This blog is on life support.

I won't let it die without a fight though. I'm planning on explaining to the 5 1/2 people that read these posts on why I'm off the tournament circuit. You can expect a big rant on why I feel poker tournaments are a farce and why I'll be trying my hardest to stay away from them. I'll try not to use the words 'brutal' and 'sick' too many times.

Tournaments are fun

I was absolutely dead today. I Couldn't find any situations to do anything today. No cards and no spots for the first 2 hours of the day.

I raised a few rags here and there just to stay alive and not get blinded out.

I was down to 30k ish at 1/2k 300a. Active player raised in ep. Matt brady (who just lost half his chips in a bvb hand where his opponent went running 2 pair on him) throws in 14k ish in the cutoff. I had AK on the button and as much as I don't love it I think I have to put it in here. I know Matt is going to have a pair here often but he could definitely have AQ as well. Yeah he had a pair, just Aces, that's it. I turned a gutter and bricked.

A few hands later I found AJ in lp. I shipped my 14k and the sb found QQ. I missed my 30% and I was out.

Good Fucking Game

Com Si Com Sa

I came into today with my monster 8k stack of 20 big blinds. If I knew I would be finishing the day with 53k I would definitely be cool with that. That is where I finished the day at. However I'm a little disappointed because I was up over 80k during the last level of play.

In the last level of the day I got involved in a pot where I took an unconventional, double barrel bluff line. I definitely put him to the test in a tough spot but he found a call with one pair and poof, 30k was gone. I'm not happy with the hand and wish I could go back and do things different.

So I'll go back tomorrow with my 53k playing 8/1600 200a. I'll have 33 big blinds. There's plenty of poker to be played. 87 players will return, 45 will get paid and 36 will come back to day 4.

I did have a few of my hands updated on pokernews.com. There are a few scattered throughout the 6 pages....

http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2009-aruba-classic/main-event/day2/page6.htm

Couldn't get anything going today

So today was my Day 1 of the Aruba Poker Classic. We started with 15k in chips. There was a combined 469 players entered from both starting days. We played 5 levels today. I had a decent start and got up to 20k. I then went on a gradual downswing.

I never lost any huge hands just a series of medium pots.

One memorable pot was when a weakish active player raised in mp to 525 at 1/200 25a. I was on the button and it felt like a good time to 3 bet, so I reraised to 1500. I held 10 2 dd. The flop rolled out a beautiful 345 2 diamonds (open ended and flush draw) I c-bet another 1500 hoping to get check raised so I could shove. He just called. The turn paired the 3. I thought about bombing the turn but I elected to take a free card. The river bricked a 9h. He checked again. A bluff here didn't make any sense so I gave up and he showed 2 jacks. I only lost 3k on the hand but was still very frustrating.

The rest of the pots I lost were just a handful of raise, call and unsuccessful c-bets.

One hand I raised Q8cc got called in 1 spot. Flopped QJ2 I check called a bet. Turn and river went check check check check. I turned my Queen over obviously being the nuts but was dumbfounded when my opponent tabled Q9 to nip me.

That was basically how the day went.

I am still alive and kicking with 8,225 chips. It's not where I would like to be but I'm far from out since the blinds will start tomorrow at 2/400 50a. I can manage a 20bb stack bettter than anyone. Hopefully I can find a hand or win a race or two.

Aruba update

I'm going to try to keep this quick and prob won't have to time to edit any mispellings or grammar mistakes. Here goes.

Jenny and I got in saturday afternoon. There was a 540 buy in with 96 players that started at 7pm. We both played it. I got knocked out early when a complete idiot of a player knocked me out with A6 vs my red Jacks aipf. That moron went on to make the final table. While I was sweating the final table other railbirds had told me how many times he sucked out repeatedly throughout the tourney. I was sweating the final table because the love of my life, Ms Jenny "Moxie" Block was at the table as well. 1st was 15k. Jenny ended up finishing 4th for 3600 and I'm extremely proud of her. Her QJ lost to 66 aipf even after the 10 8 7 rolled out. brick brick 4th will work.

