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It's that time of year again! I will be at the WSOP from the first day, 28th May, for the usual package of Holdem and Mixed game events, and then returning, for just the $10,000 Main Event, from 5th July. All events are included in the package.

 I will be selling the package, which includes the $10,000 Main Event, at 1.04, to cover flight and hotel. I am looking to sell up to 60%. I foresee absolutely no problems with that large sale, in terms of my motivation. It is a large schedule!

Schedule plan

Exact planning for WSOP events becomes basically impossible given the density of the schedule, and all the possible re-entries. It is therefore inevitable that a good number of events, and a good number of bullets, are missed. Therefore, I have drawn up an initial
potential trip schedule of $152,600, of which we will cap the buy in at $115,000. The Main Event is added, making a total package of $125,000. I will feel able to enter events late, which is unlikely to, but may include, day two buy-ins to the $10,000 events (excluding the Main Event). There are 8 $10,000 championship events. The selection of events to make up the total buy-in will of course be sensible. If we start badly, 1,2, or 3 $10,000 events will be dropped, to meet the max buy in without it being dense with $10,000 events.

Schedule


Tuesday 28th May, 12pm- $5,000 Champions Reunion, No Limit Holdem. (Note: late entry is possible, flight dependant)

Weds 29th May, 10am- $500 WSOP Kick off, No Limit holdem Freezeout

Weds 29th May, 2pm- $1,500 Omaha Hi-lo Eight or Better

Thurs 30th May, 2pm- $1,500 Dealer's choice, plus one re-entry ($3,000 total)

Friday 31st May, 12pm- $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha. No re-entries

Friday 31st May, 2pm- $1,500 Limit holdem

Sat 1st June, 2pm- $10,000 Omaha hi-lo Eight or better championships

Sun 2nd June, 2pm- $1,500 Badugi, plus one re-entry ($3,000 total)

Mon 3rd June, 2pm- $10,000 Dealer's choice championship

Tues 4th June, 10am- $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty no limit holdem

Tues 4th June, 12pm- $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha hi-lo eight or better, plus two re-entries (total $4,500)

Weds 5th June, 12pm- $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha, plus two re-entries (total $4,500)

Weds 5th June, 2pm- $10,000 Limit Holdem championship

Thurs 6th June, 2pm- $1,500 Limit 2-7 lowball, plus one re-entry (total $3,000)

Friday 7th June, 12pm- $1,500 Shootout, plus one re-entry (total $3,000)

Friday 7th June, 2pm- $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-lo eight or better champs

Sat 8th June, 2pm- $3,000 Limit Holdem 6-handed, plus one re-entry. (total $6,000)

Sun 9th June, 2pm- $1,500 Big O, plus two re-entries (total $4,500)

Mon 10th June, 2pm- $10,000 Limit 2-7 triple draw championship

Tues 11th June, 10am- $600 Mixed No limit holdem/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack, plus two re-entries (total $1,800)

Tues 11th June, 2pm- $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Weds 12th June, 10am- $600 Pot Limit Omaha deepstack, plus two re-entries (total $1,800)

Weds 12th June, 2pm- $1,500 HORSE

Thurs 13th June, 10am- $800 No Limit Holdem Deepstack, plus one re-entry (total $1,600)

Thurs 13th June, 2pm- $10,000 Big O Championship

Friday 14th June, 2pm- $1,500 Razz

Sat 15th June, 12pm- $1,500 Mixed NLH/PLO double board bomb pot, plus two re-entries ($4,500)

Sat 15th June, 2pm- $10,000 Seven Card stud championship

Sun 16th June, 2pm- $1500 Mixed Omaha event, plus two re-entries (total $4,500)

Mon 17th June, 2pm- $10,000 HORSE Championship


Extra smaller holdem events with unknown starting days

From Thurs 30th May- (4 starting flights)- $1,000 Mystery Millions, total of 4 entries, for $4,000
From Thurs 6th June- (4 starting flights)- $300 Gladiators of Poker, total of 8 entries, for $2,400

Potential total is $152,600

For that initial schedule, the total buy-in is capped at $115,000.

I am then guaranteed to play the $10,000 Main Event, starting flight 1C, on Saturday 5th July.

This brings the total value of the package to $125,000.

I am selling at 1.04, and so prices are:

0.5%- $650
1%- $1,300
2%- $2,700
5%- $6,500
10%- $13,000

No need to send money now. It must be sent by Thursday, 23rd May, to guarantee piece.


Please note:

- The way we will do exchange rates is to use the GBP to USD rate on the day you send, and the USD to GBP rate on whichever day I accrue GBP funds back. This may be a mix of selling at spot rate in Vegas, transferring back from the Paris cage with a small fee, etc. Initial package will be paid out shortly after my return to UK on 19th June, and, if possible, along the way, from 28th May to 18th June.

- If we fall short of the total buy in, unused entries will, of course, be refunded at 1.04 rate

- The schedule may be subject to small changes. Principally, they have not mentioned an online schedule yet, and so a small number of the small buy-ins may be added to the potential schedule (with the same capped total buy-in)

- Whilst all  events may be entered late, they will be at the earliest avaliability. The only event that I may enter late, not as a result of a previous event, is the opening event, the $5k Champions Reunion, No Limit Holdem. (because of flight to Vegas)

- I will happily buy late into any event, till the latest possible entry. This is unlikely to, but may, include a day two entry to a $10,000 championship event.

                                                    

7.5% please

7.5% booked

Stu gives tremendous updates on this package

12.5% please

12.5% booked thanks Trev

2% please stu

2% booked

Just to mention..... definitely don't send any money for WSOP at all... we'll sort late May.

The package is now on sale to everyone

2% please Stu

2% booked

Just as a quick note:

The package has sold in fairly low quantity so far. I may, towards the middle of May, suggest a slimmed down version (mainly taking out 10ks). If I do, then obviously people are welcome to keep the same %, keep the same investment amount by increasing the %, or do anything else, including dropping out.

Will be in touch

Selling closed

May be some avaliable soon

I’d take 0.5% mate if it becomes available x

Hey James hope you're good! Absolutely yours if it does become available

Hey all

Back open for sale

Selling now closed

Hi guys.

Apologies for this, but I need to change the timing of my WSOP trip. A different set of family logistics have made it close to impossible to go in late May, and so it makes sense to change it, and go out to Vegas on Friday 14th June. This has the benefit that, rather than doing a seperate trip back to Vegas for the Main Event, it will be one continuous trip.

Important notes

- It is really important to emphasise that, because of this change, it is absolutely fine to cancel your piece, to take less, or to adjust however you like.

- The schedule will take a very similar template. A pre-Main Event schedule that comes to at most $115,000, with the $10,000 Main Event taking the package to $125,000, selling at 1.04. There will be 7 possible $10k mixed game entries, and a mix of other mixed game and holdem events that, whilst obviously different, covers the same mix of games. (The last events of the previous schedule become the first events of this new schedule).

- The only changes will be taking in some potential satellites, (we have a $5,300 satellite to the $50k Poker Players' Championship, and "Main Event" satellites from 1st to 7th July totalling $9,900), and playing $6,600 worth of events at the Venetian and Wynn Summer schedules.

- Payment necessary to confirm piece by Monday 10th June. A reminder that we will use the GBP to USD exchange rate on the day that you send, and, for money back, we will use the USD to GBP rate at which, either I manage to sell dollars, or to wire back from the casino. (This, therefore, may differ from spot rate)


The schedule

Friday 14th June, 2pm- $1,500 Razz (late entry possible due to flight)

Saturday 15th June, 2pm- $10,000 Seven Card stud championship

Sunday 16th June, 2pm- $1,500 Mixed PLO, plus two re-entries (total $4,500)

Monday 17th June, 2pm- $10,000 HORSE championship

Tuesday 18th June, 2pm- $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha, plus two re-entries (total $3,000)

Wednesday 19th June, 2pm- $10,000 Razz championship

Thursday 20th June, 10am- $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty no limit holdem freezeout

Thursday 20th June, 2pm- $3,000 Nine Game mix, plus one re-entry (total $6,000)

Friday 21st June, 2pm- $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, plus one re-entry (total $5,000)

Friday 21st June, 6pm, or Saturday June 22nd, 6pm- $5,300 Satellite to the $50k Poker Players' Championship

Saturday 22nd June and/or Sunday 23rd June, 10am- $1,500 Millionaire Maker, potential 4 entries (total $6,000)

Monday 24th June, 12pm- $3,000 No Limit holdem, plus one re-entry (total $6,000)

Monday 24th June, 2pm- $2,500 Mixed Omaha hi-lo/Stud hi-lo, plus one re-entry (total $5,000)

Tuesday 25th June, 2pm- $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball, plus two re-entries (total $4,500)

Wednesday 26th June, 2pm- $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha championship

Thursday 27th June, 12pm- $2,500 No Limit holdem, plus one re-entry (total $5,000)

Thursday 27th June, 2pm- $1,500 Seven card stud hi-lo

Friday 28th June, 2pm - $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball, plus potential re-entry (total $20,000)

(Note: second entry will strictly only be taken if the package is in profit before this event)


Sunday 30th June, 2pm- $10,000 Seven Card stud Hi-Lo championship

Monday 1st July, 2pm- $2,500 Big Bet Mix, plus two re-entries (total $7,500)

Tuesday 2nd July, 10am- $1,000 Mini Main Event

This totals a potential $133,300


Main Event satellites

Main Event Landmark satellites run 1st July to 7th July, with $1,100 satellites at 1pm, and $2,200 satellites at 7pm.

These are of course, for the purposes of the  package, to win $10k, not to win a seat. In that time, I will  have up to 5 $1,100 satellite entries, and up to 2 $2,200 satellite entries. That is $9,900 total.


Venetian and Wynn events

Saturday 29th June, 11am- $1,100 Ultimate Stack at Venetian, plus one re-entry (total $2,200)

Thursday 4th July, 11am- $1,100 Ultimate Stack at Venetian, plus one re-entry (total $2,200)

Friday 5th July, 5pm- $1,100 Turbo No Limit holdem at the Wynn, plus one re-entry (total $2,200)

The Veneitan and Wynn potenital entry totals $6,600.

Our total for the WSOP events, the WSOP $10k satellites  and the Venetian and Wynn events therefore totals $149,800. As before, the total entry will not exceed $115,000

The Main Event

Wednesday 3rd July, 12pm- $10,000 MAIN EVENT, Day 1A

(Day 2A is Sunday 7th July)

With a package maximum total of $115,000 and the $10,000 Main Event, the total potential buy-in is $125,000. As before, selling at 1.04, the package with mark-up is effectively $130,000.

Will be messaging each current piece holder by PM too. Thanks guys

Sounds good..
Let’s gooooo 14th June

all good stu

looking forward to a few sweats again

last main event and WPT in december were so close to huge money ( still very nice profit which paid for november to february in kerala) , was sitting on a beach thinking of retiring on day 5. **** ben heath and his kings

more please

top 2 gutting hands ??

hopefully been long ago , so not out of order to ask ..

i remember you lost heads up in WSOP £10k dealers choice a few years back so guessing that was one of them

Start of schedule update

Flight into Vegas is now booked for Friday 14th June, meaning that the entry to the first event, the $1,500  razz will be somewhere close to last reg.

Please let me know if any objections. Obviously won't enter if I am tired, although hoping for a full reset of body clock by then.

All other events will be entered at the very start, unless delayed by still being in a previous event.

Bookkeeping

There is a chance I will be playing the $1000 Tag Team event. I will in fact barely be playing, because I offered it as I will play the bare minimum one round of blinds, and then sit out for my partner. But, just to mention now! Will throw in brief updates from (mainly) my partner's play.

Note on the updates

So, just a quick note  on the type of updates.

I'm really looking forward to updating in a lot of different ways, but may need to tailor it slightly. We had a somewhat pivotal moment in the WSOPE 2022, where Ian Bradley was kind enough to point out that he was at the table, seeing my reads and plans.

So, I may first of all need to take away anything that does reveal reads or plans, and be especially careful on any day 2 and beyond

I'll try to communicate more about the whole atmosphere and experience of the WSOP, as it is something special

To Friday. We have a slight sweat on whether I will make the 1.5k razz in time for last reg, let's start the run good in the airport customs queue.

Get off the plane first that helps!

No need to thank me

gl mate!!

Celtic told me blonde was dead. lying shite.

would have obv been in. GLGL

big love to bagel. GLGL Stu.

You could always do your write ups but release them after the fact. just a thought :)

Bit more fussy who we let in these days mate.

Good luck Stu, win it all just to rub it in a bit more 💚

$1,500 Razz

On the in-flight WiFi half way to Vegas.

Boxes ticked:

- incredible run good, getting the only seat with two empties next to it

- four hours sleep, meaning I'm definitely fine to play the razz

Just need now to get through customs, drop bags, and get to Paris in the 2.25 hours before late reg closes

$1,500 Razz

Flight lands 25 minutes early. 80% chance of making the Razz

$1,500 Razz

Good news: Everything went very swimmingly, and in fact got here not just before late reg, but for ten minutes of the 8th level left!

