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Oh no, not another ThinkerJE in vegas blog!!!
Swinebag:
--- Quote from: Chipaccrual on July 01, 2009, 21:56:43 PM ---
am likely to be up for some dumb award at the end of the year ?
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whilst this is true, it is not for this Leigh. James must have played his WSOP event. He just hasn"t blogged it yet
CrizzyConnor:
--- Quote from: Chipaccrual on July 01, 2009, 21:56:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: lukybugur on July 01, 2009, 21:34:26 PM ---
We"re all rootin" for you both tomorrow. Good Variance Guys!
--- End quote ---
This could appear the dumbest post I have ever written, but here it goes.
Surely James" post above, refers to the WSOP event they were entering last week, and he is just catching up on the blog ?
--- End quote ---
Guessing it"s over and if there was any sort of cash there"d be another thread about it in General section though...
ThinkerJE:
Saturday 27 June
Over to the rio for the $1,500 NLHE event. Noon start and we both made sure of an early night and some good sleep in preparation for the big one. Quick bite to eat at the sports deli and then to the tables. Nearly 2,800 runners for this event and 4,500 in starting chips with an hour clock.
5,400 at end of level 2.
Played no hands in level 1, setting up my tight image and not wanting to get involved with junk on an action table. Raised once and took the blinds without any trouble. Only other confrontation was when it folds to SB who makes up, me in BB J3 off and I check option. Flop J 9 2 all clubs, SB bets and I call with top pair. Turn ace, check, check. River 3, SB bets 400 and I call. Easy call in that spot, cannot raise on dangerous board. He shows 9 3 for worst 2 pair and I pick up nice pot. Keeping it solid and simple, now need to find Si which is tricky with 4,000 people all on break at the same time.
5,700 at end of level 4.
I raise with 99 and get re raised to 1,200. I call to hit set and double up. Flop AK3 and I am done with the hand, check check, turn Q, i check he bets i fold. Said he had KK for flopped set, did not want to turn a 9 there. Down to 3,600. UTG limps, me with JJ in mid position limps behind and active guy raises to 550. I call and get a magic rainbow J32 board. I check and he bets 1,200, I call. Turn 7 and he puts me all in, I cannot get my chips in quick enough and he shows 44, rawing dead. Up to 7,200. I raise the button with AT and have to release to a bet on a brick board. 3 more rounds without playing a hand ante me down to the break. Si is grinding away with 4,400. Antes kick in next level 100-200 with 25, so just over 10M.
OUT 1,170th 30 mins into level 6.
UTG raise to 775, I have JJ on button and call. Big stack on BB moves all in. UTG folds and I tank it. He could be making a move and I have the best hand, but not by much if at all. I reluctantly fold and UTG said he had KQ, BB had jacks also (no reason to doubt him). Down to 3,500 and looking for a double up hand. UTG raise to 1,175 and I find AA on the button. This is my double up hand. But I want to max the value and he may fold if I push here with my image (although mayb not as he has chips and will be more or less priced in anyway). I decide to call and hope he bets the flop. Flop 2 6 8 and he puts me all in. Insta call and he shows 66 for a flopped set. Damm, 2 outer required which doesn"t happen and I am sent to the rail. I think the same happens whether I push or play it the way I did. Only if I push I get my chips in 80% favourite, this way I was a 95% dog when I called. Damm it sucks getting knocked out of the wsop. Don"t feel I did too much wrong. With this structure and starting stacks you need to find a big hand early to double up and take the pressure off. In no time there are some very big stacks floating around that can take shots to knock you out without any damage to themselves, so it is a constant struggle to survive. The fact I outlasted nearlt 2/3 of the field shows this. Is it value for money, probably not, but it is the only way I will have the chance to win a bracelet and a life changing amount of money. I will be back next year no doubt.
I move to rail Si, who is still grinding with 4k. I arrive back from the bar to find he has pushed all in UTG with AQ and the BB is thinking. He has gazillions of chips so will most likely call. Knowing Simon"s range he probably wants a call too. This is confirmed when he calls and shows KQ. A king in the door means Si too hits the rail and can join me in getting drunk.