The next day they had another 540 buyin that got almost the same amount of players. I was blazing through the moron mine field like gangbusters. I had chips the whole way. When we 11 handed (money bubble) I even ran KK into AA and didn't double the guy up. I lost the minimum since he only flat called pre we both checked the J J 10 two heart board. 7 heart on the turn. He checked, I bet small for value with my black KIngs. He called. River was a black duece. I wanted to bet again and hoped to get called by a 10 or smaller pocket pair. Instead I knucked and he showed me 2 black aces. Whew.

So i lost a little and I went to the final table sitting 7/10 with 14bbs. 16k playing 6/1200 200a. Guess who else was at this final table? I wish I could say it was Jenny but she had a bad day actually building up a 4x starting stack early and then got chopped away after coolers and bad beats. It was my wonderful friend from yesterday who knocked me out with my red Jacks with his monster A6 off sooot. It just goes to show the power of short term variance. This guy was just straight bad. He just became good friends with those 52 cards we call "the deck" and that helped him out every time he needed it.

3rd hand of the final table. Mr. Moron raises to 5300 in the 2 hole. We are playing 6/1200. HE MADE IT FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED!!!! just your standard 4.5x raise why the fuck not? Here's why... because bad players don't know how to play after the flop so they don't want action. And when the y get shoved on they say " oh well you caught me let's gamble"

So after Brain Dead Mcgee made his smash pot button open raise in the 2 hole, it's folded around to me in the Big Blind and I find...I bet you can guess. 2 red Jacks OB VEEEEEEEE. I gave him the 15 sec hollywood as if I was considering doing anything except jamming my 14 big blinds directly in his inbred face. So I slid it out and they threw the blue "all in" button out in front of me. And he said "awww mayyyyn". It was 10,700 more. He counted it out and called about 10 seconds later. He turned over the monster Q10cc (i know it should have been A6 off) And then I got clubbed in the head when the flop rolled out all clovers.

At least I got to watch him do an awesome celebration dance with hand clapping and woooooing, as if the NY Giants just went 4-0 to start the season. Touchdown buddy, touchdown.

I'm playing day 1b tomorrow of the main.

Ready for Aruba!!

It's the 10 year anniversary of this song. I'm dubbing it the anthem for this 2009 Aruba Poker Classic. Hopefully Jenny will spit her version for me throughout the trip as well. Everything sounds better in an english accent. Even the Beatnuts. Just kidding.

500 chip Hyper turbo heads up on ub

Table: 31676890 (Real Money) Seat #6 is the dealer
Seat 4 - CALLMESEKSI2 (295 in chips)
Seat 6 - DAISYMAYWINS (705 in chips)
DAISYMAYWINS - Posts small blind 10
CALLMESEKSI2 - Posts big blind 20
POCKET CARDS

Dealt to DAISYMAYWINS

DAISYMAYWINS - Raises 30 to 40
CALLMESEKSI2 - Calls 20
CALLMESEKSI2 - Checks
DAISYMAYWINS - Bets 20
CALLMESEKSI2 - Calls 20

TURN:

CALLMESEKSI2 - Checks
DAISYMAYWINS - Bets 20
CALLMESEKSI2 - Calls 20

RIVER:

CALLMESEKSI2 - Bets 100
DAISYMAYWINS - All-In(Raise) 625 to 625
CALLMESEKSI2 - All-In 115
DAISYMAYWINS - returned (410) : not called

SHOW DOWN :
DAISYMAYWINS - Shows (Straight flush, seven)
CALLMESEKSI2 - Mucks
DAISYMAYWINS Collects 590 from main pot

SUMMARY:
Total Pot(590)

Board:

Seat 4: CALLMESEKSI2(big blind) HI: Mucked
Seat 6: DAISYMAYWINS(dealer) (small blind) won Total (590) All-In HI:(590) with Straight flush, seven - P:7cB:6cP:5cB:4cB:

Busted at 2/400

First I lost an absolute stupid hand when I was semi bluffing with 21 outs on the turn and the kid tried rebluffing me with absolutely no fold equity on a 8c 8s 9c 7c when I held As Qc. I bet half his stack to look like a scarier bet he tanked for like 2 minutes and then shoved. When I obv snap called he put his hands on his head and yelled to himself "damn!... you got me" and embarrassingly turned over red 3s. I thought he was a good player and and if I had bet too big I thought he would make a read I was bluffing. I was incorrect about him being a good player and I guess I should have bet bigger. My 21 outs still gave me a 43.18% of winning but when a 5h came on the river I was down to 12k.