Bad news: That 10 minutes didn't go too well :)
 
Lovely board with just two low cards.  A (xx)3 and my (52)6

(xx)3 completes MP, (xx) T calls, I 2bet, and actually the (xx)3 folds, so really was stealing.

(Xx)T calls. Encouraging.
 
Falls bad. I bet 4th and call 5th IP on

(52)6T9 vs (xx)T65

6th is rough

(52)6T95 vs (xx)T659. Funnily similar boards

He bets. The match up couldn't be any worse. Two 5 s and two 6 s dead, he likely has me dead, or near dead. Reverse implied odds against me, obviously.

I decide to fold, given that I would definitely have to call down a 98 if I made it.

19.5k. Coming into level 9 now at 1.2k-2.4k

$1,500 razz

16.2k (from 25k) at 1.2k-2.4k

$1,500 Razz

Sigh, grim

Really big one.

Make 96542 river. He checks, I bet, call.

At least ten seconds of waiting...which turned out to be an (accidental) slow roll.

He has 9542A

Down to fumes on 7k

$1,500 Razz

Up to 13.2k

$1,500 Razz

16.4k

$1,500 Razz

Sigh, have to fold (23)48TJ on 6th vs (xx)7426

9.2k

$1,500 Razz

Ouch. No good, sadly. OUT. Lost pretty much every significant pot I played.

Final one looked hopeful (as was the table in general).

(xx)T limped, I completed (35)7, called by (xx)3, (xx)8
and the (xx)T

4th beautiful.  I make (35)72, and it goes

(xx)34, (xx)85, and (xx)TK

Check raise feels good, and in fact works double, as it becomes a surprising check 3bet.

(xx)34 bets, (xx)85 helpfully raises, and so I bet.

(xx) 34 out the way. (xx)85 calls, leaving 2.6k

He catches (xx)85K, I catch (35)722. He checks, I bet, he puts the rest in

Would be a nice pot to win, back to near starting stack.

But, it doesn't fall good

He makes (A4)85KT3, and I am (35)722J, needing to catch an A,4 or 6 on the river.

Queen. No good.

Well, definitely not the best of starts! But always possible with the late entry.

Onto the 10k stud hi tomorrow we go.

Only just started, long way to go

Biggie tomorrow

Good Luck

Thanks Trev

best of luck in stud tonight and for the coming weeks stu

out of interest, do you have a favourite out of all these mixed games ?

Run well Stu.

I always love your updates - the deeper you run the more pages to enjoy with my morning coffee.

bagel > Celtic

your plan failed

goooo Stu SALT SALT SALT

$10,000 Stud hi

In half way through level 2. 52k from 60k. Only one significant pot, which was a rough one, ironically vs Chris Vitch, who coached me in this game.

On 7th, I have

(Kh 9c)  Ahrt 2h 8h 9h (3s), and he shows

(xx) 2c 2s 8c Js (x)

He bets third, and check calls 4th through 6th down.

I do have a value bet river, as I need to turn all pairs into a bluff. Obviously the problem is the RIO of a raise being terrible news... and he does raise


He's good enough that I just about have to call, getting 12 to 1.

He has it. Has housed up on the river with

(2d 3d) 2c 2s 8c Js ( 8d)

Nasty.  52k now  at 1000-2000

$10,000 stud hi

54k at 1k-2k

$10,000 Stud hi

Bluffed one nice by check raising 5th Street

Up to 62k

$10,000 Stud hi

Only 36 in so far. That will become about 100 I think

56,200 at 1k-2k

$10,000 Stud hi

Couple of semi rough ones

52k at 1k-2k

$10,000 Stud hi

Playing 6 handed. Relatively nice table. Chris Vitch, Brian zYoon (defending champ), and unknowns



48k at 1k-2k

$10,000 Stud hi

8 handed now

Vitch, Barbero, Helppi

62k from 60k at end of level 4

$10,000 Stud hi

Sigh, really rough 5 minutes. Play 3 in a row, lose all 3

Down to 34k

$10,000 Stud hi

Ouch. Really rough times.

Play another two, lose another, I think unavoidable, two

Down to 27.2k

$10,000 Stud hi

Goodness. The most brutal of tournaments. OUT

Was down to 400 after this.


I have the beautiful  (Qs Qh) Qc, on a dry board.

Yuri Divieleski has the (xx) Aspades on my left, and does what we want him to do, which is to 2bet.

This one is easy to play. I let him use his board advantage, call him down with what will almost definitely be  position if I don't pair, and choose an appropriate point to raise. That point will probably be 7th Street.

I catch really dry

(Qs Qc) Qh 8d 4s 2c. That is probably a good thing

He catches fairly dry

(xx) Aspades Jd Td 3c

Some connectivity, but limited so. Flush draw,whilst live, isn't his initial one, and obviously we have the straight very well blocked.

He checks 7th, with us having 5.2k left at 1.2k-2.4k

We don't fill up, with (Qs Qc) Qh 8d 4s 2c (3h), but easy value bet obviously.

He raises. Awful news. We're almost definitely beat. GTO says we should call when we have significant blockers, which we do. Its unlikely that he's value raising worse, but it's not impossible that he is  raising Aces up, given that he has no threat of me 3betting.

I call. He does indeed have the case Queen. Announces 'straight.'

AJT5 (QK3)

That put me down to a miserable 400, which went in on the next hand with (Ac Jc) 9h

Action went three way, and there was no miracle come back, as made only

(Ac Jc) 9h 8d 3d 4s (8h)

Amidst significant action between the other two, which left us dead

Ouch ouch. A 10k isn't meant to end that quickly.

The river call vs Vitch is the question, but it's only a 2k question. Apart from that, everything that could go wrong did go wrong

Oh well. Just keep on going

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board Bomb Pot

Well. This wasn't on the schedule,  but the only reason for that was that it was incredibly unlikely to play, as it would need a very quick 10k stud bust out.

That having happened, sadly, this does indeed make a ton of sense to play.  Will do one bullet only (it may well now be end of reg anwyay, not quite sure)

In at 600-1200

Total buy in so far: $13,000

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Good start. Dinner break now, 44k from 25k

It's a wonderful tournament. A round of no limit holdem, round of PLO, with a double board bomb pot in between.  I've got an unusual amount of experience in that game. It plays big, the only shame is that there's not more of it.

Actually got all in on the second hand, which was indeed bomb pot. It gave me the chance for what would surely be one of the most miserable 24 hour starts to a WSOP ever, if I did bust.

I got it in with Ks 8c 7c 4d three way on

8d 8h 4s

Jc Td 6c

(I have second nut house on the top , and a small flush draw and under gunshot on the bottom)

I was not in great shape, against another 84 with a higher flush draw, and KKQJ

Luckily rivered a K on the top, to take half with a house.

Would be nice to get a run. Back to 800-1600(1600)

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Restart. Its actually 1k-1.5k(1.5k)

46k

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Nice. 56k.

3bet Ac 9c from 32bb BB vs button, and win it with a 40% bet on

Ts 5s 3c

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Going good. 67k from 25k start at 1k-1.5k

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot


75k

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Very nice, 95k

Then get it in in PLO, against a covering stack, which wasn't really the variance that we wanted.

It's my AAJT vs AA72

He flops a pair and a backdoor flush draw, for a slight heart stopper, but it runs safe

98k

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot


1312 entrants

376 left at 1k-2k

197 in the money

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot


76k at 1k-2.5k

Semi surprisingly, the one game that hasn't really featured at all (apart from the very early all in) is double board bomb pot

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Roughish PLO

Raise Aspades Ks Td 6c, and bet-fold

Qs 5d 3c


62k

336 left

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Down to 52k

Coming back to 1.5k-3k

290 left, 196 in the money

$1,500 Holdem/PLO Double Board bomb pot

Boom. Big double up PLO

Bad aces,folded to my small blind.

14 bigs. Decide to play for limp re-raise, to get in 66% of stacks

Works for the full value. He calls KT95 one suit, which is so little different from an all in call (almost no flop he folds)

We survive on Q524J

95k

Out of my depth with double bomb pot...sounds good though

$1,500 Double Board bomb pot

Lovely double up PLO, up to 125k

Raise AAT7, cutoff calls

J98

I bet, and he makes a fairly big move with AQJ5 by putting me all in

The nasty ten does not come

221 left, 197 in the money

$1,500 Double Board bomb pot

Deep sits down on my left with a mountain of chips

125k

Good luck Stu
I wanted to play this but have never played Hold’em bomb pots before

$1,500 Double board bomb pot

Grim

Down to 9k, 8 off money

Massive PLO hand

Two limps to my big blind, I check 7c 5c 4s 4h

Aspades 8s 4c (bottom set)

First limper bets 9k into 16k. (I have him covered by 9k).

He won't have Aces. But it's a nasty decision, 115k deep

I'm calling or raising. I call.

Aspades 8s 4c 9c

That improvement to a set and flush draw makes it easy. I check raise all in

He has it

8d 8h 9d Ts

12 outs for 220k.... but they don't come

Aspades 8s 4c 9c Td

$1,500 Double Board bomb pot

9k with 205 left and 197 in the money

I make myself 50/50 for the grim hang on

$1,500 Double Board Bomb pot

200 left, 197 in the money.

Going to be so so close

Table change next hand, and our fate is pretty much in the sweat of where we get moved to

$1,500 Double Board bomb pot

We basically had a 3k sweat on the position of the button....and ran good! Straight onto the button, with no bomb pot soon

That should be good enough for the money.

$1,500 Double Board Bomb pot

Bubble plus one. Hand for hand. My cutoff. PLO

$1,500 Double board bomb pot

4 hands before my big. Maybe 30% that the bubble does indeed survive to my big

$1,500 Double board bomb pot

One busted. Pure bubble now

$1,500 Double board bomb pot

"Congratulations, you are all in the money."

Pray for a miracle

Nice one

Well done

$1.5k Double Board bomb pot

Sigh.  OUT

First hand inside the money

Ship Aspades Kc. Called by Ts 7d

A lovely Ad 8h 5s

But it comes the nasty

Ad 8h 5s Tc 7s

Sigh. Needed to win the really big Omaha one

Cash was for $3,011

Total buy in: $13,000
Total cash: $3,011

well done on first flag of summer

just the 25 tourneys to go

Not much you could have done differently with the Razz or Stud Hi

Best to get the run-bad out of the way early schedule

Today’s a new day. Get some more rest & go get ‘em!

$1,500 Omaha mix

Thanks guys.

Today's tournament (2pm Vegas, 10pm UK) is a really fun one. It is an Omaha mix of:

Limit Omaha eight or better
Pot Limit Omaha eight or better
Big O (5 card pot Limit Omaha eight or better)

I think that makes it the only mix tournament of the Summer to switch between such similar games; changing only the number of cards or the betting limit

Getting across for (near) start of $1500 Omaha mix now. Max two rebuys

$1,500 Omaha mix

In 20 minutes into level 1. Table encouraging. I'm the youngest of the 6,  which gets more and more unlikely by the year.

25k to start. Very deep, at 100-100(100)

$1,500 Omaha mix

Nice one.  Probably got river wrong

PLO8.(4 card):

Raise Aspades Ks Qc 4s HJ, goes 5 way.

Kc Td 7h  is checked round

Kc Td 7h Jc to give me nut straight.

Bet 1k into 1.8k, just cutoff calls.

Interesting to work out what I should do on the nut changing rivers

Board pairs- I have nothing blocked (just an ace and queen to soft block some AJ and QJ combos), but I think I should use the fact that he doesn't have a flopped set ot try to get away with bluffing the board pair

Flush complete- Qc is extra significant, as the times it's a chop, his hand obviously contains a Queen. I think I pot a flush complete

Board pairing flush completes- Erm. No.

It comes clean

Kc Td 7h Jc 5d

I decide to go small. 1.6k into 3.8k. It should be so obvious I'm never bluffing, having bet the turn 5 way

He calls, but the speed indicates I should have gotten more

Up to 29.2k

$1,500 Omaha mix

You don't want to criticise, as they try their best, but it's definitely the case that the WSOP don't get the best dealers.

I've already been given 5 cards in 4 card, and 4 cards in 5 card :)

$1,500 Omaha mix

Funny one

Limit O8:

I get to make it 4bets pre with Ahrt Ad 8h 5c from the big. 3 way action

Jd Th Tc. Very good for aces (albeit way ahead, way behind)

I bet, which is just 300 into 3,800, and they both fold. Feels strange to get it through with them getting better than 12 to 1, but I guess their folds are correct

31k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Beautiful

Big O

Limp  Kc Kd 5h 3c 2d

One of those that just gets better and better

Kh 6d 6h 7d Ahrt

Its been pretty splashy from these guys, so I just potpotpot

1k-3k-9k is called

Up to 48k

$1,500 Omaha mix


Glaser sits down

But, in better news, really nice one.

Big O:

Make nut flush/bad low with Aspades Kc 9s 8d 3c on

Ks Qd 3s 2d 4s

Pot the turn to try to win it. Call

Pot on the river, which main purpose is to get him off a low. Something like AQ743 would be the best example.

