Up early, well ish!

Did some work, been on a walk and eaten from a local salad/ deli. Did a really good Harissa chicken crunch bowl. Few of the other lads been saying it’s really good and it didn’t disappoint.
The hotel is in a really smart area but also means food isn’t the cheapest! I’m not tight(I don’t think) but £29 for a chicken burger seemed steep. In any case the walk and food is a good start to the day.

Starting in 15 mins, table 22 seat 7 which looks like a good seat in the middle of the room. Anyone else about come say hi! Will be interesting to see how many runners they get today.

50k start. 10x 1hr levels with last level 800/1600/1600 so a long day but a really good structure.

Will update when I can.

Gogogo

Vern ❤️

Has been a good day today. As I’ve got slightly older (not saying I’m too old just yet at 31!) the idea of sitting in a poker room 13/14 hours a day 3/4 days in a row really doesn’t excite me!

Late Regged the sat, and bust 16th with 3 seats. So no real sweat.

Got Ah in Utg with 7 bigs three ways and was ahead in the turn but lost to a rivered gutshot.

Apart from that, no poker today. Did some work and came into Dublin for a Nando’s.

Currently perched in an Irish bar, enjoying a pint of Guiness listening to some live music. Seems ideal prep for the 3k tomorrow.
Super excited, nothing really matches playing a big comp! They have changed the structure slightly, so day 1 is 10x 1hr levels. 50k start and last level is 800/1600 so really is plenty of time

Also possible for an overlay. Has been talk of a lot of satty qualifiers/ weekend guys coming in for tomorrow but I think only had 50 runners or so for first 2 day ones. So need 200 tomorrow.

Will do updates as often as I can.

Anyway, might request the Rattlin’ bog!

Vern

Good morning punters!

I’ve heard the storm is crazy in the UK at the moment?

So:

Going to leave the main today. As discussed think tomorrow will be the better day to play. So quieter day today. Will play the €300 satty into the €2500 plo one day comp today. Will add to stake, with this and the extra 400 bullet will even out the 750 Dublin cup that probably can’t play now with the main tomorrow
Will work out at the end. Any objections let me know.

Had a few drinks with Firaldo last night, after playign some PLO cash. Had a decent sun but the games are pretty mad.

Wont be a late one tonight so can be ready for tomorrow. Also craving a Nando’s, so if the comp doesn’t go well today might wander into town. Vinny would be proud

Bust first hand!

Found 88 and lost to AQ!

Sigh

Will work out the main. Might leave it tomorrow and play Friday. People reckon there’ll be more qualified and better/ busier.
What’s people’s thoughts?

Good and bad news.

Good news is we made day 2.

Bad news is we have 30k so bang on start stack.

5bb but at least have the chance for a spin and a bounty.

Back in an hour.

Vamos!

Lose 250k pot

Open KQ Utg to 9k

Next to me 3b fairly small folds to us. I just cover him.

Flop QJ8 ddx

I check, he bets 20k I go all in.

He tank calls off with 1010 and rivers a 9 for a straight

Brutal.

40k left into the last level so need a spin

Break time and ankther couple wins.

Last hand before the break stack a shorty with QQ v AJ on AJcc

200k

2 more levels of this day 1 then day 2 and bounties at 8pm

Am double av

Playing 76k

MP opens to 7k at 1500/3k

We have in big blind. We shove (think this is fine?)

He has v similar stack to me. Tank calls Q10o

We hold.

152k 10 mins left of 1500/3k

I hope people don’t mind the updates!

Open 77 off 23bb tk 4k

Cut off and big blind peel

Ah flop. Bingo

Cbet 7k, cut off folds bb calls

Turn

Check, 17k me, he puts me in. And we hold to beat

Just started 1/2.5/2.5k

Have 114k. Av 67k

Day 1 finishes end of level 14

30 min dinner break. Have a steak sandwich on order, am starving! No Guinness am afraid Bagel

Late Reg is over and looks like €72k prizepool

72 left here, av 54k going back to 1/2/2k

76,500 here

Sandwich just arrived too. Glorious

Peaked at 123k

But just lost 50k

AQcc v KK

Didn’t catch up. Still got 69k at 800/1600
Av 46k

Loads of time

Quiet 2 levels then 1 very good one

Stacked a shorty with AKhh v AJ

Then a couple other nice hands

111k with 17 mins left of 600/1200/1200

Av 42k

great start

are the bounties day 2 only?

how many entries in the end?

good luck verndog run well

It made the 50k gte. Bounties day 2 yep

I believe there were 74 entries and 9 through yesterday.

So could be 20 or so for day2

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Uneventful 2 levels.

69,600  going back to 400/800/800

Really quiet first few levels until….

Move table, have just under start stack.

Cut off opens to 700, he’s been playing a lot. He’s playing circa 15k

We 3b 97hh on the button to 1800

Small blind calls. He covers me. Playing a lot but fairly passively with better hands. OR calls

Flop

Check check I bet 3500.

Sb calls, cut off all in for 14k. We reshove 27k and sb tank calls too.

Cut off .
Sb

Ahead in theory but probably not on the %!

Turn x of hearts

River

So we brick brick to scoop.

77k and change with 8mins left of 200/400/400

Millions Day 2

Last night was fairly uneventful, played cash for a bit and enjoyed a few pints of Guiness. Was sat next to a guy who owns/ set up Pokerbros. Good guy and was a good vibe at the table!
Descended into a little bit of fun with the €5 button game coming in and got up to some good amounts! I won one with €115 on it!

Losing session though, same older guy won 3 all ins off me. The worst being running it twice with 99 v his K6, first board king high, second flop x66

Then got stacked off in a 1200 pot with aces where we 3b to after guy opens to 45 on a straddle

He calls

And we get it in on KQx dd (we have ace diamonds) and he has a set of queens

So not good. But means we are saving the run good for the comp today!


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The main starts today at 1pm. But the plan is to play the €400 mystery bounty at midday with it going straight into day 2 tif we can get through. Slightly shorter clock today (20mins) but similar to yesterday.

Will play the main tomorrow I think.

Will keep you posted on hands as I go!

GL us