With the great structure of this event 12k was still plenty o chipees. (30 bbs)

Next big hand. still 2/400 50a...Moron limped utg, another player limped, I made it 1850 with 99 in the cutoff. Sb called, Bb called as did the 2 limpers. So we went to the flop 5 ways. I couldn't think of many flops I was going to like with 5 players but when the 8 9 10 rolled out I knew that was one of them. The sb led 4k. It folded to me and I jammed for just over 6k more. He called and tabled AJ for naked openended. Turn Q river 4. GG

Coming back from dinner playing 2/400 50a

Got up to 42k down to 23k now I'm at 30k.

After 4 levels of play I have 33k. Going to 150/300 25a

After 2 levels sitting at starting stack of 30k.

Busted. Got all in pre with even stacks holding Ak to Kq. Queen high flop gg

Not so thrilling...for him.

Took down Will 'The thrill" Failla. I'm now 8-1, with 7 consecutive wins.

There are only 4 players left. To win the entire tournament, I have to beat 2 more opponents and then beat Leah twice who took down the winners bracket. So 4 more matches.

I shipped the last 7 so why not 11?

Played my toughest opponent yet.

His name is Michael Font. He was a cool kid too. It was a tough match but ended up victorious. I'm guaranteed 3200. But the experience of playing this tournament this far was much more valuable.

I'm 7-1 and have won 6 matches in a row.

Bring on Mr Thrill.

It was a complete thrashing. Now 6-1 (5 consecutive wins)

Mr. John Jay Fortunado had no chance today. The deck was not there to save him. I don't think he won a single pot over 400 chips.

I play the winner of Michael Font vs James St. Hilaire. I'm not familiar with either of them. The winner of our match will advance to the final 6 players and then play Will "the thrill"

Match starts at 1pm

Another Victory 5-1

Playing well and running well. I've won 4 matches in a row now. I get a rematch against Mr. Fortunado. It's funny because he was by far the worst player I played today and yet my only loss.

If I can win 2 matches tomorrow I will play my colleague Will "the thrill" Failla.

My buddy Mike Leah went 6 -0 today and is guaranteed 2nd place. The player that emerges from the loser's bracket will have to beat him 2 consecutive matches to take the title.

I'm playing my best, I hope I can get a little more run goot in tomorrow.

Won my 5th match. 4-1

I'm still in the trenches of the losers bracket. I'm playing an unknown next and if I can advance I'll be playing the moron from match #2 tomorrow. As far as I know I still have to win 3 more matches to get to 6th place. (bottom payout)

took down match number 4. Puts me at 3-1.

About to play an aggressive internet player Jeremiah (can't remember his last name)

This will probably be an action match.

Victorious over Bill Blanda

I play the winner of 2 unknowns.

Lost 2nd match to a moron.

I guess I must be a megamoron since I lost to him.

The deck was clearly on this kid's side today.

Got him to bluff off 7 of his 20k the first hand. Then got him to put the remaining 13k in with A10 to my AK. 10 on the turn no problem. I kept my cool and battled with the 14-26 difference. But the kid didn't miss a flop and didn't have a fold button.

I lost another big pot when I turned the nut flush draw and put him on a big hand that was never folding. I bricked the river and couldn't call his shove.

I had 6k left at 3/600 (10bbs) I shipped K2 from the button. Shipping any 2 cards is standard, a king is a bonus. But the luckbox woke up with K9 and that was it.

I'll be playing Bill Blanda at 5 pm in the loser's bracket.

Good luck to Zeitlin, Gordo and Sica still in yesterday's 1k.

Won my first match in less than a half hour

I was playing button min raise strategy. We started with 20k chips and 50/100 blinds (200bbs)

We only played 2 big pots. One cooler and one coin flip and I fell on the good side of both. My next match is at 1pm.

1,090 heads up event today

Since the Borgata Poker Open schedule was released this is the event I was looking foward to the most. I've won a few of these types of HU shootout MTTs on Fulltilt. (the most recent about 3 weeks ago)

It will be 64 players with a double elimination system.