He calls, and to my pleasant surprise, has a J high flush with no low

66k

$1,500 Omaha mix

First break, 68,200

$1,500 Omaha mix

Real puke vs Glaser

Big O

Raise Ad Qc Td 4s 2c, he defends big

Ac Tc 5s (top two, 2nd nut flush draw, 2nd nut low draw)

I bet 1.4k into 1.8k, he calls

Ac Tc 5s Jd

He checks, I bet 3k (just so much equity vs KQ), he raises to 14.2k. He has 21k behind. There's a case to get it in. But I think I'm just short of 50%, because of the times he has KQ with nut clubs.

I call. Big card incoming.  Unless he somehow has 32 or nut clubs, I only miss on a non club 2,4,9,Q, 5 or J. Low club or A or T for a likely scoop

It pairs  the J

AT5JJ

He checks. I nearly bite. I have raised UTG1, so have Aces full a bunch. However, I just figure that his POY chasing is going to make him more happy to make gambling calls.

I was right in checking, for the wrong reason. He was trying to set me up with KQJTT

52k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Lost every small pot for a while

42k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Sigh, getting kind of cooler destroyed vs Glaser

37k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Sigh, I'm 0 for 5 vs Glaser. Don't think I would change ant of them.

27.2k

$1,500 Omaha mix

33.2k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Second break, 34,500

$1,500 Omaha mix

39,700 at 300-500(500) in the pot limit, and 400-800 in thr limit

$1,500 Omaha mix

Fairly quiet times, 39,100 going into level 9

$1,500 Omaha mix

Nice run, up to 57,300

$1,500 Omaha mix

Next break. End of rebuild period.

(Total buy in so far: $14,500)

Up to 62,500. Nice run.  Let's go

$1,5000 Omaha mix

Nasty.

Limit O8:

Defend Ac Ks 7c 3d

Kh 7h 4c is nice

I check raise. He makes it 3bets

Bad news. With slight range disadvantage now, I'm better to call and reasses

Kh 7h 4c Qh

Check-call

Kh 7h 4c Qh Jh

I check, he bets

Hmm. His flop 3bet of course has to be honest. So, it really only leaves specifically A652. Maybe Ahrt A K2.He's fairly short, so there's a small worry it's a frustration play. But, with it not looking like I'm going to fold, I'm more safe to.

I fold

52k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Nice Big O vs Glaser

Up to 66k

854 entrants, 440 in the money

$1,500 Omaha mix

Sigh, really nice spot to get either half, 3/4 or it all, 3 way

Get it in with A542  on

Ts 3d 2x (13 card wrap, pair, nut low draw)

They have AKK6 and AK42

Any 2, A, 4 or 6 for it all. 5 for half

Get quarter on

T327Q

56k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Nice bluff in Big O

62,200

$1,500 Omaha mix

Rough PLO8

52k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Really frustrating limit O8. Tons on this river/showdown

Raise AA75, 3 way

Qc 9s 2d. Bet in position, both call

Qc 9s 2d 7h. Bet, one folds, which is great

(Guy actually has AKQ5, so I'm in fantastic shape. Just 7 outs for him to win)

River is a king

Qc 9s 2c 7h Kd

He checks (which is a bad check). 40k pot

I did nearly bet, but was glad to find the check behind, due to previous nittyness

Down to 28k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Up to 38k

$1,500 Omaha mix


Missed everything for a while

24k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Big O

Nice

Get it in on rainbow turn with AA985 vs AJT86 on

QJ76

Think I'll have about 60% equity (ace, Q, 7 for a scoop, I lose only on J,6,or K, and I get three quarters a bunch)

I do get three quarters on

QJ765

Up to 43k

$1,500 Omaha mix

256 left, 129 in the money

46k

$1,500 Omaha mix

36k coming into Big O at 1k-2k (2k)

20 minutes of day to go

$1,500 Omaha mix

Sigh. Missing everything

Raise Ac Jd Jc 3s 2d in Big O to 5.5k, with the the Ad a dead exposed card

3 way action. Will be all in on most flops

But comes Qc Qd Th

Fold to the big blind leas

28k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Three hands of day to go. 28k

$1,500 Omaha mix

Well. I started today at 2pm with 25,000 chips. I finished today at 1am with 25,000 chips

All good

Day two 1pm tomorrow

220 left, 129 in the money

Proper grind

RunGodlike

$1,500 Omaha mix

Starting

Big O. 25k at 1 5k-2.5k. Start in hijack

I think it's safe to say, we need to win the first hand we play.

215 start, 129 in the money

$1,500 Omaha mix

Glaser here again, can't get rid of him

$1,500 Omaha mix

Big O

Double through Glaser. 50k. Let's go

He raises LJ, I have Aspades Ad Kh Th 5c in SB

Reasonably low to medium quality aces, but I'm getting it in

He has 6h 5h 4s 4c 3s

Well, need to avoid low messy flops

Comes 9c 8d 3h

Not the worst, I now have better low draw

Runs out 9c 8d 3h 6c 8h

Lovely

Just the start we needed.

Let’s go!

$1,500 Omaha mix

54k. New table. Boajeng, Becker

184 left, 129 in the money

Couple of hands played and couple of hands won
Nothing big though
Button steal 3456 plo8
And this one vs a guy defending light as hell in plo8 and limit O8

Limit o8
He raises from sb
I look down at A357 3 spades
Won control of the pot in position so I 3bet to 15k
Flop Q106 rainbow
He check folds to my 5k bet and says “this is so pretty”
I reply “mine too”  :)

89.5k
184 left
We may break table next , not 100% it’s confusing how it’s written
Average 115k

Then this hand vs same guy
He raises mid and I 3 bet AJ47 double suited
Flop A93 he calls my 5k
Turn 4 he check folds to my 10k

117.5k I think

Ahem!

Loving the fact that there are 2 Blondes in this tournament posting hand histories, but…… 😂

Rob,


Wrong thread, so I'll copy this across to your thread.

Apologies Stu
Didn’t mean to hijack your thread accidentally
Should have done it deliberately though :)

Good luck good luck

$1,500 Omaha mix

Up to 82k after nice PLO8 4 card hands

Let's go

$1,500 Omaha mix

72k. 168 left, 128 in the money

$1,500 Omaha mix

Really miserable Big O

3 bet the massive Ad Kc 4d 3c 2h BB vs BUT to 28k

He calls

Qd Jh Qs is terrible

He's nitty enough that I think it's definitely a bet, and definitely a fold if raised. That, sadly, happens

39k

$1,500 Omaha mix

OUT

Sigh

Really miserable Big O round. Lost 4 hands in a row

Down to 38k, get the lovely Ahrt Ac 9c 6h 3d in CO

Pot to 10.5k. But repots.  All in

He has Aspades Qs Td 7s 2c

Js Td 4h

Goodish

Js Td 4h 5c

Massive river coming

Js Td 4h 5c Qh

Sigh

$10,000 HORSE

Took a quick break, and I'm in, half way through level 2

82 in so far. This will be the biggest of the 10ks

Table looks fairly good

400-800(200) to start in the stud games

As a reminder, HORSE is:

- limit Holdem
- Omaha hi-lo eight or better
- razz
- Stud High
- Stud hi-lo Eight or better

$10,000 HORSE

56k

Stud hilo

1) Pull off a really nice one to nick the high, where I am high with

(5Q)QTJ3 (2)vs

(xx)2497 and (xx)8KK6

Bet the river, and it works, as the (xx)2497 raises his 6low, and the Kings fold

2) Anticlimactic run out as I start

(A2)5 and catch

(A2)579J vs

(xx)AKK6

Looking to make a low, but in fact catch

(A2)579J(A) for one pair of aces

He bets, which is bad news, but obviously have to call for the times he is betting Kings and a low

He has (72)AKK6(7)

$10,000 HORSE

Rough stud

Go to the river with (Th 8h) Ts 9h 7c Kh vs likely low two pair, and miss the 28 outer if it was two pair!

49k

Goodish table

$10,000 HORSE

Nice stud hilo

61k

$10,000 HORSE

Grim O8 vs Urbanovich

50k

$10,000 HORSE

Win razz vs Urbanovich (who is playing surprisingly OOL)

55k

$10,000 HORSE

Very curious but nice 3 way stud, where I am surpised to win with aces up on the river

76k

Jesse Llonis here too. Some tough, but ultimately OOL and spewy, stuff happening

$10,000 HORSE

Yuk stud8 vs Llonis

65k

$10,000 HORSE

Really nice limit holden round, including getting Llonis to to bluff me

Up to 90k

$10,000 HORSE

Second break

Folded every hand for a while

74k

$10,000 HORSE

Kind of bulldozed my way to 3 limit holdem hands

105k

$10,000 HORSE

Into last level of night, 108k

$10,000 HORSE

20 mins to go, 98k

$10,000 HORSE

Five more hands. Which will be of razz

96k

$10,000 HORSE

Lose frustrating razz on the last hand.  Pipped by one,

86543 vs 86542

Bagging up 62k

Sigh but fine

$10,000 HORSE

Started well, but sadly a puke O8

All in on the turn 3 way, with

my AK32

 vs AT76 vs AJT2, on

KQ43

So, looking good for three quarters, or indeed all of it. But sadly

KQ435

For the AT76 to bink, and we sadly get a quarter

$10,000 HORSE

32k

$10,000 HORSE

46k

$10,000 HORSE

28k

$10,000 HORSE

Real puke stud hi to Pads sadly, who had rolled up sixes

38k

$10,000 HORSE

Sadly, OUT

A bizarre, but ultimately nasty, stud hand was the downfall.

I get miss dealt an Ahrt. Doesn't make any difference, it becomes my upcard, but it adds to the bizarre nature of the hand. I have another ace, with

(Ac Tc) Ahrt.

Board is 2367T8

I raise, Leah 2bets his (xx)T, Liu 3bets her (xx)J

I 4bet. Some hope of getting Leah out. Both call

4th street seems clean

My (Ac Tc) Ahrt 3c vs (xx)T8 vs (xx)J2

Its a good spot to check raise. Liu obliges, but Leah does cold call the 2bet. Gives him somewhat likely two pair (tens and eights). Liu also call

5th is strange.  

I make (Ac Tc) Ahrt 3c 3d, but they unfortunately make

(xx)T8T and (xx)J2J

15k left into a 102k pot. I just about have to go with it.

I bet (8k). Leah raises and Liu calls.

That's double bad news.

6th is  

My (Ac Tc) Ahrt 3c 3d 2h  vs

(xx)T8T4, and (xx)J2J5

Leah bet, Liu call. I'm fairly sure that gives him specifically Tens full of eights most of the time.

On 7th, we receive

(Ac Tc) Ahrt 3c 3d 2h (3s)

Its a full house, but sadly it's likely to be a rubdown full house

Leah bets. Liu folds.

It sadly is.

Leah shows tens full of eights. A shame, got it in good on 3rd and 4th.

Gutted but onto the next one

$1,000 PLO

Quick break and into the 1k PLO. We're at 200-400(400), 20k to start.

$1,000 PLO

Nice start, up to 32k (from 20k)

$1,000 PLO

A peak of 41.2k, but a nasty miss with

Kd Jc Td 3c, on

Jd 9d 2s

I bet 33% flop, decided to check call 40% pot on

Jd 9d 2s Ac

River is a nasty miss

Jd 9d 2s Ac 2c

He now bets 7k into 8k.  That becomes interesting. Because he should be polarised. Tank, but its just about a fold with all the blockers

$1,000 PLO

Up to 52k

$1,000 PLO

Up to 52,400

$1,000 PLO

Up to 61k (from 20k)

$1,000 PLO

Up to 76k

$1,000 PLO

Up to 108,700 let's go

$1,000 PLO

Up to 121,200

$1,000 PLO

Sigh. Out

At 600-1200, decide to 3bet Ac Qc 5s 3h BUT vs Hj

Fairly quick call

 Aspades  Qs 5c

We've got 2.4x pot behind

Nothing really to do, but pot, and hope he has AKJ5 ot something.

He fairly slam gets it in.

Has Ks Kc Td 3d

Drills it on the turn, sadly

$1,000 PLO

Sigh. Out

At 600-1200, decide to 3bet Ac Qc 5s 3h BUT vs Hj

Fairly quick call

 Aspades  Qs 5c

We've got 2.4x pot behind

Nothing really to do, but pot, and hope he has AKJ5 ot something.

He fairly slam gets it in.

Has Ks Kc Td 3s

Drills it on the turn, sadly

Aspades  Qs 3c Jd

River no good

Aspades Qs 3c Jd 7c

$10,000 razz

An exciting one. Today we are hoping to make some bad hands

Bookkeeping

Once we are in, it will take the total buy innto $35,500

(1.5k razz,10k stud, 1.5k bomb pot, 1.5k mixed omaha, 10k HORSE, 1k PLO, 10k razz)

Good luck today Stu.

Good luck Stu the rest of trip
Good to catch up
See you next year I expect

$10,000 Razz

We're in, at start of level 2. 60k to start. 600-1200 (The way to work out the likely rough size of a hand is that it is 4 big bets, so 4.8k, if one bet goes in on every street.

