I started off at the Borgata around 3pm. Wow the poker room at the Borgata is awesome. When I sat down I think they are six 2-5 NL games going, on a Thursday! Seats were very comortable, drink girls came by often, etc.
I bought in for $500. The first hand I play about five into the session I get A,K. There is a raise to $15, I pop it to $40 and the original raiser pushes for around $225 and I fold. After watching this guy the rest of the session there is no doubt that my hand was good here but with five hands in there was absolutely no read on his play.
I didn't play many interesting hands and chipped down to around $260. It was a lot a of pre-flop calls of $20 and $25, about 4 times with A,Q, hitting nothing, then folding to a $40 flop bet.
The first good hand of the night is when I had 10d,8d from the small blind in a 5-way limped pot. Flop comes 9d7c4d for an open ender plus a flush draw. I make a pot sized bet and get 2 callers. Turn is an offsuit jack completing the nut straight. Its checked to me and I bet $60 and get to calls. The board pairs the 9 on the river and I lead for $60 and a player min-raises to $120 and the other folds. I call and the other player has a,9 and my hand is good. Other guy who folded said he was on a higher flush draw than mine. Good thing it didn't get there.
The only other big hand I get as 8c7c from early position and limp. There are 4 other callers including the small blind and the bib plind raises to $20 and me along with everyone else calls. Flop comes AcQcJC. I call a $100 bet from the pre-flop raiser and all else fold. The turn comes an offsuit 10. The original bettor makes checks and I bet $200. I am thinking I don't want to see the board pair and I don't want to see another club. The other guy goes into the tank for a minute or two. I start talking saying "your set is no good" and "I will show if you fold". This confuses him a little bit. I pointed at the turn and told hom that the card didn't help me. He ends up folding A,J face-up and I show him the flush. I am happy taking the pot right there. If I am in his position I insta-muck his hand after I bet out the $200.
One other interesting hand was when I was dealt 5,5 in early position. I limped, someone raises to $25 and I called along with 3-4 others. The flop comes A,K,4. I check fold to a $75 bet. The turn came my five and the pre-flop raiser bet out $200 and all folded. I asked him if a set of 5's would have been good and he said yes. I am guessing he had A,K.
I ended up cashing out up $373.
After dinner I went over to the Tropicana. The Trop has always been good to me. I got into a $2/$5 NL game right away. There table was super tight passive and we were playing 6-8 handed most of the hour I was at the table. There was lots of limping and if it was folded to me in late position I would win the pot with a $15 bet. I got out of there after an hour with a $65 profit.
I walked to Caesars who didn't have anything other than $1/$2 NL and $2/$4 limit so I left. I then went to Ballys and there was nothing doing there either. I called it a night around 10:00p.
Total day one profit of $438.
I might spend Friday at the Borgata all day. Lots more tables and better action.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Winstar
Now on to the hands......
The first pot I entered was with the A,Q from middle position. I riased before the flop to $20 and got 2 callers. The flop came k,q,q and I lead out for $25. All fold and I win the first pot of the night I play.
One lap later I get A,Q in middle position again and make it $20 to go. I get one caller and the flop comes k,x,x. I cbet $20 and get raised to $60 and I fold.
The first biggish losing hand I have is when I had 4d3d from UTG. ost of the table was playing passive so I took a shot at limping. There were two other limpers plus the small and big blinds and we take the 6d5d10d five handed. I lead out $30 into the $50 pot with my flush and open ended straight flush redraw and get one caller. Turn brings a 4th diamond to the board (jd). I bet $30 and get min-raised to $60. I call hoping for a miracle on the river. River came a blank and I check folded to a $75 bet.
After that pot I chip away and build my stack to around $425 before the next big hand of the night comes around. I get the KcJc in late position and limp. We go to the flop 5 handed when the board comes Js3c2c. A very good flop for my hand. I lead out for a pot sized bet of $25. I get one caller and the next player raises to $75. I call and the other player calls. The flop re-raiser in this hand started with $140 and the caller had around $200. The turn is the certain death card of a 3. The short stack pushes for $60, I reluctantly call and the other player calls. The river is a blank and the two of us with chups left go check check. The short stack flips over 2,2 for a turned boat. I knew I was beat on the turn but couldn't get away from the hand. Back down to around $230 or so after that pot.