My first opponent is Russel Crane. (a competent online pro)

There should be some covergae of the event on borgatapoker.blogspot.com

HCwDB

Why haven't I seen this site sooner?

http://hotchickswithdouchebags.com/

Brief appearance in the 350+50 today

I played all 4 of the first hands and had the image of a complete an utter maniac. I was even telling the table I'm going to play every single hand and they definitely thought I was nuts.

The first hand I triple barrel bluffed a guy with 5 high on an ace high board when I knew he had an ace and I figured he didn't want to bust on the first hand with only one pair.

On the 5th hand I found AKcc wow. I ended up getting it in against AA. I definitely don't recommend putting in 160 bbs with AK sooooted or unsuited. Today given the circumstances that's what I felt like doing.

I still had 1600 and ended up running A10 into AQ button on blind. gg

Enjoyed a delicious day playing super turbos.

40 buy-in down swing at the 28+2s for a loss of 1200 bucks. Yummy. I've never seen cards be so cruel in my entire life. It was relentless. They beat me into submission. I can't take anymore.

Was running table over.

I had the starting 10k up to 20k. Then I got it in with top set of jacks against a monkey who called it off with a naked flush draw. He hit on the river to win the 40k+ pot. Sigh.

I'm going to grind sngs online all day and play the 400 tomorrow. Gl to all my friends still in today donkament.

After 2 levels I'm up to 16k. My friend jonas wexler is at my table. And 4 morons.

Borgata 560 6 handed today

I'm very exited about this tourney because I love short handed poker. The action will be fast and furious.

Congrats to Adam "Lippy" Lippert for taking down the 770 event.

Shitty day in the 1k. Couldn't get anything going.

Got rivered a couple times. And ran A6 into Ak after getting short. Just grinding online now.

Busted around 55th. Sick day.

I ran it up to 100k. Then lost a series of brutal pots to go back down to 28k. Then got that in with AK vs QQ and bricked. Tomorrow is a 1k.

Going to 8/1600 200a, I'm up to 60k. Started with 360 players today. Down to around 70 players.

Dinner break I'm up to 20,600. Going to 500/1k.

3/600 75a I'm at 10k

770 today

Had the 12k starting stack up to 20k. Now down to 10k after losing with QQ to AKdd aipf.

Busted event #2

Event #2 today 560

Back to the moron mine field. Hopefully I don't get my other leg blown off today.

Out. Fun game.

I'm not sure how I'm still in this.

I'm at 22.4k going to 8/1600. Approx 190 players left.

At dinner break

Stuck at around 53k. A complete idiot came to the table with 50k as well. Here's a dandy one I played with him...

Blinds 3/600 75a, Tightish asian player opens utg to 1,500. He started with 18k total. Mental midget with 50k behind called. I had 50k as well and made it 5,025 with AKss out of the sb. Tight Asain folded and MM insta called. Flop came K106 2 diamonds. I tanked for 10 seconds and checked. Moron insta nuked 10k. I tanked for about 20 seconds and made it 34k with only 10k behind. (I'm esentially all in) he then developed an even moronic look on his face. I could swear his eyes were coming even closer together on his face than they already were. And then he proclaimed to the world 'awl eyn!' I obv called the rest and he slammed over KQ as if it was the nuts. Turn was a 6 to pair the board and the river came the case king to chop the pot with us both having Kings full of sixes. I guess that's a better river than a queen. It would have been nice to have over 100k at 3/600.

Oh well back to the grind.

Up to over 50k going to 3/600 75a.

4 levels complete

I am cruising with a stack just over 33k. The table is playing pretty passively for the most part. The next blind level will be 150/300 25a.

Event #1

There's only around 800 players in todays 400. I have the starting 10k up to 26k. Going to 75/150.

Borgata Poker Open

Lately I haven't been inspired to write anything on here. The only writing I've done lately has been the occasional cornball facebook update. If I ever find myself on that site for more than 15 minutes straight I develop a sudden urge to gouge my eyeballs out. Weird.