We've got Benyamine, Rob Campbell, Matt Glantz

$10,000 Razz


Playing 7 handed, which changes things quite alot

59k

$10,000 Razz

Sigh, get pipped with 76543 vs 7654A.

He plays it strange, and only check calls the river, when I show

(xx) 3376 (x) and he shows (xx)A478

Was basically sure I was turning over the winner as he slow called the river

54k

$10,000 razz

Nice vs Rob Campbell.  62k. My 76542 beats his 8642A

Got in a cheeky check raise on 5th with

(64)725 vs his (xx)2A8

Bet 6th

(64)7255 vs his (xx)A289

And checked river. His bet was not good news, but he had, somewhat surprisingly, value owned himself with 8542A

$10,000 Razz

Up to 64k

$10,000 Razz

63,200

48 in. I think that number will become about 110

$10,000 Razz

65,500. Restart after break. 6 handed now. 1k-2k

$10,000 Razz

61.2k

$10,000 Razz

Go heads up vs Benyamine's (xx)2 with my (A6)7, but fold 5th after I hit an anticlimactic

(A6)7JK vs his (xx)2A6

58k

$10,000 Razz

Monette sits down

I make 8532A vs 86. Maybe missed a bet on 6th

66k

$10,000 Razz

Took Angry John Monette two hands to complain at the floor, which was 1 hand longer than I expected

68,200

$10,000 Razz

Lose one to Monette

57k

$10,000 Razz

57,200 at 1k-2k

$10,000 Razz

Lovely one

I have (A2)9 on a strange board, which is

TJJ69QK

Aussie  (xx)T completes. Monette 2bets his (xx)6

There's an argument for 3betting, but I want to keep this particular guy in. We both call

(Xx)T8, (xx)6J and my (A2)97

I check to check raise, and it works, which is nice

Monette folds to the initial bet, so he probably started with a T or worse

I get better every street

(A2)9763 (5)

And he is capped to a 7 with

(xx)T8K7 (x)

There's an argument for check raising the river, but he's passive and stationy enough that it feels right to value net

He calls and shows 62T8K7J

Meanwhile, Monette is getting angry and sarcastic with the one seat. There hasn't been a single time I've played with the guy they call Angry John where he hasn't come out with all his shenanigans  towards the floor, staff or players

68k at second break

$10,000 Razz

Ah, nasty

54k

Start (A6)2 on a very low board of

2335578

I run out

(A6)2Q89 (A) for an 8 vs his

(xx)3QT4 (x)

I the lead on every street and make the standard check on the river

Alot of sweat on whether he bets. He does, which is a shame

There's a case for folding. I have such clear showdown value, that people often don't dare to bluff. However, I'm  getting the usual 9 to 1, and obviously there is the metagame problem, where if I do fold, I make it apparent that I'm happy to lay down  a bluff catcher

I call, and he has indeed made 6432A

56k

$10,000 Razz

56k

$10,000 Razz

Boom. Made a correct hero on river with

(54)JA6A (5)

He declares 'Jack eight'

69k

$10,000 razz

72k

$10,000 razz

Up to 85k. With, bizarrely, potentially another 1k coming as they are checking the cameras to see if a pot was 1k short that I won against the one seat. Strange one, I don't know what they would do if he bust in the meantime

$10,000 razz


Pure puke as Benyamine rivers a wheel on me in a 54k pot, that bizarrely went 3 way to 6th, with the Aussie only then folding his (xx)KT5J(x)

I had (36)842Q(6)

Benyamine called down

(xx)2J4J (x)

And made a wheel on the river

60k

$10,000 razz

Boom, win huge 3 way pot, up to 124.5k

$10,000 razz

Monette, completely bizarrely, succeeds in a triple bust out in one hand

Bleznick sits down. Really tough table now

132k

$10,000 razz

Up to 135,500

$10,000 razz

Lose 8643A vs 8perfect (8432A)

115k, last break of day

$10,000 razz

Lovely vs Blesnick. Up to 146,500

$10,000 razz

Lose vs Bleznick, 120k

$10,000 razz

118k

$10,000 razz

Finished for day. 135,500. We shall take that

Nice one Stu

Bookkeeping

Guess we're missing the 1.5k super turbo bounty (as well as the England game!)

Excellent reportage. A great start to the day here in England, where the English will spend the day anticipating another underwhelming performance and the Scots carry on partying, hanging on to a final thread of hope that England get beaten and their tournament won’t end with their match against the Croats. Without hope we have nothing.

England winned!! We beat West Indies 🙂

Goodness gracious.

Stu - get up, have tea/coffee and some breakfast (hmmm perhaps not) before you look at your table draw.

GL

Corrected

lucky to miss that absolute dross.

have fun GLGL

$10,000 razz

Thanks guys

Sitting down to start. 135.5k. Tough table- Seiver, Owen, Eveslage. Starting 3k-6k

$10,000 razz

Will keep them brief today. 109 entrants so far. Two players actually haven't turned up yet!

$10,000 razz

And player 5 (with a non short stack) completed his K bring in. Bizarre. Table maybe not as bad as it seemed.

$10,000 razz

Start a big 642 vs Seiver, with near perfect dead cards, and lose a really rough one. My 76432 vs his 65432

108k

$10,000 razz

More unavoidable brutality vs Seiver sadly

75k

$10,000 razz

62k

$10,000 razz

Sigh, it's the nut low start sadly

Start (35)6 late, called by a suspicious (xx)9

He catches (xx)9A2, I catch (35)6KK

Fold 5th

52k

$10,000 razz

Did what no one has done yet, and won one vs Seiver

82k

Razz gonna razz

$10,000 razz

Really nice bluff catch vs seat 4. Hear the lovely 'you win' on the river as he turns over 3 pair

I had the ugly

(53)8QJK.

He had

(Xx)322Q

I fail to improve river. Complicated, but he's  never turning a Queen into a bluff, so once he's bet, it's irrelevant whether I improved to a Jack or not.

I called, and he shows (3A)322Q(A)

$10,000 razz

129,500

$10,000 razz

Everyone is getting demolished by Seiver

Including me again

102k

!$10,000 razz

92k. Average 112.4k, 64 left from 120k

138k

$10,000 razz

10k razz- 136k. First break. Average 128k with 56 left.

$10,000 razz

Back to 5k-10k(1k)

$10,000 razz

Win nice vs Seiver, 180k

Lose two small vs Adam, 140k

$10,000 razz

136k. Average is 177k with 40 left. 18 in the money

$10,000 razz

Humongous river vs Blesnick

I starred (23)A with all the right cards dead. Got in 3 bets 3rd street, 3 bets 4th street

Means the river is a masisve 125k sweat

My (23)A7TQ vs his (xx)459K

A nasty 7. He checks and wins a 9

Down to 75k

$10,000 razz

Up to 115k

39 left, 18 in money, average 181k

$10,000 razz

Nasty whiff vs Seiver

My (35)AKJ vs his (xx)376

90k

$10,000 razz

No good vs Blesnick. Down to 50k

$10,000 razz

Lost 5 hands in a row unfortunately. 25k

$10,000 razz

10k razz- double up through Adam. 69k

$10,000 razz

Second break. 61k. 36 left, 18 in the money

$10,000 razz

90 minutes levels now. Which is great

But need help

8k-16k limits

$10,000 razz

10k razz- double up through Blesnick. lovely. 108k

$10,000 razz

Nice vs Seiver

148k

Average 202k. 35 left, 18 in the money

$10,000 razz

131k. 32 left, 18 in the money

$10,000 razz

Massive river vs Seiver.

Lose it sadly

55k

$10,000 razz

51k. 31 left, 18 in the money

$10,000 razz

In trouble. Bring-inned down to 32k

$10,000 razz

True roller coaster. Was down to 11k, just 'doubled up' to 36k

$10,000 razz

Sadly OUT

Details to follow

$10,000 razz

Well, it was a swingier than expected roller coaster. It included three survivals, and so the word 'crucial' is convenient and subjective. However,  in a sense, the 'crucial ' spot was the massive 150k river vs Seiver.

The exit hand was against Blesnick. I have 29k, and we are the last two before the bring in with

My (T3)4 vs his (xx)4

He completes. I'll be a very slight equity favorite against him, and there will be almost no 5th streets that I can fold if I do call and leave myself with 13k. So, it's right to raise.

I raise. He calls

(T3)49 vs (xx)46

He checks, I bet, he calls

(T3)49J vs (xx)462

He bets the remaining 5k. Call.

He has K4623, so I was indeed ahead on 3rd.

I improve to JT9843, but mine is not the important hand.

He misses, K46232

No improvement from me river (JT98432)

He is, let's say,  a 'character, and so, throws his final card across the table. It flips down and up, and, when it emerges, it is a ....

Seven

And that is a big shame. Came 29th

$3,000 9 game mix

Quick break, important to take zero tough feelings foward.

And this is a great one.  Its the usual 8 game mix, plus 2-7 single draw no limit

So, that is

Limit Holdem
Razz
Omaha eight or better
Stud hi
Stud hilo
Triple draw limit
No limit holdem
Pot limit Omaha
2-7 single draw no limit

$3,000 9 game mix

Brutal start

Had actually a great triple draw hand to go up to 54k, and then this happened in

No Limit Holdem

Folded to my small blind, I have Jh 7h at 300-600(600). Big blind looks very nitty, so I just 3x to 1.8k. He calls

The lovely 7d 7c 4d

I check. No need for balance, just hope he can turn a pair

He actually bets. 2k into 5.1k.

First of all, work out what's happening against the big hands

1) The three combos of fours are still dwarfed by the sevens. Giving him all offsuit down to 87, and all suited down to 75, that is

3 combos of fours
12 combos of 7x I lose to
3 combos of 7x I tie with
14 combos of 7x I beat


Anyway... I decide that I can't easily slowplay out of position, and so raise to 7.2k

Now, it gets bizarre.  He sighs and shrugs. (Turns out he has K7).

(I'm actually still not sure whether that sigh was a Hollywood or not. The reason it may not have been was that he far from slam called my all-in)

Anyway, with a range of different possibilities , including genuine sighs that still beat me, I decided to play the combos. The shape he is in if he dominates my 7 is only very slightly better than the shape I am in if I dominates his. (The only difference being if it comes two of A,K or Q if I am the dominator)

He makes it 21k from his 43k

Given the combo analysis, it feels like there's no way I'm folding. I'm not sure he treats K7 as much stronger than 87. He may treat 44 as top tier, but it is only 10% of the combos.

So, I'm all in. Feels like some hope of a 99 that has acted bizarrely, and stubbornly calls it off, having got in too deep.

He thinks for at least 5 seconds, seemingly increasing that possibility.

But has K7

No good on  7c 7d 4c 6s Aspades

$3,000 9 game mix

OUT shortly after. That had me down to 6k, and that went on a stud hand which was limped to my bring in of (27)2

I made (27)72 vs three bricks on 4th, and was able to get in a raise against Brohnstein's lead of (xx)8A, to get out the other two. With two other 8 s dead, it was likely his hand was just a pair of aces and a three flush.

5th was clean, with (27)27T, vs (xx)8AJ

But 6th was nasty

(27)27TJ, vs (xx)8AJA

I just about have to undercall all in (2.7k at 3k big bet) , but was indeed against  (3A)8AJA

And did not catch 7th with

(27)27TJK

To the re-entry Bravo machine

Book keeping

We are in for $41,500

(10k stud, 10k HORSE, 10k razz, 1.5k bomb pot, 1.5k omaha mix, 1k PLO, 1.5k razz, 2 entries at 3k 9 game)

$3,000 9 game mix

Second entry. 40k to start

$3,000 9 game mix

42k (from 40k) on second bullet. Re-entry period over.

380 total entrants

$3,000 9 game mix

Rough three way triple draw

Down to 25k

$3,000 9 game mix

Yuk, lose another rough four way triple draw.

I make a 76532 (number 3) River, which looks good, but Gregorich (who is all in after 2nd draw) had made a wheel on said second draw

Down to 16k

$3,000 9 game mix

OUT. Sigh, today was not a good day at the WSOP.

Busted by Rast in O8.

I was down to 13.5k at 800-1500. There was a limp UTG, and a raise from HJ. Rast calls SB, I have

Ks 6s 5c 4c

Have to defend big blind a ton in O8, so that's a call for the likely one more bet

UTG calls.

Kc Kd 8d

Looks lovely

Rast leads. He'll have a king a fair bit, but

1) He will have QQ and JJ with spades too
2) I can try to clean out a better low draw behind
3) If we consider a raise to be an all-in commitment, I'm getting slightly better than 2 to 1

I raise, to 3k. It works fairly well, as the HJ player does cold call, but does fold when Rast and I make it 4bets to him

Kd Kc 8d 3s

Rast bets to put me all in

He has Kh Qs Jc 9d (rainbow with no low really isn't a small blind call pre)

We're not in bad shape at all

- He wins on a Q, J, 9, 8 or 3
- We win on a 4,5 or 6
- We split on an A, 2 or 7

Sadly it's a

Kd Kc 8d 3s 9s

A gutting day. I never want it to feel easy to take. But just got to keep on going. 2.5k Mixed Triple Draw lowball tomorrow

Hard luck Stu.  Things will turn for you.

keep at it stu , as said above its matter of time till you get a couple of these huge river pots go your way

long way to go of course

best of luck tonight and next couple weeks

Note on schedule

One of the entries on the schedule is the $5,300 Landmark Satellite to the $50k PPC, which would be either today or tomorrow.  I think this probably doesn't quite make sense to play now, with the result so far, because it is unlikely to lead to a cash- something like a 1 in 10 chance to qualify for a 1 in 7 chance, and so 1 in 70 overall, and so would likely be a further 5.3k hole on the result.

