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Joker161:
Before I left the Venetian I had a look at the list of tournaments going on, and saw there was a $150 limit O8 starting at the Orleans at 6pm. Half of what I was playing yesterday, which was fun. I got an Uber down there and registered. By the way, I've been using Uber all week, and whether it's a five minute trip or a 15 minute one, it always seems to be $10. Odd. Anyway, it's all good fun, but I slowly dribble chips, essentially missing nearly every time. There's a break at the end of Level 6 and it's the last chance to re-enter, so I decide to hand in my very small stack and start again with 15k for another $150. The buy in is not too steep, and I was having fun, so why not. Perhaps the fact that the blinds will be 800/1600 when we get back after the break, but you only live once.

Joker161:
I play for three levels playing very few hands. I dribble down to 5k and the blinds are 1k/2k. I'm UTG and raise to 4k with KQJT. Flop has a ten on it, but also three hearts. I don't have any. It looks pretty grim. I put my last grand in and there are four players in it betting away. Surely I'm out. Turn a jack, river a ten. Boat! I'm up to over 20k. Table change straight after that hand. First hand on the next table I'm in the BB and there's no raise. I have QTxx and it comes KJ9. One bloke keep calling my bets and luckily the turn and rivers are two low cards. No low, and I scoop. 45k. Then I get A233 and hit the wheel on the river. Another scoop. 53k. This is all in under 10 minutes after four hours of pain! One more significant hand before the break. I get AA44 suited and get involved with a flop of Q23. The turn is a jack and gives me the nut flush draw too. The river is a nine so I miss the low and the high. I check, he bets and I tank fold. Surely he at the very least has a ****ty two pair? He shows total air; my aces were good. On reflection, in a limit hand, should I ever fold there? Or just bet regardless on the river? I'm clearly still learning! Down to 37k.

Joker161:
We are on Level 13 now. Blinds go through me so I'm below 30k. Then there's this mad hand where I commit with JJ34 and there are three others all in. I win the high with bottom two pair! Up to 40k again. Grind. Level 14. I get involved in a three-way hand with K422 suited. We bet the flop, then on the turn I have a nut flush draw and the second nut low draw. I bet and they both fold. Up to over 70k. Level 15. Folds to me in the SB. I should have given up my 9834, but the old man was spinning a line. I bet the flop, he called, and the turn, and got raised. Error. Down to 45k. Level 16. I get involved in a four-way all in. I have A447 and hit two pair, but one of the all in characters has a slightly better two pair. I miss the low. Down to 30k. Blinds 4k/8k.

Joker161:
Last half hour a bit of a blur. Hanging on, and then suddenly the TD says "you're all in the money". How did that happen? 15th prize money is $300, so exactly what I put in. Only $4200 up top; let's see how close I can get. Fingers crossed. End of Level 18. I won a bit in a hand and was up to 50k, but then the blinds ran though me and I was back down to 30k. I'm BB again (12k) and there are two callers. I raise to 24k with A249 suited. The flop gives me the nut flush and the nut low draw. Obviously I put the rest of my chips in. The board runs good and I'm on 85k! Another break. Level 19. I raise (30k now) with 6542. A big stack makes it 45k and I call. That's 45k of my 85k. Flop is J33. How did I have all the low cards except that one? He bets and I fold. Hmm. I'm now in the 15k BB with J654. I get a free look at the flop of KJ8, but that's as far as it goes. SB next. I have A449 suited, so it's definitely all going in. There are two callers and the BB, and all three of them call my 25k total, so there's 100k in there. The flop doesn't help, but the turn gives me the nut flush draw and an OK low draw. I miss the spade on the river but hit the low. Sadly, someone else has A3 for the better low. Out in 13th. I win $300, which is exactly what I put in! All very good fun, though, and three free large gins! It's 1am now so taxi home and bed.

Joker161:
Friday 5th July

Didn't really get to sleep until after 2am, and then was up at 7am. I really ought to have tried to get back to sleep, but the tennis was on and I was starving, so an early breakfast. After yesterday's fun I've decided to play the O8 at the Venetian and then play Day 1B of the $1,100 event tomorrow. It starts at 11am and I spend the first three levels winning a bit, losing a bit, but mainly watching the Coco match. So odd. I haven't seen so much slicing in a match since the days of wooden rackets. They were both so scared of losing; they were both just trying to keep the ball in play. Did either of them hit a winner in the third set? Fascinating match, though. By the end of the match I have about 11k from the 12k starting stack.

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