But now August vacation is over. And it's back to the brutality of MTTs. It's time for the coin flips, coolers and bad beats. I'll be here in Atlantic City for the next two weeks grinding these donkaments. Earlier this year I got off the shnide at Borgata with a couple small cashes. This trip I would like to break the final table shnide.

Here is a pair of Air Force Ones I bought in 2006. This trip will be their first time out the box. I hope they will bring some RUN GOOT!


If anyone gives a shit how I'm doing in these tournaments you can check back here for my chip counts and random complaints about the morons at my table.

fell off

I know I haven't written anything on here in a while. I've had a couple good live cash sessions. I'm basically breaking even online. I haven't put in any real volume at all. I've been trolling 2+2 alot and just killing time. Zeitlin told me about this thread.

You should read the first couple pages before watching the video.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/54/poker-beats-brags-variance/created-victory-song-when-i-beat-someone-headsup-491103/

Meat Rescue

One of the best ways to remedy a tournament bustout is a greasy cheeseburger.

I'm at the Shake Shack with my beautiful wife eating our troubles away.

If you haven't had Shake Shack you're definitely deprived.

Hooray for MEAT!

Busted at 500/1k

Today was one of the most unenjoyable days of poker I have played in my life.

I opened with 77 in the 3 hole to 2300 I got flatted on the button and the sb jammed all in for 25k. I only had 19k to start the hand.

I was getting around 1.6 to 1 on the call. The blinds were going to 6/1200 the next hand. I called off my last 16k. If the button hadn't called the 2300, I probably would have folded because the pot odds wouldn't have been as good. They just always have AK here. But this time he had QQ. Oops. I fucking suck.

Going to 500/1k I have 23k.

Shrinkage

Down to 16k. Lost a big flip with AQ to JJ aipf.

Going to 250/500 50a.

Borgata Deepstack today

It's a 1650 buyin. 30k starting chips. I'll be posting updates all day today. I skipped the first 2 levels as usual in these. I'll be starting at 75-150. 200 bbs. It's still tedious.

The homies ripped down Mohegan Main.

3 of my friends ended up being part of a 4 way chop. Congrats to Dave Zeitlin, Allen Bari and Adam Lippert.

Combined they shipped over 310k. woot woot!

Bustarama. Got down to 7500. Got it in with 33 against A9 and couldn't hold. :(

Down to 18k but still plenty of play. Going to 250/500 50a.

Hooray for the Overlay!!!!!

The mohegan 2150 main only got 236 players. They guaranteed a 750k prize pool. That means they had to add over 200k. Valuetown!

I have around starting stack after the first few levels.

Was up to 45k now at 20k. Maniac mode in full effect. Going to 6/1200. 50 players left. Avg stack is 27k.

Small field in 300+50 today. About 140 players.

I came down halfway through the second level. I do have the starting 10k stack up to 14k without showing a hand, not that I had any.

Busted yesterday's 600 with 60 players left. (328 started)

I had the starting 20k chips up to as high 115k. Then I got moved to a new table and couldn't win a hand. I went all the way down to 24k. Then I got back up to 78k. An active player opened in mp I found 88 on the button and shipped 30k (12.5bbs) Of course the sb woke up with JJ. Original raiser mucked. My 88 > JJ with running hearts. I got back to 78k.

I ended up getting 75k aipf with AKcc vs the same guy's JJ. Big slick suited let me down and I lost the 150k+ pot. :(

busted out of bounty tourney today

The comp got around 140 players. The total buy-in was 450. (100 is a bounty chip)

Started with 10k chips. The levels were only 30 minutes long. I peaked my stack at 60k. I then ran into a couple tough spots, exhibited some bad timing with bluffs and missed bets. The level before dinner break I was famished and I think it may affected my play. I need to make sure I'm nourished and fresh at all times.

I was very concious of that during the WSOP. I guess I fell off because these tourneys aren't as important. It's no excuse and I'm going to take steps to be at top shape at all times no matter how rinky dinky the tournament.

Tomorrow is a 540+60 with 150k guaranteed prize pool. We are expecting over 500 players.

Out in 58th.

I reshipped dueces with plenty of fold equity against an aggro player. He had aces and I couldn't find a suckout.