Therefore, this weekend will either be today's 2.5k mixed lowball going well, or Millionaire Maker dominated

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

In just before start of level two. 35k to start. This is an awesome event. 6 handed, and a mix of these three limit games:

- Deuce to Seven Triple Draw
- A to 5 Lowball (California Lowball)
- Badugi

The first two are very close to each other. The differences are:

- In Triple draw, ace counts as high (and, thus is a bad card). The nuts in A to 5 Lowball is A2345

- In Triple draw, a straight or flush counts (as in, it is indeed a straight or flush, and thus is a terrible hand)

Bluffing

In all games, the multi-stage bluff to run is called a 'snow.' It may only be over one betting round, but the difference to a holdem bluff is that it will include the draw being part of the bluff. The idea is to 'pat' (take no cards) as a bluff, implying you have a made hand, and continue betting.  The best time to do this is of course when you have seen pairs in your hand.

$2,500 mixed Triple Draw Lowball

32k from 35k. Lost two Triple draws. Into level 3, which js 1k big bet

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Bit of a rough start, lose 2 badugi to Brian Yoon.

28,200

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Ouch, nasty badugi vs Yoon

Raise Ahrt 2d xx  from button, Yoon 2bets small blind, call

I make the nice Ahrt 2d 5s 6c straight away.

He bets, I raise, he calls. He is one, I am pat.

Second draw- he checks, I auto bet, he raises (to 2k).

Not great news. He's obviously going to pat. But I beat some of his  value range, so it's going to be a calldown, getting overall 3.5 to 1.

We both pat and he bets, and does indeed have the nasty news of

Ad 2c 3h 6s

Pipped by two.

Approaching first break, 21,500

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Hmm it's not nice

Keep getting pipped

Triple Draw vs Baxter.  Make 87642 on the river vs his pat. Its going to be close, as he likely patted rough after the first break


I say '87.' He says 'which?' That's bad news. Probably means I'm pipped. I am..

87632

Down to 15,600

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

Quieter times, 19,800

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

Sigh

Blind vs blind in A5 lowball leads to me making a 65432 vs a 'number two' (6432A)

16,500

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

Re-entering at the Bravo kiosk unfortunately. Never got going.

End was in badugi. Dealt a pat 9s 8c 6h 2d, big blind vs cutoffs raise. I 3bet and he drew one, which wasn't great news.

Survived the first two draws, and on the river, had exactly 0.8bets left. I checked. He bet. Not good news.

Maybe I can fold. Its so unlikely a bluff, as it looks so unlikely that I'll fold.  However , there is just some chance he can value bet a good ten-badugi.

I call, and he does indeed have

9h 6d 3c 2s

Re-entry

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Really nice start second bullet, 59k

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Lovely bluff on Todd Brunson

2-7 triple draw

I start 86552, and 3bet SB vs CO.

Goes my 1, his 2. I bet, he calls. I miss (A)

My 1, his 1. I miss (Q). I check, he bets, I call.

My 1, his pat. I miss (6). It's a second pair. I'm obliged to at least think about the opportunity.

I decide to check raise. The strengths are:

1) My double pair makes it more likely he is himself snowing

2) If I check, then the fact he checks behind his show down value means that his bets are more concentrated with his snows (which obviously become auto folds to check raise)

3) Its not impossible he believes me enough to make a hero laydown. Somehow, a check raise looks less like a bluff attempt, when I could choose to lead bluff

$2,500 Triple Draw Lowball


Lovely cooler vs Todd Brunson in A5 lowball, my number one vs his number two  (A2345 vs A2346)

Then double him up for a small one next hand

Think both are going on the updates

73k

$2500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Going nice up to 83,200

$2,500 Mixed Triple Lowball

Wow

A5 Lowball

Two bizarre circumstances, on back to back hands, which add up to, I'll be honest, tough circumstances to take. Will be over it within a minute

First hand

Big three way pot, dealer forgets to burn for the final draw.  But, because a player has checked, the floor judges it to be significant action, and it stands. A guy makes number 2 with a 2 which would have made me the winner

Second hand

Complicated 4 way pot. I make 86543 on the A5 lowball river. An ugly bluff catcher. Check check, George Wolff bets. Its an easy fold against anyone else, but he loves the creative move. I decide to call. But, as I decide to call, I notice that the nitty guy in seat 2 has chips ready in his hand to call.  3 1k chips. I'm basically sure its not an act. If he indeed is over calling, I surely can't be good. There is some chance that either it's an act, or that he somehow is ready to overcall with worse, but everything previously has been passive and nitty. I have to use that info to decide that the probabilities now balance against me

(I need Wolff to have not caught, Wolff to indeed bluff 4way, and this guy to really be prepared to overcall with a worse hand)

Sadly, that is what was happening. I'm fairly sure he wasn't acting, and he slams his chips in the pot with 87632. Wolff was indeed bluffing with AAxxx

Right. Over it. Guess it was a good live read to have seen it, as its possible to be lazy with those things in limit games, even if it's a good live read which horribly back fired.

Its all just part of the weird circumstances of luck.

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

63,200 approaching end of level 8

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Ah. Rough badugi

9s 7d 6c 2h

Is good 3 way on the river, vs a pat and.

Small blind who (ridiculously, he needs to value bet his good rivers) has blind checked the river, now does the attention seeking thing of sweating his last card

Has 7s 3c 2d

8 outs, 40k pot

Slams down the Ahrt

56k

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Nice A5 lowball vs Josh Arieh

73,100

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Rough badugi

60,200

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Wow

Got circumstantially very lucky. The standard in this tournament has been surprisingly really low, by the way.

Badugi. I decide to snow. (Bluff by taking no cards with a bad hand). It's definitely right to do. But it goes wrong. He calls, and (I know as he's talking to himself), has made a Jack badugi.

I table my cards (a no good 3 card seven), just out of instinct as that's what I always do.

And good job I did. I very get lucky. He says 'oh, you've got a 7, nice hand,'

And he throws his winning hand into the muck.

82k

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

73,500. Final break of day. Average is 77k with 168/371 left

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

Sigh, big river in badugi, pipped with

8732 badugi vs 8642 badugi

36k

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

Brutalised in baudgi. Lose three back to back hands.

27.5k

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw

No good. A sudden, unavoidable downfall. Lose big Triple  draw 1 vs 1 spot

Down to 9.5k

$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Ouch

OUT

Coasted around 70k for a long time, but a brutal 25 minute period after the break got us.

End was in triple draw.

Raised (xx)832 on the button, to 5k from 11k.

SB 3bets. Call

He draws 1, I draw 2.

He auto bets, we put the 3k in.

We're now doing the last two draws without betting

He draws 1. Good news.  I have 'made T9832.'

From this point, I had two decisions, which I at least was happy to get right. But, to no avail.

Did the maths- if I stand pat- assuming he is drawing to 20 of 44 outside to make it, that makes him almost exactly 33% to not hit it. That will be slightly better for me than if I go 2 vs 1 over the next two draws.

So, I pat

His one leads to... Him patting

Very bad news.

I now have to consider whether its a break attempt from him. But, it would be audacious, it would have to be with a Jack.

So, I break, despite the really bad shape I am in.

It was at least right. He has 87632

Need two good ones...

No good. First card is a 9.

Unpleasant times. Just got to keep on going. Millionaire maker tomorrow

Great write ups Stu.  Keep going!

$1,500 Millionaire Maker

A full 12 hour sleep, and it's going to be a fairly late entry. Getting across now.

$1,500 Millionaire Maker

We are in. Mid way through level 6. We start with 25k at 300-600(600)

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Up to 32,200

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Nice start. Up to 75,200 now (from 25k)

8 handed at 400-800(800), flat raise to 1.8k with JcTc from CO vs UTG1. Big blind comes along.

Qc 8c 2s

Checked to me. I guess I'm at least double barrelling. Bet small, 1.5k into 5.6k.

BB fold,  UTG1 call.

Turn is nice

Qc 8c 2s 5c.

He checks. We've got an SPR just over 3. This feels like a check behind. He almost definitely didn't slowplay anything on the flop. I guess we're just against a bluff catcher (albeit blocking TT) most of the time. And maybe there's some hands he turns into a bluff on the river.

Check

Qc 8c 2s 5c Kh

He now leads 6k. Fairly confusing. Guess he now has KQ a bunch. Our 3rd nuts is a nice third nuts, given we block (AcJc, AcTc, KcJc and KcTc).

I move in, for 24k over 6k, presuming  that we're putting KQ in a tough spot most of the time.

He puts his head in his hands. Good news, I guess; it probably is KQ.

Long tank into the break,and he does call.  What he actually has is 55, for a turned cooler.

That took us up to 52k....
 

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We then win two races..

Tens in the big.

At 400-800(800), lowjack, who has seemed very active, raises to 1.8k from 16k. Three call, making for a lovely spot.

I shove. Lowjack tank calls, so I hoped there might be prospect of good news...  but he has AK

About a 38k race, and we emerge good on

Qh Jc 9d 3d Qc

Few minutes later..

Hijack raise to 1.6k at 400-800(800), German in the SB moves in for 11k. We have tens, and we are 68k deep. I decide that I can 4bet to fold  if bad news comes from the hijack, and so click it to 20.4k. Hijack folds and we are all in with....

Ts Tc vs Ks Qd

Qs Jc 9s

Brings the classic sweat, but puts him ahead. But, we get there, and stay there, on

Qs Jc 9s Kd 4c

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Really nice now. 83,500

Carl Shaw joins, as a late entry. Won't be battling at all, I imagine he won't be playing scared.

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A failed triple barrel attempt. Think I'm fine with it.

Raise KhQh lowjcak to 2.1k at 500-1000. SB and BB call.

Jh 6s 4h

Bet small. 2.2k into 7.3k. Small blind calls fairly quickly.

Jh 6s 4h 5c.

SB checks. Feels that a fold is unlikely,  but we just have so much equity. 7.5k into 11.7k. Call

Giving up almost every river. But, the one river comes which we don't give up on..

Jh 6s 4h 5c Aspades

He checks. We're obliged. 13.5k into 26.7k....

He's fairly new, and I judged as looking grinder-ish, but his demeanour in the tank proves that wrong. And so does the hand he calls with

9d 6d

Sigh. Would do the same again. Give us a top pair river one time.

Got 51,200 at 1k-2k

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Dinner break. 45,600. Coming back to 600-1200

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Restarting after dinner. 45,600 at 600-1200(1200)

$1,500 Millionaire Maker

Bit of a dip, 38,200. No hands. 2 hours 20 to go

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Actually a very high quality table now, in what has otherwise been a very loaded field. Carl Shaw has 100k

42,300

$1,500 Millionaire Maker

Carl Shaw and his left hand side opponent play a 6 bet pot.  Kind of table to sit tight at.

$1,100 Millionaire maker

45,600, approaching end of level 10. 3721 entrants 1098 remain, average is 94k

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52,200. Restart. Last one hour level of day

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48,700, blinds are 1k/2k.

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Boom, really nice. Happy with the decision.  

Down to 38k, I have the beautiful  Aspades Ac, folded to my hijack. Raise to 4k.

Button is a French reg. Seems good. Makes it 10k.

Obviously all the usual factors either way,  but I decide to flat. It works very nicely, as he has Ks9s

The run out is beautiful.

Js 4d 4c, for a wonderfully dry flop

Check. He bets just 6k, into 25k. Means he is sizing aware, as suspected. Call

Js 4d 4c 7h goes check-check

Js 4d 4c 7h Ahrt

And that is wonderful.  Not for the probably unnecessary top house, but for the fact that he now has to continue if it is the case that he had a given-up-on-barrel

It is. He puts me in, and has the Ks 9s. Like his action every street, just real run good for me

82k

$1,500 Millionaire Maker

Ah, I think I missed a bluff on Hallert.

UTG raise to 4.5k, and UTG1 call. I have 5d 5h, and peel button. Hallert call BB.

Th 6h 2h. Checked to me. Close, but I think I just about ha a bet.  9k into 21k. Just Hallert call.

Th 6h 2h 9c. I'm giving up on the barrel currently.

Th 6h 2h 9c Js.

He checks. I have 60k into 39k.

It was close. I think I maybe have bet

1) Jack obviously of some significance, gives me some top pair and some KQ. Doesn't do much for his range.

2) His check is obviously very significant.  I am likely to  have showdown value (even alot of my nut flush draws are AJ and AT), that he just has to value bet the top of his range.  Stack sizes are unattractive for him to check raise all in for value.

