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Day 2
I started at the Grand around noon and got right into a $2/$5 NL cash game. I never really caught much and don’t remember winning or losing any big pots. I about three hours l end the session down $420.
I then signed-up for the $500 mega super for the WSOPC main event. There were approximately 50 people entered, good for 4 seats and around $3500 cash for 5th. Everyone started with $3000 in chips. Early in the first level I picked up a second nut flush draw and from the BB in a limped pot. I ended up hitting it on the turn and increased my stack to around $4500. I was on the first table to break about 45 minutes in. In level three I have around $4100 in chips playing $50/$100 when I get j,j UTG. I raise to $350, the player next to me reraises to $750 (he is the chip leader at the table with about $8000 or so). I re-pop it all-in and he goes in the tank for around three minutes and he calls with k,k. After he called he said I was wondering if you had the aces or not. That’s what I was trying to represent but it didn’t work. The board didn’t improve me and I was out.
After the mega I drove over to the Gold Strike and played in some single table satellites. Throughout the night I played in 6-7 $125 two winner satellites with a hit on only one. In the 6 that I lost the summary of losses all-in pre flop are as follows:- All-in with the worst of it once, AJ
I played 3 satellites with Ben (2+2’er, still need your 2+2 name). In one interesting hand with him in the first level I get 2,2 in the BB in a 7 way limped pot. I check my option and the flop comes k,2,2. Its checked all the way around. Turn is and A. I check and Ben bets out in middle position for $275 and I am the only caller. Ben says “I guess I need to pair the K on the river.” Well the river comes a king. I lead out for $600, he thinks for ever AND FOLDS!!!!! I show the quads and the table is stunned. I wish I had his chips cause he 2 hands later he gets A,A and gets it all in on the flop and loses to a flopped set. End of the night down a lot of $$$$.
Day 3
I bought into the $1k HORSE event at the Grand. There were 112 runners which paid top 16. I never really had any more than $5300 (started with $5k). I was bounced out in the 9th level about 2 ½ hours in. The key hand that took most of my chips was a three way hand when I started out with (3,2) 5,4. The two others had (x,x) A,4 and (x,x) 6,2. I bricked out on 5th through 7th and lost to a 6,5,4,3,2.
Day 3 Continied.....After I bust out of the HORSE event I go over to the Gold Strick. I sit down in a $125 two winner satellite and lose to another three outer, big suprise.I say [censored] these satellites im going back to the cash games. I go to sign up for $2/$5 and the list is approximately 60 people deep. I guess that's out. I walk over to the Horseshoe and the list there is around 25 deep. Time to come up with a new plan. I decide to kill a few hours and play some Pai Gow. Three hours later and up $150 I go back over to the Gold Strike.
Back at the Gold Strike the list is still a mile long go I play another satellite. They are short on dealers so Johnny Grooms jumps in the box and dealt our satellite, pretty cool. No luck again as we are down to 5 people with an UTG push who has me covered and i get A,K suited and call. Villan has 8,9 suited. board comes out A,9,x,x,8 and I'm done.I decide I'm gonna get this money back so I walk down to the pit, go to the roulette wheel and throw $100 on red. Winner.Now the cash list is only 5 deep as its 2am so I sign up. No movement for 20 minutes so I bolt back over to the Shoe.
I get in a $2/$5 game right away and this table is crazy. Open raises to $60 with 5-6 callers. I didn't play a single hand past the flop in 15 minutes and the table breaks and move into another game. This is where it gets interesting.
I sit down in the 3 seat with around $450 and one of the LAG's from the prior table moves as well. I quickly decipher that I want to be in a big pot with the 8 seat. I get my wish when I pick-up A,Q in early position and call a $15 raise. Three way with seat 8 and the raiser the flop comes q,x,x with two clubs. Seat 8 leads for $50 and I call. Turn is a blank, he bets $50. I think about raising here but I decide to wait till the river as I think he is drawing. If the river comes bad I won't lose as much. Well the river is a third clib. He bets $50 again and I make a crying call and he tables k,q clubs. Down to $300.
The next big pot I play I get a suited A,5 from the BB in a 6 way limped pot and I check. Flop comes a miracle 2,3,4. I check and its checked all the way around. Turn is a 7. I check as I know seat 8 will bet which he makes it $50 to go. I call along with one other. The river is another 7. I bet $75 and get seat 8 to call and my hand is good.
Now the best pot of the night I was in...
I get a suited 5,6 UTG and limp. UTG +1 makes it 25, 3 callers, Seat 8 calls, BB calls and I obviously call. Flop comes 2,3,4 with 2 spades. BB check, I check, originar raiser makes it $40, seat 8 calls and I call. Turn is an off-suit J. I check, original raiser bets $50, Seat 8 asks how much he has to raise to (sweet) and makes it $100. Time to bet now as I know he will call almost anything. I make it $250, original raiser calls and seat 8 calls. River is an off-suit 10. I shove for my last $180 and he folds. I guess straight or flush draw.
The LAG from the other table had tightened up a bit but then there are about 4 limpers including me in a pot with 6,6 and he shoves for $150. All fold to him. I will pick up a hand vs him eventually, and i do....I get A,J suited in early position and I raise to $25 get one caller and the LAG shove for $190. I'm thinking and I can see that the player next to me is going to fold. I decide to call. Flop comes A,Q,x. Turn is the 10d giving me a gutshot and flush draws. River blanks but my hand is good vs 6,6 and I win the pot. I ended the session with around $1200 in front of me for a $700 win after about 2 hours of play. The table broke about 5 minutes after seat 8 left.
One other interesting hand with seat 8 and seat 2 happened. Seat 3 was a solid TAG player.I don't remember the pre-flop action but the flop comes a,a,8. Seat 6 bets $100 and seat 8 and 2 call. turn is another 8, seat 6 bets $100, 8 calls and seat 2 oicks up his cards so I can see. I didn't see and ace and knew they were under 10 but thats it. He raises to $200. Seat 6 folds and 8 calls. River is a blank. Seat 8 bets $100. Seat 2 askes "You have the other ace huh?" who nods and 2 raises to $400. Seat 8 calls. Seat 2 has 8,8 for quads.Me and seat 2 and 4 talk quite a bit about the hand and we came to the conclusion that 8 probably calls an all-in bet on the river. They both had about $1200 behind them on the river.
End of trip report...
Cliff notes:
I suck in tourneys and satellites and rock in cash games.