He can only call my bet with 1010+ and AK. His range was very wide, but AA does fall in that range. Oh well.

Tomorrow is 300+50 with bounties of 100 a piece.

Roller coaster day

Possibly one of the most swingy days in a tournament I've ever played. I did end the day on a good note :)

Since the blinds increased every 40 minutes and they didn't have 12/2400 the stacks are very shallow.

We will be going to 5/10k 1ka. There are 79 left with 72 getting paid (I think). The avg stack is only 140k. (14bbs)

I finished with 238k.

Very swingy day. Peaked at 115k, I now have 88k going to 1500/3k. Avg is like 65k. It's going to be a shovefest.

At Mohegan Sun

Cam up to Connecticut to play these Mo donkaments.

Today is 300+50 with 740 runners.

I have had a huge see saw day. I did finish with an upswing with 55k.

Oops just lost 33 < AK aipf for 13k. Down to 42k

Back in Brooklyn and never happier.

Good luck to all my friends still going to day 3 of the main event... Dave Zeitlin, Dave Fox, Steve Ryan, Gordon Eng, Steve Levy, Charles Chattha, Julian Verse and whoever else I'm forgetting to mention. Get that cheese kids.

Flopping a set in Texas Hold'em is similiar to having an orgasm.

For those non poker readers, a set is when you hold a wired pair in your hole cards, and the same card appears on the community board giving you 3 of a kind. It's a very powerful hand and most of the time well concealed. The odds of hitting a set on the flop (first 3 community cards) are a little over 8 to 1. So when you do finally hit one it's an amazing feeling, close to an orgasm.

Now you're probably asking yourself what's an orgasm? Well an orgasm is just like flopping a set. You get it now? Good.

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So with around 45 minutes left in day 2 of the Main Event, our table was just about to break. The floor man brought chip racks for everyone and told the dealer this was the last hand.

I had around 46k to start this final hand of Table Red 121. We were playing 500/1k blinds with 100a. A middle aged novice player named Alton Jeffrey Jones (his actual name) raised to 2500 in middle position. Alton started the hand with around 40k. I found the 4c 4d on the button.

4 has been my favorite number my entire life. I absolutely love that number. To me it's always been the perfect number. When I won my first real tournament (Harrahs 1k WSOP circuit event in 12/07) my winning hand was pocket 4s. Sick, isn't it? I still can't believe it sometimes.

So there I was with my favorite small pair on the button 40 big blinds deep with position on a novice player. I had visions of winning the entire tournament right there. I pictured myself flopping a set, getting a full double up and then picturing me thinking back on how key this hand was after winning the Main Event of the WSOP.

So I called with with my sailboats. Then the small blind (a young aggressive competent player) paused and contemplated his action for a while. It was a great spot to squeeze and try to take down the pot by reraising. He asked for our chip counts. All the time I was thinking in my head, "Please don't please dont please dont!!!! I need to see this flop so I can flop my set and get my double up." It would have been too expensive to call a reraise and I would most likely have been forced to fold. And then he just called. yessssss!!!! More money in the pot and more likely hood of me doubling up when I flop my set! I know it's 8 to 1 but these are 4's damn it!

The big blind folded and we took the flop 3 ways. All that was going through my head at this point was 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4.

And there it was in all it's beauty right in the window, the 4 of spades accompanied by the 10 of spades and 9 of hearts. I used every bit of energy in my whole body to keep my poker face from becoming my O face. I sat still and stoic as the fireworks were shooting off in my head.

I didn't lose focus though because I had to stay on point to figure out the best way to get pizzzzaid!!

But wait, what's this? The middle aged novice original raiser is moving all in? He's jamming his entire stack, which is roughly four times the pot? The money is just going to fall in my lap? Yes, please. OMG OMG OMG WHEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! Mental fist pumping. Although I figured I would have to get past his likely spade draw. No problem. Bring it on.

I waited around ten seconds before calling just in case the 3rd guy in the pot had anything he could call with I didn't want to scare him off by insta rejamming. He tossed his AJdd away face up. I then proudly displayed my set o' fo's.

The novice said to me 'very good hand.' and then sheepishly turned over the King of spades and King of clubs.

The turn card spewed out Eight hearts. Wheeeee!!!!!!