I break even for the next 45 minutes or so incliding getting pocket aces with a $20 raise pre-flop and no callers.
Next big hand I get k,k from three off the button in this straddle pot. An early position player makes it $35 to go. I just call along with one other player on the button. The flop comes q,j,x rainbow. Initial raiser checks, I make it $60 to go and the button pushes (he has me covered by $10). Pre-flop raiser folds. The guy who pushes all in I have seen make stabs at pots with little which didn't matter in this hand. The bog thing I saw him doing all night is overplay top pair on several occasions. I have him on A,Q or the less likely k,q. I decide to call. Turn comes another jack and the river is a blank. He tables A,Q (good read) and I take the pot. This was the only hand of the night I was all-in on.
the next hour is a mish mash of hands including winning a small pot with a turned set of 9's and a rivered straight with the 4,4 after a 6,3,2 flop.
I ended up cashing out up a whole $11 ahead. Meh, a winning session.
On to Atlantic City next weekend for three night of pure poker.
The first pot I entered was with the A,Q from middle position. I riased before the flop to $20 and got 2 callers. The flop came k,q,q and I lead out for $25. All fold and I win the first pot of the night I play.
One lap later I get A,Q in middle position again and make it $20 to go. I get one caller and the flop comes k,x,x. I cbet $20 and get raised to $60 and I fold.
The first biggish losing hand I have is when I had 4d3d from UTG. ost of the table was playing passive so I took a shot at limping. There were two other limpers plus the small and big blinds and we take the 6d5d10d five handed. I lead out $30 into the $50 pot with my flush and open ended straight flush redraw and get one caller. Turn brings a 4th diamond to the board (jd). I bet $30 and get min-raised to $60. I call hoping for a miracle on the river. River came a blank and I check folded to a $75 bet.
After that pot I chip away and build my stack to around $425 before the next big hand of the night comes around. I get the KcJc in late position and limp. We go to the flop 5 handed when the board comes Js3c2c. A very good flop for my hand. I lead out for a pot sized bet of $25. I get one caller and the next player raises to $75. I call and the other player calls. The flop re-raiser in this hand started with $140 and the caller had around $200. The turn is the certain death card of a 3. The short stack pushes for $60, I reluctantly call and the other player calls. The river is a blank and the two of us with chups left go check check. The short stack flips over 2,2 for a turned boat. I knew I was beat on the turn but couldn't get away from the hand. Back down to around $230 or so after that pot.
I break even for the next 45 minutes or so incliding getting pocket aces with a $20 raise pre-flop and no callers.
Next big hand I get k,k from three off the button in this straddle pot. An early position player makes it $35 to go. I just call along with one other player on the button. The flop comes q,j,x rainbow. Initial raiser checks, I make it $60 to go and the button pushes (he has me covered by $10). Pre-flop raiser folds. The guy who pushes all in I have seen make stabs at pots with little which didn't matter in this hand. The bog thing I saw him doing all night is overplay top pair on several occasions. I have him on A,Q or the less likely k,q. I decide to call. Turn comes another jack and the river is a blank. He tables A,Q (good read) and I take the pot. This was the only hand of the night I was all-in on.
the next hour is a mish mash of hands including winning a small pot with a turned set of 9's and a rivered straight with the 4,4 after a 6,3,2 flop.
I ended up cashing out up a whole $11 ahead. Meh, a winning session.
On to Atlantic City next weekend for three night of pure poker.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Live Session at Winstar
I am in Dallas on business and decided to drive up to Winstar in Oklahoma for some live action. It was about a 70 minute drive from where I was in Dallas.
A little bit about the room. They have around 15 tables. The room was separate from the rest of the casino so it wasn't that loud. They had five $1/$2 NL tables going, five $4/$8 limit tables going, three $2/$5 NL tables and one $5/$10 NL table.
I got there around 5:30 on Wednesday and put my name on the $2/$5 NL list. I was third on the list and it took a little over 1/2 hour to get on a table. They had three $2/$5 tables going so I was suprised it took that long. The min/max buy-in was $300/$500.
Gotta go to work, I will post part two later today (if the airport has free wireless) or tomorrow.
A little bit about the room. They have around 15 tables. The room was separate from the rest of the casino so it wasn't that loud. They had five $1/$2 NL tables going, five $4/$8 limit tables going, three $2/$5 NL tables and one $5/$10 NL table.
