My table had no name players on it except Kafelnicov, the ex Russian tennis pro. Although the blinds were only 200-300 and everyone had 15,000 chips people were raising 1000 before the flop, so effectively, a lot of your chips are a risk if you play a full pot down to the river.
Day 6b - 17th June - $1,500 Shootout Round 2 - That Damn River
Day 6 - 17th June - Thank You Daniel Negranu
Shades on, IPOD on, I look like and intend to be a rock who is going to wait for hands early on. I say to myself minimum AQ to play any pot. We have 780 runners, Rounds 1: 80 tables of ten, Round 2: then 13 tables of 6, Final: 2 tables of 6 and 7, only the winner goes through each round and gets in the money. Luca Pandiani is the only player I recognise at my table until the number 1 player in 2004, Daniel Negraneau, comes and sits next to me on my right., Daniel raises out of position with 93 off, re-raises someone with pocket 22 and starts to run over the table with cards that would give David Sklansky a heart attack. Sod it, change of plan for me, shades off, IPOD back in bag, all ideas of tight play out of the window, If Negraneau doesn't need them - neither does the Yongsta. I just cannot be a rockas suited connectors just smile at me. As I move all-in with 75 spades on a Ks 8s 9h flop I feel freed on all my inhibitions (they all pass fortunately including a guy holding A4 of spades!). Negraneau tells me he is running bad and he has lost 3 pots of 1m each over at the Wynn this week, but he's still in profit - just. I want to say that he I wish he would hurry up and bust out so I get these rocks chips and he does, moving all in with Q9 on a JT2 flop. Down to 6 players. Here are a few hands a played, probably badly according to the books I have read:
Day 5b - 16th June - Shootout Strategy
487 entries in the $1500 limit shootout. Went to arena at around 3pm and bumped into Simon Trumper and Bushy. Bushy's table still had 10 players left on it, while most other tables were down to 6 players, he had a very tough table with Barry Greenstein and TJ Coutier (unfortunately he didn't get through).
Day 5 - 16th June - $1,500 Limit Shootout
It's the $1500 limit shootout today. If you win your table you're in the money. I'm not playing but I have bought 33% of Carlson whose a experienced limit player.
The First Time
Aaron The Baron tells us about his first time (no, not that first time) meeting his favourite poker superstars.
Day 4 - 15th June - Good News & Bad News
Spent day by the pool and then went to the Palms tonight to play a $200 re-buy (only 1 allowed so effectively a $400 freeze out). Running pretty well until I busted out with 2 crazy hands.
Day 3 - 14th June - $5,000 NLH
Got up nice an early, went to gym and spent a couple of hours by the pool. Its red hot in the morning but no poker players to be seen, surprise surprise, the action is 24 hours here.
(4) 26th November 2005 16:45
I woke up this morning coughing and spluttering with brochitus. This means I'll miss the Midlands Masters main event today which I was looking forward to playing. Got to stop smoking today. At 7.30am, I chucked 19 cigerettes in the bin and smoked the last one, sort of a "last cigerette ritual". I took all my ashtrays up to my parents, got to stop.
(3) 25th November 2005 08:03
I know that I have done a lot of background work over the last 6 months, but its not been organised or focussed. I've been liasing with an awful lot of people, the Gaming Board, gaming solicitors, property agents, software programmers, potential employees for the club, "names" in the poker world and my own financial advisors.