And then the King of diamonds rushed out of the deck, looked me directly in the eye and said, "It's time for you to go home Jeff. Go see your wife and daughter. They need you."

End Scene. Good Game.

P.S. I did have 6 big blinds left and got those scraps in at the next table with K10dd but couldn't find any Kings or Tens or Diamonds to outrun AQ.

Sigh.

Last level of today. I have just shy of 43k going to 500/1k 100a.

I don't think this table will break today, but it's possible.

After dinner going to 4/800 100a. I have 31k

My table is breaking soon. I hope to draw a decent one next.

After 1 level of play I'm up 32k going to 3/600 75a.

Out in 14th. 77 < A7 and 33 < J9. Aipf. The 33 hand left me with 4bbs. Got those in with J8 ran into 1010 and bricked. Oh brutalaments.

Got back a nice pastrami sandwich in the form of 3600 American dollars.

16 left. I have 100k going to 3/6k. This structure is absolutely horrendous.

The payout now is nothing too. 1st is 133k.

Down to 34 players. Lost a flip for sizeable pot. I'm down to 45k playing 1500/3k 500a.

The structure towards the end of these bellagio tourneys is very crapshooty.

15 bbs and dream. Let's do it.

58 left. Dinners over. Playing 8/1600 200a. I have around 60k

90 players left. going to 4/800 75a. I have around 50k.

Playing bellagio cup event today.

Since we have 2 days off from the main event, I decided to play a 2 day tournament in between. It's a 1590 that has 266 players with an hour left to register. I just got to here and have a starting stack of 10k. Going to 2/400 25a.

Ok day 1 was just practice. Day 2 we're gonna take it up a notch.

Finished on upswing. 20,800. Starting day 2b at 250/500 50a.

:(

I went to dinner loving my situation today. I had chipped up to 45k with almost no showdowns at all. I loved the table, my position, my image, everything.

When I returned from dinner it became a complete nightmare. That was one of the most unenjoyable 2 hours of poker I have ever played. My opponents smashed flops, turns and rivers like it was their job. Sets, fullhouses, straights etc etc. You name it, they had it. And the worst part was although I bluffed into them sometimes, the other times I was making hands as well to pay their bets with.

I'm all the way down to 10k and we are going to play one more level tonight, 2/400 50a.

There's no way I'm throwing 25 bbs in the trash. So I'm going to grind this short stack the best i know how and with pride. If I have to come back day 2 with 5k in chips, so be it.

2 levels in the books

That was a decent level for me. I chipped up almost 38k without any showdowns.

My image is exactly where I want it. Aggresive and unpredictable.

Going to play 150/300 no ante, then 90 minute dinner break.

calm first level

Won a couple small pots, lost a couple small pots. Isabelle Mercier is two to my right.

I do like the fact that all the tables are 9 handed instead 10.

We started with 30k chips and I have a bit over 29k.

We will play 4 more levels today. 1/200, 150/300, 150/300 25a and 2/400 50a

We in here talkin' bout practice????

Not a game, but practice? I'm supposed be a franchise player and we in here talkin' bout practice??
-Allen Iverson

The big one is here. Practice is over. Time to shine!

Busted right before dinner. Overplayed Q10 on a QJ9 board.

He had a set of jacks. That made me short stack once again. I got it in with 1010 vs AJ but the J on the river sent me home right before dinner break. No more poker till the main Sunday.

Back to 44k

Going to 500/1k 100a.

Crazy 3 levels

Shot up to 45k as I was absolutely running the table over.

Then I got crippled to 4k after I went absolutely insane with AK. I put in 100bbs at 2/400 when it was def not necessary. He obv had AA ad I bricked.

Then I went back on a heater to get back to 35k.

Then I lost KK < JJ aipf for a 25k pot.

Now I'm at 20k going to 4/800 75a.

The Main Event is here.

The main event of the World Series of Poker had begun approximately two before I'm writing this. It's beyond exiting. I'm registered to play Sunday (Day 1c).

Right now I'm playing a 560 at Venetian with around 525 players. I have the 15k starting chips up to 34k going to 1/200 25a.