I got there around 5:30 on Wednesday and put my name on the $2/$5 NL list. I was third on the list and it took a little over 1/2 hour to get on a table. They had three $2/$5 tables going so I was suprised it took that long. The min/max buy-in was $300/$500.
Gotta go to work, I will post part two later today (if the airport has free wireless) or tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Rest of Tunica Results
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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.
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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.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
1/11/07 - A Good First Day
I got into Tunica around 12:30 or so, stop at Grand Casino, and signed up to play $2/$5 NL. The very first hand I am dealt J,J one off the button and call a $25 raise. Flop comes k,q,x and I fold to a $50 bet.
Most of the hands I played were uneventful and I would up winning $264 in 4+ hours.
I then headed over to the Gold Strike. I got in a $2/$5 NL game right away. This game was a lot looser than over at the Grand. I only played for about 1 1/2 hours and won $272. I had three big winning hands in the session. I had 9,9 and raised to $15 in early position and got 2 callers. flop comes 9,7,2 with two suits. I bet out $25 and get no callers. Next big hand I get j,10 suited. There is a raise to $15 after I limp and I call in a 4-5 handed pot. Flop comes a,8,9 w/ two suits (not mine). PF raiser makes it $50 and I make the call. Pot is heads up and the turn is the queen. I lead out for $100 and win the pot.
Last big hand is with a new player. From the few hands he played he appeared to be very loose passive. I get A,Q and raise pre-flop to $25. I get 2-3 callers and the flop comes q,x,x. I lead out for $50 and the loose passive player calls. Turn is another blank. I bet $100 and he calls. Hmmm. River is the K. He checks and I check. My hand is good. He said he had a worse kicker, Q,j I assume.
I then played in a $125 one table satellite that paid two winners. You start with $2000 in chips and $25/$50 blinds with 15 minute levels. Not too bad. I played a total of three hands. The last one I had A,J suited and raised to $700 when it was 100/200. I was put all-in and I called. Other player had 10,10 and I didn't catch and was out in 7th. I also lost $20 in a last longer bet.
Total profit on the day of $391. I will most likely stick to the cash games tomorrow with a stray one table sat if I am running good.
Most of the hands I played were uneventful and I would up winning $264 in 4+ hours.
I then headed over to the Gold Strike. I got in a $2/$5 NL game right away. This game was a lot looser than over at the Grand. I only played for about 1 1/2 hours and won $272. I had three big winning hands in the session. I had 9,9 and raised to $15 in early position and got 2 callers. flop comes 9,7,2 with two suits. I bet out $25 and get no callers. Next big hand I get j,10 suited. There is a raise to $15 after I limp and I call in a 4-5 handed pot. Flop comes a,8,9 w/ two suits (not mine). PF raiser makes it $50 and I make the call. Pot is heads up and the turn is the queen. I lead out for $100 and win the pot.
Last big hand is with a new player. From the few hands he played he appeared to be very loose passive. I get A,Q and raise pre-flop to $25. I get 2-3 callers and the flop comes q,x,x. I lead out for $50 and the loose passive player calls. Turn is another blank. I bet $100 and he calls. Hmmm. River is the K. He checks and I check. My hand is good. He said he had a worse kicker, Q,j I assume.
I then played in a $125 one table satellite that paid two winners. You start with $2000 in chips and $25/$50 blinds with 15 minute levels. Not too bad. I played a total of three hands. The last one I had A,J suited and raised to $700 when it was 100/200. I was put all-in and I called. Other player had 10,10 and I didn't catch and was out in 7th. I also lost $20 in a last longer bet.
Total profit on the day of $391. I will most likely stick to the cash games tomorrow with a stray one table sat if I am running good.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Tunica Time
I leave Thursday morning (1/11) for Tunica. I will be playing mostly $2/$5 NL cash games but I think I will try a satellite or two to get into the WSOP Circuit event that starts 1/15. This is a $5k event. If I am running good I may take a shot and satellite into the WPT $10k event that starts 1/21.
I will make updates here between sessions.
I will make updates here between sessions.
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Main Event
I built my stack up to $17,000 at the end of the first break. Nothing dramatic. In the second level I hit a full house to double up to $32,000. In the same lap I turn a full house only to lose to a 3 outer bigger full house on the river. Down to $20,000. After dinner break I have $22,900. I played bad at the beginning of the level and bled muself down to $10,000. Then I get k,k. With blinds at $100/$200 with a $25 ante there is an early raise to $1075. I re-raise to $2800. He goes all in, I call. He shows q,q.
