Train Wreck In Big Ones Thus Far

After my wipeout/disappointing finish in event 13 of Winter Open I now stand at 1-5 in events over 350 "toothpicks" on the live front. The average field is 552 players.
One event was a wicked bad beat another I missed money by eight spots but overall this is a poor record grrrr.(Includes One WSOP Circuit Event)

Key hand this time was folding the winner after the turn with two pair when I was sure I was up against a set. How many times do we blow up our stack not folding to a set? I had 12K left with blinds at 400 but if I push after weather he calls or folds I have great stack and confidence/outlook going forward.

Didn't help that my cards sucked for next two levels.Reshoved maybe premature on the final hand but not bad with 17bbs.So I went 3-6 in the side events and 1-2 in the ring. So I cash 42-96 in ordinary events (10 bubble savers) which means I bust less then half the time live. A small step up should not show 1-5 (given it is a small sample).

Maybe I kick-ass in the next five, have definetely learned a few things about myself thru analysis. Still alot of goofy play even at this level though. But the better blind structures should be helping me. I will hopefully be back for the Spring events.

Small events are fun,and I know so many of the players but the problem with most of them is that the blind structures don't hold up late in the game. If you have say 60-75 players and you play well enough to get to that last table you feel good. This is where the game is suppose to start,but usually it is pretty much where the big guys push around the little guys and luck decides the outcome. Postflop play almost completely goes out the window. If you have 12 BBs it is kind of hard to raise pre and play post so most just shove.

My final game the FT chip leader when we started barely hung on for the chop. He had AA and QQ cracked by short stack shoves that made str8s. The guy who started FT 9th and was already angling for chop was 3rd with 7 to play after two suckouts. I just close my eyes and have another beer lol and pray I hang on.