After getting into the 750k, I'll continue to play these SNGs, as any additional 750k qualifications will get me $200 instead. This should give me a solid, cheap way to get my feet wet with a major MTT and if I become good at it, a little extra cash as well. Switching gears between tourney and cash play (or playing them simultaneously) should improve my situational awarness as well.

My first attempt was promising: turned $26 into a $75 token on first try and the $75 token into a 750k entry first time around as well. I strongly suspect that I won't be able to maintain a 100% winrate or even half that, lol; but it was nice to get there on the first shot. I'm going to try a few more before the event tomorrow; instead of just repeating the same tourneys, I'm going to mix it up and do some of the $26 token ones straight to the 750k. This should give me a little experience in a larger field, which will probably be necessary seeing as the 750k is my biggest tourney to date (previous largest field: a 400-or-so person $2 tourney,lol). Not really looking to win the $200 entry as much as I am to practice applying what I've learned. I'd be THRILLED to do well tomorrow...and realistically speaking, I think at this point in my tournament experience, just cashing will be doing well. I'll play to win of course, but in a tournament that attracts a significant number of good players, I'm fairly realistic.