The main factor against it is that he may well find what would be a 'good' check raise bluff all in, with something like the 7h 6c he did, albeit I suspect it would be very unbalanced.

But I think I should fire. Sigh.

Check behind, and he has 7h 6c

60,200

$1,500 Millionaire Maker

Finished for day. 67,500.

Disappointed with the river check vs Hallert, but otherwise felt OK

Restart Monday

Schedule update incoming

Schedule update

So, tomorrow gives us a rare free day. Having missed three bullets in this (can we count that as a cash 😀?), and the super turbo bounty, and the PPC satellite, it feels like it makes sense to add a one dayer. Would anyone who has a piece like to vote between

1) The $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha Eight or better at the Venetian

2) The $1,100 No Limit holdem at the Wynn

Makes massive sense

Go with whatever you want to play

Good Luck

either good with me

PLO8 for me, but happy with either.

Great news about the 12 hour sleep. I think you definitely needed the “recharge”.
I’m happy with either choice. Go with your head.

this

$1,100 Venetian PLO 8 or better

So, by a score of 4 to 2, the vote was won by the PLO 8 or better. Just getting to the Venetian...

$1,100 Venetian PLO 8 or better

Right, we are in. Took a while to sign up for a player's card, because this is actually my first time ever playing at Venetian.

Numbers are...

159 entrants. 30k to start. In at 600-1200.

$1,100 Venetian PLO 8 or better

Hmm. Made a correct laydown.

Button pot to 4.2k, small blind call, we call the big blind with

5s 4d 2d 2s

Flop is  2h 6h 7h

It's bottom set, and 5th nut low. But, given the possibility of a counterfeited Deuce, its not at all impossible that the low is good.

We both check, button moves in, for his 5.4k, into 13.8k. Small blind fairly quickly calls.

So, we're getting near 4 to 1 immediately. However, obviously the problem is that the small blind with likely put us in on the turn. It's effectively a decision for all the chips now.

I decide to fold.

Small blind actually has flopped a true monster.

 He has Ahrt Qs 7d 3h, for the flopped nut nut.

 (I would actually have got monster lucky and somehow scooped it all, with a board pair and an Ace to counterfeit, but that's irrelevant)

25,600 at 1.2k big blind.

$1,100 Venetian PLO 8 or better

Well...we don't know how good the field will be at today's Wynn $1k, but from what I've seen, this is feeling like a very good decision.

Most pots 4+ way, alot of gambling going on.

$1,100 Venetian PLO 8 or better

Sigh, no good. At the Re-entry cage.

We are in the big with

Aspades Ks 7s 2c

5 limps at 600-1200. I pot from 25,600..

And we actually get the near dream. UTG1 and UTG2 call, and the hijack now reports for us. Call all in, and the other do indeed fold. So, we're playing for just shy of 70k.

Hijack has

Ac Qd 4d 3c

(This will make us around 56%)

But it's a miserable

Kd Js 8c 5h Td

Re-entering

$1,100 Venetian PLO eight or better

Second bullet- up to 38,700 at 1k-1.5k

$1,100 Venetian PLO eight or better

33,400 at 1k-1.5k

$1,100 Venetian PLO eight or better

34,500 at 1k-2k

$1,100 Venetian PLO eight or better

We get to pot the beautiful

Aspades Ahrt 5s 3h

From the button, to 7k. And get a call from the small.

Ac Jh 4s

Is also beautiful.  No point in slow playing. If he's got something, he's got it now.

Bet 7k into 16k, and he sadly insta folds.

42,200

$1,100 Venetian PLO eight or better

Reg over. 179 entrants. $40,535 up top

$1,100 Venetian PLO eight or better

Hmm, dead at a wrong time. 29,700

$1,100 Venetian PLO eight or better

OUT.

It was sadly just a very dead bullet, on a table where there was nothing to do without a hand.

Had hope with 32k as I had the only premium of

Ac Aspades 7s 2c

And got to pot to 9k from the cutoff.

Big blind was the only caller, but

Qh Jh 9s

Was miserable, and folded to his effective-all-in lead

Then, blinded all the way down to 10.5k at 1.5k-3k. Three limps to the small, and we had

Qd Jd Tc 8c

So, completed, leaving myself 9k into a pot of 18k after the big blind checked.

Ks 8d 4d

(Middle pair and third nut flush draw)

Definitely enough to go with, with various ways that an iso could happen.

I'm all in for 9k. 3 call.

Ks 8d 4d 2c

Doesn't look good. But, a nice isolation does indeed happen, as the big blind pots, and other two fold.

He has Kc 8h 4s 2s, the strange four pair!

Well, he doesn't have low, and so a diamond would be really nice, and would win the whole 54k pot.

It sadly doesn't come

Ks 8d 4d 2c Aspades

Schedule

So, it is day two of $1,500 Millionaire Maker at 11am (7pm UK) tomorrow. We shall then take a look at whats next on the schedule after that

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Right. Waiting for a slightly delayed restart.  Exciting day. The crucial numbers.....

We have 67,500
That is 27 bigs
10,939 entered
2,390 remain
1641 are in the money
$3k min cash
$1.2m up top

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Raise Ks Qc cutoff to 5.5k at 2.5kBB

Button, who has me covered, 3bets to 20k, and, given the stereotype I would put on him, it feels like an easy laydown

62.5k

$1,500 Millionaire Maker

Get it in AK off...

Against AK off

Nothing nasty

58k

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Wow. Ridiculous cooler in our favour

Flat 8d 8h from 23bb UTG2 vs UTG. Button comes along.

8s 6s 5c

Raiser bets 7k into 20k. I decide that the best is to just move in, try to sell the flush or combo draw story.


He snaps. Has 6h 5h

Hold

125k

$1,500 Millionaire Maker


We have one 'hidden guest.'

I'll just do chip counts and all ins from this point.

Good luck Stu!

Love all the updates! Wish I was there in vegas too

Let’s go!!

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(As I say, being more careful on day twos, and the 'hidden guest' means I'm being more so)

102k

Raise cutoff with 'something.'

BB defends

Ac Jd 3d, he checks, I bet 12k into 20k. Call

Ac Jd 3d Ahrt 7s

Is checked down, he declares 'nuts,' and tables AJ.

1872 remain, 1641 in the money

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First break. 90,500

1818 left, 1641 in the money

just cooler the feck out of everyone. easy

SALT SALT SALT

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Up to 122k.

Raised with (confidential, lol) to 8k at 4kBB, from LJ

HJ snap calls, and BB comes along

9d 7d 5c

I bet 20k of my 70k into 30k. HJ snap calls

9d 7d 5c Qd

I move in and cutoff tank folds



1701 left, 1641 in the money

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1665 left, 1641 in the money

118k

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1645 left, 1641 in the money

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1643 left. Hand for hand

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1642. On the direct bubble.

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These massive field bubbles are always funny and interesting drama

They've spent the last 10 minutes 'counting the players,' whilst getting increasingly angry at railbirds for standing in the way.

This may take a while

(By the way, its also the case that the level of organisation that goes into a 10,939 field is quite incredible).

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'Congratulations players, you are all in the money.'

108k

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Button raise to 8k at 4kBB.

I ship 22bb with (confidential) from BB

92k

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Couple of nice things happened

Peak of 128k

Here we go!!!

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Raise Aspades 8h LJ to 11k. Button ships 40k.

Call

He has Ks Jc

Picture free on

3s 4c 7c 3h Th

A new peak of 150,000

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Up to 197k

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210k

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Let's go

Raise 7s 7c to 11k at 5kBB from UTG2 8 handed.

British reg ships BB for 40k. Call

He has 4s 4d

Ac 2c 6s 3c 8d

Up to 282,200

(And only 1,251 players remain!)

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Peak of 302,500

It's a funny irony, that it feels deep, but that, with 1089 players left, its 10 times as many as some of the tournaments I play.

Anyway, very exciting times obviously.

New table

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275k. At 3k-6k

Average is 271k with 1008 left

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252k at 4k-8k. Average is 306k with 891 left

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Sigh

UTG1 raise to 17k at 4k-8k

I 3bet to 46k from 270k with (confidential, albeit will become fairly obvious what it is)

Small blind is all in for 170k

Sigh.

Just about fold

224k

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Sigh

Really massive spot

Raise Ac Ks UTG 9 handed to 18k at 4k-8k

UTG1 calls

Lojack is all in for 199k (25 bigs)

I'm all in

UTG1 folds

Lojack has Kc Qc

(That feels awful from him)

Really massive spot, to get to 450k (18 times starting stack)

Tc 9c 8d is puke

Tc 9c 8d 3s

One time. Massive river incoming

Tc 9c 8d 3s 2c

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That had me down to 16k (2 bigs), and so I was going to be calling all in next hand in the big.

I have Js 9d, CO raises to 16k, and small blind calls

Some hope as

9c 8c 5c Qc

Is checked down

9c 8c 5c Qc Aspades

Makes that hope alot thinner

And the SB does indeed have Ad Th.

Ouch. Let's state the obvious and say that, the AK vs KQs for 18 times starting stack really hurts. All part of it obviously, but it's a shame

Will take a few minutes and think about next one

Itinerary decision

So, having taken stock, I think, because

1) We're due to take the right amount off the schedule, so as to not run over the maximum of $115k before the Main Event, and

2) Its the first feeling of that poker emotional exhaustion of the trip, that

It might be best to take the night off

I'm fairly sure that tomorrow will be

1) A start of day two (registration open for the first two levels) entry to the $3k no limit holdem

2) If and when available, the $1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit single draw

Bookkeeping

In the Milly, we were 784th for $3,850

rest is underrated.

any decision should revolve around playing games with more than 2 cards wherever possible.

have a nice dinner. then run super hot in the main. think that's reasonable.

Horrible outcome in the AK hand.  Don’t know what the other bloke is doing.

'Hidden guest' is just a member who chooses to hide their username. There is however a very shady user called 'mum' looking at the thread at the moment so be careful what you say.

That includes that animal tittyface or whatever he is called.

$3,000 No limit holdem

Getting to Horseshoe to buy in for start of day two $3k No Limit holdem.

Quite surprised that reg is open for two levels yet, til 215pm, as its 20 bigs (40k at 1k-2k) to start day two.

$3,000 No Limit Holdem

Up to 43,500 at 1k-2k

Table looks good, although there are a few nasty ones around the room

$3,000 No Limit holdem

Sigh, gone in the simple day two fashion

41,800 at 2kBB, I have Ac Qc button.

Hijack, who is a French guy I don't recognise, opens to 4k. Standard ship. Snapped.

He has Ahrt Ks

We get the rubdown of hope runout....

Kc Js 9c for the flushdraw and gutshot

But no good on

Kc Js 9c 6d 2s

Schedule

Will enter the $1,500 No Limit Deuce to Seven sometime in the first level, which starts at 2pm

$1,500 No Limit deuce to seven

Into the 1.5k Deuce to Seven  

Level 2 is 100-200(300). The only game with the peculiarity that you must raise coming in.

Table (7 handed) seems unlucky given what is possible in this tournament (more to follow on that).

Owais Shah and Ryan Reiss. Very much presume that Ryan Reiss is your typical top no limit guy who, far from an expert, has converted across well enough to use his poker, and specifically tournament skills, to be pretty good.

24,600 at 100-200(300). 188 entrants currently, so I think the projection would be 320

$1,500 No Limit deuce to seven

Right, table better than initially suspected.

There's not many tournaments  where it's possible that a clarification of the rules is required.

It came up on the hand most likely to create that debate, which is specifically

A2345

Three said 'straight.' Its not, its ace high (and , if it came to it, would beat all other ace highs)

$1,500 No Limit deuce to seven

Hmm

UTG raises to 800 at BB300. SB call

We have (KQ)732 in the BB.

Two draws always carry danger, but this is an easy call, with such pure potential.

Whiff, with KT732

But now, check, check, and..

1.6k into 2.9k with what seemed like a shaky hand, and...

A very quick call from the reg-looking guy in the small blind.

The bet being more likely bluffy was the more standard read,  and the quickness of the call, given he looked reggy, seems to hold real significance. It felt like the whole 'I have a bluff catcher and really want to call, but want to feign confidence, so that the third player (me) folds a potentially better bluff catcher.'

If I had, say, a good Jack, I think I would be very happily calling, and expecting/hoping, a bunch of the time, to see a pair from the 1-draw, and a worse Jack, or Queen from the 2-draw

Obviously, the problem with my hand is that I must raise to win it. I think its not quite there. It needs

1) Enough confidence in in the read, and

2) Obviously we know that the small blind has a bluff catcher (at least), and so would have a bluff catcher again if I did raise. And he would have a bluff catcher to what is always a suspicious claim from me; any claim to have made a hand at all from a 2-draw is a fairly thin one, and so becomes exponentially thinner if it is a claim to have a strong enough hand to raise this spot for value.

Think the decision to not bluff is still right, but it makes the showdown frustrating, as it is indeed

76322 from the 1draw, vs QT842 from the 2draw

23,300

$1,500 No Limit deuce to seven

Wow

This event is the only with epic history of people playing (and indeed winning!) without previously knowing the rules.  And we just had the most classic version. This was the exact action:

New player at the table. Limps cutoff. Rule Debate. He's forced to min raise. It's going to be a confusing hand. It becomes more confusing as I have

Pat JT943 in the big.

