Maybe Next Year...

A little WSOP... Well last weekend played in the 100 seat guarantee and played pretty well. I grinded and went out about 1100th with about 3500 in it. Never really got any hands and that is that. So like a drum who loves getting beat on, I sat into a satellite for the Tuesday WSOP 300 tourney. It was a multi-table where the top 5 got a seat and with about 18 left I was low stacked in 17th place. I got a couple nice double ups when I pushed with AK and Ts. Got to the final table in 7th and ended up getting a seat. Was the first time I played in the Tues $300. There were over 300 entrants and the top 7 got seats.


In the first 7 hands I tripled my starting chips up to 9k. The 2nd hand of the tourney I got AA and flopped a set, we got it all in and he showed a smaller set, whew! Five hands later I get AJhearts in the BB. Under the gun made a 4x raise and the button called. The flop came KQT, with 2 clubs. I just flopped the nut straight and Royal Flush Draw, sweet!! I was first to act and checked, looking for the UTG to come out firing, he didn't disappoint. Remember we started with 3k in chips and I was up 6k now. The UTG came out with a 650 bet, remember this is the 7th hand of the tourney. The button called as did I. Was early and I was thinking the range of hands these guys could have... Set, 2 pair, flush draw, top pair -were the possibilities. The turn was a lovely 8c, sweet nut flush. Lets hope someone was chasing the flush and hit! I checked again as did the UTG (there's the two pair or top pair). The button came out firing, 3/4 pot, he basically pot committed himself, but still could get away from it if he had two pair. I didn't see the UTG calling and just in case he had two pair, I pushed. The UTG folded and the button called. He flipped over the 97c for his flush and was drawing dead!


I ran pretty well and up over 17k at the first break and was sitting in 2nd place with a about 220 left. I was pushing my chips around and picking up here and there. After the break it didn't go so well. I was down to 11k by the next break. Fast forward and with about 40 left I was short stacked and doubled up when someone tried to run a bluff on me. They fired 3 bullets and with my short stack I hit two pair on the river and pushed. I really didn't need the river 2nd pair, I was in the lead the entire way. He ended up calling and that shot me back up into the race, I was feeling good. We were under 30 players now and I was middle of the pack, picked up a few blinds and then my final hand. I was in the BB and a big stack was just to my right. He called the BB and I made a raise with KJ. Not to go into all the details, he turned a set on my with my flopped Js. He played it really well and was able to extract my entire stack, about 24k and I was sitting there again with no seat.


I've pretty much given up all hope for making the trip west for the series. I really think if I did win a seat I'd go out and play a few of the lower buyins, like a 2500 buyin at the WSOP and a few of the other tourney's like the Bellagio Cup or an event or two at Caesars. I have a group of friends out there now and another group that just went out last night for a bachelorette weekend. A couple of the girls are solid poker players and will be playing in a few of the side tourney and are going to swing by there on Sunday to see the start of the 50K HORSE event. Was telling them is they want to see some of the big name players, they need to be there that Sunday am, they will all be there!


Hey, there are couple more Sat's this weekend and if you're a betting man, there's a good chance I'll be playing Sunday!

Last chance....

Could be.... Just picked up a seat for the 100 Main Event Guarantee on FullTilt... Let's see if I pull it out.