Playing in the 750K guarantee on FT

I played in a few satellites today.

3 were FTP tournies that satellite into a huge Super that gives out like 30 seats to the Sunday 750K guarantee. Only first earns a seat in the super - and I managed to win on my 3rd attempt. :)

2 were small rebuy tournies (1+.10 rebuys) that satellites into a 100+9 super satellite that gives away 100+ seats to the 750k guarantee. I lost both of these - but only after the addon period with only my initial rebuy - net loss was only about $6.00

1 was a 14+1 rebuy satellite straight into the $750k guarantee. Guess who won? :D :D :D
I had to double rebuy about halfway though the rebuy period, but it was worth it - for about $70, I earned a 500+35 seat!

I'm going to try to start playing in this tourney every weak - qualifying via satelites. I figure if I can get in it for less than $100 per week, it would be a very good value, and I'm bound to get deep in one of these big ones eventually, for a big cash.

On a side note, I earned about $300 in cash games today. I'm finally feeling like I'm playing well again. I play super tight most of the time, but really try to play my opponents cards more than mine. I really want to try to keep improving. For a while I was starting to get set in my game, and my thoughts of my skills as a player. Truth be told, I'm much worse than I had thought I am. Plain and simple there is no excuse that I'm still playing .50/1 after more than a year, other than my poor play. I know that good players are making a lot of money, and I know I have the potential to reach that point too.

I'm planning on signing up for card runners, which has videos of top pros for download. I think its like $30 a month for unlimited access. So I'll probably subscribe for a month, download all the videos, and then unsubscribe.

I also am going to try to focus on putting some money for tournies aside every week on top of the $100 I'm putting towards qualifying for the big sunday tournament. I'd like to be able to eventually play in all of the big tournies every weekend, on UB, Stars, and FT. The fields are huge, but the payouts are substantial. Most of these final tables often payout 50+K to the final 4-5 players.

Pocketfives really has me interested in tournaments because many players are consistently beating these big tournies, and I feel like if you only enter tournies via satelites, the bigger tournies are a great opportunity. However, buying in for $535 outright into a tourney is clearly inferior to entering for FTP points, a few dollars, or even $50.

One thing I like about tournaments is that situations are much easier to see and attack. Its all about giving yourself lots of folding equity and trapping. I've been much more willing to go broke lately, and I think that has improved my results considerably. I bust out in retarded spots a bit more - I called an all-in of a 2x reraise with K7s to see KK today for instance. But some of the time, those marginal calls with the right odds give you spots to get lucky and get enough chips to make a run at the final table. Patience is important, but more important is knowing when you have a powerful opportunity to leverage your opponents into folding, and chipping up.

I've noticed that in these satelites most players do not adjust well to shorter handed play - so if I can get to a final table, and not run into huge hands, selected aggression dominates this situations big time!