Congrats and condolences to my buddies, Andrew Malott (5th in wsop 1500 for 147k) and Jonas Wexler (5th in 5k 6 max for 189k)

Bustout hand from the 5k

I was down to 13k after getting 3 bet, blinding off and losing a small pot with 99 to AQ and a rivered Q.

Blinds 4/800 100a

A very lag player with a ton of chips opened to 1850 from the hijack. A good internet player called from the button with around 35k behind. By the timing of his call and the stack sizes, I didn't think he had a big hand and just was playing his position.

I had K9cc in the bb. I thought this was a great spot to squeeze with my 15bbs. I shipped it. The original raiser insta folded and the button tanked for about a minute. The pot was laying him around 3-2 and he found a crying call with 55. I completely missed the board and I was out with around 300 left. gg.

Good luck shout out to the homie Drew with good chips in the last 1500 WSOP with 28 left.

Just busted the 5k with about 300 players left. I'll post a couple hands later.

21k at dinner. Lost more than half the field (928 runners) already.

I took a huge down swing and was all re down to 3500 at 2/400. Used my short stack ninja skills to get back to where I am now.

Big time action table in 5k

Eric liu, Eli elezra, and lee markholt at my table. I have the starting 15k up to 21k.

Going to 1/200 no ante.

Today is a new day

Thank you everyone for all the congrats and condolences for my 15th place finish yesterday. It just wasn't my time yet I guess.

I lost an enormous coin flip yesterday that would have given me the chip lead yesterday with 15 left, when I opened 66 from the cutoff and got flatted by the button and sb, the bb shoved. I felt he wasn't strong and was making a squeeze play. I was also getting almost 2-1 after all the dead money in the pot. I rejammed. I also had him covered, it was for all his chips but only half of mine. I was up against the Q10o. Board AA5J...10. :( That guy went on to win the bracelet and 660k.

I went out 8 hands later when my QQ < AKhh aipf for over 1m chips.

"I could have been a contenda, I could have been somebody."

There are still the 2 biggest WSOP nl hold'em events left to play.

Today is a 5k 6 max, and the 10k main event starts soon after.

Do it.

Out in 15th. Played my best. Nothing more I can do.

On break, 16 left I'm up to 740k. Going to 12/24k blinds I think.

18 left I have 445k at 10/20k

So exited today

I feel really good today. Even though I'm one of the shorter stacks 24/30 I'm still have a great shot at doing something special.

One double and I can get back to average. And avg is like 7th in chips.

If you guys want updates today you can check pokernews.com (live updates section)

One tizzzzime!!!!!

Not a good end to the day.

Peaked the day at 450. Lost a couple small pots with opens and unsuccessful cbets.


On the penultimate hand of the night, I was down to 350k when I found AQ in the cutoff and a 9bb stack found AK on the button. Dumb cooler knocked me down to 215k. That's where I'll be starting tomorrow with blinds of 8/16k 2k ante.

I can play that stack perfectly, I'd like to run good tho.

50 left, I'm up to 380k going to 5/10k 1ka.

I'm ready for this.

80 left. Just lost a 160k pot with 99 < J4o aipf.

My opponent made an absolutely abismal play agaist me after I raised the 99 in the 2 hole and he jammed the J4 offsuit on the button. He gets rewarded with a Jack on the flop, no problem.

I still have 73k going to 3/6k 500a.

There's still 80 players left so my prize money is still in ham sandwich territory.

Playing 1/2k 250 players left. I have 135k.

End of a great day

Finished up with over 95k. About 350 players left.

last 2 levels of the day.

600 players left. I've gone on a heater and I'm up to 76k. We are going to play 4/800 and 500/1k both with 100a. Then we bag up and come back tomorrow at 2pm.

Mike 'sir watts' Watson just got moved 2 seats to my left so I may face some resistance. We will see.

I would like to escape today and hopefully be able to abuse the bubble tomorrow.

At dinner break.

Blinds will be going to 2/400 50a. I'm have over 30k. There are 975 of the original 2800 left.

The spots to my left are pretty weak and straightfoward.

Scott Dorin is to my right with about 20k.

Wire to wire for a bracelet one time?!?!

going to 1/200 25a. I'm at 8400. Ante up = I raise!