Flop comes a queen and I am done. Lost most of my stack to a 3 outer and a two outer.
Done. Too frustrated to type now. I'll go into greater detail in a few days. I am catching a flight home in 6 hours.
Flop comes a queen and I am done. Lost most of my stack to a 3 outer and a two outer.
Done. Too frustrated to type now. I'll go into greater detail in a few days. I am catching a flight home in 6 hours.
Friday, July 28, 2006
7/27 Results
I decided to take the morning off and went to the Dam Tour. A good way to kill a couple hours. When I got back I went to the Rio to pick-up my bag of clother from Poker Stars. Prety good:
Duffel Bag
Card Protector (Poker Stars on one side, WSOP 2006 on the other)
Baseball Cards with all of the Poker Stars Professionals
Baseball!?!?! with Poker Stars and WSOP emblems.
2 T-Shirts
1 Lettermans Jacket
2 Hats
1 Basketball Jersey
1 Hockey Jersey
1 Baseball Jersey
1 Soccer Jersey (best of the bunch)
All of it was decent quality. Probably worth around $700 or so.
My first poker of the days was going ot be the $60 tourney @ the Flamingo. It was full when I got there. I stuck $20 into a slot machine while I was there and hit a $200 win. I cashed out up $160.
I then played in the $60 tournament @ Aladdin. I am up to $6000 with 3 tables left. Chip leader @ my table is bullying ahnd showing junk. I get j,j from the bb. Chip leader raises 3x the bb for $1800. I push for all mu $6k. He thinks for a minute and calls with 9,9. Flop comes a 9, turn a 9 (just to rub it in) and I am done. This was actually good news.
It was still early and I decided to play Pai Gow. I hit a Royal Flush for $750.
Up for the day because of Pai Gow and Slots. Who knew!
Duffel Bag
Card Protector (Poker Stars on one side, WSOP 2006 on the other)
Baseball Cards with all of the Poker Stars Professionals
Baseball!?!?! with Poker Stars and WSOP emblems.
2 T-Shirts
1 Lettermans Jacket
2 Hats
1 Basketball Jersey
1 Hockey Jersey
1 Baseball Jersey
1 Soccer Jersey (best of the bunch)
All of it was decent quality. Probably worth around $700 or so.
My first poker of the days was going ot be the $60 tourney @ the Flamingo. It was full when I got there. I stuck $20 into a slot machine while I was there and hit a $200 win. I cashed out up $160.
I then played in the $60 tournament @ Aladdin. I am up to $6000 with 3 tables left. Chip leader @ my table is bullying ahnd showing junk. I get j,j from the bb. Chip leader raises 3x the bb for $1800. I push for all mu $6k. He thinks for a minute and calls with 9,9. Flop comes a 9, turn a 9 (just to rub it in) and I am done. This was actually good news.
It was still early and I decided to play Pai Gow. I hit a Royal Flush for $750.
Up for the day because of Pai Gow and Slots. Who knew!
7/26 Results
I played in the 1pm Mega Super at the Series. I bluffed at the wrong pot in the second level to someone who had the full house which took half my stack. After the break I am down to $1000. I call with k,q with the intention of raising all-in if I can. The chip leader at the table raises and I push. He shows 8,8. I flop a king and double-up. After that hand the next 3 hands I get are k,k a,k and a,k. I win all three uncontested to a standard raise.
Then the death hand. I get a,q and raise to $600 (I have $2500 left or so). A short stack goes all-in for $900. The chip leader at the table pushes all-in. Smells like an overbet to get heads-up. I call. Short stack has 4,4 and other has 10,10. Flop comes j,10,x. He flops a set but I have 4 kings in the deck to win. I don't hit and I am done.
I tried 2 satellites to the Bellagio Tournament and missed both times. I lost $100 in $1/$2 NL at the Venetian.
On a good note for the night I hit 4 aces on a video poker machine for $100. and I won about $80 on the slots.
Then the death hand. I get a,q and raise to $600 (I have $2500 left or so). A short stack goes all-in for $900. The chip leader at the table pushes all-in. Smells like an overbet to get heads-up. I call. Short stack has 4,4 and other has 10,10. Flop comes j,10,x. He flops a set but I have 4 kings in the deck to win. I don't hit and I am done.
