Play #1

There are many plays to master in poker, but there is only one Play #1. It's the most important play in the book. It can be stated in six words:

Fold your aces when you must.

Without this play in your arsenal, you're doomed to failure. Last night, I received pocket rockets three times. The first time, I won a good-sized pot with them. The second time, before I even had a chance to bet them, everybody else had folded. The third time, I executed Play #1. The river put an open-ended straight draw on the board, and I had no choice but to fold. I received immediate confirmation that I'd made the correct play, since two players went to showdown and one of them had the straight. I wasn't happy that I'd had to fold, but was happy that I folded. Poker evokes mixed emotions like that on a regular basis :-)

style flavor buy_in entry players entries paid place winnings

MTT   NLHE   174000 26000       6      65   18    38        0
MTT   NLHE    45000  5000       6     114   30     7   215000

delta: $-35,000
MTT NLHE balance: $9,226,668
2020 balance: $2,409,000
balance: $64,217,010