Friday, July 31, 2009
I think I may be active later this weekend...
...regarding the blogging - some online play the last few days, along with the Dino's game, bear posting about.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Short post today
Took 3rd place at Dino's tourney last night out of 34 or so. Play lasted very late - so late that it was 1:15 am when I busted out...usually it is about midnight when tourney ends. Was rather lucky to get there, although I have one hand that I want back - but that's only because the result didn't go my way. I hit my flush draw, I have a 3 or 4 to one chip lead to HU - but that's poker.
Nick probably deserved to win as the final table was progressing, but he suffered 2 horrible beats to drop chips, then both he and Harry last a 3-man race to me (they were holding A-J to my 2-2...2 on turn gave me boat and lock on the hand), and Nick was done for soon afterwards.
Sharon won, beating her husband (Harry) HU, although Harry was sitting in for former chipleader Dave E - who left to do really irresponsible things like "work for a living" late in the evening. All I know is that I pretty much cinched my spot in the final tourney come next month, which is not a bad thing.
Nick probably deserved to win as the final table was progressing, but he suffered 2 horrible beats to drop chips, then both he and Harry last a 3-man race to me (they were holding A-J to my 2-2...2 on turn gave me boat and lock on the hand), and Nick was done for soon afterwards.
Sharon won, beating her husband (Harry) HU, although Harry was sitting in for former chipleader Dave E - who left to do really irresponsible things like "work for a living" late in the evening. All I know is that I pretty much cinched my spot in the final tourney come next month, which is not a bad thing.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Just remember this when you are watching the WSOP on ESPN this summer -
From Pokernews.com:
According to one member of the ESPN camera crew, Phil Ivey's table (table #90 in the orange section) was supposed to be the feature table to start the day. Everyone at the table was not only going to get a chance to play at the feature table with one of the greatest players in the game, but they'd also be lined up to receive about $10,000 in sponsorship money from various companies. Ivey didn't want to be seated at the feature table and he got his wish. Everyone at the table was pretty irritated at this decision. This was all according to the camera crew and we'll have to wait and see if any of the players go after Ivey a little bit more throughout the day.
Never heard of this being done, but I'm guessing with all of the replays on ESPN, it makes business sense. If you're one of the players here, you can now consider the Main Event to be the greatest freeroll (with infinite +EV on your side) once you get your $10K in endorsement money!
According to one member of the ESPN camera crew, Phil Ivey's table (table #90 in the orange section) was supposed to be the feature table to start the day. Everyone at the table was not only going to get a chance to play at the feature table with one of the greatest players in the game, but they'd also be lined up to receive about $10,000 in sponsorship money from various companies. Ivey didn't want to be seated at the feature table and he got his wish. Everyone at the table was pretty irritated at this decision. This was all according to the camera crew and we'll have to wait and see if any of the players go after Ivey a little bit more throughout the day.
Never heard of this being done, but I'm guessing with all of the replays on ESPN, it makes business sense. If you're one of the players here, you can now consider the Main Event to be the greatest freeroll (with infinite +EV on your side) once you get your $10K in endorsement money!
Best laid plans gone awry
Remember my using Greg Raymer's quote about "being the luckiest player" when talking about last week's game? This time I was on the other end of it, so instead of being a contender, I enjoyed a relatively early night with the Mrs.
Kinda tired even at this time of posting to dwell on too many hands, but I'll just focus on the hand that crippled me here. At my table was Richard (tight player), Scott (solid player - doesn't play as maniacal as people think), Joshua (loose player), and GalPal of Fred (loose player). Blinds at 100/200, and I'm sitting with 3400 chips...Richard and Scott fold, Joshua (dealer) calls, Patricia calls.
I look at A-K, and this is an easy raise - to 700. Joshua then surprises me with a reraise all-in, except I know I have the best hand here, because Joshua has been calling all-ins without getting proper odds with hands like J-5, 8-7, etc. Pretty much an insta-call here for me, given the facts above. When I flip over A-K, Joshua has a look of disgust on his face, and flips over A-Q - YES!!! Something I'd been hoping to set up since he doubled me up couple of orbits prior to this had been set up!
8-4 and a F'N QUEEN on the flop puts me behind, ten on turn gives me more outs, but a 6 on river, and I'm down to 100 chips. Next hand I'm the SB, quadruple up to 400 chips when Patricia bluffs Joshua out of side pot, and my paired 7 holds up...but can't survive a 3-way pot with J-7 soooooted out of the BB - 13th or 14th for me again, yippee! Too late to get into the cash, so I enjoyed a little time with the Mrs., instead.
Tied for 4th in standings to date for this season, which we'll take. As long as I keep going every week, I should be in the finals - 1 more deep run will cinch it, whenever the hell the final is.
Kinda tired even at this time of posting to dwell on too many hands, but I'll just focus on the hand that crippled me here. At my table was Richard (tight player), Scott (solid player - doesn't play as maniacal as people think), Joshua (loose player), and GalPal of Fred (loose player). Blinds at 100/200, and I'm sitting with 3400 chips...Richard and Scott fold, Joshua (dealer) calls, Patricia calls.
I look at A-K, and this is an easy raise - to 700. Joshua then surprises me with a reraise all-in, except I know I have the best hand here, because Joshua has been calling all-ins without getting proper odds with hands like J-5, 8-7, etc. Pretty much an insta-call here for me, given the facts above. When I flip over A-K, Joshua has a look of disgust on his face, and flips over A-Q - YES!!! Something I'd been hoping to set up since he doubled me up couple of orbits prior to this had been set up!
8-4 and a F'N QUEEN on the flop puts me behind, ten on turn gives me more outs, but a 6 on river, and I'm down to 100 chips. Next hand I'm the SB, quadruple up to 400 chips when Patricia bluffs Joshua out of side pot, and my paired 7 holds up...but can't survive a 3-way pot with J-7 soooooted out of the BB - 13th or 14th for me again, yippee! Too late to get into the cash, so I enjoyed a little time with the Mrs., instead.
Tied for 4th in standings to date for this season, which we'll take. As long as I keep going every week, I should be in the finals - 1 more deep run will cinch it, whenever the hell the final is.
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