I tried 2 satellites to the Bellagio Tournament and missed both times. I lost $100 in $1/$2 NL at the Venetian.
On a good note for the night I hit 4 aces on a video poker machine for $100. and I won about $80 on the slots.
7/25 Results
I played in the $1500 NL World Series Event. It was a short day. On the 5th hand of the day something interesting happened. I get 10,8 from the small blind. There are 3 limpers to me. I check and the bb checks. Flop comes q,10,8 rainbow. I bet out $200 and get 1 caller. The turn is the 8 for a full house. I check, other bets $250 and I call. The river is a 9 giving straight possibilities. I bet $250 and the other player takes a $500 chip and throws it in. After it hits the felt he says raise. Too fuckin late, damn it! If you throw an overvalued chip on the table withoutsaying raise it is considered a call. I said "I wish it was a raise" and showed my boat. He tabled k,j for the straight. That hand would have doubled me up.
I am at $1800 in the second level. I get k,q of diamonds and I limp and along with 3 others. Flop comes q,x,x with one diamond. I bet $250 and my opponend calls. Turn comes another rag diamond. I bet $400 and ther other player goes all in (he has me covered). I have top pair and a second nut flush draw. This is a decent chance to double up. Even if I am behind (which I didnt think I was) I could still draw out. I called hand he showed 10,4 of diamonds. I don't draw out and I am done in 80 minutes.
I went over to the Bellagio after that and played in a single table satellite for the $1k Bellagio Cup tournament. I won a seat and played @ 7pm. I have decent stack in level 4. I get 10,10 and raise 3x the bb pre-flop and get 1 caller. Flop comes 10 high rainbow for a flopped set. I bet 2/5ths of the pot. Other player pushes all-in. I immediately call. He tables a,a. One other playes says he mucked an ace. Turn is a blank and the river is the case ace. I'm done to a 1 outer. Nothing like being a 98% favorite and losing.
I am at $1800 in the second level. I get k,q of diamonds and I limp and along with 3 others. Flop comes q,x,x with one diamond. I bet $250 and my opponend calls. Turn comes another rag diamond. I bet $400 and ther other player goes all in (he has me covered). I have top pair and a second nut flush draw. This is a decent chance to double up. Even if I am behind (which I didnt think I was) I could still draw out. I called hand he showed 10,4 of diamonds. I don't draw out and I am done in 80 minutes.
I went over to the Bellagio after that and played in a single table satellite for the $1k Bellagio Cup tournament. I won a seat and played @ 7pm. I have decent stack in level 4. I get 10,10 and raise 3x the bb pre-flop and get 1 caller. Flop comes 10 high rainbow for a flopped set. I bet 2/5ths of the pot. Other player pushes all-in. I immediately call. He tables a,a. One other playes says he mucked an ace. Turn is a blank and the river is the case ace. I'm done to a 1 outer. Nothing like being a 98% favorite and losing.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
7/24 Results
I started with a $60 tournament at Paris in the morning. I busted out in the second level. I then went over to Bellagio to try and satellite in to the daily $1k Bellagio Cup tournament. $240 single table satellite with 2 seats given away. We were down to 3 handed when i had someone dead to 3 outs on the river. He hit and it left me crippled and I was done.
I played the $130 daily at Caesars @ noon. I was knocked out about three hours in.
THen I played in the 7:00 $60 tourney at Aladdin. Here are my hands I received in the first lap. 8,8 a,6s a,q k,qs a,k k,qs a,k. I was done one and a half laps in.
I then tried a 1 table $225 satellite at ther Rio. I busted out in 6th. I won a $40 last longer with one other player to make the loos $185.
Other than poker it was an odd day. I won $125 playing Carribian Stud and $140 playing craps and $90 playing Video Poker. I ended up down about $200 on the day.
I played the $130 daily at Caesars @ noon. I was knocked out about three hours in.
THen I played in the 7:00 $60 tourney at Aladdin. Here are my hands I received in the first lap. 8,8 a,6s a,q k,qs a,k k,qs a,k. I was done one and a half laps in.
I then tried a 1 table $225 satellite at ther Rio. I busted out in 6th. I won a $40 last longer with one other player to make the loos $185.
