Some new Micro MTTs at Stars

So, I haven't been playing much at PokerStars. I really only log in to play league games and that one +EV tournament. But last night after work, I opened it up to see what type of tourney I might get into. The cash games are getting to me again, so I figured a switch for a while would do me good. Well, when I log in, I notice a couple of new micro tourneys. Yay, for me! There was a $0.50 and a $0.25-$100 added, showing on the list. The 50 cent one was already registering. Both are sure to be donkaments, but they are both better than the dime tourneys.

I register for the 50 cent one and keep the 25 cent one open. There ended up being just over 1900 people registered when it finally gets going. I didn't want to play both tournaments, but I wanted to see how the prize pool ended up for each. Turns out for a micro grinder, first place in either of them is a decent boost. The 50 cent tourney first was $198 and the 25 cent tourney ended up at $168 (over 2500 players in that one though).

Well, as for the tournament I was playing. It was decent. By the first break only about 600 or 700 people were left. I was still in with a 4600 stack. And that was with playing only about 3 hands. These tournaments are definitely great for opponents pushing you all in when you have a great hand. It was about another 45 minutes before the money bubble broke. Unfortunately, I didn't last much longer after that. I ended up at a table of loose callers. Everyone limped into the pot and a raise received absolutely no respect. I was dealt JJ in MP, I raise and as expected get 3 callers. Then the next guy goes all in. He has me covered. I'm happy to push since 90% of the time, JJ is the best hand in tournaments of this level. Not sure if this was a surprise, but after I call, there were 2 other callers. So there are 4 of us all in. So, we all flip over our cards. The guy who pushed all in first has AA, OH OH. Then there is another JJ, CRAP, and then the last guy has 23s--BWAHAHAHA. But he was the worst player at the table and the only reason he was still in the tournament was due to luck. Anyway, since it was almost impossible for me to win the hand with no Jacks as outs. I was eliminate. I made a cool 30 cents ;).

I'm seriously considering grinding these two tourneys and the dollar tournaments until I get a big win and boost my roll again. I think for a player like me, they are definitely +EV.

So, out of curiosity, I added a screen shot of the odds of that hand. I knew I had a slim chance of winning and it was actually better than I thought. At least I was better off than than the other JJ guy.