It already feels like we might have a big case of new-to-the-game player. I decide to call. I rap the table to pat.

Cutoff's decision on how many cards to draw.... He throws 3k into the pot. Rule debate. Doesn't stand. He's asked again how many cards he would like. He decides none.

I check. 3k goes in again.  We now get the explanation that we expected 'Sorry, its my first time playing this game.'

I go into the tank..He now randomly says '7 high.'

Wow. I think its fair to say its the most unique decision I will ever face. What makes it confusing is, that it's so incredibly unlikely to be dealt a pat 7, that Bayesian probability dictates that, even if he's likely to be reading his hand correctly, and indeed telling the truth, then it still emerges overall unlikely that he has 7-high.

Nevertheless, I decide to fold. Its still so confusing, but I guess any poker player is able to look at 5 cards and see which is the highest.

He tables his hand, asking 'Is this a good hand?' The answer is yes. He has tabled

76432

The question is, will he play this game long enough to know that being dealt a pat second nut hand or better is longer than 5000 to 1, and that, however long he plays, it's almost definitely the best pat hand he'll ever be dealt.

24,800 at the first break

$1,500 Deuce to seven No Limit

Absolute inevitable has happened, and the new guy has the table chip lead with 60k

Luckily none from us. Relatively quiet times with 24,500

$1,500 Deuce to seven no limit

Up to 29,700

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

Two big spots vs the new guy, but he's not folding to anything, so nothing to do when missing

22,700

$1,500 No Limit Deuce to Seven

CO raises to 2.4k at 400-800(1200)

Have 7532 on button,  which could be a 3bet, but worth allowing new guy in. Both blinds fold, though.

I make 87532. CO bets 7k into 7.2k

It's a standard call. He value bets either some, or a fair bit, worse, depending on his style.

No good. He has 86543.

17,800

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

20,200 at 400-800(1200)

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

New guy departs, but, sadly, its Reiss that got almost all of them

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

OUT

Re-entering.

Down to 19,500 at 500-1000(1500), have

(A)7652 as cutoff

Hijack opens to 3k, standard ship

He calls, and draws one. One for me

His 8542  vs my 7652

(I don't think he should call, albeit it is very close. Part of the reason why it's definitely not too bad is that, if he doesnt find me pat and with premium draw, the equity advantage is a very small one)

On their backs.

He makes J8542

That makes it almost exactly 50/50

But it's a Queen, for Q7652

Back into level 8, 500-1000(1500)

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

Nice

Bunch of nice small things, and then 1 vs 1 vs Racener.  My BUT vs his HJ.

I make 98542

He bets 4k into 10.6k. I very much imagine that small sizing is a very bottom of range hope that I have my bottom 30% of range auto folds

Anyway, doesn't matter, always calling

We're good, up to 49,800

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

Nice

Up to 79k. Vs the very pleasant Japanese pro who's name I  can never remember.

End up all in for his 25k with my T5432 vs his (x)7632

I'm about 62%.

He draws a 7, for top pair

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

End of re-entry. Coming back to 1k-1.5k(2k)

I've got 78,900. 446 entrants, 217 left

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

Up to 89,500, average is 59,900

189/453 left

Prizepool announced, 68 in the money

$1,500 Deuce to Seven

Rough.

HJ open to 3.5k at 1k-1.5k (2.5k)

Call (K)7632 cutoff

Button ships 31.5k. HJ fold

Make sure I tank the exact maths for a few minutes

Key bits

- I need almost exactly 40%
- If against a 1 draw, I'll have 55%
- If against pat ten, likely 42%
- If against a pat 9, likely 33%
- If against an unusually good pat 9, 25%

It's just about a call.

Draw 1. Pat

Rough news. He has the unlikely pat 9 which means a 9 is no good, and leaves me with only 12 outs.

7632, I draw a.....

Seven

Down to 42,500

$1,500 Deuce to Seven

45,500

New table. Calvin. Anderson and Chance Kormuth big chips

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

Dead at the wrong time. 36,500 at 2.5kBB. 119/453 left

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

Last two levels of day. Up to 42k.

Was down to 24k, got a (x)9743 on the cutoff, which is a standard move in.

What actually happened was I made it 14,500, and Calvin Anderson called the big. We both drew one, I looked down at the probable-exit news of 97433. He checked, I check behind, and the good news comes that he declares 'fives,' and shows 95542.

The 'all in without quite moving all in' is something I like in Holdem tournaments. There, the reasons are mainly psychological. If people watch enough that they see the regular pattern(basically impossible in live poker), either they would find an imbalance, or it if was balanced , it comes to the same thing anyway.

However, in deuce, it definitely does make a difference,  because of course the next street can leave someone dead, or near dead.

I backed myself to think quicker on the GTO than Anderson (helped by the fact has 280k for the probable chip lead). He needs to bluff that five. I actually may have to call the pair of threes, but he basically makes me indifferent. I'll bluff the nines and sevens.

Anyway, back to last 3 levels. Presumably we'll make the money today

42k with 106/453 left

$1,500 Deuce to Seven no limit

Sigh. OUT. Tough to take circumstances.

I'll do the action first....

I have 34.5k  behind in the 3k big blind, and Calvin Anderson raises to 7k from lowjack. Melanie Weisner makes it 26k from the button.

We have 96432. Beautiful.  Move in. Anderson fold.
Weisner call.

We actually hope Weisner is pat, as we have 80%+ of her pat range beat, and she either can't break, or won't break, most of it.

Pat from me...

With no more 'acting' necessary, (as there can be on calling all in), we just need her to not snap pat.

She doesn't snap pat. Great.  Unless she's very inexperienced, we're basically 100% good if she does ultimately pat.

She seems pained. Says 'well, I can't break.' Great, now, if she pats, we're 100% good.

She does pat. Unless something ridiculous has happened , we're up to near 80k.

Something ridiculous has happened. She shows 86432.

I'll be honest. It's a completely ridiculous nitroll. (The difference in deuce being that its possible to nitroll the drawing decision).

To be very clear, there is the world of difference between a slowroll and a nitroll, the latter being of course completely unintentional. But, that being the case, it's the biggest nitroll I'll ever see.

I'll be honest. It initially hurts more. The detail doesn't in reality, make any difference. Its just a different way of running into a cooler.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Bookkeeping

(Not such a pretty sight)  

In for

$10k stud
$10k razz
$10k HORSE
$1.5k Mixed omaha
$1.5k Bomb pot
$1.5k razz
$1.5k Millionaire Maker
$1k PLO
2× $3k 9 game
2×$2.5k mixed triple draw
2× $1.1k PLO8 @ Venetian
$3k no limit
2×$1.5k Deuce to Seven

Total:$56,200

Out for

$1.5k Bomb pot: $3,011
$1.5k Millionaire Maker: $3,850

Total: $6,861

I have known many times when minus $50k has been a pretty sight

Your experienced enough to not let it cloud your judgement so its still to play for

Fat lady ain't singing yet

so you're saying that guy who's never played before took all your chips and we're out twice??  ;whistle; ;whistle; ;whistle; ;whistle;

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Heading across for the start of the 10k PLO. A really exciting one. There half way through level one.

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

In. Table looks good. Don't recognise anyone. 234 at the moment.

200-300(300), so 200 bigs with 60k starting stack

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Miserable river

Raise 9s 7s 7d 5c HJ. CO and BUT call.

8s 6d 4c. Gin

Right to play for check raise.  Checked around

8s 6d 4c Ts. Gin.  (Nuts with flush redraw and straight flush redraw)

Feels right to check again.  Button bets 1.5k. Raise to 6k

8s 6d 4c Ts 4s.

I check. He pots, 15k.

Puke. I have a flush, but extra block the 9, for the 97 and QJ9 that we want him to have. It feels like it has to be a fold.

51k

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

66k

Will keep them short. Alot going on at a very good table.

Raise rainbow AAQ4 UTG1. Good pro 3bets CO. Can't four bet call or four bet fold. Call

KJ5 r

Check call half pot

KJ56r

Check check

KJ563

Think about big bet, as a merge of getting AA to fold or value from worse. Goes Check check and I win

200-400(400) now

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

First break, 67,500. Going back to 300-500(500), structure not actually as slow as you would think.

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Tons of interesting things happening

67,400

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Defend Ad JJT rainbow

Nice lead then pot on

Qd Td 9c 3s

To take it

Active table, there will be blood

72,300

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Rough

Seat 5 is semi all over the place. Not in an awful way, but he's last years winner, and has definitely brought a strong positive tilt in.

He raises CO to 2k. I call BB with Qs Qh 2h 2d

Qd 6s 4s (top set)

I check, he bets 2.5k into 5.2k

Decide to call. Turn SPR horrible on any spade, 2,3,5,7,8. Good things happen later on if I call.

Qd 6s 4s 5c

I check, he bets 8k into 10.2k

Standard call

Qd 6s 4s 5c Aspades

Yuk. Think alot about turning hand into bluff. Queen of spades for top pair with FD blocker nearly as big as King of spades. He's not here to fold though, and ultimately my only target is 87.

Check. He bets 20k into 26.2k

Complicated. Decide to fold. Hard for him to never have it at any point (I.e. to not have SDV)

Second break.  63,500

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Rough times.

Lost 4 pots in a row. Down to 36,700

Last one, 3bet Aspades Ks Kc 3d cutoff vs lojack at 1kBB, and would have to go with it if he had come back. He called

Tc Td 4c

Was fairly ugly

Decided to just go solver route, and bet 33% to fold. Chance of him check raise bluffing felt small

6k into 18k. He effectively put me all in. Fold

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

38,600

504 remain of 677. They're going fairly quickly

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

Back up to 54,400

Coming back to 600-1200(1200)

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

52,200

440 of 706 remain

$10,000 Pot Limit Omaha

OUT

Really active cutoff raises to 4k at 1.6kBB.

We have Ahrt Ks Qh 9s on the button, and 44,100. This is the specific spot.  3bet to 16k. Fairly quick call. He's been transparent enough, that that quick call will often be the obvious kind of hand.

28,100 left, into 36k

Ac 9c 7d

Looks nice. We still would rather have a check than an all in from him, as the all ins will be concentrated with the obvious draws (JT8, 865 with or without clubs, etc). Basically, they're likely to be at least 12/13 card wraps, with potential added flush draws.

He's all in. Call

He does have 8c 8h 6c 5s

He has 19 outs twice, we have a 4 out redraw.  He'll be about 55%.

Ac 9c 7s 4h

Four more outs.

Big river card incoming. For 92,200.

It feels like every time this Summer we say 'big river card,' then bad news follows

It does.  Ac 9c 7s 4h 5d

Sigh. It hurts. It should. As long as I'm ready for the next one.  

$2,500 No Limit holdem

Into the 2.5k no limit near end of level 2. Now level 3, which is 200-300(300). 35k to start. Table actually looks very encouraging.  Wasn't quite sure where the standard of a Thursday 2 5k would fall, between a $300 Gladiators and a $10k six max, but this table definitely more towards the Gladiators end.

34,200

Itinerary for today is one more bullet if we need it, and $1.5k seven stud hilo, if we need it.

$2,500 No limit holdem

First break, up to 45,500. Details to follow

$2,500 No Limit Holdem

The pain continues, sadly.

200-400(400).

UTG 8 handed  raises to 800 from his 20k. Aspades Ad in lowjack.  I have 46k and 3bet to 2.2k.

Young Italian button makes it 5.2k, from his 39k.

All looks beautiful.  It's not a slowplay spot. Would be SPR 2, out of position. To be honest, it just feels like we're getting it in.

All in. Call.

He has Kd Kh.

79,800 pot. Really big spot.

It comes in the window. The Ks

Ks 6c 4d 7c Td

Ah it's painful

Got 8.2k. Just keep grinding

keep grinding whilst I sleep tyvm :D

$2,500 No Limit Holdem

It doesn't stop, sadly.

Little back up, to 10.5k

UT1 9 handed raises to 1k at 200-500(500).

I have Ahrt Jh in the lojack. Feels standard call.

Hijack and button come along.

Aspades 4h Ac

Raiser bets 1.5k into 6.2k

Feels like a must-slowplay. A call would leave me 8k into 9.2k if heads up. There are, in position, three chances to get it:

1) He hangs himself turn
2) He hangs himself river, after I check behind turn
3) He calls off river after checkcheckcheck

Danger, is of course, to let in a gutshot or pocket pair behind. But, it feels right.

Gutshots

Actually, if I knew someone had a gutshot, it is overall minus EV to let them in, with their implied odds for it all. But gutshots are so unlikely, given they are a 53, 52 or 43 peel.

Pocket pairs

With only two outs, and thus a 5% free card, they aren't even getting the implied odds, so it's right to allow a pocket pair in, for the extra 1.5k.

Obviously if any else of the 3 have an ace, its a situation that plays itself, for all the chips,  and so is of no relevance to think about.