Other than poker it was an odd day. I won $125 playing Carribian Stud and $140 playing craps and $90 playing Video Poker. I ended up down about $200 on the day.
7/23 Results
After a late night of Razz I played very little. I played a small $60 tournament and busted out in level one. I then played in the $2/$5 NL cash game and lost $200.
That's it.
That's it.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
7/22 Results
I only played one thing today, the $1500 Razz event. The short version is that I busted out @ 3:30 am in Level 11 in 60th place. The top 40 made the money.
The first table I was on had Tom McEvoy and Dr. Jerry Buss (Lakers Owner). I knocked out McEvoy in the 3rd level. Jerry Buss was eliminated about 10 minutes before dinner break in Level 6. Dutch Boyd took over Jerry's seat 2 hands before dinner break. Dutch was knocked out in Level 7 right after dinner. Paul Darden was moved to our table for about 20 minutes before our table broke.
In level 8 I was a short stack for the rest of the way. I survived all-ins 5 times before I lost in the 11th round only 20 spots out of the money. In the last table I was on Vince Burgio was there (Card Player Author).
That's about it. It's 4am. Time to get some sleep. I am totally drained. Tomorrow may be a day off from poker, at least until at night.
The first table I was on had Tom McEvoy and Dr. Jerry Buss (Lakers Owner). I knocked out McEvoy in the 3rd level. Jerry Buss was eliminated about 10 minutes before dinner break in Level 6. Dutch Boyd took over Jerry's seat 2 hands before dinner break. Dutch was knocked out in Level 7 right after dinner. Paul Darden was moved to our table for about 20 minutes before our table broke.
In level 8 I was a short stack for the rest of the way. I survived all-ins 5 times before I lost in the 11th round only 20 spots out of the money. In the last table I was on Vince Burgio was there (Card Player Author).
That's about it. It's 4am. Time to get some sleep. I am totally drained. Tomorrow may be a day off from poker, at least until at night.
Saturday, July 22, 2006
7/21 Results
Not too much play for me today. I kinda got a feel for what pros have to do.
At 11am this morning I had an interview with the Tampa Tribune. They are going to do a piece on the average player in the World Series. It shoud run late next week right before the main event starts.
I then played in the $60 event at Imperial Palace. Did absoltely nothing and was out in 20 minutes when my a,k was up against q,q and I didn't catch-up.
I then had a photo shoot at the Rio for a picture for the newspaper article. Boooooring.
Then had time for one Razz single table satellite. We chopped it 3 ways.
Winning day overall.
For Razz tomorrow I am at Table 25, Seat 7. Check the following link for updates:
http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/event_list/197
At 11am this morning I had an interview with the Tampa Tribune. They are going to do a piece on the average player in the World Series. It shoud run late next week right before the main event starts.
I then played in the $60 event at Imperial Palace. Did absoltely nothing and was out in 20 minutes when my a,k was up against q,q and I didn't catch-up.
I then had a photo shoot at the Rio for a picture for the newspaper article. Boooooring.
Then had time for one Razz single table satellite. We chopped it 3 ways.
Winning day overall.
For Razz tomorrow I am at Table 25, Seat 7. Check the following link for updates:
http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/event_list/197
Friday, July 21, 2006
7/20 Results
I got a late start today from being out till 2am the night before. I played in the Noon tournament @ The Orleans. Buy-in was $80. You got $2500 in chips with 20 minute levels. This has been the best small but-in tournament I have seen in Vegas yet. I ended up in 21st out of 100.
I then went over to The Aladdin and played in a $1/$2 NL cash game. I won about $208 in about an hour and a half.
I then went over to the Rio. I played in two $125 single table satellites. With the deal cutting and tipping the dealer I invested a total of $345 and I chopped both of 'em. The chips I won are worth a total of $1000 for a $665 profit.
A good day all in all.
I then went over to The Aladdin and played in a $1/$2 NL cash game. I won about $208 in about an hour and a half.
I then went over to the Rio. I played in two $125 single table satellites. With the deal cutting and tipping the dealer I invested a total of $345 and I chopped both of 'em. The chips I won are worth a total of $1000 for a $665 profit.
A good day all in all.
7/19 Results.
I played in a tournament at MGM Grand in the morning. 100 people and I busted out at the end of the first hour. I won the very first hand of the tournament and that was about it.
I also played in the Mega Super and finished 13th out of 41. Good for nothing.
