Meanwhile, the WSOP have decided to speed up the structure half way through today, as people are not getting knocked out quick enough! They reduced to levels by 20 minutes (from 2 hours to 1 hour 40 minutes) and decided to play 6 levels on Day 1,2 and 3. I think this is wrong and unfair on players who have planned their tournament strategy based on 2-hour levels. Having played the WPT 5 Diamonds at the Bellagio, where you actually get 2 X your buy-in in chips (30,000 for $15,000 Buy-In) and it is superbly run, hats off to The Bellagio, and a big thumbs down to the WSOP.
Tomorrow is my big day, my first WSOP main event. If the deck hits me in the face, I'll be chipped up and through to Day 4, but if the cards run badly, I'll be out early.
I've came here to play poker, not wait for Aces, and I'll play be playing Dan Harrington's' version of super-aggressive poker (this means that 40% of the deck are playable cards!). Of course, I won't be calling many raises out of position, but I will be raising with any 2 cards that are suited or connected with 2 gaps or less in any position.
To most players this is a very reckless style of play, but on a tight table, you can accumulate chips quickly, also if you hit the flop, you can double up. However, if there are 2 other loose players at the table, I will be forced to be a bit more cautious in early position. If I can acculumate $30,000 chips I will switch to Dan Harrington's Conservative Style, which is basically playing AQ minimum and see out the rest of the day.
I've had 22 days here, played a hell of a lot of poker, missed all my big draws and had my premium hands outdrawn, I want to end my trip going down fighting, WIN or LOSE. In 2004, Raymer documented every hand he played, and I'm going to the same, as I'm not sure whether I will ever get this opportunity again. Good luck to everyone.