I call, and hijack calls.

Ac 4h Aspades 6c.

Raiser checks.  I have 8k into 10.7k

Feels like I must check. If I go two streets of value, it would be for somewhere  near geometric, and they may well find a fold river. Feels like with SPR of 0.75, one street is right, given it still has the advantage of the small chance that the hijack does something foolish.  

All check

Ac 4h Aspades 6c 7c

Clubs incredibly unlikely, with the ace being a club. Given that ace vs ace or better situations still play themselves, I feel I'm effectively value betting against, on a ballpark average, 88 in the hijacks hands, or TT in the initial raiser's hands.

I actually decide to just bet 5k. Complicated spot, but I feel the chance of an double-call increases quite alot, and my estimate is that the 5k is slightly higher EV overall than the 8k.

Just the hijack calls

He has 5c 3c

(Fine with the flop slow play, and fine with the turn play.  Being results orientated, obviously we get it in anwyay)

Yuk.

$2,500 No limit holdem

That left me with 3k (which it shouldn't have done, think 5c3c guy has to raise river), and even that went in sad fashion

Ac Qd in the big. Raise from LJ to 1.5k at 500BB, call from HJ, and button goes all-in for 15k, to give me a lovely spot.

I undercall, both get out the way, button has Aspades Ts. Even now, we can get back up to 10.5k (21 bigs)

Qs 3d 9s

Comes on the turn

Qs 3d 9s 8s

Will re-enter

Mentality

I'll be honest, I went away feeling I had been punched in the stomach.  But, I know how it works. It should be stating the obvious, but it's SO important to make sure it never affects the next one. Starting to believe, in any way, that things are 'bound to be against me,' would of course be a crime. Blessed to have such a big schedule. Will keep going.

$2,500 No limit holdem

New table is much tougher. Jack Salter and Dylan Linde.

35k at 300-600(600)

Unlucky again :(.  Keep on going!

The PMA is crucial. Keep at it Stu.

$2,500 No Limit holdem

Few small ups and downs

36,500.

Lost Salter,  but table (looking round the room) still unusually tough

$2,500 No Limit holdem

It never rains. It pours.

With 35,500 at 500-1000(1000), I raise Ac Ad to 2.2k from UTG1.

A Spanish lady in lojack, and an American older guy in the small blind, come along.

Qd 4s 2c.  Have 33,200 in 8,600.

I don't believe in the need for balance in many spots in live poker (The main one being if you've never played with these players before, and are unlikely to ever again). So, I'm happy to go big, given that I probably only get one street of value anyway from 55-JJ, and that a Queen isn't folding.

Bet 6k. Spanish lady fold, American guy call.

Qd 4s 2c 6s. 27,200 into 20,600

American guy ships all in.

Honest immediate reaction is that it feel so mcuh like the obvious, Ks Qs or Qs Js (the hand that doesn't understand that it's probably creating a situation close to, getting called by everything better, and a fold from everything worse, but that obviously always has equity).

There's some chance of a flopped set panicking, but if that mentality is possible, then AQ can panic as well.

Always calling. He has Ks Qs

Another big river...

Qd 4s 2c 6s Kd

Ouch

Will never stop fighting. Into the $1500 stud hilo

$1,500 Stud hilo

Barney at table.

Good start. 36,500 from 25,000. We're at 1000-2000 double level.

$1,500 Stud hilo

Up to 42,500 (25k starting)

$1,500 Stud hilo

Break at end of level 9. (Good structure, 40 mins levels, but all repeated from now)

41,400 going to 1,500-3,000

$1,500 studhilo

Registration over.

611 in. 384 left. 92 in the money

38,500

$1,500 Stud hilo

Bit of a lull. 36,500, going into 2k-4k. 344/611 left

$1,500 Studhilo

Rough

Alot of hope on 5th with

(2c 3h) 3d 4h 6h

Against

(xx)789 which is getting stubborn

Ugly brick on (2c 3h) 3d 4h 6h Jh (2s), for a two pair we didn't want.

Having bet all the way, I decide to bet river as a merge, because

1) Its cheap
2) It could be a good value bet against a pair of sevens, which bricked
3a) He has played nitty/scared and so may fold a low against a scary board
3b) For the same reason, he may fold 2 pair

He absolutely sigh calls. And has the worst news, which I think nearly folded, of

(75)789J(5) for two pair

Down to 16k

$1,500 Stud hilo

No good, unfortunately.

After the two pair vs two pair, it was a death by bring in, down to 9k

Then...

(xx)3, Barney's (xx)A, and (xx)8 all limp

We have (J6)J. A pair of Jacks never pretty, but no cards are dead, and, with no reason at all for Barney to trap (or recent history thereof), it feels like a complete, hoping maybe for help from the bring, to make it two bets

It doesn't come, and in fact we go 5 way, with the (xx)3 bring in.

5th is our (J6)J7 vs

(Xx)3A, (xx)3T (xx)AT, and (xx)89

We're still live, and it feels like it's now right to effectively commit for 6.5k. (xx)3A really should help us out by 2-betting, but it feels unlikely, and indeed he doesn't . 2 call

5th we do make (J6)J77 vs

(xx)3A2, and (xx)3T9

Bet. (Xx)3A2 raises, and we at least emerge heads up.

We hear the exact word we don't want to.

'Wheel'

He has (45)A32, and we don't catch a house for half, with

(J6)J77Q(K)

Deuce tomorrow

$10,000 Deuce to Seven lowball

In 40 mins into level one. Just 26 runners! Will become about 100. Given who will be in this field, table seems very nice. Recognise only a young Portugese guy.

60k to start at 20-300(500)

$10,000 Deuce to seven

Rough start.

87642 in my big blind. Folded round to small, who 4x's to 1,200. I make it 3.6k.

He's 1. I'm pat.

He bets 7k into 7.7k

Not great news. Wish he had bet 5k. Player type makes it value likely.  GTO wise, it should be an easy call, as he should be value betting his nines. Something tells me he won't find a wide value range. But, there's pretty much no way I can fold. Some small chance of bluffing, some small chance of him having a weaker 8, and some decent chance of him correctly value betting a 9.

I call. We're pipped. 87532

53k

$10,000 Deuce to seven no limit

Will keep them short today. 6/7 handed, alot going on.

3bet 98432 3 way, just Chinese guy calls, draws one, checks behind, and  we're good.

59k

Good luck Stuart

Your due some

$10,000 Deuce to seven no limit

Pipped blind on blind again

Ryan Reiss raise SB, I 3bet T8642. He calls.

Pat. Pat.

He'll be a ten that either I pip, or pips me. I can't turn my hand into a bluff

Check check

He pips me, T7652

51,200

$10,000 Deuce to seven no limit

Decent table. Still recognise only Reiss. Couple of nice 1 vs 1s paid off

Up to 64,500 first break

$10,000 Deuce to Seven no limit

Some nice ones

J7774 hijack. Obliged to throw in a rare snow.

Raise, BB calls. Draws one, checks. I only need to bet half pot, looking to pick up auto folds. 2k into 4k works.

72,300

$10,000 Deuce to Seven no limit

No good. Ah, the brick wall will not go away.

Masisve  pat 87652 in BB 6 handed.

UTG opens to 2k at 600BB, from 29k. He's been very active, and just caught in a very big bluff.

Max Coleman calls CO. Squeeze to 9k. Both call

I pat. UTG actually pats. Coleman one.

The trap is always possible, so it's initially so unlikely to be dealt a pat 8 or better, that it's way more likely he's got a 9. He seems ready to get his rest in after his big bluff, to add to the case.

I bet the 20k to put him all in.

He insta calls.  Coleman folds. (His insta call is in itself bizarre, as he should want Coleman's action)

He has it. 87543

We can't stop getting pipped. Got 30k, head up, won't stop fighting.

$10,000 Deuce to Seven no limit

Back up to 62,200 after a lovely 1 vs 1 where I move in, after being checked to, by Roccoco.

$10,000 Deuce to Seven no limit

Really confusing pot vs the one recreational at the table (same guy who pipped us in the pat vs pat hand)

Will update later. 42,600 now.

$10,000 Deuce to Seven

OUT

It feels like another unavoidable brick wall. I do think they've both played this one badly too.

32,000 at 500-1000(1500), I am dealt the masisve

87643 in the hijack, and raise to 3,500. Cutoff makes it 12,000. Big blind cold calls. This is looking like great news. Move in, obviously.

Both tank and call. We actually would prefer one is pat, given the quality of our pat hand, but both draw one. 32k just feels like too much for them to have put into this pot, especially the big blind

Really big spot for 94k. We are praying they both check.

Big bind bets really small, 15k. Cutoff folds. Bad news, but size gives us some decent hope that he is value betting a 9.

He's not. 87542.

Pipped again. 'Pipped' is feeling like a very familiar word.

Another punch to the stomach today, but always the same with the mental attitude. Ready for tomorrow, $1,100 at Venetian.

Schedule note

I may actually swap some of the $1,100 Landmark satellites on 4th-6th July for the $1,100 6pm turbos at the Wynn. Will update

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

Right, a late entry to the $1.1k at Venetian.

40k start, we're at 1500-2500(2500)

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

HJ opens to 5k at 1500-2500(2500), shove 38.5k with Jh Js. Gets through

45k

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

Sigh. Second bullet required.

Aspades Kc in lowjack 8 handed, 44,500 at 1,500-2,500(2,500).

UTG raises, to a strange 8,000. Seems a strange sizing, but I guess nothing to do but move in. He tank calls, and has Tc Ts.

No good, on...

6s 3d 2c 9s Jh

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

Back in, 40k at 1,500-2,500(2,500)

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

Two reshoves through, up to 54,500 at 2.5kBB

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

72,500

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

88,500

$1,100 No Limit Holdem at Venetian

78,000 at 1.5k-3k(3k)

$1,100 No Limit holdem at Venetian

Sigh, we just cannot do river cards.

82k at 1.5k-3k(3k), we have Qs Qd in lojack. UTG1 opens to 6k, 3bet in position to 18k. Call

9h 6h 2c.

We have 64k into 43.5k. Betting small, as standard I guess.

Bet 15k. He quickly ships all in. Call.

Has Kh Jh. Would be a lovely one to win.

9h 6h 2c Ad.....

But no. 9h 6h 2c Ad Ks

Sigh. Big rest before 10k Stud8 tomorrow

breathing exercises.

positive visualisation.

then just run hot please :)

$10,000 Seven card stud hilo

A really exciting one. In towards  the end of level one, which is 100-200-600-1200 (ante, bring in, small bet, big bet)

52 in. 60,000 to start

$10,000 Seven card stud hilo

62,400 at 800-1600

$10,000 Seven card studhilo

62,200 at first break (60k start)

$10,000 Seven card studhilo

Up to 76,200, let's go

$10,000 Seven card studhilo

Phew. I have bricked river, but emerge with (45)753K(7), for two pair.

Bet and a raise to me, from (xx)A27T, and (xx)A5QT

I just about find the call, and the (xx)A5QT raise is indeed from a 6-low, and our two pair is good

Up to 85.5k at 2k big bet

$10,000 Seven card studhilo

Up to 92,500.

2.4k big bet now

$10,000 Seven card studhilo

Bit of a lull, 82,400

$10,000 Seven card studhilo

Really strange one on 3rd, where a (xx)6 opens, I call (KQ)Q, and (xx)9 2bets

For want of a better word, a (xx)9 isn't 'allowed ' to re-raise on 3rd, unless it's very unusual circumstances.  I got out on 5th, and it was indeed very unusual circumstances, as he had started as rolled nines.

76k

$10,000 Seven card stud hilo

Weird one.

Start the beautiful (33)3, action against a (xx)A and (xx)5.

The ace makes (xx)AATT, which somewhat scary. We're either way ahead or way behind, so it doesn't actually matter whether we improve (unless it's to quads)

(xx)AATT checks the river, which is awesome news.
(xx)5J2K bets, so he'll almost definitely be low. I call, where I maybe should raise. We're good for half, the (xx)5 has (A26)5KJ2

Up to 92k now

$10,000 Stud hilo

98,500, let's go

$10,000 Stud hilo

Lose a rotten one with trip aces to a rivered deuces full.

81k

$10,000 Seven card stud hilo

Last break of day. 84,500

$10,000 Seven card stud hilo

Nice. Up to 124,500

$10,000 Stud hilo

117,500

$10,000 Stud hilo

Couple of small ones, down to 100,500

$10,000 Studhilo

Really rough, he gets through 5th with a three low, and back doors a flush

Down to 86k

$10,000 Seven card studhilo

Made lovely bluff. Started off a 4way pot, with an obvious pair of Jacks. Two other lows bricked, and got out the wag, and I checked raise (43)28K on 5th. Felt right.  Just the old confusing 'this doesn't make sense for value, and so must be value' logic, and when I bet the 6k on 6th, it leveraged him for almost all of his stack.

Big tank fold.

Up to 119k

$10,000 Stud hilo

Finished for day. 111,000. Pleased

1pm restart tomorrow

140 played, 84left

Lovely to read. Well done for carrying your bat.

Have fun tomorrow.

Great work Stu