In the $2/$5 NL cash games I won a total of $200.
I also played in the Mega Super and finished 13th out of 41. Good for nothing.
In the $2/$5 NL cash games I won a total of $200.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
7/18 Results
I woke up early and headed over to the Rio to play in a $175 single table satellite (with $20 last longer) before the tourney started. Since they had to clear the tables by 11:00 it was played with 10 minute levels. I was caught on a bluff and lost most of my stack. I ended up bucking in 7th.
Now on to the $1500 tourney.
The first big hand I played was about 20 minutes in. I get 6,3 from the big blind with 5 limpers to me. I check my option. I cant remember the flop off hand but I was open ended. I bettor and I call and one other calls. I hit the straight on the turn and make a 3/4 pot bet and get one caller. The river places a straight on the board of 8,7,6,5,4. I am counterfitted. Other player bets 250 and I call. He has 9,10.
Next hand was in level 1. I get 7,7. There is one raiser to $75 and 2 of us call. Flop comes 9,7,6. Original raiser bets and I call. Turn is a queen. He bets and I raise and he calls. River is a 2 he checks and I bet and he reluctantly calls. He flips over 8,8 and I take the pot.
I then went on vacation for about 1 hour with no cards till I get q,q on the button. It is folded to me and I bet $150 and the bb calls. The flop comes q,3,2. Its checked to me and I make a continuation bet of $150 and the other players fold. Damn.
At the break I have around $2000. In level three I make a couple of bluffs to keep my stack until the following hand occurs.
I get a,k in middle position and raise to $325. I get one caller. Flop comes 10 high all spades (I have the ace of spades). I bet out $350. The other player pushes all-in. At worst I figured I had 14 outs twice (9 spades, 3 aces, 2 non-spade kings) which sould make me the favorite. The other players stack represented about 80% of my stack. I called and he showed Qs, Js. I didn't hit and was crippled. In the same lap I double through the same player on a coin flip to get up to $900. As we switch to level 4 I am down to about 600. I go all in with a flush draw, middle pair and a gutshot straight draw. I get called by the same guy again. He has a better flush draw with two overcards. He hits on the river and I am done. When I was knocked out there was about 100 tables left, middle of the pack.
I played well but was unfortunate to run up against bigger hands.
I played one more $125 satellite and took 3rd, AGAIN.
In $2/$5 NL cash games I won $230. Time to switch to cash games.
Now on to the $1500 tourney.
The first big hand I played was about 20 minutes in. I get 6,3 from the big blind with 5 limpers to me. I check my option. I cant remember the flop off hand but I was open ended. I bettor and I call and one other calls. I hit the straight on the turn and make a 3/4 pot bet and get one caller. The river places a straight on the board of 8,7,6,5,4. I am counterfitted. Other player bets 250 and I call. He has 9,10.
Next hand was in level 1. I get 7,7. There is one raiser to $75 and 2 of us call. Flop comes 9,7,6. Original raiser bets and I call. Turn is a queen. He bets and I raise and he calls. River is a 2 he checks and I bet and he reluctantly calls. He flips over 8,8 and I take the pot.
I then went on vacation for about 1 hour with no cards till I get q,q on the button. It is folded to me and I bet $150 and the bb calls. The flop comes q,3,2. Its checked to me and I make a continuation bet of $150 and the other players fold. Damn.
At the break I have around $2000. In level three I make a couple of bluffs to keep my stack until the following hand occurs.
I get a,k in middle position and raise to $325. I get one caller. Flop comes 10 high all spades (I have the ace of spades). I bet out $350. The other player pushes all-in. At worst I figured I had 14 outs twice (9 spades, 3 aces, 2 non-spade kings) which sould make me the favorite. The other players stack represented about 80% of my stack. I called and he showed Qs, Js. I didn't hit and was crippled. In the same lap I double through the same player on a coin flip to get up to $900. As we switch to level 4 I am down to about 600. I go all in with a flush draw, middle pair and a gutshot straight draw. I get called by the same guy again. He has a better flush draw with two overcards. He hits on the river and I am done. When I was knocked out there was about 100 tables left, middle of the pack.
I played well but was unfortunate to run up against bigger hands.
I played one more $125 satellite and took 3rd, AGAIN.
In $2/$5 NL cash games I won $230. Time to switch to cash games.
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
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