We jump back on the shuttle to the strip and head to IP. We are both down but not for long as it is Saturday night in Las Vegas and the place is buzzing. We hit the pai gow table hard (and the bar) around 8pm and we are still there at 9am the next morning. Rhonda & Elaine keep the drinks flowing and lots of people come and go to the table, the one (or two) constants being i and myself. God knows how much I did that night. Damm I am so drunk. No megastacks today, will probably make the 7pm tournament at Caesar"s but even that may be a push.
NO BAD BEATS - Getting busted from wsop with AA sucks!!!
CrizzyConnor:
Unlucky getting knocked out with AA but it"d have happened either way like you said. Looking forward to reading more!!!
ThinkerJE:
Sunday 28 June
Wake up with stinking hangover around 3pm. Fianally crashed around 10am but time is irrelevant in Las Vegas. Feel rubbish and cannot eat again. Note to self must stop drinking. Drag myself out of the hotel room around 6pm and head to Ceasar"s for the 7pm tournament. Meet up with Si, who is also feeling the effects of the night (or morning) before and we both register for the tournament. Spot a familiar face at Caesar"s as TK is also playing in the tournament. The chairman is out working for Sky Poker looking after their qualifiers in the wsop, acting as a sort of chaperone I suppose. The camera crew are over aswell and he has some interviews with the top names lined up over the next few weeks. We debate the standard of play (general consensus is that it is full of fish) and then the cards are in the air.
3,700 at end of level 2.
248 runners turned out for this, way more than normal and the standard of my table has been suspect to say the least. Another familiar face is on my table as Neil Blatchley sits opposite me. We have never met before but I explain how I play the APAT events and he explains how he is over for a month to play the wsop, and that he has a min event seat lined up. He is a top player and I fancy he could go deep in the big one. He also says how George is gutted he could not come over, he wasn"t able to win his seat online, whereas Neil won 2!!! We are on a crazy table, people calling big raises with nothing and an old lady who only called the river with the nuts!!! Neil busts early when his massive overbet all in pre flop is called by KQ off??? Now Neil had 72 off but that is not the point. I think he just wanted out of the madhouse. I am feeling the same at the girst break and tell Si I will try to chip up or go home. Anyway to the major hands. I limp early with 66 and a raise to 225 behind with 3 callers. I call too. Flop Q65 (2 hearts), I check, the raiser bets and all fold back to me. Now normally I would raise here to protect against the flush, but I get greedy and call. Turn Ac and I check hoping he has caught his ace and will bet. He checks behind. River 2h, putting the flush out there, but I don"t have him on it and I am convinced I am ahead. I value bet 1,100 and get insta called by 9h 7h for the flush. Wow what a bad read that was. The fact he raised with it and then bet his flush draw totally did me. He said he would have pushed if I raise the flop so I would be out, so perhaps I lost the minimum, but that is not the point. Bad play, but if I check the end he will bet and I have to call anyway so it is the same. How bad am I to value bet the worst hand. This really annoyed me and I just want to get it all in now. I was still tired from the night before and not playing my best poker. Down to 3,200 and there is a raise UTG and re raise to 1,500 next door. I find AK on button and ship it. UTG folds (QQ), raiser calls AK vs KK, ace on flop prolongs my agony, lucky, up to 7k. I limp with TT and 5 see a 8 5 2 flop with 2 hearts. I bet and get called by flush guy from earlier. Turn is 6c, I bet 650 and he raises to 1,350!!! I think he may be at it and call. River Kh, I check and he puts me all in. Know I am beat and fold, he shows 97 again for a straight this time. Should have folded the turn, I am playing so bad in this tournament. I just want out of it.
OUT 185th 30 mins into level 3.
Decide to chip up or go home. Limp to hit flops but miss all of them. Down to 1,700 all fold to SB, and I make up with K8 off, flush guy in BB raises to 1,000, I stick the lot in and he says "Damm you only have that much left, I have to call". K8 vs 74 flop 7 turn 4. Thank god I am out of here. Crazy tournament, crazy table. Probably should not have played today, not in the best mental shape and definitely not playing good poker.
Simon busts soon after and we play sober pai gow (not as much fun, but I managed to double up) until 11.30pm then I crash to rest up and come back strong at the megastacks on Monday.
NO BAD BEATS - fail to prepare : prepare to fail...
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